Question Meme v. 2

[puzzlekeeper]

10,000 COMMENTS MEANS I'VE RPed TOO MUCH so u know why not talk about that

Ask me questions, I respond and then ask you a question, etc etc we know how the tradition goes

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[puzzlekeeper]

Hurricane

KING LOVES HURRICANE.... A LOT. BUT ALSO, DOES NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH HURRICANE. Because King talks about feelings as a sign of trust and the fastest way to make Hurricane clam up and shut off trust forever is................. talking about feelings. WEEMP WOMP

He's figured that out by now, at least, so he tries to avoid pressing Hurricane in any of those areas unless he finds it ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY to do so (like the last team meeting). But it does mean he feels an emotional distance with Hurricane because that key area of bonding isn't there - it's how he got so close to Hiryuu/D.Va the way he did. And this far along he's kind of resigned himself to the fact that there may be no getting around that, and - has come to terms with it? It's fine as long as both he and Hurricane are comfortable and can be friends either way. It doesn't change how much he cares for Hurricane, and he was 100% not fucking around when he said he'd go to the Casino himself and murder Lilith if she kept him too long, but it does limit how much of himself he feels comfortable giving to Hurricane emotionally when he knows not to expect reciprocation.

So he just tries to stick with the silly/dumb stuff that he knows Hurricane likes, like plotting to bake a "thanks for not getting placed on another team" cake or doing a motorcycle race or what have you. And should really hit him up to do MORE of that stuff, and the only reason he doesn't is because a lot of the fun he has is when he's furious/upset and blowing off steam, which is when he least wants to subject Hurricane to himself, because see above: feelings.

Also from a morality standpoints he knows/fully believes Hurricane is a MUCH better person than him by every metric, and is very conscious of it any time they have to make hard choices. So while Hurricane's stances can sometimes lead to conflict/frustration, at his core King admires him for his ideals even if he knows he's picked the low road for himself. And respects him for it.

BUT HOW DOES HE MAKE YOU HAPPY AND COMFORTABLE, HURRICANE?!?! He doesn't know. Maybe he's not good enough to be the person to figure that out. Fishhands.

Reverse me!!!!

[crossmyheartandhope]

HURRICANE ALSO LOVES KING A LOT.

He has a lot of respect for him. He is smart, and put-together, and brave, and he somehow always seems to know what he's doing? He has a lot of traits that Hurricane appreciates. He wishes he could be more like King, tbh, especially in games, where he strongly believes that King is their backbone.

They're friends, in Hurricane's book, but he would agree that they're not especially close emotionally. Lately, it feels like the only time they see each other is in games and during team meetings that make Hurricane want to crawl under a rock and never come out again. He honestly feels like he has let King down a little on both of those fronts, and the fastest way to get Hurricane to draw into himself is to have him feel like he has let someone down in some way.

He wishes they COULD do more fun things, like dumb motorcycle races, and make that cake for Dva. He still wants to learn hieroglyphics so he can write a dumb sign for his wall. He wants those things a lot. But lately it seems like it's one awful thing after the next, and the only time he sees King is when they are putting out fires from all those awful things.

Answering the bonus question that was touched on but not specifically asked: the very best way to get Hurricane to open up is to share the type of thing you want him to be open with, without any pressure to respond in kind. Then the next time he has a problem similar to the thing that you told him about, he is infinitely more likely to go, "Oh, this person talked to me about xyz problem. It's probably okay to go to them about this problem I'm having." Example: Mori came to him and cried on him about romance problems, once. If Hurricane had a romance problem after that, he absolutely would have gone to Mori with it, because Mori is safe for that, now.

He is extremely self-conscious about letting people down or not being good enough/strong enough/brave enough/smart enough. So in a way, a lot of it is, "If this person worries about this kind of thing, too, they probably won't think less of me if I admit to it." He doesn't parse it in his head exactly like that; it's not that clear-cut. But that's what it boils down to, essentially. This logic has burned him before, pretty hard, but he still tends to veer in that direction.

The other problem he has with emotional honesty is that he frankly doesn't want to talk about bad shit all the time, because they LIVE bad shit all the time. He wants to have times when he doesn't have to deal with that. He hates dealing with that. Why would he invite more of it into his life? But depending on his mood and the circumstances, that can be overcome if the first part is in place.

What is King's dream for HSS as a team?