Merriment 18 | Video

[mynameisallen]

[Allen had just finished training for the day. It wasn't like his usual workout as he was slowly working his way back to to that. He was still honestly tired after what happened even if he didn't do an awful lot beyond talking.

But to him talking can be just as exhausting and yet here he was with a smile on his face.]

Hello... So I don't normally talk on here much but I'm trying this new thing called... being open and it's been going well. Sort of.

[He has his moments.]

So I decided why don't we all try giving a fact or two about ourselves. They don't have to be super serious or anything. Just anything will do and we can talk.

I will go first with some facts:

One: Back home we had a situation where people became zombie like and so to deal with something... I hit on a male robot to get him to do it. It worked.
Two: I have a bone to pick with Cupid. They're an asshole and I don't like them.
Three: I've cheated pirates out of money. Like a lot of money.
And finally Four: I once stabbed myself with my own sword. I thought it wouldn't do anything... I was very very wrong.

[All rather odd facts about himself that he was comfortable with sharing. The smile till on his face.]

So whose going to be next if anyone.

Comments

[so_dark_a_road]

I guess when we're being open, we can only be open to the degree that we have real knowledge of our situation. But the attempt is everything. We tell the part of our stories that we feel is important, even without all the facts. Our experience matters, and revealing it to others can help us deal with it.

[mynameisallen]

I guess. I'm usually one who prefers to keep things to myself though. Trying to change that to a certain extent, but it's not an easy thing to do either.

[so_dark_a_road]

I see. And that's the purpose of this network post, then? To help you and others get used to being open about our experiences and our feelings about those experiences. How are you doing with that attempt to change? I know it's not easy.

[mynameisallen]

In a sense, yes that is the reason. As for how I'm doing. As I mentioned it's not easy and I am prone to slipping back into old habits a little too easily.

[so_dark_a_road]

I don't think it's just you who are prone to slipping back into old habits. I think that's a very human thing to do. But today in this post, you've made an attempt to be open, and you've helped other people be more open. If this level of openness becomes a new habit, I think you'll not only help yourself, but others as well.

[ Taking his best shot at being encouraging. ]

[mynameisallen]

Who knows really.

[He's trying but he at least is realistic in knowing he couldn't b sure if thats actually the case or not.]

WOuld be nice, but we will see what the future holds.

[so_dark_a_road]

Nobody knows, really. [ Smile. ]. Does anybody know anything, really?

[ Realism can be useful! ]

Yes, we will all try our best, and we will see what the future brings.