Movie Marathon!

[thefinaljedi]

Who: Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Arsene Lupin III, Ami Mizuno, Adele Leblanc, Leonardo, Gambit, and anyone else who has the desire to show up.
What: Star Wars Movie Marathon
When: February 21st to whenever its done
Where: Luke and Ben's place
Summary: Luke and Ben have decided to just end the constant cycle of confusion and actually WATCH the Star Wars movies. There is soda (gasp!) popcorn, canned tea, and all sorts of other movie related nonsense.
Rating: PG, same as the movies (Could get PG13? doubtful)

Comments

[semper_cogitans]

So much of my l-life is... dedicated to these concepts, Beast. D-Dedicated to concepts that... that your world has never even b-begun to grasp.

[There's no way to say that without sounding superior.]

... You are... my f-friend. That much is... apparent.

But at the same time... th-there are very different views that... we h-have of the world. Perhaps... because of necessity; perhaps because of... i-incidence...

... You have one of the f-furthest gaps of... knowledge, of a-anyone I know. [Robert looks back up at him, and his expression is a mixture of pleading and anxiety.] ... I wish I... kn-knew what that meant, for you...

... I have... trouble enough u-understanding other people as it is.

[tailasoldastime]

[He looks back at Robert, eyes both heartfelt and questioning.]

But... we understand something. We... w-we understand enough to be... friends... don't we...?

[And close friends at that... through the confusions so far, Beast still regards Robert highly.]

[semper_cogitans]

[As does Robert, at least proportionately to the short time he's known Beast. But this is an issue, and one that Robert has never really been sure how to navigate.]

... I... I s-suppose so. H-However... [... and this is going to be hard to describe...] ... my a-abilities to discern the emotions and thought processes of others are... h-highly restricted in most cases.

Perhaps I... u-understand less than you think I do, though... it is not out of not wishing to...

[tailasoldastime]

[O...

... Oh.

He lowers his head. He doesn't like that feeling where what he thought was true actually wasn't... did he misunderstand something? He knows how he felt during their talks, did... did Robert really not feel the same...?]

Re... r-restricted... how?

[semper_cogitans]

There is... a d-difference, in my brain, from some other humans. I... have difficulty... i-interpreting the social cues and other... non-verbal parts of c-conversations...

Often I am not... e-even aware they have been given.

[Robert's not quite looking at Beast anymore; he's looking beyond him somewhere.]

... Over time, I can... s-sometimes learn to discern them... but it is difficult, and... a-and when your world is so different, I am... n-not certain how much of it is from that...

I want to learn. I want to... u-understand you. [But it's so hard.]

[tailasoldastime]

[His eyes widen... the way Robert describes it... it's almost like there's a larger gap between them... that even though they're both human, they... they can't even...

No... that can't be true... they can still understand... they must. How he feels can't be that untrue... can it?]

Is... i-is there an... c-can I...?

... Wh... wh-what... what would... help?

[semper_cogitans]

[At this, Robert smiles awkwardly.]

Be... b-blunt with me. Say what you m-mean... explain why you t-tend to do certain things, if... if you wish for me to understand them.

... Those all... m-make communication easier...

[tailasoldastime]

Ah... blunt... y-you mean, s, straightforward?

... I... I can do that.

[...]

... If... if I haven't been... before... with th... I-I... [A soft sigh before he responds quietly with:] I'm sorry.

[semper_cogitans]

It is n-not your fault, Beast. I... I never said this b-before. How could you be expected to know...?

[Robert shifts a little, to give the Beast a more serious look.]

... All I need is... a w-willingness to accept the... oddities I have.

[tailasoldastime]

[He nervously rubs the back of his neck. For a while, he almost felt like he was expected to know, and this was just something he would notice once he becomes more accustomed to... people again.

But accepting Robert's "oddities"... oddities that sometimes remind him of himself, and may even be less difficult anyway... that is no problem for him.]

... I understand. I... am w-willing... to accept your o... oddi... [Are they even that odd to him anyway? Not really.]

[semper_cogitans]

Then... [Robert smiles softly.] I... I th-think everything will... be fine, Beast.

... Thank you.

[tailasoldastime]

[He slowly looks up at Robert... assured by what he says but still a little concerned. Nonetheless... he wants to believe him. They've been friends for this long, right? And he once thought he could never have friends again...]

I... y-you're... you're welcome, Hastings.