yES, bOTH OF THOSE THINGS ARE CORRECT, aUSPISTICIZING, tHE ASHEN QUADRANT, aND THE TWO FEELINGS ARE DEFINITELY, cOMPLETELY DIFFERENT, wHICH IS WHY, rELATIONSHIPS THAT REACHAROUND USUALLY DO NOT END WELL,
uH, fRIENDS ARE NOT GOOD BECAUSE, hM, wELL, iDEALLY YOU ONLY HAVE YOUR QUADRANTMATES, aND THEN ANY PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS ARE SECONDARY, fRIENDSHIP, mUDDLES THAT UP, sINCE THEY ARE NOT REALLY PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS, bUT THEY ARE ALSO NOT ROMANCE, tHEY ARE, uH, pEOPLE WHO CAN BE, cONFUSING FOR LOYALTIES, jEALOUSY CAN BECOME A THING, pRETTY QUICKLY, aMONGST YOUR CONCILIATORY QUADRANTS ESPECIALLY, aND VERY OFTEN, tHE FRIEND WILL END UP HURTING YOU IN A WAY THAT, mAYBE, yOUR MOIRAIL CAN'T HELP WITH, aND THEN PROBABLY EVERYONE INVOLVED GETS CULLED FOR, eMOTIONAL INSTABILITY, aND FAILING TO BE, pRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY, sO FRIENDS ARE NOT REALLY A THING, tHAT PEOPLE USUALLY WANT, iN MY EXPERIENCE, bUT i THINK IT'S DIFFERENT FOR HUMANS, sINCE YOU SEEM MUCH MORE WILLING TO, hELP EACH OTHER, wHICH DOESN'T GENERALLY HAPPEN TO US, eITHER,
[Trust is really a thing only given to quadrantmates, and it is hard won even then. Adding another person to the usual five is really just a good way to make yourself vulnerable to betrayal and emotional pain which... well, trolls are not especially good at dealing with. This seems obvious to him even if maybe he doesn't think about it in terms of trust...]
bUT, uH, aNYWAY, i'M GLAD THAT, yOU AGREE, pROBABLY YOU WILL HAVE TO TALK WITH HIM, tO FIGURE IT OUT, bUT i THINK YOU WILL BE FINE, aS LONG AS HE IS ALSO, oPEN MINDED,
[And now there is a long... long... pause... Because WOW those entire last two paragraphs are filled with a whole lot of Weird Human Shit That Doesn't Really Make Sense]
i, uHHHHHH, bUT, wHY WOULD YOU ONLY, bE INTERESTED IN WOMEN, wAIT, wHY CAN YOU ONLY REPRODUCE,
[NO STOP. HE DOESN'T WANT TO KNOW ABOUT HOW HUMAN WIGGLERS ARE MADE!!!! IT'S NASTY ENOUGH WHAT HE DOES KNOW]
i MEAN, bUT, wAIT, wHAT IS MARRIAGE, dOES THAT MEAN, yOU CAN STILL HAVE OTHER ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS, aS LONG AS YOU AREN'T MARRIED, tHAT MAY BE A, uH, pROBLEM, sINCE MATESPRITS, aRE SUPPOSED TO BE TOGETHER AS LONG AS POSSIBLE, aND THERE ISN'T ANY, pRELIMINARY, tESTING PHASE, oR, wHATEVER, a BOYFRIEND IS,
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aUSPISTICIZING, tHE ASHEN QUADRANT,
aND THE TWO FEELINGS ARE DEFINITELY, cOMPLETELY DIFFERENT,
wHICH IS WHY, rELATIONSHIPS THAT REACHAROUND USUALLY DO NOT END WELL,
uH, fRIENDS ARE NOT GOOD BECAUSE,
hM,
wELL, iDEALLY YOU ONLY HAVE YOUR QUADRANTMATES,
aND THEN ANY PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS ARE SECONDARY,
fRIENDSHIP, mUDDLES THAT UP,
sINCE THEY ARE NOT REALLY PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS,
bUT THEY ARE ALSO NOT ROMANCE,
tHEY ARE, uH, pEOPLE WHO CAN BE, cONFUSING FOR LOYALTIES,
jEALOUSY CAN BECOME A THING, pRETTY QUICKLY, aMONGST YOUR CONCILIATORY QUADRANTS ESPECIALLY,
aND VERY OFTEN, tHE FRIEND WILL END UP HURTING YOU IN A WAY THAT, mAYBE, yOUR MOIRAIL CAN'T HELP WITH,
aND THEN PROBABLY EVERYONE INVOLVED GETS CULLED FOR, eMOTIONAL INSTABILITY,
aND FAILING TO BE, pRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY,
sO FRIENDS ARE NOT REALLY A THING, tHAT PEOPLE USUALLY WANT,
iN MY EXPERIENCE,
bUT i THINK IT'S DIFFERENT FOR HUMANS, sINCE YOU SEEM MUCH MORE WILLING TO,
hELP EACH OTHER,
wHICH DOESN'T GENERALLY HAPPEN TO US, eITHER,
[Trust is really a thing only given to quadrantmates, and it is hard won even then. Adding another person to the usual five is really just a good way to make yourself vulnerable to betrayal and emotional pain which... well, trolls are not especially good at dealing with. This seems obvious to him even if maybe he doesn't think about it in terms of trust...]
bUT, uH, aNYWAY,
i'M GLAD THAT, yOU AGREE,
pROBABLY YOU WILL HAVE TO TALK WITH HIM, tO FIGURE IT OUT,
bUT i THINK YOU WILL BE FINE, aS LONG AS HE IS ALSO, oPEN MINDED,
[And now there is a long... long... pause... Because WOW those entire last two paragraphs are filled with a whole lot of Weird Human Shit That Doesn't Really Make Sense]
i,
uHHHHHH,
bUT, wHY WOULD YOU ONLY, bE INTERESTED IN WOMEN,
wAIT, wHY CAN YOU ONLY REPRODUCE,
[NO STOP. HE DOESN'T WANT TO KNOW ABOUT HOW HUMAN WIGGLERS ARE MADE!!!! IT'S NASTY ENOUGH WHAT HE DOES KNOW]
i MEAN,
bUT,
wAIT, wHAT IS MARRIAGE,
dOES THAT MEAN, yOU CAN STILL HAVE OTHER ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS,
aS LONG AS YOU AREN'T MARRIED,
tHAT MAY BE A, uH, pROBLEM,
sINCE MATESPRITS, aRE SUPPOSED TO BE TOGETHER AS LONG AS POSSIBLE,
aND THERE ISN'T ANY, pRELIMINARY, tESTING PHASE, oR,
wHATEVER, a BOYFRIEND IS,
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