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[ how

dare

HE!?

There are no lingering effects. Not from the candy, at least. The compliment does not give him any extra pleasure and yet it's effective all the same - a mix of memories resurfacing and just embarrassment. He very quickly looks away, his entire face red as he's frowning, trying to hide the embarrassment as best as he can ]

[... heh.

got 'im.]

Was that better?

Do not interrupt me. Even my silence is worth listening to.

[ Saying that hits a taboo and it is clear with the way his expression looks pained, but he's so embarrassed and he just as clearly needs time to sort himself out. He's even hiding his face for a moment, but once he's gathered the words back all he can come up with is weak ]

And do not be so smug.

[frowns because hey. hey, why hitting taboos when that's not the goal here?]

... that's like asking the sky not to be blue.

That is exactly why you are so infuriating.

. . .

But I will accept that compliment.

Well, good.

... just because I say it to get a reaction doesn't mean it's insincere.

Do not forget that my beauty is the one "nice" thing about myself I could say back then. You are hardly the first to compliment my beauty. It is my personality that has ever been a problem.

[ but that doesn't make the praise any less effective because yes, he's still embarrassed ]

I am a fair teacher, and so I can admit that you are also reasonably attractive.

... the way you're putting that make it feel like I was seeking compliments when I definitely wasn't?

[ HE'S FROWNING BUT HIS FACE IS STILL RED ]

Just take the compliment, Kim Dokja.

[but being called "reasonably attractive" after telling someone they're beautiful is such a step down? like, wouldn't it just have been fine to not have said anything? it's not like he thinks he's unattractive...

and this is why Kim Dokja stole a handful of "Stop Thinking" candies]

Thanks.

Anyway... if you wanted a truce, then let's actually make a point of how that should look?

If you are crossing a line enough that it'd infuriate me, I will tell you. And you will do the same.

That should be enough.

[............... this presumes Kim Dokja ever knows when lines are getting crossed before he's over them, um.]

Alright.

Edited 2025-09-02 21:19 (UTC)

Lyle said something about "negotiating limits". Perhaps we should think of that.

[you're killing your master, Lyle!]

... if you insist. Please go ahead.

[ why is he supposed to start? He's going to just stare at Kim Dokja ]

...

...

I do not know mine.

[YOU'RE THE ONE WHO SUGGESTED IT???]

...

That seems to be a problem on both sides of this.

Then that was obviously a terrible suggestion. I will grade him on it.

I think he's just used to people who have any sense of boundaries...

No matter. We have reached enough of an understanding that surely, we should be fine for at least a few days.

Edited 2025-09-02 22:21 (UTC)

... a few days... maybe.

If you want to understand me better then you can simply ask questions.

You're pretty judgemental of people who don't immediately grasp concepts without taking into account why they might not be very good at them?

[listen, he KNOWS he's bad at metaphors...]

I am a teacher. If you are sincerely having a difficult time grasping such concepts, then I will take more time to explain.

The students I leave behind are those who are far more interested in glory or political power than enlightenment. If you have a true interest for knowledge and truth ... I will never withhold it.

So tell me, then. What is it that makes a reader, such as yourself, having a difficult time with metaphors?

Edited 2025-09-03 08:00 (UTC)

[............... no, he hates this question, actually.

he should have kept his mouth shut.]

It really more just a preference...?

I don't mind rereading stories to better understand what the author's trying to convey? And I will usually understand it at some point. But it's when someone expects immediate understanding when there's so many angles to read a story from that I get annoyed.

Edited 2025-09-03 15:55 (UTC)

[ he's quiet for a few long moments, like he's taking in consideration Kim Dokja's words. And then, finally ]

I see. In that case, do you wish me to explain the metaphor? The context behind it, as well as the meaning of my world.

You do not need to say yes. It was not truly that important.

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