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genessia2018-09-12 12:04 pm
anamnestik) wrote in genessia2018-09-12 12:04 pm
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Pardon my strange question... When do feelings of friendship become something... else? And what is the best remedy for stopping such feelings? Not to imply it is unpleasant, or I've no desire to love the person in question. Merely that this is going to be an inconvenience for them.
And are those with budding romantic feelings for another still permitted to invite the person of their affection on dates? Is that taboo? It feels so very wrong.
... Maybe I'll use the pocketwatch and forget all of this. This is criminal of me.
[action : various cities]
[Eliot has gone off on a self-help love quest, because all of this really bugs him. He's not sure how valid his emotions are, given that his personality is a temporary front for his "library self." He's been stopping in book stores and convenience stores, even stopping in grocery stores, to pick up those trashy teenage gossip magazines. Particularly anything that promises to explain the social etiquette of modern romance.
He's also been picking up trashy magazines of a less appropriate variety. You'll know he picked up and flipped to a scandalous article when you hear him scream in public and hastily close the magazine, glowing red from embarrassment.]
o-oh... oh my goodness...! Modern publishing is shameless...!
Pardon my strange question... When do feelings of friendship become something... else? And what is the best remedy for stopping such feelings? Not to imply it is unpleasant, or I've no desire to love the person in question. Merely that this is going to be an inconvenience for them.
And are those with budding romantic feelings for another still permitted to invite the person of their affection on dates? Is that taboo? It feels so very wrong.
... Maybe I'll use the pocketwatch and forget all of this. This is criminal of me.
[action : various cities]
[Eliot has gone off on a self-help love quest, because all of this really bugs him. He's not sure how valid his emotions are, given that his personality is a temporary front for his "library self." He's been stopping in book stores and convenience stores, even stopping in grocery stores, to pick up those trashy teenage gossip magazines. Particularly anything that promises to explain the social etiquette of modern romance.
He's also been picking up trashy magazines of a less appropriate variety. You'll know he picked up and flipped to a scandalous article when you hear him scream in public and hastily close the magazine, glowing red from embarrassment.]
o-oh... oh my goodness...! Modern publishing is shameless...!
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[AWKWARD PAUSE] Oh. I said that out loud. [On camera. >>]
Uh... Lemme lock this...
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Why would it be inconvenient for them? And it's not really a matter of taboo as much as your comfort level. Since you know the budding feelings might not develop, and there's already something there with someone else. But if you feel too guilty, it genuinely might not be worth it.
I'm against the whole "forgetting" thing though. In my experience it's just a hassle and prolongs the inevitable.
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[Is he Rose, though?? Is that a good thing? She seems pretty competent, honestly.]
You know about my memory. Forgetting my feelings is inevitable. Things always slip through the cracks when I use the pocketwatch. This personality is just a temporary survival mechanism, that can be erased by some music.
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My ex, the Doctor, the one with the Fluffy hair and collar, when I first got here, we were fighting so badly he had a collapse, survival mechanism like you said, and forgot the previous three months we'd been together. Including the first time we made love, him telling me his true name, reasons I kissed him and he kissed others. It was my fault, not his, but it still hurt. I think if anything it was a much bigger obstacle to getting us back together. Which, at the time, was fine with me, because I didn't want to. That was the reason I was fighting it so hard, even though he missed me, and we're usually so inseparable, yeah?
I felt... extra guilty about it all because his future is married, and I never wanted to detract from that, but I couldn't see how I wouldn't and still be me. Throw in the other kettle of fish that I didn't stop loving him, no matter what the face, and at first his Fluffy-haired self said he wanted to love my two best friends because he couldn't in his normal timeline... well, you can understand my headache, yeah?
I don't think you should feel guilty about loving anyone. Even if you act on it. That was why I wanted to remove myself from the equation. So he was free. If you forget again though, you might just forget the reason for forgetting, and always fall back in love with them. That was the problem with me and Guitarist Doctor. I keep falling back in love with him, even knowing wht I shouldn't.