Post by societalFlame on Jul 5, 2012 13:35:02 GMT -5
((Still editing formatting and stuff. Bluh preview not working. Now posted with the right account!))
10:46 societalFlame: Grreetings to all of you.
10:47 Beetle: Hello sF.
10:47 ballisticSpectacle: Hey.
10:47 ontologyExpunged: Hello!
10:47 threadTreader: hello
10:48 societalFlame: Thherre is an issue in my session. I would like advice on hhumans and whhy thhey rreact thhe way thhey do.
10:49 ontologyExpunged: Being human myself, I'll do what I can!
10:49 ballisticSpectacle: What did you need help with?
10:49 threadTreader: i may be able to provide assistance
10:50 societalFlame: One of my coplayerrs hhas died perrmanently, and hhis matesprrit equivalent is verry upset. Thhat is underrstandable.
10:51 ontologyExpunged: It's a harsh and dangerous world we live on. I'm glad they had love. Go on?
10:51 societalFlame: Whhat is not underrstandable is whhy shhe is exprressing hher grrief by strriking me about thhe hhorrns and shhouting "Whhy didn't you save hhim, you monsterr?"
10:52 ontologyExpunged: You'd better describe how he died.
10:52 threadTreader: were you around when her matesprit-analogue died
10:53 societalFlame: I was nearrby, but not close enoughh to make any differrence. We werre looking forr a hhidden arrtifact in hhis Land and hhad split up to coverr morre grround.
10:54 threadTreader: how did he die
10:54 societalFlame: Hhe was ambushhed by a pairr of lichhes and a giclops.
10:55 ballisticSpectacle: Ooh.
10:55 threadTreader: did you attempt to resuscitate him
10:55 societalFlame: I hhearrd it, but was not able to prroperrly aim my weapon in thhe dense foliage.
10:56 ontologyExpunged: His body.
10:56 Beetle: Oh dear.
10:56 societalFlame: I did. Hhis drreamself hhad died earrly on durring a Derrsite rriot.
10:56 ontologyExpunged: Did you get to it in time to kiss.
10:56 societalFlame: So it failed.
10:56 ontologyExpunged: Did you know the location of his bed?
10:57 societalFlame: None of us did.
10:57 ontologyExpunged: Or could you have gotten to Derse quickly?
10:57 societalFlame: We werre in thhe middle of nowhherre looking forr a sacrred arrtifact. Quickly is not a thhing thhat could hhave hhappened.
10:58 societalFlame: I brroughht hhis body withh me, because hhumans put value on prreserrving thheir comrrades' corrpses.
11:00 threadTreader: yes
11:00 threadTreader: i recollect aiding with marked burials
11:01 societalFlame: Thhe matesprrit is still strriking me about thhe hhorrns. It is rrathher irrrritating.
11:01 threadTreader: have you attempted to explain that you did everything you could
11:02 societalFlame: I explained everrythhing I hhave told you. Hherr rresponse was to shhout "Stop making excuses!"
11:03 societalFlame: Is it a hhuman grrief thhing?
11:03 threadTreader: yes
11:03 Beetle: We humans sometimes have the unfortunate tendency to blame others when bad things happen. It helps us cope.
11:03 threadTreader: did you like the person who died
11:03 threadTreader: did you know them well
11:04 societalFlame: Hhe was admirrable.
11:04 threadTreader: say this
11:04 threadTreader: that you did not wish for him to die
11:04 threadTreader: and that even though you do not grieve as humans do that you would not have wished to see him die at all
11:04 threadTreader: let alone by that
11:04 threadTreader: if she continues to persist
11:05 threadTreader: attempt to tell her that _-he would not want you to act like this-_ or _-he would not have wanted this-_ or _-is this how he would have wanted to be mourned-_
11:06 Beetle This is good advice.
11:06 societalFlame: I will do so now.
11:07 ontologyExpunged: It's...it's going to take a while for her to feel better.
11:08 societalFlame: Shhe hhas ceased strriking me and is now crying into my coat. I am not surre hhow to rreact.
11:09 threadTreader: embrace her
11:09 threadTreader: tell her he was a good person
11:09 threadTreader: maybe share good memories of him with her if she wishes to talk about him
11:09 threadTreader: do not
11:09 threadTreader: under any circumstances
11:09 threadTreader: speak negatively of him
11:09 threadTreader: or preferrably of any dead coplayers around any humans
11:10 societalFlame: Verry well. I believe I will go offline forr now.
11:10 societalFlame: Thhank you all forr yourr hhelp.
11:10 threadTreader: best of luck
11:10 Beetle: Good luck, sF.
