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Post by Gidget on Jan 16, 2021 14:37:08 GMT -8
Gidget shifted awkwardly and sighed. She knew what she was good at. She was smart... probably smarter than either of them gave her credit for.
"I haven't ever had a reason to be good at fighting. But you've still got... your special abilities. You're a Meta. I'm a human, and kind of a fragile one at that." Cybernetic enhancements aside. "And they worry about me."
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Post by Djoser Aneksi on Jan 16, 2021 18:06:20 GMT -8
"Nor have most people. Fighting is usually not a necessary skill here. Practice will be good, but don't prioritize it over honing your own gifts."
At the next statement though, Dj would look over to Gidget with a raised eyebrow.
"What a horrible thing to say." He'd say with a calm but venomous voice before looking away dismissively.
"Yeah if you try to do what Drake and WR do, you are going to be fragile for a long time. I've already said to try to build yourself into the best you you can be. Yes, you could possibly be just as good a fighter they are. Yes, you could be more useful by playing at your talents, like they did with theirs. At the end of the day it is your life." He would say, not bothering to look at Gidget. His tone cold and calm.
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Post by Gidget on Jan 16, 2021 18:26:05 GMT -8
The venomous tone took Gidget off guard. She finally looked up at DJ, and her expression was... confused.
"What the hell pissed you off?" she asked, her brows furrowed and a frown touching her lips.
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Post by Djoser Aneksi on Jan 16, 2021 18:42:58 GMT -8
He would look back to her calmly. He was going to be honest, even if it hurt. Live by his own example.
"I'm not mad at you, I don't know you. I was annoyed at your statement. It is ignorant and rude to shut down my attempt to sympathize on the ground that I have powers. The suggestion is that I cannot relate nor understand what it means to struggle because I have powers. I could go on but frankly I don't care. That's just the second time it's happened recently."
He wouldn't raise his voice or speak with any malice. Just calm, unbothered explanation.
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Post by Gidget on Jan 16, 2021 18:45:16 GMT -8
Gidget stared at him, trying to go over what she had said and obviously wondering for a moment if she had offended him. It was strange that she would care so much about somebody else's feelings, and her knee-jerk reaction was to say something even more hurtful. Hopefully, that would keep DJ from getting too close to her.
However, right as she opened her mouth, the smell of the coal burning would again float through her senses. She felt it wrap around her, almost like a blanket for a moment, and she snapped her jaw closed.
Taking a deep breath, she looked back to her cup.
"You're right. That was fucked up of me. My b..." She spoke softly, and sounded a bit like a petulant child that had just been scolded, but at least she apologized. That was a huge step for her.
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Post by Djoser Aneksi on Jan 16, 2021 19:04:02 GMT -8
Dj would sigh. "You don't need to apologize. I'm normally much better about dealing with comments like that."
He would say before looking to her.
"I gave my best advice there. What worked for me. I am not strong or fast or particularly powerful. I have powers but to think they make me compare to those two combat wise is laughable."
"You have their hearts. In different ways, but both are meaningful. I don't know anyone but you who can claim to having either of them. Now it's up to you what image of yourself you give to them."
"Does any of this help any?" He would ask curiously, his normal warmth returning.
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Post by Gidget on Jan 16, 2021 19:15:43 GMT -8
Gidget took a deep breath before nodding.
"Yeah, it helps. It's just... I don't know. I trained with Drake a little the other day, and he told me kind of the same thing. He said to worry about, like... my endurance, speed, and my flexibility. Because I'm never going to be as brute-force strong as them. It's just not going to happen."
She shrugged her thin shoulders.
"You know... DJ, you come around here, acting like whatever and giving out advice like its fucking candy. But you... Are you okay?"
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Post by Djoser Aneksi on Jan 16, 2021 21:49:12 GMT -8
Dj would nod intently, giving a soft smile.
He was satisfied with the result of the conversation for now.
Then she asked her question. He would answer honestly again.
"I will be. I have my insecurities, my struggles, my problems, and they are going eating at me pretty bad now that I'm actually socializing."
He would pause again. "I am pretty bad off right now. I say I'm okay because I expected... this, and I am ready for it to get much worse. I am hopeful it will get better though."
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Post by Gidget on Jan 17, 2021 10:58:00 GMT -8
"Well, uh... if you need to... you know, be on the receiving ends of one of these chats..."
Gidget gave an awkward shrug. This wasn't something she often talked about. She stood up and walked over to her desk, writing something down on a piece of printer paper. Returning to DJ, she held it out.
"Here. My number. You can... call or text if you want..."
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Post by Djoser Aneksi on Jan 17, 2021 18:12:44 GMT -8
He hold take the number and give a soft smile.
"Thank you. Though I probably won't. My honest to Sobek problem is I am opening myself up to companionship. I don't trust anyone, nor have I chosen to make friends until I was too lonely to keep ignoring it."
He would turn to face her, calm and warm as always.
"So far it hasn't been very good. Combine that with my horrible inferiority complex that I just can't shake off and I don't feel so good."
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Post by Gidget on Jan 17, 2021 21:13:30 GMT -8
Gidget fell silent as she contemplated his words. She meshed her teeth together and nodded, slowly. Inferiority complex.
"Yeah... I get that..."
She took a deep breath, and gave a slight shrug of her shoulders. "Look. Use it or don't. It's up to you. But the option is there, now."
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Post by Djoser Aneksi on Jan 17, 2021 23:22:28 GMT -8
"Regardless, it is noted and appreciated." He would say standing up and walking to the door. At the last second turning and saying "Is there anything else I can do for you?"
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Post by Gidget on Jan 18, 2021 8:49:09 GMT -8
Gidget gave a little shrug.
"It doesn't have to be now... but eventually, I'd like to know who that Sobek person is."
She still refused to look up at DJ, letting him go to the door. She wouldn't stop him from leaving, but she had caught what he said, and had genuinely no idea who Sobek was.
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Post by Djoser Aneksi on Jan 18, 2021 11:38:32 GMT -8
He would laugh a bit. That was a nice contrast to the conversation they had.
"Well now I have a reason to text you."
He'd say before walking out. Giving a soft wave goodbye.
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