Because he doesn't know. There's still a girl he likes but he's given up hope of ever seeing her again. And deep down? He's had other crushes. But he just feels so damn about having them.
And in the end? He truly believes it'd be best if he diverted anyone who might like him away from him.]
Seriously. It was just the town anyway. Give it time and you'll see that. It's just it's after effects. It happened pretty recently.
[Yep. Only a month ago. That isn't a while at all.]
[ gasp did he just call her ears cute-- beside the point. ]
I didn't say that. [ She had said she liked him, as a friend, at least. ] This is just very confusing but I don't really think I can blame it all on the town at this point!
[ There's a long pause that follows, you can almost hear her chewing nervously at her lip. ]
Well, I probably do know why I'm confused, and it is because some part of me, I don't know which part so don't ask I am still trying to figure that out, maybe sort of does like you as more than a friend! At first I thought it was just a leftover flower feeling, but it has been going on for a month now, so I don't really think so anymore.
[ It's all said a little fast, and her words start to run together by the end. ]
If you're the Queen then I'm the Emperor. I have four hundred years of experience with it, okay?
......
Yeah, alright. Slow down there.
[But after saying that? It's not like he has any real clue how to go forward.]
So if we like...theoretically are talking about you liking me as more than a friend in some weird little part and me maybe maybetheoretically liking you as more then a friend in some little weird part....
I mean it's....I dunno.
Maybe it's something we just need to wait and see. It's probably just some stupid lingering after effect after all.
[But it's pretty clear he doesn't fully believe that.]
[ She doesn't believe that it's a lingering effect by this point, but waiting and seeing sounds like the right idea. And now that he knows, and she knows, maybe it's ok to let things develop from there. She's not really sure. Her only other realtionship was-- a weird one, to say the least, so she doesn't have a lot to go on. ]
.....I'm sorry. It's just......things are confusing. And they have been for a while. And sometimes-
[He doesn't even know what he wants. Or he knows what he wants and does nothing to try and get it. Because really he's the master at making himself miserable.]
....Don't you have a boyfriend or something too? I thought you did.
[What does he say to that? He really doesn't have any clue. Does he try to be comforting, or does that come off as too awkward already? Does he ask what happened? Fuck if he knows. He ponders and ponders and just doesn't have a clue.]
Give it a month.
If it doesn't fade...for either of us...we'll talk about it again, okay?
[It's not a lie. Aside from Slugger and Picky, you've become one of the more constant friends in his life so far. He doesn't know if the feelings he has right now really are going to last or not or if they'll fade. In a weird way, he'd maybe like them if they stayed.
But at the very least, he's coming to find that at times he'd like to know more about some of the people in his life here, even if he usually tries to keep his mouth shut.]
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Date: 2012-03-14 07:17 am (UTC)Oh- ! Um, okay, maybe, but... [ but what?? She hesitates for a moment. ] Was it all just the town for you though?
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Date: 2012-03-14 07:23 am (UTC)[Not answering.
Because he doesn't know. There's still a girl he likes but he's given up hope of ever seeing her again. And deep down? He's had other crushes. But he just feels so damn about having them.
And in the end? He truly believes it'd be best if he diverted anyone who might like him away from him.]
Seriously. It was just the town anyway. Give it time and you'll see that. It's just it's after effects. It happened pretty recently.
[Yep. Only a month ago. That isn't a while at all.]
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Date: 2012-03-14 07:24 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-03-14 07:28 am (UTC)That just means you need more time I guess!
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Date: 2012-03-14 07:29 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-03-14 07:35 am (UTC)There is no way you seriously like me, okay? You said yourself you can't even think of why you would. So it's just confusion. That's all it is, dummy.
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Date: 2012-03-14 07:39 am (UTC)I didn't say that. [ She had said she liked him, as a friend, at least. ] This is just very confusing but I don't really think I can blame it all on the town at this point!
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Date: 2012-03-14 07:43 am (UTC)[Yeah, it is. He's pretty sure he's missing something.]
So, what? What're you suggesting happen here?
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Date: 2012-03-14 07:45 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-03-14 07:49 am (UTC)I don't know. Okay?
I don't know. It's confusing and I don't want to screw up our friendship
[And he says that hesitantly, like he's scared you're going to tell him he's wrong. Even though you just said they were friends early on.]
and....there's just a lot of weird things, okay?
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Date: 2012-03-14 07:52 am (UTC)No, I understand. There's a lot of weird things for me too.
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Date: 2012-03-14 07:57 am (UTC)You seriously don't know why you're still confused?
[Because he doesn't either. And while he won't say it out loud, any clue would be nice.]
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Date: 2012-03-14 08:01 am (UTC)[ There's a long pause that follows, you can almost hear her chewing nervously at her lip. ]
Well, I probably do know why I'm confused, and it is because some part of me, I don't know which part so don't ask I am still trying to figure that out, maybe sort of does like you as more than a friend! At first I thought it was just a leftover flower feeling, but it has been going on for a month now, so I don't really think so anymore.
[ It's all said a little fast, and her words start to run together by the end. ]
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Date: 2012-03-14 08:04 am (UTC)......
Yeah, alright. Slow down there.
[But after saying that? It's not like he has any real clue how to go forward.]
So if we like...theoretically are talking about you liking me as more than a friend in some weird little part and me maybe maybe theoretically liking you as more then a friend in some little weird part....
I mean it's....I dunno.
Maybe it's something we just need to wait and see. It's probably just some stupid lingering after effect after all.
[But it's pretty clear he doesn't fully believe that.]
Maybe we ought to....wait and see, I guess.
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Date: 2012-03-14 09:29 am (UTC)That might actually be a good idea.
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Date: 2012-03-14 04:38 pm (UTC)[He's sorry, if you like him. Because even if he does have a small crush on you?
There's another girl he likes. And he just can't stop liking here.]
Just give it a while, alright? I think it'll probably end up going away.
[He pauses again. It probably isn't fair to keep telling her that, keep forcing that, and not give her any explanation other than that.]
Look. I'm sorry it's just...
There's someone else on my end too, okay? And she's really, really important to me.
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Date: 2012-03-14 06:49 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-03-14 07:05 pm (UTC)Yeah. Friends.
[Well. Shit. He didn't mean to hurt you.]
.....I'm sorry. It's just......things are confusing. And they have been for a while. And sometimes-
[He doesn't even know what he wants. Or he knows what he wants and does nothing to try and get it. Because really he's the master at making himself miserable.]
....Don't you have a boyfriend or something too? I thought you did.
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Date: 2012-03-14 07:10 pm (UTC)[ She doesn't really believe that, but right now she's too focused on keeping her voice even to care. ]
Well, I did, but... it didn't work out.
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Date: 2012-03-14 07:16 pm (UTC)[What does he say to that? He really doesn't have any clue. Does he try to be comforting, or does that come off as too awkward already? Does he ask what happened? Fuck if he knows. He ponders and ponders and just doesn't have a clue.]
Give it a month.
If it doesn't fade...for either of us...we'll talk about it again, okay?
I'd like to know more about you, at least.
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Date: 2012-03-14 07:20 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-03-14 07:26 pm (UTC)But at the very least, he's coming to find that at times he'd like to know more about some of the people in his life here, even if he usually tries to keep his mouth shut.]
Okay.
Um.
I'll see you around, I guess.
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Date: 2012-03-14 07:27 pm (UTC)See you around.
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Date: 2012-03-14 07:32 pm (UTC)Take care.
Bye.
[And hanging up.]