ｔｈｉｒｄ。 ｗｒｉｔｔｅｎ。

[repudiationist]

[ locked away from breaks_destiny so much ]

[ she can't even bring herself to use voice for this - just sending this message out in general is already embarassing enough, but she can't think of it by herself, so.. have some written text, Luceti. ]So, let's say there's a person who did a lot for you, and even though you still can't really take it in you feel

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[ written ]

[repudiationist]

[ let her be tsundere in peace, okay!! ]

Don't tell me you believe something as ridiculous as that too.

[ written - filtered to Minato ]

[repudiationist]

[ ... is she seriously going to discuss this with someone. Because she feels embarassed just thinking about it, about all these feelings, and it's stupid and confusing and utterly ridiculous, and.. ]

... I don't know. It's just so hard.

[ well, she figures at least Minato won't be a jerk about it. ]

[ Private ]

[touchofrogue]

[Rogue sees who this is and throws up an additional courtesy filter. For both their sakes.]

Purely hypothetically?

[ Private ]

[repudiationist]

That's right, purely hypothetically.

[ Yes, she's even repeating that under the filter. So much tsundere here. ]

Sort of a 'what if' situation, I guess.

[ Private ]

[touchofrogue]

Well, purely hypothetically... I'd think it ain't so much what ya get 'em but what ya want the gift to say. An' how well ya know the person. 'cause there are some things... no amount of gift can make up for.

[ Private ]

[repudiationist]

Let's say in this completely hypothetical case that I do know the person well, even though I don't know much about them, if that makes sense. And I want the gift to tell them that I care in return the same way they care for me.

Or at the very least say 'thank you'.

[voice]

[shred_the_sky]

Have you thought, perhaps, that this person did such things because doing them was a reward in its own right?

[written]

[repudiationist]

But.. putting so much effort into something just for the sake of doing it doesn't make any sense, right? There must have been some sort of purpose behind it.

[voice]

[shred_the_sky]

. . .

If that's the case, then you shouldn't be getting them anything. There is little worth in people who do great deeds only when there is reward in sight.

[written]

[repudiationist]

Isn't that being a little bit too judgmental? It's only natural for humans to do something to get something in return. It's the concept of natural social exchange.

[voice]

[kindofamouthful]

Wow, they sound really nice for a hypothetical person...

[It's okay, she's totally tsun-blind.]

If they did a bunch of things that add up and there's nothing big enough... I guess you should do a bunch of little things. Then they can add up, too!

[written]

[repudiationist]

[ good to finally have a tsun-blind person to speak to.. ]

Yeah, they're a really nice hypothetical person. You don't have many of those around anymore, but this one's a special case. [ she's saying it with a deadpan tone, but it's probably some sort of joke. ]

But.. what sort of little things should that be, then?

[written]

[kindofamouthful]

...I'm not sure. I guess it'd depend what kind of things they did to help you and what you're good at.

If it was me, I guess I'd make things to help them, or help out when they had things they needed to do.

[written]

[repudiationist]

Unfortunately I don't really have many creative skills. Or any useful skills that could help me with making something for him, either way. What kind of thing would you make to help them then?

[voice]

[godbent]

Jump them and fiercely make out.

[Said after watching the beginnings of that Minato thread and the Sokka thread as a whole. Sarcastic]

[written]

[repudiationist]

Yeah, that's probably the best advice I received so far.

[ she's being sarcastic too. Haruhi why.. ]

Except for the part where it's not like that.

[voice]

[godbent]

Fine, then what is it like? Be clear with these things, jeez.

[written]

[repudiationist]

Isn't it simple from the post itself? This person did some stuff for me and I want to know how I'm supposed to thank them for it. I don't think it gets any more clear than that.