[action/anon text] - Struggles - 020 [Backdated to afternoon of 4/2]

[relinquishing]

Gnomeday, Gnome Redecan 02, ND 2018

[The first thing Guy noticed upon waking up was how unbelievably sore he was.

The second? The barrier on Zelda's bed was gone. He could easily tell - he'd sprawled out a bit as he started to wake up, mixed up in the covers and the remains of the uniform he had last remembered wearing. He hummed wearily, giving a confused and clouded glance around the room as he propped himself to his elbows.

Had he fallen into a coma again? Guy grimaces, rubbing a crick in the back of his neck. He'd left Zelda here alone like this again, of all times? Damn it. How long had he been out?

Worrying wasn't going to help matters, though. He heaves himself out of bed, stretching his arms above him, straightening his back, and adjusting his clothes enough so that he could wander the house without being too embarrassed coming across another housemate (if they were awake by now.) He pads across the floor with bare feet, descending the staircase about halfway before finally bother to call out.]

"...Zelda? Hey, are you around...?"

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[It's only after he' had a good share of time to talk to Zelda and get his bearings that Guy finally picks up his SFC, opting to keep himself anonymous this time around. There was too much that had happened while he was gone. It would just be nice to get a general sense of the city, if anything else.]

Breaking the ice around strangers is pretty hard, isn't it? I know we all have to do it all the time around here, with everyone coming and going. But it doesn't make it any easier.

Some people take to it easier than others, though. And I'm sure some of you have learned ways to interact with a new person just by being in this crazy place.

So tell me, Vatheon. How would you treat a stranger?

Comments

[relinquishing]

Exactly. So shouldn't that apply more than once?

Of course, it's hard to give everyone the benefit of the doubt. But you seem pretty strict.

[beauchevalier]

Some people go with that one saying... What was it? Oh yes, keep your friends close, but your enemies closer. I'm not saying to befriend your enemies, yet to be more cautious with who you choose as friends. So that you're not betrayed later on and they in turn become enemies.

[relinquishing]

And yet you just veer away from those who don't interest you.

That doesn't seem like a good strategy for avoiding betrayal. Just personal boredom.

[beauchevalier]

Maybe, but is that such a bad thing? Whether to avoid betrayal or personal boredom, it shouldn't matter the outcome.

[relinquishing]

Maybe. Maybe not.

It still seems a bit stiff a philosophy. But I guess we could agree to disagree.

[beauchevalier]

That we do, however allow me to ask something. Do you base every decision or choice you make based on what you think or what you feel? Logic or emotion?

[relinquishing]

Mmm. Nope.

I don't think either is set in stone. Sometimes thinking over your decision is best. Other times you have to follow what your heart says. Sometimes you just make choices based out of faith.

[beauchevalier]

Exactly my point, there's not one answer to everything. It's nice to see someone has a mindset such as yours.

[relinquishing]

Nah, it's not an uncommon view.

People aren't so simple that they can just accept anything and everything - there has to be some variation, and I'd like to think a lot of people practice that, even if they aren't aware of it themselves.