GODLY AUDIENCES - TAKAOMI SHISHIMARU

[divus]

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[bakaomi]

You don't think that's depressing? That people feel like they can't be themselves to make others happy?

[ he does get what tamaki means, he really does. but... he shrugs. ]

[divus]

A bit, I suppose. But other people's happiness is important isn't it?

[bakaomi]

More important than your own?

[divus]

...I believe that if you care for someone deeply, yes. Their happiness is of utmost importance...and so long as they're happy, you'll learn to be happy as well. They do say that happiness is contagious.

[bakaomi]

...this is why you're so emo all of the time.

[ taka is the last fucking person who can say this to anyone ]

[divus]

Are you really in a position to be telling me that? [Gently calling him out...]

I think I'm used to it by now.

[bakaomi]

[ he sticks his tongue out at him ]

Used to what? Being emo?

[sophistications]

It's not the word I would use, but yes. [A serious tone follows.] But if it means everything works out for others, I can still be satisfied.

[bakaomi]

... you really are like a prince.

[ handsome, selfless... ugh ]

[sophistications]

Perhaps so...but I wouldn't say it's something everyone should aspire to be. It takes a great amount of skill. [Shut the fuck up Tamaki.]

[bakaomi]

[ ... ]

Are you bragging?

[sophistications]

No. [And he's serious again.] I'm simply stating facts.

...I still would never want anyone else to experience this unless they understood what would happen.

[bakaomi]

... nah..

I wouldn't want someone else to either.

[sophistications]

...it's your ability to empathize with someone that makes you a well-suited choice, you realize. [Is that, like, approval for Taka dating Senri? A mystery.] That's the potential I think you don't quite see in yourself. Even without fully understanding, you make attempts.

[bakaomi]

[ first of all i just noticed you gave up and added the character journals to the filter

but that makes him pause, and awkwardly scratch his head. ]

It shouldn't have been a situation where there were "winners" or losers"...

[sophistications]

[Image embedding is a pain on an ipad okok.]

It shouldn't, but people still look at things this way, do they not?

[bakaomi]

I guess...

[ he can't really argue but

he can't even brag about winning considering all of the mixed feelings involved with it. ]

It's just more complicated than that though.

[sophistications]

You mean a gray area where there are some things you can't win or lose in the first place. Or perhaps something else?

[bakaomi]

I dunno. Maybe both?

You call caused my stress.

[ fucking sasuke ]

[sophistications]

Even stress can have some good to it if you know how to grow from it. Keep that in mind.

[bakaomi]

You continue to be a fortune cookie.

[sophistications]

As they say, that's the way the cookie crumbles. [This is not even applicable to the situation oh my god.]

[bakaomi]

[ what ]

... what.

[sophistications]

..it sort of worked in this situation. [Not even a little bit.] Like saying "that's just how things are."

[bakaomi]

It barely works. Shut up.