54th draw is a written post...? o.o [filtered away from the usual suspects]

[boomchucka]

Tonight I find myself in need of some advice. Say that you live with someone who's not used to cleaning up after themselves and literally just leaves everything everywhere and all you want them to do is clean up after themselves? How do you convince someone to do this short of having to take all of their things and dump them on the front lawn in

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[gravity_splode]

I can help with the math?

[boomchucka]

By blowing it up?

[gravity_splode]

Wellllllll, I've got this trebuchet...

[boomchucka]

Do you now?

[heavenslament]

Hm...mention it? If they see how much it's bothering you, I'd think they would try to fix that.

I hope that's right. I never really had messy housemates, unless you count the pet.

I didn't mean to take this long to respond to tags but ugh. x.x;; sorry! ;;

[boomchucka]

Well... he decided to build a chocobo pen in the rain so he's got a cold at the moment so... while he's stuck in bed, I've just cleaned the room.

'Sokay!

[heavenslament]

He what?! ...poor Ceodore.

It wouldn't help much to mention it now, but maybe when he's better.

[boomchucka]

Yeah... he did.

Probably not but at least I can keep the room clean while he's stuck in bed.

[no_use_running]

I can help with math, if you want.

[boomchucka]

Oooooh, that'd be great! Thanks Ami.

[no_use_running]

We could arrange a regular time for tutoring.

[boomchucka]

Great! What's convenient for you, Ami?

[flamesofanger]

Have you tried to make their room a mess and lock them there until they clean it? Or give their things to the Welcome Center, if they aren't going to take care of them they may as well not have them.

[Ikki diplomatic as always.]

... Why are you doing homework? Do you go to that school?

[boomchucka]

What if the person in question is the person you're sharing the room with?

[Totally diplomatic. Ikki reeks of diplomacy.]

I do go to the school. I can't train all day, every day.

[flamesofanger]

You can still do it if you are willing to make sacrifices.

Yeah, you can't but, what go to the school for? Aren't you a bit older for it anyway?

[You must be like 15 at the very least, girl.]

[boomchucka]

Have you ever encountered a person who's mastered the art of giving people the kicked puppy face before?

We never really covered this stuff back home so I figured it was a good time to learn it. It passes the time at least.

...Ikki, how old do you think I am?

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[hippocraticly]

Dumping it out on the lawn sounds like a good idea to me.

[ maybe he should try it himself. ]

[voice]

[boomchucka]

I'm debating it. I'm debating a lot of things actually...

[voice]

[hippocraticly]

Care to share them?

Re: [voice]

[boomchucka]

Putting his stuff out on a lawn, letting his chocobo eat something, trying to figure out to convince him that cleaning isn't just a woman's job, trying not to smack him upside the head or pop his ego too badly...