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Tweak says, "It's not your fault"

Charlotte "Chuck" Charles (pushedback) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-09-18 20:19:00

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:mingle, aradia megido, artemis crock, charlotte charles, dirk strider, mgann morzz, piter de vries, richie foley, seven of nine, sougo okita, spike

237 - Self-acceptance group mingle
[ The Accept Yourself Support Group is told to report to one of the rooms in the Sector 4 art center. The room is cosy and warmly lit with a bunch of plush armchairs set in a circle around a low table. On the table is a basket full of photographs, a stack of handheld mirrors and a card with the instructions. The photographs are all of inanimate objects, abstract patterns or landscapes, buildings or nature. ]

• Find a photograph that you feel represents you as a person. Take turns in the group to explain why you've chosen that card.

• Look at yourself in the mirror for five minutes. Take turns in the group to explain what it is you see in your reflection.

• Discuss why you see yourself this way. Discuss how you see those around you. Discuss the differences. Discuss how you can be more honest with yourself and your potential.

[ For those that are not yet ready to get going on the activities, there's plenty of delicious snacks and refreshing drinks available, as well as soothing music to ease the awkwardness. Let the self-examination begin! ]

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put_it_in_gear
2013-09-19 04:41 pm UTC (link)

[Dozens of questions and reasons for why he got put into this group went through Richie's head after he looked over the instructions. Still it seems a little weird because he's not really a person with big issues. He's well-adjusted for a teenage superhero if he says so himself.

But he looks over the photos anyway, not really finding any that stick with him until he comes across one of a moving bullet train.]

This is probably as close as it gets without a bunch of people moving in and out.

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	pushedback 2013-09-19 05:45 pm UTC (link)
	Why did you pick that one? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	put_it_in_gear 2013-09-20 09:24 pm UTC (link)
	[Richie gives a little shrug.] Because trains are fast and busy? Lots of things going on, lots of places to be, but usually running late, reliable and irregular at the same time. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pushedback 2013-09-24 02:47 pm UTC (link)
	Oh yeah, that makes sense. That's pretty clever, actually. [ She flips her own two choices over in her hand. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	put_it_in_gear 2013-09-27 10:09 am UTC (link)
	[He looks them over.] I'm guessing the grave is...a metaphor? [Unless she's one of those people who happens to be dead back in their world. He's met a few.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pushedback 2013-09-27 05:29 pm UTC (link)
	Actually, uhm... not really. [ She shifts, but the truth drugs are strong in this one. ] I died. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	put_it_in_gear 2013-10-01 11:22 am UTC (link)
	Oh. Ah. That sucks. [He's not sure what else to say to that.] Good thing about getting that fixed and not coming out of it looking like a zombie. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pushedback 2013-10-02 06:10 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, I definitely count myself lucky. [ Little smile. ] My boyfriend brought me back. He's good at that. Not that he was my boyfriend at the time. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	put_it_in_gear 2013-10-03 03:09 pm UTC (link)
	Brought you...back. As in he went full-on "raise the dead"? [Wow, now there was some seriously sci-fi info right there.] Does he just go around bringing people back to life? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	pushedback 2013-10-06 05:18 pm UTC (link)
	Pretty much, yeah. On both accounts. Most of them don't stay alive though... actually, I'm the only one that have. It's complicated. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	smuppeteer 2013-09-20 12:52 am UTC (link)
	So in other words you're the dome bicycle. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	put_it_in_gear 2013-09-20 09:26 pm UTC (link)
	Dome what--[It takes him a second to get that.] Man, that is so nasty I might not have a word in my vocabulary to adequately describe it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2013-09-20 09:44 pm UTC (link)
	What's the connection, then? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	put_it_in_gear 2013-09-20 09:49 pm UTC (link)
	Definitely not...that. [Seriously who thought of that right off the bat? He's a guy and he didn't even turn it into some creepy innuendo.] It's busy, fast, active and those people all have things going on and goals for where they want to go, but for a while they're all moving in the same direction and going the same way--until they aren't anymore. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2013-09-20 10:01 pm UTC (link)
	Oh. Poetic. Okay. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	put_it_in_gear 2013-09-20 10:11 pm UTC (link)
	Uh...it's a bit of a metaphor yeah, but I wouldn't call funky parallels all that poetic. [He's not a poetry man, himself. He laughs, but it's more making fun of himself than anything.] If you could take a picture of the internet, I'd have gone with that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2013-09-25 12:42 am UTC (link)
	That's a bit egotistical. I approve. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	put_it_in_gear 2013-09-27 10:16 am UTC (link)
	Huh? [This guy is kind of weird.] Metaphors, man. I'm not even full of myself enough to think I am the internet. [He laughs a bit at the thought.] I don't think my life could deal with all those cat videos. What about yours? [Subject change!] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2013-09-27 06:11 pm UTC (link)
	[ Dirk just holds up a photo of a tornado ravaging a poor, defenseless prairie landscape. ] I ruin everyone's lives. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	put_it_in_gear 2013-10-01 11:24 am UTC (link)
	[That is kind of deep. And disturbing.] You do know that tornados only really cause as much damage as they do because humans built cities on their home turf, right? It's not like they exist to ruin things. They just...exist. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

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	greenerarrow 2013-09-24 11:37 pm UTC (link)
	[Artemis eyes his picture. She's having a little trouble picking one for herself. This is better.] Playing speedster? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	put_it_in_gear 2013-09-27 10:18 am UTC (link)
	[He gives a little shrug.] Speed isn't always about how fast you move your feet. Reminds me of home too and the old subway systems. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	greenerarrow 2013-09-29 05:01 pm UTC (link)
	So, what's your speed about? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	put_it_in_gear 2013-10-01 11:28 am UTC (link)
	[Richie reaches up and taps his head lightly.] There's always something going on up here, but I keep it all on track. [Aren't all of his puns so funny?] What about you? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	greenerarrow 2013-10-19 10:43 pm UTC (link)
	[Wow, that is some heavy pun work right there.] What about me? ...Oh, the picture thing? I don't know. I wasn't going to do it. [Couldn't choose one more like it.] (Reply to this) (Parent)

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