honestly if we didnt hate the same people we would have a friendship based on nothing

[dedikated]

Have you ever just wanted to tell someone flat-out what you think of them as a person? Does your roommate have this one quirk that drives you up the wall, like dripping apathy all over the kitchen sink? Sometimes all it takes to be the best person you can be is a dose of self-awareness, sometimes what it takes instead is a cluebat to the head... and sometimes they just have a stupid name you can never quite spell right.

For all this and more, have I got the meme for you!

THE LOWDOWN
i. Post a header with your character's name.
ii. Comment in-character to other people's headers. With what? Depends on your CR! Maybe they're a good person and really should keep on keeping on, maybe literally everyone can see they need to suck it up and confess already, maybe they'll change their wicked ways if just one extra person casts aspersions on their pompadour. Bring in examples if you want, as with any helpful critique. Be as creative as you like!
iii. Other characters will comment to yours, no doubt overflowing with well-meaning advice on how to be the best person they can be. Your character is free to respond. Excuse you, maybe despair is still in fashion?
iv. Feel free to assume there's a compulsion to speak their minds, if your character's not usually the type to give unsolicited advice.
v. A probably unnecessary reminder, but just remember, this is not a place for OOC crit! There are other, more appropriate channels for that.

Comments

[hardwearing]

[ Well now he's gonna be worried about it. ]

I just don't really know what it means?

[evocation]

[Oh.]

...What do you mean?

[hardwearing]

For... us.

[ Are they an us? Should they be? SOMEONE GIVE HIM THE ANSWERS. ]

Does it change anything?

[evocation]

Um, well...

[She honestly didn't expect to be the one who's better at this.]

That... kind of depends on you. I think. Right?

[hardwearing]

[ Congratulations, Kyna, you are better at this. Wash just looks kind of lost now. ]

We're in trouble, then.

[ It's a weak joke, but he seriously has no idea what he's doing here. Don't expect him to lead. ]

[evocation]

[It's kind of a joke, sort of, but it's weak enough that it makes her even more anxious than she already was.]

It doesn't have to mean anything. You can just... Forget I said anything. Sorry, I wasn't trying to... You know. Make things weird.

[hardwearing]

...Kyna. It means something.

[ He reaches out to catch her hand, since he's got the feeling she's gonna try and bolt. ]

I'm sorry I'm not better at this.

[evocation]

[That was definitely a good prediction, because she was considering it. If he didn't notice before, he'll certainly notice now how tense she is.]

You don't have to let me down easy. It's fine.

[hardwearing]

What..?

[ Let her down?

Oh.

Because he hasn't said anything back. Duh. Smooth, Wash. ]

It's not like that.

[evocation]

[She squeezes his hand, instinctively seeking comfort before she realizes she probably shouldn't be and forces her grip to relax.]

Not like what?

[hardwearing]

[ Her grip loosens and his tightens, keeping her in place. ]

Not... one sided.

[evocation]

Oh.

[The relief is obvious, even just in that one syllable, and the tension in her chest eases. That's not at all where she was expecting this to go.]

Okay. Good. That's easier, right?

[hardwearing]

Is it?

[ Feelings make it so much easier to get hurt. ]

[evocation]

Yeah, I mean, mostly.

[Right? Now she's massively second guessing herself and running through the myriad ways she could screw this up.]

Um... What do you want?

[hardwearing]

[ At least they're on the same page, then. There are so many ways to screw up, and feelings raise the stakes. ]

I don't... know.

[ If this is a test he really wishes it were multiple choice.... ]

[evocation]

[Kyna is realizing, very rapidly, that this must be how everyone else feels when she can't articulate her feelings.]

We could just... see what happens?

[hardwearing]

[ Well... 'wait and see' isn't typically the best strategy. ]

What changes?

[evocation]

What changes when? Like, now?

[hardwearing]

Yeah. Or later, I guess?

[ Can't hurt to know what he might be in for, right? ]

[evocation]

[Kyna bites her lip.]

I don't know what you mean.

[hardwearing]

....forget it, then. We can just. See what happens.

[ He's clearly uncomfortable flying blind, though. ]

[evocation]

[Shit, now she is screwing up.]

No, we don't have to forget it. I mean, are you happy with what we're doing?

[hardwearing]

[ Wash's response to that is a careful nod, like he's considering it very seriously. ]

If something's supposed to change, you'll have to tell me. I've never... gotten this far.

[evocation]

[God, this is so much harder when he doesn't know what to expect. She's quiet for a moment.]

Do you want us to actually... You know. Date? Be a couple?

[hardwearing]

[ The fact of it is, he's never dated. He's never had a significant other, and doesn't even have any examples of it in his life. No couple friends he can use for reference on how to behave, what to do. Just fiction, which he knows isn't really something he should be basing his life off of. So he answers honestly. ]

I don't know how to do that.