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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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	tallerthanthou 2013-10-21 12:15 am UTC (link)
	You had a girlfriend? [This is so not the appropriate take away from that, but, you do know Jack is a guy, right?] I mean...I get that. I mean, the not being able to actually talk about things. Real things. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

readystopwatch
2013-10-21 10:38 am UTC (link)

[He's never felt like the term bisexual quite fits, and maybe being that uncomfortable about it is why he has never been good at talking about his relationship with Jack or his own sexuality. He just doesn't like broad labels like that, without any nuance to them. To be honest he thinks he's rather just be gay or straight, instead of being stuck somewhere in the middle, not fitting in with either group. But he doesn't say any of that, because he never says any of that, even when he's feeling truthful. He just gets a bit red and stammers,] I'm... complicated. She died, in any case. I didn't fix her, and Jack killed her. [A whole different set of relationship complications.]

I can imagine your job comes with similar security measures to mine.

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tallerthanthou
2013-10-30 12:30 am UTC (link)

[Jack did what now?] It definitely sounds complicated.

[A little shake of his head.] There are certain codes I guess for hunters, but there's definitely a lot of making things up as you go and just getting from one situation to another. We don't tell people much because who'd believe it? There's no reason to start a panic, but really, they'd just think we were crazy.

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	readystopwatch 2013-10-31 03:05 pm UTC (link)
	Sounds similar to the way we handle things, minus the retcon. [Elaborating.] Its a memory altering drug. Comes in rather handy. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tallerthanthou 2013-11-07 09:26 pm UTC (link)
	How much does it alter? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2013-11-08 07:34 am UTC (link)
	Depending on the dosage it can erase anything from minutes to years. It makes keeping things top secret a bit easier. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tallerthanthou 2013-11-09 01:30 am UTC (link)
	Years? That sounds dangerous. [But he's not going to deny he'd take quite a few samples to distribute if he needed to, but he'd struggle with the decision to use it! ...And then he'd use it and maybe struggle with knowing he used it.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2013-11-09 03:51 pm UTC (link)
	Well we've only had one psychotic breakdown that I know of. Not a bad track record, really. Years is really only reserved for Torchwood members who decide to walk away. They get their memories of working there erased. Doesn't happen often, though. It's the sort of job with a rather high mortality rate, as I'm sure you can sympathize. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tallerthanthou 2013-11-10 01:50 am UTC (link)
	...Yeah, hunting isn't something you do for a long time. [There are older hunters, but usually they came to it later in life too. There's not a lot of successful retiring.] But why wipe their minds? You don't think they can be trusted? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	readystopwatch 2013-11-10 10:12 am UTC (link)
	Safety measure, I suppose. Its just better not to risk it, and it can be a hard job to walk away from. I suppose it helps. Doesn't happen often, though. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tallerthanthou 2013-12-02 05:24 am UTC (link)
	Do they get a choice in it? The memory wiping I mean. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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