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[facepalmchampion]

[[An almost gaunt looking figure shuffles himself, and his fancy new outfit thanks to the festivities, in a seated position to get more comfortable. For the most part there is a metallic stopper on the back part of the wrist of a hand covering the man's face]]

These posts always made me wonder what kind of civilization I've been pulled into that we all sit around and talk to ourselves until other people do or don't decide to talk back.

[[He turns his head in what seems to be an attempt to get any knots out of it, while he speaks, eventually settling it back on the most comfortable spot on the arm of his couch.]]

Before any of you kind souls tries to gg me on being here, sitting by myself, talking into the post, I'm aware. Your humour is dry. I'm just bored and thought I'd follow the herd like every other upstanding citizen. So here I am, talking to myself and curious about what those out there, will say back.

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[graftage]

Well, you win some, you lose some. There are people who find it much easier to talk to others online than in real life. Would you prefer that over this? I think it has its charms, personally.

[facepalmchampion]

[[The time that it takes him to reply isn't swift, but it's for a good reason.]]

I gave your question real thought. You're right. I prefer it here, I can't always remove people from where I want to be if I can't just ignore what they've said or they get too annoying. Are you one of those people, "online" preference shall we call it? That's a statement more rooted by someone with the beliefs.

[graftage]

I actually prefer talking face to face! I grew up in a big family without stuff like this, and I think there's something to seeing how a person reacts when you talk to them.

But like I said, online has its charms. Its like you pointed out - you can just ignore what people say on here or just move on, and you can't do it that easily in person. I like it in its own way, too.

[facepalmchampion]

A big family must have had its problems, but family is family, after all. Every family has it's problems. Are any of them here?

[[He considers for another moment or two before switching his reply on to video, at least on his end. He doesn't care for what the other side does.]]
Let me indulge you, out of my own curiosity.

[[A shift of his hand helps to slide a few strands of hair out of his eyes from between the fingers over his face. It's clear he's reading again what has been written. He doesn't think the hand makes it easy, but it stays and he looks back up at the camera.]]
It's got the ups and downs of social interaction I want the least of, but both do have their own constructs that I'm willing to come to a middle ground and agree on with you.

[graftage]

Sadly, no, but I do have some people from my world here.

[And switching to video, huh? He blinks at his screen. There's the guy from the original post, the strangely detached hand and all.]

[How interesting.]

[He switches his end to video too, and the other should see the bright, almost boyish face of Steinbeck giving him a friendly smile on his screen.]

Oh, there you go! See, you can even do face to face on here. [He leans his cheek on his hand.] Kind of better than even meeting in real life - at least you can shut your device off if you decide you suddenly don't like me.

[Its obviously a tease, based on the way he sticks out his tongue at the end, there.]

[facepalmchampion]

[[With both of them on video, Tomura feels at least on equal grounds and the smile beaming back from the screen is noted. There's no smile on the other end, but then again even if there was, it would have been mostly covered by the face accessory.]]

I've gone this far, you're not [[He takes a moment to think of what would have had him turning the conversation down entirely. In fact, enough that he looks up and to the side.]] obnoxious as some of the things I've seen on here. Your honesty is refreshing.

[[The tongue being stuck out and tease earn a small smirk, he's not incapable of it. It's just that he seems very care free and it's amusing to think how this place makes it easy for people to be that way. It's not because of shitty Heroes, either.]]
I won't hesitate, I promise. I see your user name, but what's your actual name?

[graftage]

That so? Haha, if I got a dime every time someone said I was chatting their ear off, I could probably get myself a nice dinner. But seriously, I appreciate it. Thanks.

[He's definitely outgoing, a chatty Cathy, but it makes it all the better when people actually seem to like it.]

The name's John. John Steinbeck. [A beat.] And before you ask, yeah, its like the author if you've heard of him. But that guy doesn't exist in my world, so its just coincidence, really.