This is the entry where I think about Go.

[shindoucentric]

I at first found it rather distressing that my father had noticed a difference in my game. He seems to believe that it may be good for me, playing with Shindou so often. "Your opponents - your rivals - have the ability to teach you more than any sensei could," is what he said

Comments

[touyacentric]

It's not random! Usually.

[shindoucentric]

It often seems to be, especially when you're in a hurry or trying to prove something.

I will admit... it works for you most of the time. Suits you, even.

[touyacentric]

I play fast!

[touyacentric]

...Suits me? What?

[shindoucentric]

Suits you. Don't be expecting me to explain how. It simply does.

[touyacentric]

You can't just say that and not explain!

[shindoucentric]

The way one plays and approaches the game is often a manifestation of their personality, and vice versa. It's something I've noticed through the years.

As you become... more confident? Mature? (Though I hesitate GREATLY in using that word in relation to you, Shindou.) Well, as you grow, your Go grows and begins to reflect the person you are.

It's a rather abstract concept, I know.

[touyacentric]

It's not abstract. I understood.

[shindoucentric]

Oh. Good.

[touyacentric]

Does this mean you think I'm sometimes calculated, sometimes random?

[shindoucentric]

Something like that, yes.

[touyacentric]

That's...confusing.

[shindoucentric]

As are you, Shindou.

[touyacentric]

How am I confusing?!

[shindoucentric]

You have baffled me since the moment we met.

[touyacentric]

I wasn't talking about my Go playing!