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[neo_beethoven]

I can't believe you people. You're flocking to Rerun and treating me as if I am a horrible person. Lucy is going around telling people that "the unrequited love of her life slept with her baby brother" as if I did it to spite her. I came out in high school, the fact that I never returned her affections shouldn't be surprising. Linus is saying that

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[literary_james]

I .. wow. I mean, I obviously don't know you well enough, but that sucks, man. That .. That really sucks. I'm sorry on behalf of all of them.

[neo_beethoven]

Thank you, James. I know that you don't know me very well, but your comment is very much appreciated, as is you generally being, well, nice.

[literary_james]

[Offers a sympathetic smile] I understand, man. I mean, to a certain extent, with other things. I got off easy, having been born a straight male -- it means things are often given to me when I don't deserve them, just for that fact. If I had to struggle with being gay, too, on top of all my other shit? And then have my friends and other people get their fucking panties in a twist about it? I'd be going on some kind of 'punch everyone in the balls' rampage.

[neo_beethoven]

I try to keep myself restrained enough so as to not go on a rampage, but I admit that I can be a very callous person. Going through life as the small nerdy gay one makes you bitter.

[basement_rerun]

Schroeder... I don't think you're a piece of trash. I never have. I was, and remain, confused.

I didn't mean to say 'gay' with any kind of disdain. I just... I mean, I'm not. I mean... Obviously you're an exception to that as a blanket statement, but as a general rule, I'm not interested in guys.

And I feel like crap about all of this. I never wanted to hurt you, Schro. It's the last thing I would ever want.

[neo_beethoven]

What ever happened to the person who said that I wasn't a freak and that you don't care who I sleep with. You're treating me like a freak because of who I'm inclined to sleep with.

Then why are you so determined not to be gay, if it's not something as bad as you think it is? It certainly seems to be your mantra for the day.

You could have fooled me.

[basement_rerun]

You're not a freak, Schroeder! And I don't care who you sleep with! I just... I wasn't expecting it to... Well, I wasn't expecting to be the person you were inclined to sleep with.

I don't think that being gay is a bad thing.

I'm really sorry, Schro... Is there anything I can do to make it up to you?

[neo_beethoven]

Then stop treating me like one.

I want you to treat me like normal again.

[loveswhiteshoes]

:O Schroeder, I didn't mean to hurt your feelings! I'm sorry. I...I wasn't picking sides. You're both my friends and you're both very important to me.

:( I didn't mean to go to anyone first...I was just trying to help Rerun feel better because he was so upset, but I suppose I should have considered that you would be just as upset.

I apologize for not thinking things through. I don't think I handled this the best way.

I'm a horrible friend. I'm so sorry.

[neo_beethoven]

You didn't mean to, but you did. So did everybody else.

It would have been nice.

I appreciate your apology, but I'm going to be honest and say that I am genuinely hurt by those who I thought were my closest friends. No one even attempted to talk to me.

[loveswhiteshoes]

You're absolutely right. I wish I knew a way to fix this.

I just don't know what to do. I'm so very sorry. I suppose I understand if you don't want to be my friend anymore. I really let you down and I wish I could do things differently.

[neo_beethoven]

Sally, I'm upset. People say a lot of things when they are upset. That doesn't mean that I don't want to be friends anymore. On the contrary, I want to be friends with everyone just as before. I don't like being so isolated.

[vavarner]

Hey man, I know we don't know each other all that well yet - but if there's anything I can do let me know.

You can hit me up on AIM if you've got it - my SN's Valentine Varner if you want to talk sometime.

--Val

[neo_beethoven]

I appreciate the that, and I know people can't be expected to know each other very well instantly.

I don't have a messenger service at the moment, but I'd like to take you up on your offer.

OOC: I need to make Schro a screen name. I keep meaning to and forgetting!

[vavarner]

Well, whenever you've got the time man, I'm out here. If you're in the NYC area, we could also go get coffee sometime or something and commiserate!

OOC: My ooc SN is Lab Arc Designs if you want to say hi sometime - I really love your character! It's so cool what you guys are doing with the Peanuts gang. Pretty awesome stuff.

[neo_beethoven]

That would be fantastic. Maybe sometime you could even come to a show.

OOC: Thank you so much! I'm really enjoying it. Taking Schroeder's canon characteristics and shaping them into a possible way he could have grown us has been so much fun! Just made the IC screen name, it's "schoderhoven", heh.

[footballtease]

Oh wah-wah-wah...

You screwed up big time, you piano banging hack. You violated our friendships and family trust. We don't sleep with each other’s friends or brothers without permission (I asked Sally before even approaching Charlie and she'd tell you as much). Rerun is and always will be my baby brother. Practically a baby when mom and dad split and I was the one to raise him, and you expect me to be 'cool' about you sleeping with him in some drunken stupor after-party. I'm not. I'm livid and saddened you would treat my baby brother like that. Your utter lack of self-control and gross excess at the expense of others- I don’t mind telling you, I expected more from you, Schroeder.

And get a dictionary because "unrequited" means it didn't happen, wasn't returned. Means I got over it, but it doesn't mean Frieda and I still didn't love you or watch out for you. While you sitting back there tonight, hammering on your piano think on this: What's there to love about your arrogant, self-centered behavior now? We want our old Schroeder

[basement_rerun]

Lucy. Leave Schroeder alone. I'm as much to blame as he is.

You're my sister, and I love you, but this is my life, my decisions. I don't need to ask you who I can and can't sleep with, and neither does Schroeder. I'm not denying that I was drunk when it happened, I was. Which means I had a lapse in any self-control, too. I do appreciate your looking out for me, but I can take care of myself now. I've grown up.

[neo_beethoven]

You keep insulting the music. That has nothing to do with this so keep your idle insults to yourself.

I'm the same person I was then. The same skinny nerdy kid who got pushed into lockers. We've just moved on to different situations. With friends like you I have a good reason to act the way I do, and I'm pretty sure I wrote that. I may need a dictionary, but you need to learn to read. You have no business telling me what I should or shouldn't be doing.