unpopular opinions

Do you think people are too sensitive? Or that Superman isn't so super? Think cats aren't cute? The Beatles are overrated? Love pineapple on pizza? Maybe you just don't like chips rly. Even the best of us have some controversial opinions. Let people know what a monster you are.

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with your characters’ unpopular and/or controversial opinion. Or share few of them at once. In person or via text. Prepare for disagreement.

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to tell them why they're wrong, validate a kindred spirit, or just troll them for caring about such a silly-ass thing in the first place.

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It's fine.

[He waves his hand dismissively. Really, the more he can learn about people, the better.]

They're generally the ones that haven't actually gone through trauma of their own, right? At least from my experience...

Generally, yes. I don't want to say that trauma is a requirement for being a social worker, but... I think understanding trauma is important.

Sometimes these "big hearted" people don't even understand how kindness can be viewed with suspicion.

I just meant people in general, not specifically social workers.

... They can also bad at picking up when they're getting manipulated as well.

[Which just makes it all the more fun. For a while at least.]

Ah, sorry. [Nessie gives a little smile and nod,] You're right. It applies to people in general as well.

[That follow up comment gets a raised eyebrow from her.] That's true in my experience, as one of the manipulated.

Don't worry about it.

[Marik's trying his luck. He really should be but it's in his nature. Let the mask slip a bit, word things in a specific way, see how the person reacts. It's just innocent curiosity, right?]

I apologize that you had to go through that. I'm... assuming you're the type that got stronger afterwards. At least, that's the impression you give off to me.

Stronger, maybe. More suspicious of compliments? [She smiles thinly at him.] Certainly.

[She just thinks that he's flattering her, maybe for flirting purposes? She doesn't know, but she's not interested.]

[Marik and flirting go together like oil and water most of the time.

Still, he laughs.]

A smart move, honestly.

... But thank you. For... looking out for those less fortunate.

[Time to drop some truth to her.]

I could have used someone with your knowledge growing up.

I hear that a lot. [Nessie smiles sadly.]

I think it's important to be better than what we grew up with. It's not easy to be a better partner, or parent, when you have nothing else to model your behavior on, but I think it's worth it.

[This is a sincere offer, though Nessie doesn't know if it will be taken that way.] If you do want to talk... about when you grew up, or anything, you can talk to me. Doesn't have to be now, but whenever you feel like it.

[He has no reason not to believe Nessie.]

Mn. Yeah... It's been tough but... I'm slowly learning.

[Marik has had someone to be a good role model but instead he mistreated him just like his father did to them both. It's only recently that he's begun to feel some guilt for what he's done.

He shifts a bit, deciding to lower his guard.]

I'll keep that in mind. I've never had anyone to talk to about... well, anything.

[He holds his hand out.]

My name's Marik.

[She shakes his hand and gives him a warm smile.] My name is Vanessa. Friends call me Nessie. It's nice to meet you, Marik.

We're all learning. Keeps life interesting.

Nice to meet you too, Vanessa.

[They're not friends so he's not going to call her that. Not unless she tells him, at least.]

Yeah... Yeah, it does. I've got so much to catch up on... Feels like I'll never be able to sometimes.

[Some people jump right in to calling her Nessie, others are a little more reserved. She offers the option when she doesn't mind being called one or the other.]

Who are you trying to catch up to? With your learning, I mean.

No one in particular. I've just lived an extremely... sheltered life. So I haven't gotten to experience a lot of things someone my age normally would have by now.

... I think. If popular media is to be belived, I mean.

[90s media is probably not the best teacher. Nor is growing up in a cult though so what can you do.]

Popular media exaggerates a lot. Teenage me didn't realize that, and had a lot of anxiety about not being mature enough... which was nonsense.

I wouldn't take movies and TV shows as guides to life, except maybe in a broad strokes sense.

Huh... Okay. I had wondered how much was just being dressed up rather than being accurate.

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