[ Ah, well...those are sentiments that she can understand very well, can't she? Why do I always have to be the strong one? ]
You don't have to be. You can find people you trust, people who will support you when you need to fall down. They are out there.
[ Perhaps that's why he called her. But she doesn't press on that for the moment, standing from the stone she had been sitting on. ]
And you can say no by recognizing that we are people...and we want affection and friendships just like anyone else. [ It's said very gently, with no trace of bitterness, because she at least understands how that might look from her perspective. As First, not many people wanted to engage with her. Now... ] If that makes you uncomfortable, that's an understandable reaction. If I were the Commander, I would want someone to tell me that.
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Date: 2015-04-23 03:10 pm (UTC)You don't have to be. You can find people you trust, people who will support you when you need to fall down. They are out there.
[ Perhaps that's why he called her. But she doesn't press on that for the moment, standing from the stone she had been sitting on. ]
And you can say no by recognizing that we are people...and we want affection and friendships just like anyone else. [ It's said very gently, with no trace of bitterness, because she at least understands how that might look from her perspective. As First, not many people wanted to engage with her. Now... ] If that makes you uncomfortable, that's an understandable reaction. If I were the Commander, I would want someone to tell me that.