Game 140

[messagingly.insanejournal.com]

Who: Anyone
Where: The Arena
When: Day 229, noonish
What: [On the throne today is a smiling youth, face ringed by black curls. He has a harp-like instrument in his lap and a pen behind his ear. It's been a while since any have seen him, but, perhaps, to the oldest and most keen observers here, he seems perhaps a touch thinner than last time. The Arena is not terribly decorated for his appearance, indeed, if not for the statue sitting there, one would not be sure this was really a call at all.]


Good afternoon, duckies, good afternoon! Who's ready for some wholesome (and platonic!) self-exploration and completely non-fatal fun, hmm? I know I certainly am.  Yes, I'm sure you've all been having just unbearable amounts of fun, but you know, let's just- . . .


[clears his throat]


Ahem. Sorry, I was saying, let's just slow it down.  Maybe, oh, I don't know, talk about our feelings a while.

((Technically, yes, this is a loser game, but anyone can play.))

Comments

Re: [HYDRA]

[righthandsmoke.insanejournal.com]

This is a special case. It's the one time I'll let you say whatever you want without . . . Ah, but I will get angry . . .

I promise I won't do anything.

Re: [HYDRA]

[crossboundaries.insanejournal.com]

When I first came here, you helped me orient myself. You helped me a lot... to learn what this place is like, what it was made up of. When I thought I was doing something good, I repaid that badly, and hurt you and yours. I'm sorry for that, and I still appreciate everything you did for me in the past. Thank you.

I also think... I think you're someone who's been hurt a lot. Because you care a lot. About your people. I don't think this place can injure people who don't care, and I think you're injured. I don't think that's bad. I think that's a sign of your love. I think it can make you overprotective, sometimes, in a way that impacts what other people want and on other people's freedoms, and maybe doesn't see them as fully as they want to be seen. But I think that comes from an honest place. I've been thinking a lot about what you've said before. And it was humbling to do. I said before, I'm not that idealist anymore. And in some ways that's bad. And in some ways it's better. I might be a harder person. But I hope it's something I learned from. So thank you for that, too. I don't know if either of us was fully 'right' in how we reacted. I don't think either of us was fully 'wrong'. In intention, at least. But I know that I hurt you and yours. And I'm sorry. And I want you to know I listened to what you said, and have taken it in.

...[tired out now]

That's all.

Re: [HYDRA]

[righthandsmoke.insanejournal.com]

[he's quiet for a looong moment while he processes all that, finally reaching some sort of decision about it and nodding slightly]

Thank you. —For listening.

Re: [HYDRA]

[crossboundaries.insanejournal.com]

[nods back, quiet]

I should have done it sooner.

Re: [HYDRA]

[righthandsmoke.insanejournal.com]

Yeah, you should've, but we can't change the past now.

Re: [HYDRA]

[crossboundaries.insanejournal.com]

[nod] We can't.

[holds out paper]

Re: [HYDRA]

[righthandsmoke.insanejournal.com]

Aa.

[holds his hand out for cutting] Go ahead.

Re: [HYDRA]

[crossboundaries.insanejournal.com]

[ker-papercut]

Re: [HYDRA]

[righthandsmoke.insanejournal.com]

Tch! I hate those.

[pulls his hand back]

Re: [HYDRA]

[crossboundaries.insanejournal.com]

They really sting...

Re: [HYDRA]

[righthandsmoke.insanejournal.com]

And right there . . . It's a shitty spot for them.

Re: [HYDRA]

[crossboundaries.insanejournal.com]

[looks down at his hand] [nods]

It's even worse than under the nail bed

Re: [HYDRA]

[righthandsmoke.insanejournal.com]

Or getting stabbed . . .

Re: [HYDRA]

[crossboundaries.insanejournal.com]

...It might not be worse than getting stabbed, depending...

Re: [HYDRA]

[righthandsmoke.insanejournal.com]

I'd rather be stabbed. I'm used to ignoring that.

Re: [HYDRA]

[crossboundaries.insanejournal.com]

[considers]

Depends where you're stabbed. And if it's poisoned.

Re: [HYDRA]

[righthandsmoke.insanejournal.com]

That's a good point.

Re: [HYDRA]

[crossboundaries.insanejournal.com]

Papercuts won't generally be poisoned... probably. And don't go very deep.

Re: [HYDRA]

[righthandsmoke.insanejournal.com]

Probably . . . It'd be easier for a paper to hold onto poison though. It soaks well.

Re: [HYDRA]

[crossboundaries.insanejournal.com]

[considers that]

Would it work when dry? I don't know poisons well... but you can't get a papercut from damp paper... I think.

Re: [HYDRA]

[righthandsmoke.insanejournal.com]

It depends on the kind of poison. Some might work well like that, some wouldn't work at all.

Re: [HYDRA]

[crossboundaries.insanejournal.com]

...Some papercuts could be worse, then. [nods]

Re: [HYDRA]

[righthandsmoke.insanejournal.com]

Yeah . . . It's a good thing Messenger kept control of the game.

Re: [HYDRA]

[crossboundaries.insanejournal.com]

.....




[this face]

Re: [HYDRA]

[righthandsmoke.insanejournal.com]

She's probably thinking about it now that we've been talking about it.