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Tweak says, "EMMY, EMMY, GO GO GO!"

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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	hello_mgann 2013-09-25 07:03 pm UTC (link)
	No, I don't think so. I mean I don't really have much of an issue. I just hope that people would accept me for who I am. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2013-09-25 07:12 pm UTC (link)
	Most people hope that. Nothing special there. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hello_mgann 2013-09-25 07:26 pm UTC (link)
	Well, I've already had people reject me for something I can't possibly change. It's hard... hearing someone doesn't like you because of who you physically are and not something that could be fixed. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2013-09-25 07:36 pm UTC (link)
	What kind of thing that you can't change? Are we talking like taste in ice cream, sexual orientation, or megalomaniacal psychopathy? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hello_mgann 2013-09-25 08:02 pm UTC (link)
	No none of those! [She sounds a bit surprised at the options presented] Well... I'm not... not human. [Almost waiting for a response to that before she says anything else] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2013-09-25 08:46 pm UTC (link)
	...okay... [ One of his best friends is a green skull monster, so. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hello_mgann 2013-09-25 09:24 pm UTC (link)
	It... it doesn't bother you? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2013-09-26 02:01 am UTC (link)
	I grew up on a planet where the dominant species wasn't human. Somehow I think I can cope. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hello_mgann 2013-09-26 07:01 am UTC (link)
	Oh... [Hearing that kind of made things easier. She knew not everyone here was human, but she was used to the idea of humans being the majority at least] Well, I'm actually from a planet called Mars. I've been on Earth for a few months now so I've been trying to blend in with them. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2013-09-26 02:30 pm UTC (link)
	Wait, Mars? Huh, go figure. Always thought Mars was some desolate lifeless rock. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hello_mgann 2013-09-26 07:40 pm UTC (link)
	No, in my world, there's a large number of Martians who live there. For the most part, we don't make ourselves known. Well, my uncle does. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2013-09-27 12:28 am UTC (link)
	Considering how brutal humanity's been over the course of history: Good plan. So you're afraid people would hate you for being Martian. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hello_mgann 2013-09-27 06:59 am UTC (link)
	It is. I've seen it far too much for my own taste. I am. I... I don't want to hear rejection again for something I can't change. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2013-09-27 06:10 pm UTC (link)
	Sounds reasonable. I don't think a lot of people here are gonna give a shit, if that helps. Considering the general demographics. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hello_mgann 2013-09-27 11:04 pm UTC (link)
	Really? You think it wouldn't bother people that I am... like this? [And then she changes so her skin is green now] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2013-09-28 02:25 am UTC (link)
	[ He does blink in surprise, but. ] Probably not. Not around here, anyway. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hello_mgann 2013-09-28 04:39 pm UTC (link)
	[She pauses a moment to think about that] I guess so... I just want people to accept me and its hard to tell people that you are different. Especially like this. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2013-09-29 01:37 am UTC (link)
	Yeah... [ He munches on a cookie aimlessly. ] But hey, this is a good step in the right direction. And if anyone gives you shit, fuck 'em. They aren't worth your time. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hello_mgann 2013-09-29 07:46 am UTC (link)
	[Honestly, no one has really ever told her that before. She's always wanted to be liked and no one has actually told her if someone didn't, they weren't worth her time] Really? Well, you are right about that... If they don't like me for something I can't change, it's not like I could do anything to ever make them happy. [It's almost like a revelation there] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	smuppeteer 2013-09-29 09:25 pm UTC (link)
	Exactly. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hello_mgann 2013-09-29 09:32 pm UTC (link)
	I... I will try to remember that. Thank you. I never told you my name. It's M'gann. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	$Dirk Strider: :\$ smuppeteer 2013-09-30 06:55 pm UTC (link)
	Good luck. Dirk. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hello_mgann 2013-09-30 08:10 pm UTC (link)
	It's nice to meet you Dirk. You've definitely gave me a lot to think about. [Not quite as self-centered as he seemed to claim to be in her opinion] (Reply to this) (Parent)

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