Third Drop ❂ Voice / Action

[mybloodisblack]

[The voice you hear over the journals is quiet, and slow.. Quiet enough that it almost sounds like he doesn't want to be heard, and slow enough that it sounds like he doen't even want an answer. But, curious enough that he wants answers.]

I have...two questions...

...How do people make friends? A-and how does someone not scare people away if they are just telling the truth?


[Once that is done and over with, Crona places his journal facing away from him. He's not sure if he wants the answers. But for the first time, he can be seen sitting in plain view of anybody out near the middle of the village. It's taken him quiet a while to stop hiding from anything that moves, and he doesn't like being completely alone anymore.

But that doesn't stop him from drawing circles on the ground with a stick. One around him, one around the journal, then other small ones because he has nothing better to do. No actual drawings come out of this, but he is pleased with himself.]
 

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[contaeoro]

You can start by saying hello, asking how they're doing. And there're lots of ways to tell the truth -- choosing words can be important.

voice

[mybloodisblack]

...Just hello?

Like how? What if there's only one way to say something?

[Voice]

[mysicksadlife]

A better question might be why you feel you need them. Or why it's bad to scare them away, if you were just telling the truth.

[Brought to you by resident cynic Daria. And oh, yeah, she has no friends. Well, alright, she has Jane, and a few others; so it's not that she's saying friends are bad. The question just makes her think of the empty-headed types back in high school that thought popularity was everything.

It's probably not at all what he meant.]

[Voice]

[geniustheveil]

[She is not really the only to take advice about making friends from. But she also can't just ignore someone who seems a bit lonely.]

Maybe the truth seems harsh. Maybe you can prepare them to hear it better.

voice

[contaeoro]

Hello, and a smile. You usually make friends by being friendly, yeah?

I don't think I've ever come across something that could only be said in one way, but I could be wrong. You got an example?

[neverplaysfair]

There are some truths that some people are never going to accept. In that case, it's not a matter of not scaring people away, but instead acknowledging that not everyone will be alright with the truth as it is.

voice;

[etudes]

Someone once told me that to make friends, it's good to find people with the same interests.. [ .. her voice trails off, as if she's going to say more, but then it's just-- ] .. yeah.

[video]

[idealism]

You're not sure if you're making friends?

[Voice]

[shamelessness]

Sometimes just asking works! I've made some friends that way! Helping people can make you some friends too.

Do you want some friends?

voice;

[funnygirl]

Well, one way to start is by sharing your interests with someone. Especially if you think they might have ones similar to your own.

[Voice]

[mybloodisblack]

Those aren't good quetions at all..

[He just doesn't like always being totally alone, thank you.]

[Voice]

[mybloodisblack]

How do you do that?

[mybloodisblack]

So...what do I do do then?

voice;

[mybloodisblack]

How do you know if you have the same interests..?

[video]

[mybloodisblack]

Not really.

[Voice]

[mybloodisblack]

Helping people how?

...I think so.

[video]

[idealism]

You've managed to make one friend, at least.

voice;

[mybloodisblack]

But...how do you know something like that?

voice

[mybloodisblack]

How do you know if you're being friendly?

...I kind of think I do...

[video]

[mybloodisblack]

...Who?

[Voice]

[shamelessness]

By offering to carry their things - like groceries! Or trying to cheer them up when they're sad. Or pointing them in the right direction if they look lost.

If you want someone to be your friend, I will! When I first came here and asked for friends people were nice and said they would be. I'd really like to do the same for you, if that's okay?

[video]

[idealism]

[Tsuzuki simply points at himself innocently. Surprise!]

[video]

[mybloodisblack]

[And he just blinks. Very confused.]

When did that happen?

[Voice]

[mybloodisblack]

Oh. that's...sounds simple.

Just like that?

[Voice]

[shamelessness]

Yes, just like that! My name is Shiemi Moriyama.