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Sam Winchester (tallerthanthou) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-09-16 17:49:00

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[Day 237] Relationship Issues Group Therapy mingle
[The relationships group therapy attendees will all get a message telling them to report to The Winery in Sector 2. Sadly for them the alcohol is locked away, but there is an assortment of food and non-alcoholic beverages along the bar for consumption. Many of the tables have been cleared out and the chairs rearranged into a circle with booths along the edges for more intimate therapeutic discussions.

And don't forget the party favors! The wardens have left some helpful games and activity ideas to get them started. There's a bowl full of folded slips of papers with various questions.]

How many people have you slept with? Do you regret any of them? Why?

How many relationships have you been in? Why do you think that is?

What was your longest relationship? Most serious? Shortest? Most casual?

Why did your last relationship end?

What do you look for in another person?

Are you happy?

Who is your ideal mate?

What was the biggest problem/complication in your previous or current relationship?

What do you need out of a relationship? Sexual experience?

How long have you been single between relationships? Why do you think it was so long/short?

What is the best way to break up with someone?

Do you believe in soul mates? Do you think you have or will meet yours?

Would you rather spend your life with one important person or several acquaintances? Why?

Are there any similarities between the people you've been with? If so, what are they?

Do you have trouble making choices? Give examples.

Do you think with your heart, your head, or your genitalia? Are you satisfied with this behavior?

Do you have trouble relating to people? If so, in what way?

[In addition to the questions there are cards with various prompts. One explains the game, I Never. Another suggests people pair off and roleplay they are in a relationship and then deal with various scenarios like what do to if one partner flirts with someone else or comes home late without calling.]

Who should do the dishes?

When is it appropriate to discuss getting blue bands/having sex?

When should you move in together if ever?

What do you do if you suspect the other is keeping secrets?

What do you say if your partner comes home with a haircut you don't like?

How do you respond if you find your partner crying?

How do you decide how to spend your time together?

Your partner's family doesn't like you. What do you do?

One of you is critically hurt. How does the other respond?

Your friends don't like the person you're with. What do you say to them? What do you say to your partner?

One of you wants sexual relations and the other does not. How do you balance your needs?

How do you communicate your desire for a particular sexual desire to your partner?

It is your partner's birthday. How do you prepare?

At a party your partner leaves you to socialize with others. How does this make you feel and how do you respond?

How do you show your affection?

(OOC: Mingle style. You are not limited to the questions, scenarios, or games listed above. Assume there are more! I recycled a lot of this from last time so if someone was in this group twice they can feel free to notice, but assume there are lots of questions and prompts, so they probably didn't see them all.)

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	readystopwatch 2013-09-20 07:25 pm UTC (link)
	What do you mean, you'll die if you touch? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pushedback 2013-09-21 05:16 am UTC (link)
	It's a long story. [ But one she's actually going to tell. ] Ned has this gift. He can bring anything back to life with a touch — people, animals, fruit... anything. First touch means life, second touch... well, I'm sure you can guess. He brought me back. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2013-09-21 07:57 am UTC (link)
	Oh. [He actually seems to take it in stride fairly well.] I'm sorry you died. I know getting dragged back isn't exactly pleasant, either, and I imagine not being able to touch someone who you cared about and who saved you must be horrible. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pushedback 2013-09-24 02:53 pm UTC (link)
	Coming back wasn't so bad, actually. I mean, I'm alive. Not a lot to complain about there. [ And no noticeable smell of decay or limbs dropping off or anything. It's like she never died. ] As for the other thing... you'd be surprised how versatile plastic wrap is. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2013-09-24 04:59 pm UTC (link)
	That's refreshing to hear. [A pause, then an elaboration.] Jack can't die. He can be killed, but he always comes back and I know it hurts him. I'm glad it wasn't that way for you. [A teasing smirk.] Now you're just giving me ideas. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pushedback 2013-09-24 05:12 pm UTC (link)
	He can't..? That's... wow. That's really tough. I can't even imagine. [ Though on one hand, it sounds nice. Like the exact opposite of her situation. ] Okay, to be completely honest... plastic wrap loses its novelty very quickly. And we can't... you know. It's not safe. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2013-09-24 08:06 pm UTC (link)
	[Honestly Ianto thinks she has it far worse, but he feels like thats a bit tactless to say. Caring about someone but never being able to touch them sounds horrible to him.] I can imagine. How did you die, if you don't mind me asking? Or is that a bit morbid sounding? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pushedback 2013-09-25 01:22 pm UTC (link)
	No no, I don't mind talking about that. It didn't stick, so. [ Shrugs. ] I was murdered on a cruise. Someone came up from behind and pulled a plastic bag in my head and next thing I know, I wake up in a coffin. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2013-09-25 06:18 pm UTC (link)
	Did you ever find out who did it, or why? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pushedback 2013-09-25 06:26 pm UTC (link)
	Actually, I did. Ned works with a Private Investigator and, uhm... waking me up was part of the investigation. [ So there's that. ] I may have been involved in a teeny tiny bit of smuggling. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2013-09-25 06:37 pm UTC (link)
	I suppose reviving the dead would be a useful skill in that line of work. And I'm impressed; I'd never have pegged you for a smuggler. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pushedback 2013-09-25 06:48 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, it's so much easier to just wake up a corpse and ask them how they died. It's, uh... it's a little trickier than it sounds, but very helpful! [ Gritty details may be a thing later. ] I'm not really a smuggler... I got an offer to go on a cruise for practically nothing if I brought some things in my luggage. It seemed like a good idea at the time. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

