[You are greeted with the sound of randomly disrupted static, at the end of which three melodic beeping signals are heard. Yep, that's your cue to leave a message!]
There's a good hour or so that passes after the messages are marked as read before Levity starts typing.]
Accomplice: Thank you for messaging me. Accomplice: I ought to apologize as well. Cardinal finally managed to explain why what I said sounded like meddling to you, too, and I'm sorry about that. I did not understand at the time. Accomplice: I... don't readily understand a lot of things in regard to mortal perception and ways of approaching things. I do want to learn but there is much that is alien to me, that I cannot grasp immediately. Accomplice: I agree that it is probably best if we do not speak face to face for a time, just in case. It's much harder for me to think what I say through on the spot. Accomplice: I've spoken with others and they helped me figure out that on my end I feel defensive whenever you tell me I don't know or understand anything about Alexander. Accomplice: This is... not meant to blame you, I just want to explain why I get snappy, too. Accomplice: Between my lack of memories, the general shock of finding myself in such an unfamiliar place as this, the initial barriers that Cosmo and Alexander put up and now the knowledge that I am dead I feel very Accomplice: Alienated is the word, I suppose. Alone. Accomplice: The feeling worsens when you tell me I don't know or understand anything, especially when I think that me and Hades have made quite a bit of progress. Accomplice: It leaves me feeling like what I think or feel doesn't matter; a power imbalance of sorts. In retaliation, and to restore that balance in my mind at the very least, I try to push back.
Valour 5: I never said that you don't understand Alexander. That you're different and you've had different experiences is something else entirely. Valour 5: If that's how my words came across then I apologize for that, too Valour 5: You are his most important friend, memories or no memories Valour 5: That's never going to change Valour 5: I understand this place is vastly different from what you are used to and that your blunders have more to do with cluelessness than maliciousness Valour 5: I will make an effort to explain why I want you to drop something should this happen again, and to be more understanding and patient
Accomplice: Thank you. I will do the same. Accomplice: I think part of it was that I was somewhat misled by my interactions with others. Accomplice: Since... well, you've told me to be less polite. And that Alexander helped you get over your dislike of physical contact by ignoring your discomfort. And Alexander himself tried to nudge me into making Sunny upset for the sake of his personal development, as he put it. Vergil and Jason have both told me to stop worrying about their feelings so much. Accomplice: And bluntness often seems to be both detested and prized as a trait here, perhaps because so many need to be forced to open up? Accomplice: So I misjudged how I should act with you. Accomplice: This is something I really don't understand. The attitude towards bluntness, I mean.
Valour 5: You just ended up ignoring me on my biggest "don't touch" button. Valour 5: Physical touch was and still is something I'm not used to but I did long for. Alexander ignoring my discomfort allowed me to get used to it. Valour 5: But you on the other hand went and poked a hornet's nest Valour 5: There's nuance to where and when you can push things and with whom. You cannot assume it's always appropriate to be blunt and pushy because some people responded positively to that Valour 5: Even I am not always blunt despite what I say Valour 5: You can try and then if someone doesn't go apeshit on you then it's fine Valour 5: If they go apeshit on you it's likely not fine
Accomplice: I see... Accomplice: Thank you for explaining. I'll keep it in mind. Accomplice: Though I think I'm all blunted out for the foreseeable future, anyway. Accomplice: I'm sorry for hurting you and ignoring your discomfort, too.
Accomplice: Well Accomplice: Now that I understand better I think I can actually say that I won't do it again. Accomplice: And I'll know to respect your boundaries.
[He types for some more time, but then seemingly decides against it.]
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weenwoon
Re: Day 355
Date: 2021-04-25 09:55 am (UTC)IS FIVE DRUNK? IS HE DRUNK? WHAT IS GOING ON
There's a good hour or so that passes after the messages are marked as read before Levity starts typing.]
Accomplice: Thank you for messaging me.
