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@wwx (after dark overflow)

[polarbearstrong]

(from here)

Huh. Well, you seemed pretty friendly to me.

[On the subject of his personality. For the...what, half an hour January sheltered with him? Definitely enough time to get the whole picture.]

But, the undead part is...yeah, I'm not going to lie, that does sound concerning.
What exactly does that mean? For you, that is. I know what the word undead means, generally.

[suibian]

undead is undead. people who used to be dead who are no longer. it's nothing i'm dealing with here anyway so there's no need to be concerned. it's just something i deal with a lot back home!

[polarbearstrong]

I mean, but there's different kinds of undead. I mean, in fiction anyway. None of that actually exists where I come from. Ghosts, vampires, zombies...

I guess it's a problem for you though?

[suibian]

not a big problem. just what i deal with as a cultivator. there's lots of spirits and undead and other creatures back home and as a cultivator it's my job to keep them from harming the innocent.

[polarbearstrong]

And people judge you for that?

[Sounds...unkind?]

[suibian]

kind of. i'm a little more friendly with ghosts than your regular cultivator

@johndoe (after dark overflow)

[polarbearstrong]

(from here)

[...Well when you put it like that...]

I mean, I guess normal is very relative.
And it's not that important in some cases.
But in the sense of not being, I don't know, an awful person then yes. It's important.

Re: @johndoe (after dark overflow)

[entirelymyown]

Of course. But we were talking about what people like. That's different, right?

[polarbearstrong]

...Yeah.
Yeah, I guess it is.

I mean. Unless of course what a person likes is bad for other people in a way that they - those people - didn't agree to.
Which isn't what we were talking about either, I know.

[January wants to say that it's STILL WEIRD THOUGH, and he doesn't understand it but...this person did agree with him already about not wanting to be with (...fuck) people who aren't being nice to you. So he won't preach to the choir.]

[entirelymyown]

 No, but it's a fair point.

I suppose I'm trying to consider other people. Their comfort. Their concerns. I'm still... learning about that, on anything but the most basic level.

My apologies for being confusing.

[polarbearstrong]

You weren't confusing.
I was just...providing additional arguments I guess.

[Debating?? Yes, he's going with that instead of "I was being rude". But also:]

Have you not spent much time around people?

[entirelymyown]

No. Not really. Not properly.

The context was very different.

[polarbearstrong]

Do you mind me asking what the context was?

[January isn't...sure what's going on here, but his first thought flashes to Ariel, the AI for the Met Office on Mars. (Who did have some experience being around people but as far as January knew, hadn't really been around them for about 200 years now. At least not face-to-face.)]

[entirelymyown]

I have spent most of my existence in what is known as the Dark World. It isn't a place you get to know people.

[polarbearstrong]

...No, it doesn't sound like a very friendly place. At all.

[entirelymyown]

But there has been time outside of that place. And it's taught me the value of kindness.

[polarbearstrong]

That's good, then. I'm glad for you.

@keita (after dark overflow)

[polarbearstrong]

(from here)

I guess so.

And I think I can picture what you mean. Definitely sounds like a work-out to hold for very long.

[January's thighs are, well....they were stronger than your average bear. And since he's arrived at the resort and taken up a proper exercise regime and started teaching a few classes, he's regained some of that strength. But he can still sort of feel the suggestion of a burn thinking about that.]

How long have you been practicing martial arts?

[keita]

It is indeed quite a workout. I'll show you sometime, if you like? Although I don't know if it'll be any help with ballet.

Ah, well. Truth be told I haven't practiced with any regularity in quite some time, but as a child I spent many an hour in training.

[ Even though he wasn't allowed to carry a sword, bastard that he was, it would have been an embarrassment to Keita's family name if he hadn't at least learned the basics of swordplay and martial arts. Plus, it made the beatings more fun if he could fight back a little. ]

[polarbearstrong]

I'd like that a lot! I'm sure it can't hurt and at the very least it would be interesting to see.

Is it something you grew out of doing, then?

[keita]

Something like that. I mostly did it on my father's orders, and once he died I had other things to think of and no real reason to continue. I do forms here occasionally, though--just to stay in shape.