text / anonymous (before the last day of the party)

[heartstopping]

[Rolo's not generally bothered by what anyone thinks, but somehow this feels like an extremely embarrassing thing to have to ask, so he sticks with posting anonymously like he has been so far.]

How does one go about "forming bonds" with people on purpose?

[ don't laugh please he has literally only ever stumbled into this by accident ]

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[heartstopping]

That's one way of phrasing it, I guess.

[breakin_ur_lore]

[From this response, and the other ones he can see, it's clear to Med'an that this is person is really unused to being social. It's ok, unsocial person, Med'an will help.]

Well, having a shared interest is always a good way to make friends. There's a few clubs around here that you could join, like the cooking club. Or you can just make a letter about something you like and see who else likes it too.

What kind of hobbies do you have? Do you like reading?

[heartstopping]

[Being unused to being social is only half of the issue, apparently.]

I read when I need to. I wouldn't really call it a hobby.

[breakin_ur_lore]

[He's gonna need to coax this along gently, huh. No worries. Med'an is great at friend-making.]

Hmm...you don't like reading for fun, or you just don't have a lot of time for it?

[heartstopping]

[ thank you for being patient with his emotionally-stunted ass ashfhakfja ]

The latter, I guess. I've never really done anything just for fun.

[breakin_ur_lore]

[ITS OK ROLO WE WILL GET THERE! BELIEVE IN MED'AN WHO BELIEVES IN YOU!

Actually, the words sort of remind Med'an of his mother. She'd had an incredibly rough childhood, raised by cultists and warmongers. He knows she's awkward around people now, and doesn't have a lot of friends. He wonders if she's ever realized that she didn't have any hobbies, either...

:( ]

Finding out what you like to do for fun is a good way to make friends. We can start with reading if you want. I've got books I can recommend.

Or maybe something physical, like a game or a sport? I like climbing trees. [That totally counts as a sport, right...]

[heartstopping]

Reading is probably better.

[Not that he's generally in bad shape or poor health outside of when using his Geass, but maybe it's wiser not to tempt fate when he sorta kinda has a heart condition.]

[breakin_ur_lore]

Okay, we can do that. The library in town has a bunch of good novels - if you like adventure I found one called The Origin of Twilight which is about going to an alternate dimension, or there's a really cool mystery story called The Mysterious Disappearance of the Mountain Village. That's about...you know...a village that disappears. In the mountains.

[It's probably good that Med'an doesn't know about emojis, because if he did, there'd be a bunch here.]

Then when you find out what you like to read, you can see who else likes it too. Like I'm doing now! Haha.






By the way, my name's Med'an. You don't have to tell me yours or anything, but if you want we can be friends. [He's a puppy in the shape of a person.]

[heartstopping]

I think I've had my fill of going to an alternate dimension already.

[He's not trying to be a dick, he can just be...kinda blunt when not leaning hard into the meek little brother persona. Sorry, puppy :( ]

But maybe I'll check out the other one.

[breakin_ur_lore]

Yeah, I guess that's fair. [It's ok, he found it funny, mostly.]

The other one is really fun. It's kind of comedic, but still clever. I didn't know the answer to the mystery until the very end.

You know, if you end up liking reading, we could start a book club. Maybe other people would want to join in.