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hopalongcharlie (hopalongcharlie) wrote in finnigans_rpg,
@ 2015-10-30 15:39:00

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journal: charlie, journal: romilda

Halloween Thoughts
Yes I forgot to write here about the Wingbeat Halloween stuff. If you've missed the posters up everywhere someone didn't plaster them as well as I thought, or you've not been to any major Wizarding area in the last two weeks plus.

In other thoughts:

Costumes that are easy when one of your legs is fake: Pirate
Jokes that get really boring when you're not in costume but people can see your fake leg: Pirate
My costume this Halloween: Pirate

Hardest part is exaggerating my limp any more. I know I have a small one, but I'm usually working to keep it minimal. It's fucking weird to work the other way.

Also I really cannot be fucked to deal with any more dirty pirate-themed jokes thrown in my direction. You have been warned. In the interests of looking professional I will simply not respond instead of swearing or whatever else my instinct is.

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	nottfinished 2015-11-02 12:17 am UTC (link)
	I think you'd be a good Healer. Or you could go as a Knight? You shouldn't be limited by your physical characteristics. I'm sorry people are badgering you with bad jokes too. (Reply to this) (Thread)

hopalongcharlie
2015-11-02 12:46 am UTC (link)

Oh, I'm not limiting myself. I'm just a lazy fucker sometimes. Transfigure my leg, which I do all the time anyway, pair of trousers that got a bit Echo-attacked, bought a giant shirt and a cheap hat. Easy.

Those are good ideas for next year. Although I'm not sure healer green is the best colour ever.

The shit jokes I can cope with. It's the dirty jokes I get fed up of. But I'm generally fed up of them. Half the time they're not even funny. I've had staff members who aren't asexual confirm they're not funny. Sometimes that shit just flies past me. ~~I'm not stupid or completely ignorant about sex, I'd have to be blind and deaf to be completely lacking knowledge but I just don't care enough to pay attention most of the time.~~

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	nottfinished 2015-11-02 12:56 am UTC (link)
	Eyepatch? Parrot? Cutlass. I can lend you a cutlass Oh Private to Charlie I'm so fucking sorry, I didn't mean to make you out yourself or make you uncomfortable or anything, I should keep my big mouth shut. I'm really sorry. And I'm sorry you have to face that sort of harassment as well. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

hopalongcharlie
2015-11-02 01:40 am UTC (link)

I need the depth perception for the bar and cocktail making so the eye patch is paint. No parrot though. I tried.

If it's blunt that would be great. Don't fancy anything sharp around the club though.

Private to Theo
No, I'm out. I mean I don't go on about it all the time but my family all know, and the staff, and most people I've known a while. It was only a matter of time before it came up. Oh, and I was walking around in asexual colours for Pride, even if people didn't necessarily pick up on it. People don't always know asexuality is a thing.

The jokes aren't really all that harassing. I just don't find them too funny. And I get bored of them. Also the fact I really shouldn't tell people to fuck off in my own club. The staff tell me I can be a bit oblivious to people flirting with me sometimes though. It just sort of passes me by after a while since it's not something I engage in myself.

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nottfinished
2015-11-02 01:45 am UTC (link)

I see; clever.

Unfortunately the blade is charmed to stay sharp. I'm sorry

Private to Charlie
I'm sorry I pressured the point. Thank you for feeling able to let me know though; I appreciate how daunting it might be to say as such to strangers. I hope I haven't made you feel uncomfortable.

That's because they aren't funny. You can tell people what you want to in your club, especially when they're saying things like that.

I see. ~~Are you also aromantic?~~ May I ask you a related question?

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hopalongcharlie
2015-11-02 12:56 pm UTC (link)

Sometimes I turn my brain on for shit other than doing the books! (I'm making a joke. Which I'm only explaining because I'm not sure it comes over so well in writing.)

Ah. Probably better not then. Thank you for the offer though. Although I should make sure the security team are double checking weapons coming in are blunt. Sharp objects on top of wands just seems like a shit idea.

Private to Theo
No. You didn't. I was happy to explain. It's nice to talk about it sometimes. Most of the time it's just a thing that doesn't have a huge overall effect on my day. And I only tend to get uncomfortable when people interrogate me because they think asexuality isn't real. I can tell that's not what you're doing. I've got a sense about it now.

I can, I just don't think it's the best policy. I tend to say things about them in other languages when they can't hear me. Very theraputic. Only backfired once so far, which is why I don't do it to their faces any longer.

If they're actually getting towards harassing me it's likely they're doing it to someone else to, so they usually end up thrown out.

Sure. ~~And why do I feel nervous all of a sudden?~~

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nottfinished
2015-11-03 03:17 am UTC (link)

From what I've seen your brain is always on.

It's not a problem, sorry I couldn't offer anything more user-friendly. I could Transfigure a toy parrot out of something? I never liked Transfiguring real animals.

Charlie
I'm sorry in any case. No, I understand that it's a place on the scale of sexuality. ~~I used to wonder if I-~~

I suppose. Although you have more self-restraint than I do.
I'm glad you throw them out, it's what they deserve. Better than they deserve really.

Thank you. Are you aromantic as well as asexual? I'm sorry if that was too personal a question and you don't have to answer it. My curiosity.

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hopalongcharlie
2015-11-04 01:47 am UTC (link)

You haven't seen me before my first coffee.

I don't want to mess with my sense of balance even more really, especially when I'm exaggerating my limp.

Theo
I'm glad you get it. Not everyone does.

Oh our sexual harassment policy is pretty fucking strict. People have said they appreciate it, so I'm glad.

I'm honestly not sure. I've never had the opportunity to explore it really. So many people are fixated on sex as part of a relationship, and until I came back to Britain I was so focussed on work, or school work previously that it's never really come up. My instinct is probably that I'm not aromantic, but I'm not sure how I'd define otherwise. Besides, I didn't realise for quite some time that the two could be different.

Don't pity me or anything. I'm not lonely or anything like that.

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