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because you talk all logical and i most definitely don't and i need like to learn how to talk to you numbers and figures people and you're my best bet.

I would start with simply stating your thoughts.

yeah done that and we always end up in a fight because i talk in colors and he's like... numbers. trying to find a middle ground.

[ He understands ancient esoteric texts about magic but he doesn't understand what Till means there. ]

And what happens when you try to talk in numbers? I'm assuming you've tried that.

yeah just because you bark at a wagyein doesn't mean you're actually talking its language

Edited 2025-02-09 01:35 (UTC)

Speaking its language.

Is there a language you share?

thats what i said.

and yeah, we technically talk the same language but he's... math and i'm art. it's like vastly different dialects of the same language

No, that's not what I mean.

[ Patience. He needs patience here. ]

Art and math are not different dialects. There's gorgeous mosaics and fractals that prove they work together. They are two sides of the same coin and if you look at the coin from the side you see both.

Find the math in your art.

that's really poetic and beautiful. and i see where you're going with that, i do...

that doesn't fucking help me at all

You're the one talking about math and art. I am trying to speak your language.

So, if you want help, you need to be better with what you want me to know.

okay okay okay, i get it my friend and i are the metal in the rocks, you're talking about the coin we can become. i need the in between steps.

or at least an idea of how to become the coin because right now we just hit each other and start fires.

[ That's not what he was saying at all, actually. Apparently this communication problem is bigger than he thought. ]

Have you considered instead of words that you are so bad at a gesture to show your friend how you feel?

like holding hands? because that still leads to fires?

fuck.

i'll be like "i don't want to kiss because i don't like kissing" and he'll be like "so you don't like kissing me." and I'll be like "holds hands. no you're the only one i want to kiss" and he'll be like "so i'm a shitty person and you should kiss other people"

[ Stephen needs a drink. ]

Have you considered that perhaps saying you don't like kissing and then saying you only want to kiss them is a confusing message to give someone?

well i don't dislike kissing i just don't really feel anything when kissing but he wants to kiss so i want to kiss him but he doesn't want me to kiss anyone else but also wants me to be free and kiss other people but he's the only one i want to kiss so why would i need to kiss other people and then he says something shitty like i enjoyed kissing the king and i get mad because i didn't enjoy kissing the king....

see my problem?

[ Two drinks. He needs two drinks. ]

I see that you're both idiots.

Just answer my questions one at a time, please.

Do you feel anything when you kiss him?

yeah i can admit that.

and it's nice, like holding hands.

Have you told him you like kissing him and how kissing him makes you feel?

that's 2 questions

yes and we have a color chart with numbers so i can point to a color and he gets the corresponding number so we both are on the same page. but he wants me to be like in the 50s or higher and i'm in the 80s (100 is neutral, 0 is like you saw the universe begin)

80 is higher than 50...

The point of these questions in the end is to get you to realize neither of you are speaking clearly and a conversation takes two people to go well. You are not the only one responsible for making communication work.

If he will not believe you when you tell him your feelings that's his problem, not yours.

look i numbered it wrong and now 100 is bad and 0 is good. think of it like you want to be 1st place not 100th place

oh... you're not wrong

but i feel like i don't get his either. he's really smart and logical and loves classic literature from earth

Golf rules.

Look, in every alternate universe I am aware of I utterly ruin my relationship so perhaps don't make it all about you and just listen instead of talking or thinking you need to talk.

Unless arguing is some sort of flirtation.

sure.

wow you suck that bad?

no. but yeah, okay, i'll listen to him more. i guess sometimes he says one thing and i kind of go off the rails... i can try to breathe more.

Yes, apparently.

It will never work if you don't listen and let your temper always get the better of you.

well... you're a jerk but i think you're cool

and yeah. okay i'll work on that. thanks.

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