[video] Entry 001

[littlemissaria]

[Post starts as Aria settles in front of the webcam, casting furtive glances around to make sure no-one’s about to walk in on her. When she begins to speak she leans in close to the camera, voice hushed and hurried as she tries to film her blog post as quickly as possible]

So, okay. I probably shouldn’t be doing this when we still have no

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[Video]

[hands4healing]

Hi Aria. Welcome to the community. I'm Winry.

How much do y-

How much does this person like both of the boys?

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[littlemissaria]

Hi, Winry, it's nice to meet you...or talk to you, at least.

I- Let's say the second guy is someone you...hypothetical you...had crushed on since seventh grade but had only really gotten to know recently. But you were liking what you were getting to know. And the first guy is someone you only met recently but thought you'd had a connection with until he disappeared after already breaking your heart, but even though he did break your heart you haven't been able to get over him despite how great the other guy is and you think you might be able to fall for him too.

...did any of that make any sense?

[Video]

[hands4healing]

[All too much sense. Winry can't look at the screen for a few seconds, because it still hurts, even though she's very happy where she is now.]

It's nice to meet you, Aria! [Maaaaybe a faint tremor to her voice.]

Okay. [And a little larger smile now.] If you really want to know what I think, if you're not actually dating either of them, take your time and figure out what you do want. If you are dating one of them, and you're not sure, you could really hurt the one you're dating and yourself by going after the other guy, especially if he hurt you already before you even got together.

I mean, that's what I would do. If I had a choice.

[Video]

[littlemissaria]

[Aria bites her lip as Winry looks away but she chooses not to pry]

Well...honestly, I'm not even sure what the situation is with the second guy- [Well, that's her cover blown. Even if she wanted to cover up the slip, her expression says it all]

I mean, um...That's a good suggestion. I really wouldn't want anyone to get hurt...hopefully it's not too late...

[Small smile, grateful even as she knows she needs to stop digging the hole she's started] Thanks, Winry.

[suze_querida]

You know, making things hypothetical just makes it way more confusing to try and answer.

[littlemissaria]

It does? I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be...it's just something I've been wondering a lot lately. Increasingly, the past few days.

[suze_querida]

Besides 90% of the time hypotheticals aren't so hypothetical.

[littlemissaria]

Here or in general? Because 90% seems pretty high.

[peoplesprincess]

... That's really complicated.

[littlemissaria]

...yeah. I tried to make it as simple as I could but it's not really a simple situation, you know?

[peoplesprincess]

I know.

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[sandinmyboots]

Go out with them both! Everyone wins.

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[littlemissaria]

I...I'm really not sure that would be appropriate.

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[sandinmyboots]

The three of you are not courting seriously, correct? So why not arrange to go with both until you can figure out? And you tell them what you're doing.

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[littlemissaria]

Um, that...I'm sure that approach could work for some people. But I don't think it's really...me.

Besides, hypothetically no-one can really find out about the first guy so...that would complicate things.

[getsmorelost]

Hmm, that is a tough one. But, well, hypothetically! Stick with the second guy. If things are going to be happening with him, it's not fair to just leave him hanging!

[littlemissaria]

I guess you're right. I mean, hypothetically, the first guy had his chance, right?

[getsmorelost]

Hypothetically, that's right. It's not fair of him to expect you to suddenly - um, hypothetical you - drop things for him.

[littlemissaria]

You're right, it's not. Especially not after...well, whatever it was he hypothetically did.

Thanks...I'm sorry, I didn't catch your name.