True Colors

[bloodlines]

The room is dark. Draperies pulled closed to shut out even the night sky and the street lights outside the dwelling. No light, save for the ember which glows at the tip of his lit cigarette. The leather of the highback chair caressing against his still form. Still, while the walls outside this doorway churn with a tide of emotions, there is a calm

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[diary_invidia]

While I think we all understand the RP, it's just frustrating that in the entire spectrum of responses that can be taken, it's always on the harsh negative side. Beyond that I know I've written letters, I had hopes for SERE - getting smacked with that plot was extremely upsetting.

What's so disappointing is that I don't feel like this is leading to RP; in fact, quite the opposite, this is leading to all characters feeling completely alienated from each other to the point where there is no place to start. And now both JD and Julian have talked about slipping into torpor.

Even now the man who was once a gigolo receives yet another gift and realizes that it holds nothing more than bribery and placation to return to the good graces of a famiglia rather than to him as a father.

Frankly, that's just upsetting. Again, to take the harshest perspective instead of it being seen as some gesture, some effort of Audra trying to fix this.

She writes letters - no response
She calls - goes to voicemail
She tries to visit - can't come in the house
She gives gifts - they're seen as meaningless bribes

Besides, it wasn't so much the cigarette case that was the gift as was the ribbon. the thing that cost nothing but should have far more meaning.

At this point I have no idea what to do.