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[People have always been puzzling for Karla. As far as these dating auctions and everything else romance-related are concerned, she has noticed a pattern; that men like to hit on women who keep rejecting them. What is the point? Of course, the only way to understand such matters is to ask the public at large.]

...I've a question for all the men out there. When you flirt with a woman, what are you truly looking for? The pattern I have noticed is that men aren't truly looking for a relationship.

[It also didn't help that she's noticed that men have stopped flirting with her the moment she accepted their advances.]

Do you enjoy being rejected? If so, why? Men are so strange...

...I suppose women can also answer if they understand men better than I do...

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This depends on the individual, each person is a different case but some studies have determined that younger men and women seem to be increasingly postponing or avoiding marriage and serious relationships. Relationships require responsibility and a different level of intimacy not everyone is ready to experience.

Depending on they maturity level and what type of commitment he's open to, there's a chance men could just be looking to get laid. Ironically, when women are confident of their own sexuality and flirt back, that might cause some men to doubt themselves and retreat because they don't feel like they're in control of the situation.

Mind you, those are the kind of people who aren't worth your time, specially if their fragile masculinity can't stand a woman showing interest.

...That actually makes a lot of sense. About men not feeling like they're in control, I mean. Although I'm not sure I'd want a man who wants to control me either...

I saw a lot of humans do idiot things along the years, so...[He pays attentions and then extrapolates.]

I don't recommend it, not.

[ He hasn't been paying attention to date auctions or the likes, but Cassian can't blame Karla for being confused. He's rather puzzled himself. ]

I don't know why other men would chase a woman who isn't interested. I've never enjoyed being rejected, or seen rejection as an encouraging sign. It seems to me like these are special cases, and these would-be couples just have a brusque manner of interacting with another? Otherwise, they're going to get themselves slapped, or worse.

I'm rather surprised that the men at the dating auction didn't get slapped...or worse.

[Probably worse, from the impression she's gotten from Winter so far.]

So bad? Sounds like I missed... something.

[ He's so glad he didn't go. Sounds like it really wasn't his scene. ]

If they're making a nuisance of themselves, I hope they do get slapped.

Well, there were two guys trying to outbid each other for Winter Schnee. One was a guy with white hair and a red jacket. The other...I'm not sure who he was. He was...less distinctive.

Perhaps they just like the challenge?

[She can kind of see that, remembering how Bartre came after her after she had beaten him the first time. Except it wasn't for a date.]

Maybe? It's as good an explanation as any.

[ Or maybe masochism, if Winter Schnee is the one they were outbidding another for. Why would anyone pay to spend time with Winter? He wouldn't even do it if she paid him! ]

People are strange. I'm glad my relationship has never been quite that exciting.

Hmm. I suppose that answers that...

[It's satisfactory enough, so no reason to go any farther on that.]

People are strange...though they'll probably find me to be the strange one.

I don't know you well enough to say, but I think in this place we can usually assume there's always someone stranger than ourselves.

Well...I guess that's true. In fact, I might just be one of the more "normal" people here...

Honestly, I'd assume so. Unless there are sides to you I haven't encountered yet, which is of course completely possible.

There is indeed another side of me...

[The side of her that came out during the last "event," yep. And that is certainly not normal...]

More than a few of us have discovered new sides to ourselves lately.

[ And he obviously hasn't been happy with his discovery, sour as he looks. ]

Well, that's quite a disappointment.

Some men do very much enjoy the pursuit of a woman. I do think Kaytoo summed it quite appropriately, but everyone is different and people here tend to come from an even more diverse background than most of us are accustomed too.

As for myself? Well, I can't say I'm looking for anything in particular, I do it for fun, some women enjoy it immensely just because of the gesture, and some utterly ignore it. I don't mind either way~ As for looking for a relationship? I can't say that I am not looking, but most people here tend to assume that any interest means marriage from their reactions. I do feel people need to spend a certain amount of time together before a serious relationship should be considered.

[He's got a lot to say on love, so.]

Well, I would agree with that. If people are going to be married, they should be sure that they know each other well enough to know that they truly want to spend their lives together...

[She did say all the men. Suppose he'll weigh in.]

Heh, depends on the flirting. It can be a tease--for fun--or a flattery; a more beneficent kind of fun. The serious flirting I haven't had the pleasure of, if there is such a thing.

That's an...interesting follow-up. Do rejection and flirting succeed each other so often, in your experience?

[Karla's not sure what to think. Then there's no solid answer if it depends on the type of flirting.]

...Then what would you say in the case of a dating auction?

Hmm? How do you mean?

[For a change he tried to spend as little time at the auction as possible, so he's unsure of the connection.]

Well, I mean...when people bid on others at the date auction...what are they looking for?

Haha, you'd probably have to ask them. But I don't mind guesses on their behalf.

Some are looking to mollify, though they might be taken to task for vulgarity. "I'd buy that for a dollar!" "That" being the prospect of personal time, and the dollar being red bills, of course.

Some are looking to mortify and tease, dangling an unknown fate in front of the victim.

Some are seeking to run interference; that is, not looking to date themselves, but only to arrest any dates their object of attention might get from whom they deem unworthy. Spoil-sports, in other words.

Some are looking to throw lots for themselves, eager to see what fate might have in store with a little prodding.

Some might be wrought with pity, and bid only so one would feel desired and have their feelings unharmed.

And some, I suppose, could simply be looking for dates.

[But that's almost too obvious to say so he left it for last.]

Well, that is sort of why I asked the public at large...

[Because some of the responders must have been participants in the auction, right?]

I suppose that will do for a general answer...

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