text; anonymous

[penpoint]

i hate that it's come to this but i need some advice on something
and due to the nature of the question i'd prefer to get a few perspectives rather than just one or two people

maybe someone else here has gone through the same thing

say that you and another person have known each other for a long, long time
but you were apart for awhile
and now you're both pretty different

how do you see someone as the person they are now?
how do you make them see you as the person you are now?


[ ooc; while this is anon. if your character has any reason to suspect who this is you're free to call him out ]

Comments

[penpoint]

naturally
but, yes, there's changes in treatment, but not necessarily in perception

[nipzips]

still think you're really overthinking this ...

okay, if it's like that, why don't you ask them to stop seeing you as a kid, then

or do something really grown-up that's going to change their mind

it took every ounce of energy not to pick a fight

[penpoint]

trust me, i'm not overthinking
i already do "grown-up" things

maybe you're thinking it's way more simple

a lesson in tolerance ...

[nipzips]

it can be simple though? it's not like you two hate each other or anything

if you're still good friends despite all that time apart, then i'm still not getting what the problem is

[penpoint]

we're still friendly because there's a high chance we're seeing each other as who we were not who we are

so no, it's not that simple

[nipzips]

what, so you think if they start seeing you as who you are right now and vice versa, the relationships's gonna change?

[penpoint]

obviously if people are different the relationship changes
that's natural
if it stays the same then you're stuck in the past