vor | Sixth Cream Cake: [Written/Action]

[Filtered to Ivan Vorpatril, 65% unhackable because it's early and he's sick.]

Ivan,

Would you please look in on the horse for me? The Imperial Ass seems to be having trouble getting out of bed today, as the Imperial Sniffles have turned into the Imperial Plague. We apologize for Our impending death and your impending resulting frustrations.

Regretfully,

Gregor

P.S. If this letter caused you alarm, please give yourself a refresher course in detecting the Imperial Sarcasm.

[/Filtered]

[Gregor is sick as a dog. Apartments adjacent to his have probably heard violent, deep, chesty coughing for about two weeks now. Ordinarily, he'd have on-site approved physicians checking him out and prescribing whatever antibiotic was necessary, but here, he has to actually go seek out help. So. To the Battle Dome clinic he goes, looking specifically to see Adele LeBlanc when she's in. He will wait for her, if necessary.

Afterwards, he's going to the library, then the bakery for coffee and something sweet. Anyone stopping in can see him sitting inside, devouring a psychology textbook and sipping coffee, the cream cakes reduced to crumbs. They are the only thing he has eaten all day. He is not looking great, occasionally falling into bad coughing fits, for which he ducks outside, but recovering fairly quickly. When he heads home, he goes straight to bed despite his plans to work out. And the fact that it's the middle of the day.]

[Filtered to Phoenix Ikki 79%]

PI--

I suppose we're supposed to be pen pals, whatever that entails. I hope you're adjusting to the village well.

--GB

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The point is morale, I think. And yes, there are better ways.

Anything is better than to bother people who don't want anything to do with something when there are others who kick each other to be able to participate.

[Or at least anything is better than to him being bothered, he's not selfless enough to care if others are bothered or not.]

Adopt-an-Introvert?

I meant the "Make friends with random strangers" thing, but I know plenty of people who would love to join that too.

That's what I meant--it's an alternative to the current arrangement.

As long as the "introverts" are only people who sign up themselves and not random people someone decides that need more friends, I would be fine with that.

I doubt any who needed it would sign up. ~~At least, not~~ The nature of being somewhat reclusive is a lack of motivation to be more social.

Just because someone is somewhat reclusive doesn't mean they don't have friends or anything though.

Precisely. There's nothing wrong with being a quiet person. It's not some genetic mistake for someone to fix.

If you ask me what seems like a genetic mistake is the people who think that everyone should be friends with everyone.

Maybe not genetic, just rampant idealism gone wrong.

With the way some are about it you would think they really have it written in their genetic system.

Some people are less social than others. It doesn't mean anything's wrong with us.

Tell me something I don't know.

What are your thoughts on hammering things like that idea into people's brains?

[In the most literal sense, he really ended wanting to smash Oswald's head last time they argued.]

I think people are concerned, mostly. Quietude is seen as repression.

Out of all the things to be concerned about, I don't see why waste time being worried about something that isn't a problem. Or at least something that isn't their problem.

The worst is when they ask, "When was the last time you had fun?"

Edited Date: 2012-09-13 04:28 pm (UTC)

Because there's only one way to have "fun", right. I have gotten those questions a lot, together with "When was the last time you were happy?"

Last time I checked smiling didn't mean one was happy right away.

If you're not divulging it to them, it means it's not happening, obviously.

'Pictures or it didn't happen'? Makes me wonder what they think the rest of the world does when they aren't looking.

In all probability, nothing. Everyone but them is a useless bore who sits on his heels. Sometimes they say things to that effect.

I was thinking that they may think that people and things only come to exist when they cross paths. But your image fits better.

The best part is that you know they will deny it all if you point out to them how they seem to think that the world and the universe revolves around them and nothing happens unless they are involved.

[Gregor doesn't often indulge in this kind of bitterness, but somehow, it's nice for someone else to be at fault, for once.]

Such as people making friends.

Forcing friends.

[That fits the bill better in his opinion.]

[Gregor doesn't dare bring up the fact that he and Phoenix seem to be getting on well enough, something he thought of a moment ago.]

Like I said, it wouldn't happen without them.