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[squadgoal]

So the year is ending and it's tradition to think of a New Year's Resolution. A way to work in some change and better yourself.

I'm having a hard time coming up with one, but maybe we can share a few and get some ideas for ourselves?

Comments

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[thecacophony]

Well shit, if you can't think up a fatal personal flaw, why not just promise to do something you'd enjoy?

That way you might have a better chance of following through with it too.

[squadgoal]

I'm not gonna lie, I've been having a hard time of that too.

I like crafting. Making things. Tech stuff too.

[thecacophony]

See, that's somewhere to fucking start at least. Find someone here who likes the same shit, get them to teach you something new. And I don't know, you'll make a friend and get a new skill, or whatever.

Sad to fucking say, I know swords more than I know about crafts. Don't know that I can do anything to help myself.

[squadgoal]

Would you like to . . . learn about crafts?

[thecacophony]

Huh?

What kind of crafts are we talking here? Embroidery, basket weaving?

[squadgoal]

[ basket weaving?? ]

Well, I can make action figures. Some plush toys. Clothing. Nothing special.

[thecacophony]

So you'd say you're...good at sewing maybe?

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[plentystrong]

no thanks

far be it from me to try to improve perfection

[squadgoal]

Yeah, you probably shouldn't try.

[plentystrong]

so glad to hear you agree with me

[squadgoal]

I'm . . . sure you are.

[plentystrong]

is that sarcasm i detect in your text

for shame bow for shame

[squadgoal]

I think a perfect person would know the difference.

[monster_san]

I'd like to become closer to people here. It's something I haven't always been good at.

[squadgoal]

Really?

You always seem so open.

[monster_san]

I'm glad you think so! I do try. Sometimes I think I'm not so good at encouraging other people to be.

[squadgoal]

What makes you say that?

[monster_san]

I tend to err on the side of caution when I meet new people--and a lot of people are much more informal than I am. [she would almost put it down to culture, except people at home have rolled their eyes at her plenty.] But perhaps it's also because Lady Lachesis was so fickle in deciding how long people stay.

[squadgoal]

Yeah, that whole bit was . . . not fun.

I guess I keep myself open to all people. Everyone deserves a chance.

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[cantgetanyworse]

I couldn't possibly pick just one! There's so much I want to do here.

[squadgoal]

Maybe you can pick a top three or five?

[cantgetanyworse]

I'm sure I can. I want to try and make a difference here.

[squadgoal]

What kind of difference?

[cantgetanyworse]

Did you know that there are children being brought here who have no experience of living by themselves? That they're homed with strangers who may or may not care for them, told to go to school and left to their own devices?

I want to make a difference to that, though it's difficult to know where to begin.

[squadgoal]

Oh. That's . . . strange?

[ has he been childing wrong. ]

I mean, you could start small. Ask them what they want?