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[tomatoandbasil]

[Do you know who is bored? Like, ultra bored? This week off from work to finish healing and relaxing from the jailbreak has been slowly driving Alleyne mad. How does one relax after a thousand years of constant work? What is a vacation? What do you do with free time? She's been scouring the castle looking for anything to occupy herself that her

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[cunning_carrier]

Biochemical programming, mainly. Created to bond people together and create community between them.

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[tomatoandbasil]

That's an interesting way of thinking of it. I've always seen it as some superfluous, flighty thing that wasted energy.

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[cunning_carrier]

Every animal has some mechanism for it, some need to mate. Higher animals just have more emotional reinforcement, to cement it. Emotions themselves, however, all have biological origins. Humans are among the weakest of animals, physically. More powerful in groups. A pair bond will have better chances of raising a child to adulthood.

[tomatoandbasil]

Protective and pack instinct then, like in hunting or fighting.

[You would think she would be the first to come up with comparing love to fighting instinct but eh]

What if one does not desire to raise children, nor is human?

filter forever

[sunnyheiress]

[She can kind of put two-and-two together from that specific filter (maybe)...but won't say a single word. She gets having confused feelings and all that when it comes to love and such.]

Um, I can't really help on the dating front. But I-I do know you should pursue it because... Well, if you really care about the person then you have to let them know. Dating and courting is a way of doing that.

/parties

[tomatoandbasil]

[Sobbing on the inside. Way to go, elf.]

What if I'm rejected? Or what if I can't court right?

/breaks out glow sticks

[sunnyheiress]

[No. No sobbing. Only love and...lovey-dovey mushy things.]

I...don't think there is a wrong way to court? I-I mean, you should just do whatever makes you comfortable. And if that's giving h--um, the person a new weapon or...or showing them a new attack instead of roses and dinner, then...that's ok.

[And then she pauses. Because rejection is a very real fear. And only one thing hurts worse and that's never getting a reply.]

And being rejected can always happen. It just... You have to take that risk. Because you'll never know until you say something about your feelings.

/flicks light switch

[tomatoandbasil]

[Can you picture her giving someone a bouquet of daggers as a gift?]

That...might work, but what of more traditional things? I imagine being rough all the time would wear them down fast.

[Forever alone club]

True, I suppose. I just wish it was as easy to heal as my battle wounds.

filtered

[freila]

When you do figure it out, let the rest of us know.

and on and on

[tomatoandbasil]

Seems I'm not the only one with this problem. Any aspects you find confusing or just in general agreement?

[freila]

Like...how to court someone. And if you even should.

[tomatoandbasil]

The answers I'm getting regarding courting are varying wildly, both from others and from books. It appears to be a very tricky art to master.

...Though everyone is in agreement that trying is better than hiding. That I'm not so sure on. It's not fun when it ends badly.

filter forever oh god

[echivoc]

Only you can answer why you would want to pursue something further with another person.

fuck yes

[tomatoandbasil]

I've gathered that by now. I'm just trying to figure out if anyone has a good track record with it.

why lawd why

[echivoc]

Why? The track record will be vastly different for each person.

If you realize you want it to go further, then make it go further. If not, be done with it and move on.

because we're beautiful

[tomatoandbasil]

Someone has to have better luck than I have. How do I even tell them without offending them? If they say yes, how do I properly date them?

Filter

[wolfuncaged]

[Why is this filtered from...oh hell] What has she said now?

I would not know. I have never really had the chance or the inclination to attempt it. Despite someone's best efforts.

On and on

[tomatoandbasil]

[What, her being Isabela isn't enough?]

Just too much trying to pry into my love life, or lack of it. Sounds like we got the same problem; I wouldn't be surprised if half the castle does.

[wolfuncaged]

[He feels for you, he really does]

There is no dissuading her, I've been trying for as long as I've known her, and nothing discourages her once she's got started. You're better off just...letting her talk and paying attention to something else.

[tomatoandbasil]

[We need a support group]

Were she an elf, I would swear she was related to someone vile serpent from my past, or even said snake-woman in disguise. This place doesn't want us to have a moment's peace.