The Room where it happens (open catch all!)

[weirdnecro]

Who: Sokie and you!
When: All month
Where: All over the city and on the outskirts
What: Open starters for Sokie as she tries to be productive!
Warnings: TBA



I: Parliament

[There was a lot of listening on Sokie's part, which may have seemed unusual for those who Kew her. Usually she was chatty, filled with charm and wit- but in Parliament, she dressed in a formal business suit and took notes (and also doodled). In exiting a meeting, she paused outside of the building and took a few moments to stretch. Her butt felt sore for sitting still so long.]

My butt hurts. I guess this is why I've always turned down a desk job.

[She needed to do some yoga and have a run. And a bath.]

II: Radio Hour

[Anyone and everyone could call or text in, but Sokie would stay on voice since...well, she was on the morning hour with her radio advice show. Which was on right now, live.]

Hello dear listener, welcome to An Undertaking with Undertown. What question can I answer today?

III: Teaching Magic

[She left a notice on te boards again. It wasn't good last month, by this time...maybe She could help some of the newbies learn their magic or how to counter it.

She asked them to meet at the entry of Haven, and after some introductions, things would move on from there. Well. She got to the point really.]

So, what do you want to learn today?

IV: A different kind of practice

[It was true she had a baton, but it was the kidnapping and speaking to Sephiroth that was a wake up call. Heck, she might have even been denying it, since the snow storm.

But she found a smithy and was going through the weapons, one by one, trying to find which would suit her best. So far, nothing really caught her eye but...she found one, and lightly twirled tin in one hand.]

It feels nicer but I think I need to put this through its paces.

...hey. You wouldn't mind going for a round, right?

[Sorry curious customer and or passerby. Sokie wants a smol fite.]

V: A moment of quiet

[She was in a corner of a cafe, or maybe just in Diplomatea. As usual, there were books around her, papers of various formulae, but she seemed more interested in her tea or coffee then she was in her work. Seeing someone nearby, she made a beckoning motion with her hand.]

Don't worry, I can move my stuff. Why don't you come sit?

VI: Wildcard

All other options, including hunting outside of the city can be done here! Any questions, comments, can be directed to my discord or at my plurk!

Comments

[spaghettimonster]

I know it's better for me to have a bond... Easier full moons, better self control... but it's such a commitment. Feeling someone's feelings... Remembering someone's memories...

And you never know when someone might. Well. Go back home. I'm a little discouraged!

[And a little heartsore, from the abruptly ended bond as she returned to her home.]

What would you think about, to get yourself back in the spirit of making bonds?

[weirdnecro]

It is very discouraging! I've had this happen before with a delightful young man, and I still miss him to this day.

It helps to know that some of the heart ache isn't just from you- it's from the magic backlash. I like to think of it too as them missing us too.

But...as for getting back in the spirit...you like making new friends, right? Like meeting new people?

[spaghettimonster]

Missing us, too...?

[He gets briefly choked up as he echoes that way of thinking of it.]

I mean. Y-yes, I do! I love making new friends. I meet people all the time!

But that step from acquaintance to good friend... Good enough to make a bond with... Taking that seems to take something more.

[weirdnecro]

They miss us. People that we care for, and care for us in return-they miss us, to some extent.

However...they also want us to be happy. Because you want them to be happy, right?

[Her voice turns more serious, less light hearted.]

It can, if you want it to be. It's really how you view the matter. It's interesting- I remember, going through this city, to another, and back again how many ways it can be viewed.

For example- I remember meeting this pair that viewed each other not as anything romantic, or friendship based, but as comrades. As people who shared a cause.

Equals, no more, no less. Does that help the matter at all? Making it less a matter of making someone more friend then others, then making it a matter of respecting each other?

[spaghettimonster]

[He nods, his eyesockets only slightly watery. Chandra had been wanting to go home and save Liliana so badly, and she'd disappeared so shortly after rescuing him... It was as if she'd lingered just long enough to save him before leaving. Of course he wished them both happiness.]

I never thought of comrades. Siblings in arms, against the whims of magic and monstery...

Probably because, I feel friendship for people so easily?

[He remembers hearing sometimes that monsters - the sort from back home, under the mountain - were prone to that. Feeling such fondness for people so quickly, befriending and caring for them after almost nothing.]

But it makes sense!! And thinking of it like a fight... Might make the stray memories and feelings, feel more like volleys from an unseen foe?

[weirdnecro]

It seems that your heart is on your sleeve. Which is not a terrible thing but...I do hope you're taking time to love yourself.

[Poor thing.]

But you can take the emotions and memories not as weapons, but as ways to protect each other better.

If the world is a battlefield, your bonded if the comrade that will watch your back.

[spaghettimonster]

Of course! Papyrus is always working to love himself. And know he's the greatest, and only ever getting greater!!

[Hooting and hollering about how great you are is a time-honored tradition for self-confidence and happiness.]

Other peoples' memories are a little... distressing, sometimes...

But they're memories, and over and done with. Not like new and present distresses. More like... practice!

[The over-the-top confidence is a little faked, in a fake it til he makes it way, but his voice is picking up a little more genuine confidence as he goes. Her perspective is already making it seem less daunting.]

[weirdnecro]

[She smiles a little to herself. Oh Papyrus.]

It's true. They can be distressing but-hopefully that way you can understand them a little better, and you can talk with them about it.

Quietly of course, since it's something shared between the two of you. But this way, you both know you can trust each other when it comes to the fight, right?

Whether it's an actual fight, or an all you can eat contest.

[spaghettimonster]

Yeah! It all stands to reason!!

[Easier said than done, sometimes, especially if when Bonds have deep trauma going on. But just about everything is easier said than done. Which is why you say it, loudly and enthusiastically, to build up to the actual doing.]

If, or when, I make new Bonds... I'll do my best to understand!

And, still give them privacy, when they don't want to talk.

[weirdnecro]

I'm sure whoever becomes bonded to you will be very lucky to have you.

Privacy respected and all.

But remember, communication is key! Else there may be misunderstanding between the two of you. No one wants that.