Open forum for trollkind to chime in. It's been on my mind lately. Human beings have no framework as to which of their associates they may seek casual conciliatory gestures from. It boils down to how bashful the individual with the feelings is about sharing their thoughts, which I have found to be- IN PERSON, AT LEAST- much less reserved than those too sharp for the cullblock on Alternia. Indeed, it tracks logically to me that you would not advertise your own vulnerabilities except to your most trusted of confidantes! But I think it leads me to this question. Do human beings seem overly-chummy and borderline promiscuous in that department, in comparison?
I was struck 8y the carelessness humans express in outwardly expressing their feelings with genuine vulnera8ility rather than cutting, facetious spins to just a8out anyone who dared ask. Not every troll is the same, 8ut in my corner of the universe, it was standard form to not confide in anyone who didn't 8elong to your quadrants. In short, yes.
overall 1t k1nda depends. the general v1be 1s to keep your weaknesses and strengths close and pr1vate because the more someone else knows, the more l1kely 1t 1s to be used aga1nst you one way or another. 1t can take one sl1p up and one part1cularly bored or vengeful troll to dec1de that that's enough to cull you and get 1t over w1th, blow off some steam, etc... on the other hand, d1splay1ng weakness could do a couple th1ngs 1) 1nv1te someone to f1ght you on purpose to test your l1m1ts, h1gh bloods tend to be more of the ones to do th1s because they can generally get away w1th eas1ly k1ll1ng someone w1thout break1ng a sweat, 2) 1nsp1re camarader1e or a sense of trust amongst those who youll be keep1ng around. th1s works best amongst low and m1d bloods who are l1ke 1n a group together for someth1ng or another
so yeah 1t 1S pretty we1rd to us altern1a-bound trolls that you humans just say that sh1t w1th your whole chest
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you humans are way nicer to each other on average than trolls, and way more open. llike, im p lloosey goosey with stuff for a troll, but thats bc im a sociall aberration compared to the standard. most trolls do NOT share that shit with anyone other than quads, or VERY cllose friends.
i mean. i’m unusuall7 open at this point, but that doesn’t mean to the average alternian 7ou wouldn’t be seen as weird. or, humans in general. 7ou spe(ifi(all7 operate (loser to alternian norms
WHAT.
7ou keep things (lose to 7our (hest. 7ou keep a tight leash on ever7thing in 7our power. 7ou show mu(h less vulnerabilit7 than an7one else. 7ou seem to have less friends as 7ou do hangers on and subordinates, and the friends 7ou do 7ou seem to keep at arm’s length. the one moment i saw 7ou do an7thing romanti( {at the felt opening} was expli(itl7 false to get ba(k at someone. i’m not super (lose to 7ou, but from an outsider’s perspe(tive? that imperial trident badge fits 7ou
WHAT THE HELL? ... I'll be candid. I didn't know you were paying attention that closely. Or that anyone else could see that through the security perimeter at the shindig. :| I'LL HAVE YOU KNOW I AM PERFECTLY CAPABLE OF TENDER GESTURES. OPEN, HUMAN ONES.
it didn’t take that deep a dive, honestl7. or mu(h peeking, at that point 7ou two were the fo(us of the part7. i’m glad to hear if i did go deeper i would see the humanit7!