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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[coordinatroll]

[ Goodness gracious, she really has her hands full with people not knowing how to handle feelings, huh. Well, she'll just need to try and help them all, one by one! ]

That's a complex question! Not by itself, but because "forming bonds" can mean different things to different people. For some, it's simply talking to each other from time to time, maybe helping with something. For others, it's confiding in the other with your feelings, and being prepared to give your life for them. And there's everything in-between, too!

How to start is also dependent on a person, I'd say! Some people will be happy just if you walk up to them and ask, "Hey, wanna be friends?", while other would require more... patience, so to speak. To be perfectly honest, not being anonymous here would probably help people reach out to you~

[heartstopping]

[Ugh, that's frustratingly broad.]

It's for the sentencing. Is that really likely to be something so easy as just asking someone to be friends?

[It seems like it should be harder than that.]

And I don't really trust everyone here enough to say this with my name attached. This place is populated by criminals, isn't it? There are probably people here who'd take advantage of that.

[coordinatroll]

For sentencing, hmm. In that case, I suppose it all comes down to spending some time together with other people? Those might not be the world's strongest bonds, but it's a start! Talk to others, do something fun with them, that should do the trick ♪

I suppose that's true, though I've found the Chosen to be surprisingly agreeable, despite the circumstances! [ Or maybe that's just because she manages to bully everyone into behaving correctly. ] For what it's worth, I'd be happy to help you out! If you feel like giving it a shot, feel free to come over to my shop~

[ Maybe she could use that opportunity to try and get her own sentencing figured out... two birds, one stone, etc. ]

[heartstopping]

[ do you ever have to think about what people do for "fun" and realize you have no hobbies... jfc he's bad at this whole "being a person" thing ]

Your shop?

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[izanagis]

You talk to people. Listen to what they have to say. Get to know them.

[Look, I'm sorry, he makes this sound so stupidly easy and simple, but it is kind of his thing--]

[heartstopping]

But I already do that.

[In the sense that he's worked as a spy and learning about people and eavesdropping and shit are just part of the job......]

[earnedmystripes]

[????]

you just...hang out with people? a lot??

[heartstopping]

That seems too easy. And I've already had to be around people repeatedly before. It didn't make us friends.

[earnedmystripes]

being around people isn't the same as hanging out with them

[...]

it's kind of like the window shopping of making friends, right?
just being around people who are hanging out isn't actually doing it

text, anon

[breakin_ur_lore]

Do you mean like...making friends?

[heartstopping]

[ don't judge him, he's had a weird life ]

Then what's the difference?

[heartstopping]

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

[earnedmystripes]

...i mean, if you watch someone buy a hat, you don't exactly have a hat do you

you gotta do the hanging out part yourself
does that make sense?

[he's feeling like maybe it doesn't. hm.]

you know. talk to em, do stuff together specifically for the sake of doing it together, that kind of thing.

[heartstopping]

[To his credit, he really is trying to understand. It's just frustrating between how much it clashes with how he'd always been taught to think, and how clear it makes it that he's still nowhere near close to being a normal human. The grand gesture towards free will that he'd put so much weight on feels like a baby step at this point, and that stings.]

What kind of stuff do you even talk about or do together?

[earnedmystripes]

well
what kind of stuff do you like?
most people talk about stuff they like or find interesting
over food might be a good start
or you could spar or play a game??

[heartstopping]

[ ....suddenly even more embarrassed to admit he's never really just done shit because he likes it orz ]

I can spar, I guess? It just doesn't feel all that different from how I always trained, though.

[earnedmystripes]

how did you train before?

[heartstopping]

I had various people assigned to train me with different weapons and techniques, and someone that oversaw my progress and decided what I needed to work on.

[earnedmystripes]

[hoo boy.]

yeah for one thing anyone you're trying to hang out with by sparring isn't literally getting paid to

it's for fun

[heartstopping]

Is training supposed to be fun?

[He can't say he's ever particularly enjoyed it...]

[earnedmystripes]

it can be!
but a spar isn't always training, either
sometimes it's just something to pass time

[heartstopping]

I'm not really built for fighting face to face. It's more for emergencies. I don't know if sparring with me would be fun for anyone who actually knows what they're doing.

[earnedmystripes]

i mean you don't have to
it's just one option

[hm. maybe a new angle.]

what's your favorite thing to do by yourself?

[heartstopping]

[It takes a bit before his response comes through. He has to think about it, and...he comes up with nothing. The only things he can truly remember enjoying were things he did with Lelouch while Lelouch's memories were altered. Cooking and doing laundry and participating in school events and such. Would he have liked any of that if not for Lelouch? Probably not. His brother had just made even chores and doing homework feel warm and happy.

He's anonymous here, at least, so he might as well be honest.]

I don't know. I've never really done anything strictly for leisure.

[earnedmystripes]

seriously? never??

[OOF that's so bad though? it wasn't even that bad with Barnaby, who's spent his whole life fixated on revenge.]

okay listen
what's something you WANT to do, maybe that you haven't before?
we'll go do it

[get BEFRIENDED, anon]