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starhuevalley2018-06-23 06:36 am
idunnosurfing) wrote in starhuevalley2018-06-23 06:36 am
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ok quick question
where can a guy get a cup of coffee
it's been days and I feel like there's an elephant tapdancing on my skull
[ETA 12/12/18: holy wow these are late, it's 1000% my bad and I blame nobody for ignoring any ancient backtags you receive from me because YIKES. it's not you it's me etc.]
where can a guy get a cup of coffee
it's been days and I feel like there's an elephant tapdancing on my skull
[ETA 12/12/18: holy wow these are late, it's 1000% my bad and I blame nobody for ignoring any ancient backtags you receive from me because YIKES. it's not you it's me etc.]
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my hands aren't exactly
It's hard to explain
I have talons, they sometimes get in the way
but I can promise I'll do my best. :D
and yeah. i've heard that? it's like when you get hurt in a spar and don't feel it until three hours later
i guess it never occured to my friend that it'd apply to his head too
you mean like a stuffed animal or something?
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yes, that is exactly it
and sometimes not feeling the damage can also make it easy to make it more severe
like running on an ankle that has been sprained :<
a stuffed animal, the heat and smell of a cup of tea, a heavy blanket
touch, taste, and smell all work well
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i'm not really that good at it but I did cook semi-regularly for my old roommates
and i think i have done that before actually haha...i'm not great at keeping myself in one piece
[A heavy blanket, huh? Suddenly, it makes a little more sense why Mrs. O'Leary keeps putting her weight on Percy's chest when he wakes up with the tang of blood still in his mouth. Smiling, he ruffles her ears before he finishes his response.]
that makes sense. distraction with pleasant things. i'll pass it on to my friend.
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I hope it helps '^'
also, we are growing a garden just for sitting in on bad days
that is where the herbs for tea are coming from
you or your friend are welcome to come use it
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although that might make the whole problem worse before it gets better
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He just
doesn't get along with gods a lot of the time
which is a problem for the same reason he used to get in trouble for fighting with teachers
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[ there's a few moments' pause before the next reply comes in ]
that seems like a much larger problem
considering scale
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that's a jerk thing to say and i know it is, i dont mean to be a jerk
i guess its a reflex
[Even that's enough to make him a little queasy from worrying over just how obvious he’s being, but if he’s showing his hand at least his conversational partner is nice enough to pretend not to notice.
There’s a message on a different topic a bit later, and maybe out of being overeager to get as far away from the previous one as he possibly can, he dives into it with a single-minded focus.]
it's actually not.
they're both in charge of your entire life especially when you're young
they both tend to be a little self-important and think they're always right, they both tend to get defensive when you say you think they're wrong, when you buck them they buck you back twice as hard and they can ruin your life in ten seconds if they decide they don't like you
a god with a wave of his hand a teacher with a report card full of Fs or by determining the kid has "behavioral problems" and "acts out"
sometimes, you get a few of them who know there's an imbalance of power and do their best to be fair. sometimes you get one who's really good, who remembers what it's like to be on your end and who works hard to stick up for you even when everyone else has already decided you're a lost cause, but they're rare.
and with both teachers and gods my friend always had a really hard time staying quiet when they were being bullies and they really don't tend to like that from a kid.
he’s fine. he’s used to it. he just spent a lot of time in detention
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my partner has a similar reflex and is trying to be better about it
but this means that mine is to comment on it :)
[ "—hey!"
addressing the rest, though, is... difficult. her replies come slowly, with more of those hesitations sprinkled throughout. ]
I more meant in terms of consequences
you are right that the principle is the same.
perhaps keeping in mind that they can leave will help
or bringing things to keep it from being too quiet
but I should mention
I am not a god, but I have held a similar kind of authority
all of my kind are fair
I have always wanted to be kind as well, but it was not always possible to be both.
I do not have authority here
but since it sounds like what I am might cause stress I wished to be honest :<
in case he did come over
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[The rest of the message...the more he reads, the more something that tastes like guilt hits his tongue and the harder it is to think of a quip to break the tension.]
no dude you're fine it's not you
as much as i dont like gods or teachers i'd be just as bad if made blanket judgement calls like that on anyone who had authority
it'd also include me
i don't know why but for some reason i keep ending up leading teams
it's not the same but it's not totally unfamiliar either
you sound a little like my uncle who's. I don't want to say he's a little odd because like, i dont actually want to die and you dont piss off the god of death but you get what i mean I'm sure :P
the point is i'm not sitting here thinking youre gonna lose it and start throwing lightning bolts or anything and even if i did my dog does this thing where when im upset she stands up on her hind legs and hugs me
it's hard to freak out when you're spitting fur out of your mouth haha
[A pause, for a solid two minutes.]
i guess it's too late to try to convince you i meant to say "my friend"
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but there is no shame in claiming any of that for yourself
regardless
I just wanted to be sure '^'
it has been a bad surprise to friends with a dislike for that type of authority before
but I do not have that type of temper
and abuse of our authority for personal reasons is
[ ...is difficult enough to so much as consider that trying to work out describing why takes a longer pause. ]
it is alien to most of my cadre.
I understand it in others because I am well traveled? but for us it does not make sense.
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for whatever reason i believe you. can't explain why.
i at least trust you enough to teach me to make matcha. when would be a good time for u guys?
[He realizes he's not being any less obvious about his discomfort, but somehow it's a little easier to handle the awkwardness now that he's been busted. If his foot's already in his mouth, what difference does it make to push it a little further in?]