[Text/Locked from Willow Rosenberg]

[wwaterboy]

i dont use this netwwork vvery much
but i guess i should do this or so it seems i dont knoww

i just havve a question an i dont really knoww anyone to ask so maybe some fuckin strangers can answwer it wwhatevver
this is probably a bad idea

so uh
howw does romance wwork for humans?
i knoww you dont havve quadrants
but i thought i should check if theres more to it than that since i find myself in a certain position wwith a member a your species

an dont tell wwilloww i asked this
i knoww she asked a similar question a the collectivve you about troll romance but she didnt tell me until later an i hadnt thought to ask myself so i wwant to keep this on the dowwn loww for obvvious reasons

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[metawoof]

oh my god you you like willow?!
aaaaaaw this is so sweet!!! <3

[wwaterboy]

an she likes me i should mention
i mean really likes me
shes confessed her feelins and i just wwant to make sure i dont mess it up
i mean i think i knoww the basic idea but i wwant to get the little details the subtle cues evven i might a missed

[metawoof]

aaawwww!!! :)
well the closest equivalent to human love would be your flushed quadrant!
ummmmm
i actually do not know that much about romance to be honest
but as long as you do not do that weird hate-stuff and you are nice to her and show her you care
i think you will be ok!

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[orphans]

I cannot begin to fathom wwhat you find the least bit endearing in that human, but vvery wwell.
If you vvalue your pride, you may do better to filter this from a feww more.

[filtered]

[wwaterboy]

you knoww her?
i thought about blockin all a the trolls too but i wwasnt sure howw
an i thought some a the trolls might havve experience anywway
so i figured that if they did theyd havve an easier time explainin the differences betwween human an troll romance

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[orphans]

Unfortunately.
Then you may havve to face Her Imperious Condescension's scorn, as wwell as any others wwho hold any sort of standards.
That barred, howwevver, you are otherwwise correct in your assumptions.

Is there anything specific you wwish to knoww?

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[keepscalm]

Just treat her well. Remember small details like how she likes a certain thing cooked or her favourite colour. I wouldn't take it overboard, but small gestures like that are incredibly thoughtful and should not be overlooked.

And do not take advantage of her feelings or her trust. But I should hope that much is obvious.

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[wwaterboy]

all a those things seem pretty obvvious to me
wwhat about rings?

[Text]

[keepscalm]

Then you're on the right track.

Rings are an acceptable gesture, but they're generally only brought into play once the relationship has become very serious and committed. Promise rings and engagement rings are common -- a human wearing a ring on the fourth finger of their left hand generally means they are engaged, married, or otherwise spoken for in regards to a romantic relationship.

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[lucidmutant]

You treat her with respect and decency, for starters.

...from there, what I remember is kind of fuzzy... [Headrub.]

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[wwaterboy]

[Vague irritation] Evveryone's been tellin me that. I knoww howw to treat someone right. I'm talking about human cultural shit.

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[lucidmutant]

Hmmnn...

If there is someone you like, I remember that you admit to them that you like them. If the liking is mutual, you start dating. Going steady.

[Video] Too lazy for text oops

[ocariness]

[ Oh, it's Eridan! Yes, Link was worried this might've been Dualscar, as they don't... get along. But then Link is actually 10 but physically 17... what is romance. But let's try anyway?

And.

He likes Willow... a-awww. ]

Well... humans are similar to my people, so... I would assume the important thing to be is to be honest and be yourself. Don't try to be someone you aren't to please her. If it's Willow, I am certain she will understand your feelings. From what I know, human romance is closest to your flushed romance, but instead of pity, like my people, they likely view it as appreciation, affection, and positive feelings.

If... that helps any. I'm afraid I can't assist you much beyond that, other than wish you luck.

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[wwaterboy]

[Right. Be honest. That's a big one. He nods nervously] I'm tryin to be honest but I just don't wwant any wweird cultural misunderstandins an such, because it's wweird enough us bein' aliens to one another.

So are those feelins you mentioned 'lovve'?

[Video]

[ocariness]

Generally speaking, yes, they are. What you're doing now is a good first step, though.

[ Have a reassuring smile, Eridan. c: ]

[video]

[floreatnoctem]

You type like Dualscar.

[Yes Chidori, do let's state the obvious.]

...what, exactly, are you unclear on?

[video]

[wwaterboy]

Wwell that'd be on account a Dualscar bein' my ancestor, probably. Wwe wwould havve a lot a similarities.

[Flushing a little] I'm just lookin' for some tips on wwhat pitfalls to avvoid an wwhat she might be expectin from me noww that wwe'vve entered into a flushed or wwhat might be called a boyfriend an girlfriend kind a relationship wwith one another.

[notagiraffe]

You like Willow? [Oblivious roomate is oblivious]

Wait er... sorry this is Eridan right? Not other Eridan or Dualscar? [Because he almost died in terror after learning his last conversation about troll romance had been with Dualscar]

[wwaterboy]

yeah didnt you fuckin notice wwhat wwith her practically mackin on me wwhile wwe wwere in our room that one time?
yeah this is your roommate eridan not that highblood or my ancestor

[ceruleanspid8r]

You want to romance one of the pink aliens????????
Seriously????????

[wwaterboy]

wwhats the big deal wwith that?
shes swweet an understandin and wwe havve a real connection like a real bond that wwas just like serendipity from the first time wwe evver met
an she felt it too i knoww she did because she said so only it just took her some time because she just lost her matesprit and she wwas grievvin

[verymuchalive]

oh so youre the one she likes!
dont worry i wont tell her
but if you hurt her i will be forced to take action
i understand this is a thing expected of roommates and close friends

[wwaterboy]

i wwont hurt her
i swwear i wwont i dont do that kind a thing i mean like vviolence is really not my area an i definitely dont evven carry a wweapon
besides shes a great an powwerful wwitch an she could hold her owwn if it evver came up
wwhich it nevver wwould
but uh anywway thanks for not objectin highblood

[agoodoffen2e]

awwww doe2 ed have a cru2h on a human?

[wwaterboy]

no i dont havve a crush
ivve got an actual goddamn matesprit not that its any a your business