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vikingly (vikingly) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-09-19 15:01:00

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:mingle, annabelle, damon salvatore, data, eric northman, klara guildsen, piter de vries, rebekah mikealson, saetan sadiablo, seven of nine, spike, stefan salvatore, yvaine, zero kiryuu

[237] Struggling with my humanity or lack thereof therapy
[ Considering the nature of the group, it's unsurprising that it is being held in The Blood Shack. There is a sign on the door announcing that the bar is closed for therapy adding that if you're here for the 'Struggling with my humanity of the lack thereof' therapy session, please come in and make yourself at home. Someone (not Eric) has made over the bar so that it looks a great deal like an AA room rather than a bar. The tables are arranged into a square shape (yes, the way you used to sit in school). The bar is open, but the alcoholic beverages have been locked up. The blood taps are available and there's a selection of bottled blood sitting on top of the bar. It is clearly self serve. There's also a selection of pastries on the bar for those that like a little nibble with their blood. Next to this is a large fishbowl filled with folded slips of paper. There's a small sign next to it that urges each participant to take a question from the fishbowl, help yourself to some refreshment and have a seat.

On their folded slips of paper, participants will find such questions:

Were you ever human? If so, when was that? What are you now?
How do you define 'humanity'?
What is your opinion of humans? Why? How did you develop this opinion?
Discuss the relationships you currently have with humans.
What is the most important factor in maintaining your humanity? Do you feel it's important to maintain?
Has there been a change in your humanity, for the better or worse? What prompted that?
Discuss some of the advantages and disadvantages of humanity.

Just in case anyone has any doubt that we're here for business and not pleasure, the jukebox has been locked down as well.]

ooc:as with other posts, don't feel limited by these questions. Feel free to add your own and assume these are just some of the questions in the fishbowl. Mingle, make new threads, interrupt threads and enjoy! Note that your character does not have to be non-human to be here! Humans struggle with their humanity sometimes too!

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neverhurthim
2013-09-23 07:55 pm UTC (link)

[She smiles very faintly at Rebekah's words. So they do have something in common aside from being vampires.]

I was dead. Before I showed up here. I mean, a ghost. For a long time I couldn't talk to anyone. No one could see me. It was -- [She searches for the right words to describe the experience.] -- incredibly lonely.

But being back like this and being able to interact with people again? I can't imagine ever even wanting to turn off my emotions.

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	easily 2013-09-23 08:56 pm UTC (link)
	I can imagine it must be lonely as ghost. [Rebekah thinks briefly of seeing Kol's ghost, how he talked about watching how "quickly" she got over his death (how she compartmentalized it). She remembers seeing Alexander's.] No matter how bad things get, I would imagine the loneliness that would come with shutting them off would be worse. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	neverhurthim 2013-09-29 10:20 pm UTC (link)
	I think you're right about that. [She also didn't intend on finding out. Ever.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	easily 2013-09-30 05:05 am UTC (link)
	I don't ever plan on finding out. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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