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[thankyouverymooch]

Who: Ling, anyone
When: Day 21, late morning
Where: EVERYWHERE
What: good deeds!?

[It is a fine morning (probably, anyway), and today Ling is wandering about and asking a most serious question to pretty much anyone he meets along the way]

Hello, how are you? Need help with something? Anything at all...?

((ooc: feel free to use for mingling too if you want))

Comments

[thankyouverymooch]

One liners can only get you so far. If you want me to learn, teach me. I'm not a mind reader, Kakashi.

[lostontheroadoflife]

With some things, you can only learn from experience.

[thankyouverymooch]

I can't get that experience if you don't tell me anything! Instead of treating me coldly, if I do something you don't approve of, yell at me or scold me! Am I not even worth that much?

[lostontheroadoflife]

I barely know you and you barely know me.

[thankyouverymooch]

[...point]

...

[lostontheroadoflife]

... though more important is the first part.

[thankyouverymooch]

No, they're both important. Since I was an idiot on my first day, I've been putting too much weight in proving myself to you. That's why it's so frustrating. But I understand I'm being unreasonable.

I apologize, though I do have a certain interest in getting to know you as my roommate.

[lostontheroadoflife]

Beyond all of that.

... if I tell someone something, I expect them to remember it. If I didn't see any worth in you at all, I wouldn't even give you the time of day. Understand?

[thankyouverymooch]

[smiles at that]

... Understood.

[lostontheroadoflife]

... I really don't like repeating myself, Ling.

It's a futile effort in those cases.

[thankyouverymooch]

I won't make you repeat yourself again. It seems I was blinded by a momentary fit of uncharacteristic insecurity. It won't happen again.

[lostontheroadoflife]

There've seemed to be a number of uncharacteristic moments for people in this place...

[thankyouverymooch]

Considered the circumstances, I think it's fairly normal.

Have you been acting uncharacteristically as well?

[lostontheroadoflife]

Not really...

[thankyouverymooch]

Then who else?

[lostontheroadoflife]

... mostly you.

[thankyouverymooch]

...

Uh.

I don't really have a good excuse...

[lostontheroadoflife]

[I like how you are believing this]

Well. Dying's an excuse maybe.

[thankyouverymooch]

[I'm sure there's something up with you too but it could be completely characteristic]

It's not one I can use forever.

[lostontheroadoflife]

But it has only been four days.

[thankyouverymooch]

Well, I'd take action right away, usually... Four days is a long time.

[lostontheroadoflife]

For a grieving period?

[thankyouverymooch]

...

I might keep acting uncharacteristically for a while longer.

[lostontheroadoflife]

[nods]

I thought as much. That's why I don't mean for what I say to be criticism.

[thankyouverymooch]

... thank you, either way.