readystopwatch
2013-09-25 08:50 pm UTC (link)

We had something that did that, for a time. It was a glove that fell through the rift and could bring people back. Only for two minutes, though, and usually they spent most of that time panicking, so it wasn't particularly useful, crime prevention wise. There was another one that brought a team member back permanently, but he wasn't really alive. Not quite a zombie or anything, of course.

What was it?

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pushedback
2013-09-26 05:15 am UTC (link)

Two solid gold monkeys. They'd painted them to look like some cheap tourist souvenir. [ She pauses. There's more to say about the limitations of Ned's power, but that means stepping into sensitive areas... good thing she's nice and relaxed by now. ]

For Ned... the limit is a minute. Any longer and something else of equal value has to die. [ Like the funeral director. Like her dad. ]

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	readystopwatch 2013-09-26 08:07 am UTC (link)
	[He's smart enough to figure out what that catch means; that to bring her back someone else had to die. He doesn't say anything about it, though, because he can imagine that's not a particularly nice thing to have to live with.] Can other people do that sort of thing where you're from, or just him? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pushedback 2013-09-26 06:14 pm UTC (link)
	[ It's okay, the guy who died in her place wasn't a very nice man. It doesn't make it okay, but it does make it easier to cope with. ] Not that I know of. I do know this guy who has an amazing sense of smell, but I don't think it's a power... it's just him. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2013-09-26 06:52 pm UTC (link)
	Did you know him before he brought you back, or was he just trying to solve a mystery and didn't have a stopwatch? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pushedback 2013-09-27 05:19 pm UTC (link)
	[ Shakes her head. ] We knew each other. Actually, we used to live next door to each other when we were kids... he was my first love. Is my first love. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2013-09-27 07:44 pm UTC (link)
	I'm glad he brought you back to life, but in a way that seems like the worst person to have been able to do that if you can't touch. Sorry. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pushedback 2013-09-27 08:13 pm UTC (link)
	I don't know... touching isn't everything. We make due. If he hadn't been the one to do it, we probably never would've seen each other again so I should count myself so lucky. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2013-09-27 10:06 pm UTC (link)
	I suppose that's something, then. You're very lucky, to have someone who cares about you that much. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pushedback 2013-09-28 03:55 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah... the luckiest. [ Even so, there's clearly something more on her mind. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2013-09-29 08:57 am UTC (link)
	... Or not? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pushedback 2013-09-30 06:40 pm UTC (link)
	[ She waves her hand a little aimlessly, as if trying to physically brush away the subject. ] It's nothing. Just something I learned before I arrived here. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2013-10-01 07:33 am UTC (link)
	Do you mind if I ask what? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)