Event Log - Mistletoe

[lucetimods]

Who: E'eryone
What: Mwah Mwah Hanky Panky
When: December 26th - January 1st
Where: E'erywhere
Summary: Mistletoe has once again cropped up in Luceti. It's time to kiss!
Rating: Anything about PG-13, take it off-comm.

Comments

[friendshipfirst]

....... But aren't all friends a boy or a girl friend?

[cilantro]

[god what did we do to deserve this]

Technically-speaking yes, but...uh, what I meant was... [To be honest, Cilan isn't sure what he should even be saying right now that will help make this any clearer, this isn't exactly his area of expertise.] It's like a term of endearment for some people that are in that kind of relationship?

[friendshipfirst]

But how? It doesn't sound like anything special t' me callin' your friend a boy friend or girl friend 'cause they're more than best friends.

[ Doesn't get it at all ]

[cilantro]

[Ash, you're starting to make me question why this is even a thing...]

Perhaps to you, but it does seem to have a special flavor for those people who feel that way about someone. Also, in some ways, it's easier for others to refer to someone as "that person's boyfriend" or "that person's girlfriend" when talking about two people that are a couple.

[friendshipfirst]

[ Ash can do that do you ]

But why? Can't they just say that this person is that other person's couple?

[ Does that make any sense to you Ash? Any? ]

[cilantro]

No, because saying that "this person is that other person's couple" would be grammatically incorrect, unless it was phrased as "this person and that person are a couple", or something to that effect.

[Cilan no don't turn this into a grammar lesson too...]

[friendshipfirst]

Okay so why can't they just say that then?

[ Thank you for the lesson Cilan but the question overall is still there ]

[cilantro]

Some people do say that, it's just that other people have different ways of saying it too.

[Like the people who refer to them as "lovers" or slightly cruder things or what not...]

[friendshipfirst]

How many ways are there?

[ Why is this level of friendship so confusing Cilan he doesn't understand and he's supposed to be like an expert on the subject! ]

[cilantro]

[Uh...] I...don't know the exact number for how many ways there is to say it, but for you, I say it's easier to just call people that are in that kind of relationship a couple?

[And hopefully not ask people what other ways there are or more details about this, because he really doesn't want someone potentially saying something child-unfriendly to Ash about what people do when they're dating...]

[friendshipfirst]

How can y' tell if they're a "couple"?

[ YEAH that wouldn't end well better make sure he sort of understands before this conversation ends ]

[cilantro]

Well...a couple tends to be more physically affectionate with one another than they might be with their friends. For example, you might see them kissing each other without the influence of those plants hanging over head, and not just doing so around this time of year.

[He'd say "basically like how our parents act", but we don't have parents, and while you do have a mom, you don't have a dad around, so that's not a very good example to compare.]

[friendshipfirst]

Okay! I think I got it!

[ OR DOES HE.... They still think they're just a type of friendship because what is love. ]

[cilantro]

Really? [Cilan why do you sound surprised--] I mean, that's great! I'm glad that I was able to answer some of those questions for you.

[Even if...we're not entirely sure if they were answered or that some of these raised more questions than answers BUT AT LEAST ASH SEEMS TO GET IT NOW, RIGHT?]

[friendshipfirst]

Yeah! Thanks Cilan!

[ YEP TOTALLY GETS IT... not. Which Cilan will probably find out in the future. ]