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[flared]

[So, this week is shaping up to be a barrel of laughs, isn't it? And Axel intends to take full advantage of it.

Never mind that this could come around full circle to bite him in the ass later. With the SFC turned on he shows up, grinning with his head rested in his hand.

Hello, Vatheon.]

Let's play a game. A bonding exercise, if you will. I figure it'll lift everyone's spirits a little.

On a scale from 1 to 10, let's tell each other how attractive we think we are. Then we'll take turns explaining why. Sound good?

(( ooc: Threadjacking is totally cool, btw ))

Comments

[heartandsoul]

...How is measuring attractiveness a bonding experience?

[flared]

Just think about it. Imagine all the nice compliments you'll get and how many friends you can make from them. It's totally a great bonding experience.

... Unless someone happens to find you unattractive. In which case, hey. At least you've met someone.

[heartandsoul]

[Flat look.

Really Axel? Do you really think this girl often gets fawning over how attractive she is?]

I don't want to play, I hear enough of how unappealing I am to others already. I'd rate you at a five, in case you really wanted to know though.

[flared]

[Maybe. You do have adorable hair.]

And I'd rate you at a five as well. Don't be so hard on yourself.

[heartandsoul]

I had to just open my big mouth, didn't I.

[SIGH.]

Thanks, but I'm not hard on myself.

[flared]

Oh, so people are just too hard on you?

[heartandsoul]

[She can't answer no but she can't answer yes at the same time. This is hard!

Finally--]

People back in my world are assholes to me for no other reason than not being as curvy as my friends.

[That about sums it up.]

So I just beat them up.

[flared]

Who cares if you're not as curvy as other people?

I'd say you're in the right for beating them up.

[heartandsoul]

...[Shrug!] I don't know! They sure care a lot more than I do, but I get really sick of it, you know? And it's hard not to feel like everyone's thinking that.

So, talking about attractiveness and things like that, I don't get it. It just seems like another excuse to single people out.

[flared]

Just try ignoring it. As far as I'm concerned, it shouldn't really matter what other people think of you.

Take this number scale I'm giving for example. It's just a number. What's it really matter anyway?

[heartandsoul]

'Cause I'm a stupid teenager and everything matters to me right now?

I don't want people to think I'm something as temporary as attractive anyway, I want them to respect and know that I can handle them.

[As in more kicking the crap out of people.]

Better question is, why do people hold others to standards that ultimately don't mean a damn thing anyway? You can't be so many things at once just to please someone else, it's impossible.

[flared]

Because humans are disgusting. But that's what makes them interesting.

[He laughs.]

[heartandsoul]

Disgusting? I wouldn't go that far, I mean...they suck sometimes, but they're not all that bad...