Accomplice: I ought to apologize as well. Cardinal finally managed to explain why what I said sounded like meddling to you, too, and I'm sorry about that. I did not understand at the time.
Accomplice: I... don't readily understand a lot of things in regard to mortal perception and ways of approaching things. I do want to learn but there is much that is alien to me, that I cannot grasp immediately.
Accomplice: I agree that it is probably best if we do not speak face to face for a time, just in case. It's much harder for me to think what I say through on the spot.
Accomplice: I've spoken with others and they helped me figure out that on my end I feel defensive whenever you tell me I don't know or understand anything about Alexander.
Accomplice: This is... not meant to blame you, I just want to explain why I get snappy, too.
Accomplice: Between my lack of memories, the general shock of finding myself in such an unfamiliar place as this, the initial barriers that Cosmo and Alexander put up and now the knowledge that I am dead I feel very
Accomplice: Alienated is the word, I suppose. Alone.
Accomplice: The feeling worsens when you tell me I don't know or understand anything, especially when I think that me and Hades have made quite a bit of progress.
Accomplice: It leaves me feeling like what I think or feel doesn't matter; a power imbalance of sorts. In retaliation, and to restore that balance in my mind at the very least, I try to push back.
Accomplice is typing...
Accomplice: I suppose that's most of it.
Re: Day 355
Date: 2021-04-25 10:07 am (UTC)Valour 5: If that's how my words came across then I apologize for that, too
Valour 5: You are his most important friend, memories or no memories
Valour 5: That's never going to change
Valour 5: I understand this place is vastly different from what you are used to and that your blunders have more to do with cluelessness than maliciousness
Valour 5: I will make an effort to explain why I want you to drop something should this happen again, and to be more understanding and patient
Re: Day 355
Date: 2021-04-25 10:21 am (UTC)Accomplice: Thank you. I will do the same.
Accomplice: I think part of it was that I was somewhat misled by my interactions with others.
Accomplice: Since... well, you've told me to be less polite. And that Alexander helped you get over your dislike of physical contact by ignoring your discomfort. And Alexander himself tried to nudge me into making Sunny upset for the sake of his personal development, as he put it. Vergil and Jason have both told me to stop worrying about their feelings so much.
Accomplice: And bluntness often seems to be both detested and prized as a trait here, perhaps because so many need to be forced to open up?
Accomplice: So I misjudged how I should act with you.
Accomplice: This is something I really don't understand. The attitude towards bluntness, I mean.
Re: Day 355
Date: 2021-04-25 10:26 am (UTC)Valour 5: Physical touch was and still is something I'm not used to but I did long for. Alexander ignoring my discomfort allowed me to get used to it.
Valour 5: But you on the other hand went and poked a hornet's nest
Valour 5: There's nuance to where and when you can push things and with whom. You cannot assume it's always appropriate to be blunt and pushy because some people responded positively to that
Valour 5: Even I am not always blunt despite what I say
Valour 5: You can try and then if someone doesn't go apeshit on you then it's fine
Valour 5: If they go apeshit on you it's likely not fine
Re: Day 355
Date: 2021-04-25 10:35 am (UTC)Accomplice: Thank you for explaining. I'll keep it in mind.
Accomplice: Though I think I'm all blunted out for the foreseeable future, anyway.
Accomplice: I'm sorry for hurting you and ignoring your discomfort, too.
Re: Day 355
Date: 2021-04-25 01:36 pm (UTC)Valour 5: But I appreciate it
Re: Day 355
Date: 2021-04-25 01:49 pm (UTC)Accomplice: Now that I understand better I think I can actually say that I won't do it again.
Accomplice: And I'll know to respect your boundaries.
[He types for some more time, but then seemingly decides against it.]
Re: Day 355
Date: 2021-04-25 03:24 pm (UTC)Valour 5: See you around, Levity
Re: Day 355
Date: 2021-04-26 01:36 am (UTC)[now go have fun having Extra Family around ✨]