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<NeverAcorned>

[youngtimer]

Hm. That's a lot of vague detail to start with, but ... if you're not sure if they were trying to be friendly or not, I guess that can't be helped. I guess my first question is: how long have you known this person?

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[prototype_blues]

[he's being vague for two reasons, one why he brought up such a thing which was to either get Leo to stop bothering him or perhaps make a connection and two, he'd rather leave the Leonardo's name out of this.]

I'm. Not good at reading people with that kind of thing, but he was attempting to get me to learn basketball so I assume it was meant to be friendly.

And we first met during Felfri, but we're not close. We've only run into each other a few times.

<NeverAcorned>

[youngtimer]

Okay. I think I can guess what happened, now. You guys haven't known each other very long, and I take it you've only really run into each other when the shit's hit the fan - Felfri, the Red Fog. So, this person sees you at a time when the peninsula isn't going to hell, for once, and he probably figured teaching you something might be a good way to get to know you.

You're a pretty practical guy, really straightforward. So I can understand why you would have brought up the Red Fog - it's one of the last times you saw him, and you can connect to that, it's common ground. Whatever you said, you wouldn't have thought anything of it, because you were just making conversation.

Thing is: not everyone likes having bad things brought up when they're trying to have a good time. Especially if he's new: it probably really fucked with his head, and he wants to get past it and get on with his life. Which isn't to say you can't ever talk to anyone about the shit that happens here! It just means that sometimes if you want to, if you don't know them very well, you should ask them first if they're cool with it.

Once you've known someone a while, you start to learn when they're in a mood to talk about the rough stuff, and when you should wait until later, and you won't have to ask anymore. But if you do still want to be friends with this guy, it can be as easy as sending him a note.

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[prototype_blues]

I see.

It... Probably does not help that the only friend I have from home, knows everything I've done. Good and bad. So I don't see a reason to hide such things, from a friend. But you make a good point that others probably don't want to do that, I never considered such a thing.

[Which is true, he doesn't exactly think of how others feel at times. Which means he'll be very blunt or standoffish instead.]

A note... seems like the best idea, although I will give it some time. Since I doubt they want anything to do with me at this time.

[youngtimer]

Try not to be too hard on yourself. You'd be surprised how fast people get over smaller stuff like that when we all have a mandatory subscription to the catastrophe of the month club. Maybe give it a few days to start. Sometimes if you wait too long it just makes it worse, because they think you don't care. I made that mistake a few times before I figured it out.

[thank goodness for Annie Dyer, he thinks, missing his old scorpion friend keenly in that moment. she was much better than this, and had almost singlehandedly helped him be better at the whole Friendship Thing]

[prototype_blues]

[Hahahaha telling Blues to not be hard on himself, that's a good one.]

I'll try not to. And I wonder if it's really that small, they didn't seem to react well at all.

But I'll give it a few days, yes. [He'll end up giving it more than a few days, actually, because he is bad at this.]

Thank you for the advice, sir.

[youngtimer]

In the scope of everything else it could have been? Even if they don't realize it yet, trust me, bringing up something they didn't like is a pretty minor offense. You could've eaten him, killed him, killed someone he loves, you know. You're both lucky.

And don't mention it. I offered to help you, didn't I? Thank you for actually taking me up on it. And good luck.

[prototype_blues]

I wouldn't do any of that though. I mean without reason.

[Or frenzying, which he leaves unsaid.]

You did, that's why I came to you... Not like there are many people here I would trust with something like this. And again, thank you.

[youngtimer]

[Horatio knows that despite people's best intentions, frenzy isn't the only reason friends do horrible things to each other. Sometimes the peninsula just does a number on you, and you both have to come to terms with it and move on. But if Blues is really going to give this friendship thing a try, he'll learn that soon enough, and Horatio recognizes that sasying so in this particular moment would only dissuade him from trying - if not at all, then at least not quite with all his heart.[

Don't mention it. I hope it goes well. I'll be at the Academy this weekend if you need to come talk about it again.

[prototype_blues]

[Horatio is a smart man, because saying such a thing would probably dissuade Blues from the course of friendship. Or trying at least.

But Blues is going to take the advice to heart and do his best with it.]

I hope so too. And I'll keep that in mind if I need to.