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[youresovein]

[ Behold: Lestat, sprawled on a velvet couch in a leather jacket, head leaned casually on the arm rest. Visible from this selfie angle, discarded on his coffee table, is a laptop open to a word processor. He's deep in thought tonight. ]

Have you ever fallen in love? Have you ever been punched very hard in the face, or perhaps attacked by a pack of starving wolves? For those of you who've done both, would you say the experiences were at all comparable?

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[killtime]

Yes.

[youresovein]

Is there a word for a blend of condolences and congratulations?

[pummelgranite]

Nuh uh, getting punched in the face can be fun, under the right circumstances.

[youresovein]

Which circumstances?

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[fireandhoney]

I've been attacked by wolves, and much, much worse things. I've also been in love before, but I haven't really had a boyfriend in years. When my first boyfriend broke up with me it certainly felt like a punch to the face.

[youresovein]

You've had quite the life, then! Would you say the breakup was more or less stressful than the wolves?

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[stabbyfingers]

Are you speaking from personal experience, or are these things what you would wish to experience?

[youresovein]

Why, are you offering?

[inthequiet]

I got tazed once. Does that count?

[youresovein]

If you're asking, it quite likely does. What is that and what did it feel like?

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[ghoulking]

I wouldn't compare the two, no.

[youresovein]

Fascinating. Why not?

[battysitter]

Yes. Fuck yes.

[youresovein]

Now here's a man who understands love!

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[fettering]

is everything ok??
do you need a hug???? should i bring bear over?

[youresovein]

It was a perfectly innocent series of questions.

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[uzumaniac]

You're comparing love to purposeless violence?

[youresovein]

I could compare it to purposeful violence, if you'd rather.

[crassidy]

[Lestat is looking very fancy! Cassidy, however, is almost the polar opposite of this selfie video, looking like trash sprawled out unceremoniously on an old couch with a half smoked cigarette dangling from his lips.]

Pick the punch over the wolves any day, mate, especially if it's your love deliverin' the blow.

[youresovein]

[ The vampire spectrum! He gives Cassidy a brief once-over, judgmental but in a distant, uncaring way. ]

Speaking from vast experience? Or is it just, as they say, better the devil you know? [ He taps his chin. ] Or it could be your kink, I suppose. I'm open-minded.

[pickledturncoat]

Yes to all three, provided it's acceptable to substitute Hroth-beasts for wolves.

Incredibly comparable, yes.

[youresovein]

The specific type of beast doesn't matter, so long as it has teeth and claws and an appetite.

Would you do any of them again?

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[motorcycle_noises]

...Yes.

[ Tatsuya flicks a zippo in his hand open and shut before continuing. ]

....I'd say they're only comparable if you break up.

[youresovein]

I'd say that "only" is a very definite word.

[extremeteenbible]

Yes, yes, and, uh... do owlbears count? Gotta say, none of the above were particularly pleasant experiences.

[youresovein]

I assume owlbears are more or less what they sound like? But yes, it sounds like you have the generally unpleasant idea.

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[d33tached]

Surely you must see a comparison among such things.

[Not that D33 knows the first thing about love or ever will (as far as he's concerned).]

Why?

[youresovein]

Incredulous, or just confused? It's so hard to tell over text.

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[flowerette]

The love part is not comparable. But the subsequent heartache attached...well, I can see the similarities.

[ This is Frederick's vampire who comes highly recommended, so Raina supposes she should put her feelers out. ]

Are you experiencing the latter?

[youresovein]

It's impossible, I think, to separate one from the other. Not for long, at least. Why do we make the distinction?

[ So that's a yes. ]

[deathboss]

[Behold: A teenager boy with blue hair who could pass for a Gothic 1980s wannabe-vampire with pale white skin, black makeup and red eyes.]

Not the wolves, but I did get punched in the face and attacked by demons.

...I wouldn't say that falling in love is the same. It's torture at first - you want them to like you, you're afraid that they won't. Then there is pain...thinking you're not good enough for them when they were just young and being forced by others. Then you make yourself change thinking this is what they want - not realizing they are doing the same. I got really lucky because she loved me back.

[youresovein]

[ Not bad. Could be one of his groupies. Oddly comforting. ]

Is that how it felt? That you weren't good enough for her? That you had to change, to be... what, exactly?

[fridgeflower]

I've been in love and been run through, if that counts.

These events weren't really alike at all.

Except I met the boy immediately after getting run through, so...

[youresovein]

Well now there's an interesting start. How did that work out, as they say?

[morethan084]

You know how dramatic that sounds, right?

Also, people don't usually survive being attacked by wolves.

[youresovein]

First, of course I know how dramatic that sounds, that's half the point. And second, I never mentioned survival.

[slightlyoffchilt]

There's a medication for that.

[youresovein]

What, wolf bites?

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[prophesiedone]

That's an interesting comparison.

It...might be...correct. [All things considered, as much as he loves Padmé, it does feel like a struggle - especially in their galaxy.]

[youresovein]

I do strive for accuracy. [ read: drama. ] There's a certain emotional violence to all affairs of the heart. Or the worthwhile ones, anyway.

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[halloflamer]

I don't think it was that similar at all...

[youresovein]

Have you ever fallen out of love?

lemme know if you wanna opt out of this chatspeak

[versusseeker]

y
+ no
but they rnt the same
<3 is a gud thng

emoji your heart out

[youresovein]

What makes it good?

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[setmatch]

I cannot speak to the pack of starving wolves, but having nearly had my heart ripped out once- well, it is a similar feeling.

[youresovein]

My goodness. Literally? I want "deets," as they say.

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[couldbebeautiful]

I've never been attacked by wolves, but I once got drunk enough to throw up on someone. And I have been punched before.

I'd say love feels a lot worse.

[youresovein]

The pain associated with love certainly lasts longer, generally speaking.

How badly did yours go?

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[mostlyprofessional]

[As it so happens, Chloe was punched very hard in the face almost immediately before porting in!]

I can't speak to the wolves, but the punch and the fall are about the same level of surprise and "ah, bollocks" rather than the actual pain.

[youresovein]

[ That gets a chuckle. ]

Well, that's certainly something. Rarely is falling something we look forward to. They put up signs to keep people away from dangerous ledges.