Video 3 - George's room

[toiletseat_girl]

[the video opens on an average-looking teenage girl sitting cross legged on a chair, looking awkward.

very awkward.

very, very, very awkward.

she opens her mouth, then closes it. then opens it again to ask]

So, um. This is gonna sound stupid? Probably because it is. But does anyone have any tips for how to--how to flirt? 'Cause I don't know how. Like, at all.

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[ex_break829]

[ fucking RISKY BUSINESS SOCK SKIDS right into this here post. ]

Flirting, huh? I could teach a masterclass on flirting, sweetheart.

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[toiletseat_girl]

[skeptical voice is skeptical]

Really. What kind of flirting. And the name's George.

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[pellameno]

[ They're both home right now and shortly after she posts to the network Pell appears in her doorway, holding his phone up and looking extremely curious. ]

I'm going to need to know the story behind this.

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[toiletseat_girl]

[awkward look times 100000]

...nothing. It's just. I don't know how.

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[whistlewhilstyouwork]

Is he cute?

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[whistlewhilstyouwork]

Or she?

[He adds after a minute]

[nowherewolf]

That depends, what're you tryin' to get out of it? Relationships, or benefits?

[Business or pleasure?]

[toiletseat_girl]

[ye gods, someone she'd be open to flirting with. help]

Relationship. Preferably. I'm not into the whole [she waves her hands around] sleeping with people left, right, and center thing.

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[disarmer]

I think you just wink a lot?

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[toiletseat_girl]

I dunno, that sounds way too easy.

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[bespectacledsnake]

People like to feel like you think they are special. If you show particular interest in something they have an interest in or you ask them to show you how to do something they are good at...and when they talk you be sure to seem captivated by what it is they are saying.

[toiletseat_girl]

Well. That shouldn't be so hard? I mean, I am interested already. So I just have to act interested and mooney?

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[ghostlocked]

lol.
y u askin?

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[toiletseat_girl]

/headdesks
Because it's a useful skill?

[hasadoctorsnote]

Good luck. [He absolutely sucks at flirting too, he completely feels your awkwardness, George.]

[toiletseat_girl]

Thanks, I'm gonna need it. [she's just like. what do? she does not know]

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[hasitsthorns]

Don't try too hard. If you change your behavior for someone too much, it's gonna be bad for both of you in the long run.

I know 'be yourself' is probably the worst cliche in the book, but. Better be honest than the other person like a you that isn't actually you, y'know?

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[toiletseat_girl]

[but George doesn't like herself very much]

So, just--continue being awkward with people? I'm not very good at the whole human interaction thing.

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[coheres]

[ Oh, George, you sweet, sweet thing. ]

Just ask them out. It doesn't have to be on a date but I think... I think being around someone more often, especially alone, helps those kinds of feelings bloom.

It helps to know more about them, to find similar ground. And friendship can change. Hell, two people in love could suddenly find themselves feeling less in love as lovers and more in love as close friends.

Our feelings are fickle. [ To Sharon, love is a mixed bag. It doesn't come with an easy to read manual. In fact, it's like walking in the dark, searching for a light on the wall that works. A thousand switches and only some of them work for a specific person. ]

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[toiletseat_girl]

[fjaklsfsdasafjakj;A;!!!

...please excuse her for a moment.

she'll be fine.

maybe.

probably]

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[toiletseat_girl]

[she takes a deep breath and lets it out slowly]

...okay. So, uh. Would you like to hang out sometime? [quickly] It doesn't have to be a date! But we could hang out somewhere and just. Talk?

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[64th]

[ FINALLY AN AREA OF CASHMERE'S EXPERTISE THAT DOESN'T INVOLVE MURDER!

Cashmere is beaming in a very cat-who-ate-the-canary way.]

I would love to help you.

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[toiletseat_girl]

[no, George is fully capable of being lethal enough on her own, thanks.

and that smile makes her nervous, but fuck it, she's going for it]

Yeah? You would? How?

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[solase]

[Oh sweet summer child. Alucard is still getting the hang of this whole phone business but coming across this post? It's not the sort of thing he can just see and pass by. Because if anyone could have written a book on flirting, then Alucard Emery would certainly at least have a chapter dedicated to himself.]

Oh George. It's hardly a stupid question, but it's not a lesson learned by word alone.

[He'll bring Esa if you let him over to help? Maybe you can teach him technology in return...]

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[toiletseat_girl]

[and if anyone ever wrote the book on awkward human interactions and getting in her own way, it would be George. she is an expert at being awkward, as can probably be heard]

...okay. Then, how is it learned?

[time with Esa combined with mutually beneficial lessons? she'll take it]

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[knifecollecting]

[Instead of following Pell's example, Jo just laughs from her room before answering the post.]

You didn't have to go to the network.

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[toiletseat_girl]

[she can hear you laughing, you know]

Yeah? Then what was I supposed to do?