11:10 threadTreader: it was my pleasure
11:11 societalFlame has left the chat.
10:46 societalFlame: Grreetings to all of you.
10:47 Beetle: Hello sF.
10:47 ballisticSpectacle: Hey.
10:47 ontologyExpunged: Hello!
10:47 threadTreader: hello
10:48 societalFlame: Thherre is an issue in my session. I would like advice on hhumans and whhy thhey rreact thhe way thhey do.
10:49 ontologyExpunged: Being human myself, I'll do what I can!
10:49 ballisticSpectacle: What did you need help with?
10:49 threadTreader: i may be able to provide assistance
10:50 societalFlame: One of my coplayerrs hhas died perrmanently, and hhis matesprrit equivalent is verry upset. Thhat is underrstandable.
10:51 ontologyExpunged: It's a harsh and dangerous world we live on. I'm glad they had love. Go on?
10:51 societalFlame: Whhat is not underrstandable is whhy shhe is exprressing hher grrief by strriking me about thhe hhorrns and shhouting "Whhy didn't you save hhim, you monsterr?"
10:52 ontologyExpunged: You'd better describe how he died.
10:52 threadTreader: were you around when her matesprit-analogue died
10:53 societalFlame: I was nearrby, but not close enoughh to make any differrence. We werre looking forr a hhidden arrtifact in hhis Land and hhad split up to coverr morre grround.
10:54 threadTreader: how did he die
10:54 societalFlame: Hhe was ambushhed by a pairr of lichhes and a giclops.
10:55 ballisticSpectacle: Ooh.
10:55 threadTreader: did you attempt to resuscitate him
10:55 societalFlame: I hhearrd it, but was not able to prroperrly aim my weapon in thhe dense foliage.
10:56 ontologyExpunged: His body.
10:56 Beetle: Oh dear.
10:56 societalFlame: I did. Hhis drreamself hhad died earrly on durring a Derrsite rriot.
10:56 ontologyExpunged: Did you get to it in time to kiss.
10:56 societalFlame: So it failed.
10:56 ontologyExpunged: Did you know the location of his bed?
10:57 societalFlame: None of us did.
10:57 ontologyExpunged: Or could you have gotten to Derse quickly?
10:57 societalFlame: We werre in thhe middle of nowhherre looking forr a sacrred arrtifact. Quickly is not a thhing thhat could hhave hhappened.
10:58 societalFlame: I brroughht hhis body withh me, because hhumans put value on prreserrving thheir comrrades' corrpses.
11:00 threadTreader: yes
11:00 threadTreader: i recollect aiding with marked burials
11:01 societalFlame: Thhe matesprrit is still strriking me about thhe hhorrns. It is rrathher irrrritating.
11:01 threadTreader: have you attempted to explain that you did everything you could
11:02 societalFlame: I explained everrythhing I hhave told you. Hherr rresponse was to shhout "Stop making excuses!"
11:03 societalFlame: Is it a hhuman grrief thhing?
11:03 threadTreader: yes
11:03 Beetle: We humans sometimes have the unfortunate tendency to blame others when bad things happen. It helps us cope.
11:03 threadTreader: did you like the person who died
11:03 threadTreader: did you know them well
11:04 societalFlame: Hhe was admirrable.
11:04 threadTreader: say this
11:04 threadTreader: that you did not wish for him to die
11:04 threadTreader: and that even though you do not grieve as humans do that you would not have wished to see him die at all
11:04 threadTreader: let alone by that
11:04 threadTreader: if she continues to persist
11:05 threadTreader: attempt to tell her that _-he would not want you to act like this-_ or _-he would not have wanted this-_ or _-is this how he would have wanted to be mourned-_
11:06 Beetle This is good advice.
11:06 societalFlame: I will do so now.
11:07 ontologyExpunged: It's...it's going to take a while for her to feel better.
11:08 societalFlame: Shhe hhas ceased strriking me and is now crying into my coat. I am not surre hhow to rreact.
11:09 threadTreader: embrace her
11:09 threadTreader: tell her he was a good person
11:09 threadTreader: maybe share good memories of him with her if she wishes to talk about him
11:09 threadTreader: do not
11:09 threadTreader: under any circumstances
11:09 threadTreader: speak negatively of him
11:09 threadTreader: or preferrably of any dead coplayers around any humans
11:10 societalFlame: Verry well. I believe I will go offline forr now.
11:10 societalFlame: Thhank you all forr yourr hhelp.
11:10 threadTreader: best of luck
11:10 Beetle: Good luck, sF.
11:10 threadTreader: it was my pleasure
11:11 societalFlame has left the chat.
