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[alittlecredit]

1) Was left with an empty place. That's bad.

2) Was offered a new place. That's good.

3) Have a few steady jobs now. That's good.

4) Have no hobbies. That's bad5) Got out to the bar tonight to 'meet people'. According to psychologists, that's good

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voice;

[alittlecredit]

You see, that depends on the context. Back at home I had to be loud to talk over all the screaming, so in that context being loud is good.

voice;

[alittlecredit]

That's true!

Are you seriously a lion?

voice;

[alittlecredit]

Any excuse for free food, am I right? Were you uh...one of the lions there?

voice;

[alittlecredit]

So uh...how long have you been here, Mr. Lion?

This is a really awkward conversation.

voice;

[alittlecredit]

That is a very fitting name, Scar. Mine's Rictor and you probably don't care.

No, no, it's not the lion thing. It's the...lion at a baptism thing. I don't know. It made sense in my head.

voice;

[alittlecredit]

I don't know much but I think it makes you look distinguished.

It's like...it's an important ritual. It says that someone is officially of that faith when they get it. It's like when you officiate a king or a boat-- well a boat is a bad example --or a queen or something.

voice;

[alittlecredit]

The kid can't understand. It's mostly to make the parents feel more at ease, I think. Obviously there's more nuance or whatever to it. But the long and short of it is that meeting and making a fuss about something makes people feel better.

voice;

[alittlecredit]

I should have been. But my family was a little too busy and a little too guilty to want to deal with their own faith. I'm not complaining, it's just the truth.