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[sythyry]

The Right Question [13 Hispis 4262]

Lunchtime started off insanely promising.

Chelinet:"Sythyry, want to come sit by me at lunch, at some remove from everyone else, so that they can see us but can't really hear what whe're talking about?"

Me:"Oh yes yes yes yes! I'd be glad to."

Chelinet:"Now that we are here, and speaking in very low voices as well, as we eat our herring rolls and noodle sandwiches, may I ask a somewhat possibly perhapsically difficult question?"

Me:"Oh yes yes yes yes! Certainly; what is troubling you?"

Chelinet:"You, um, ... you're the president of the, well..."

Me:"Transaffectionate Student Association?"

Chelinet:"Yes, that."

(Me, privately: Oh yes yes yes yes yes!)

Me:"No, just the most organized organizer. Which isn't saying very much, it's only met once. "

Chelinet:"Well... are there going to be any more meetings?"

That seemed to call for some well-placed boasting. I may be traff, but I am an Official Vheshrame Ambassador and catspaw of the Duke!

Me:"I have been a bit negligent about them. I've been spending too much time with the Duke and the Legeriat."

Chelinet:"... really?..."

She sounded impressed. I explained a bit. She sounded impressed but nervous. I let her continue.

Chelinet:"Will there be more meetings, though?"

Me:"I hope so! Fairly soon. My life is calmer now, what with the Legeriat not accusing me of anything this week, and my girlfriend having left me." (I'm exciting! I'm important! I'm available!)

Chelinet:"Well.... They say that you can tell if someone is transaffectionate by looking at them. You can, I mean. If you're transaffectionate yourself."

Me:"I have the honor to be transaffectionate myself, indeed ... but I can't tell by looking, not reliably. I can recognize a few clues here and there."

Chelinet:"... am I, do you think?"

Comments

[kensan-oni.livejournal.com]

If you have to ask, you're probably at least partly Transaffectionate!

Or maybe just Affectionate for one... you can be picky. :)

[zeeth_kyrah]

This is where it gets tricky. And I bet we're going to learn the rest of this conversation later.

The best answer to that question is, "I wouldn't know, it's up to you."

[terrycloth.livejournal.com]

Well, you *do* know the way to figure this out, from Seeks-Leeks -- you need to date her for several months, without trying to get excessively physical, and then she can figure out whether or not she's interested.

...

It might be more fun (or at least, quicker, depending on how much you'd enjoy the dating part of dating) to assemble the team and have them come up with a traff test of some sort, though. Also, more doom!

[kensan-oni.livejournal.com]

Let the nose rubbing commence!

Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com]

You smile and say, "Well, it's certainly a good sign that you're looking at yourself deeply enough to ask that question. Come to the meeting I have just planned for next week, and we can discuss it further in a safe and private environment."

Re: Thoughts

[sythyry.livejournal.com]

That sounds fearsomely organized. I get the impression you're Rassimel, somehow.

I'm just a lizard though.

[bikerwalla.livejournal.com]

Oh yes yes yes yes!

[redbird]

I can't tell that sort of thing by looking. Not for a brief interlude, anyhow. Enough time around a person, and seeing what they do, and who they look at, and I might get an idea (assuming they weren't deliberately concealing something--someone who, say, was traff, drawn to rassimel, and unhappy about that, might deliberately seek out social contexts without rassimel so they wouldn't be tempted, and that's much harder to identify).

Re: Thoughts

[greenreaper.livejournal.com]

Sounds like self-ingrained speciesism to me. Don't let Hren Tzen dictate your limitations!

[tuftears.livejournal.com]

I have a strong suspicion she has an affection for someone in particular... Not necessarily Sythyry! Especially since you say it started promising.

[cattitude.livejournal.com]

Just say yes.

Re: Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith.livejournal.com]

Ah, but in mere centuries you will be the amazingly experienced lizard, able to seduce mighty virgins with a single swoon.

I'm still a monster from your perspective, though. I have the topical tenacity of a Rassimel, the whimsy of an Orren, the bluntness of a Khtsoyis, the indifference of a Sleeth, the ferocity of a Gormoror, the forethought of a Zi Ri, the botanical skill of a Herethroy, and the conditional-authority-awareness of a Cani. I don't think you'd enjoy the world I'm living on.

[rowyn]

Yeah, it generally goes downhill from there, doesn't it?

Re: Thoughts

[mattlazycat.livejournal.com]

Mighty virgins! ^.^