aefenglom | (no subject)

Entry tags:

(no subject)

Name: un: morrigan
Date: Feb 18
Format: text

I am interested in hearing from people, especially witches, who can describe distinct benefits they have noticed to being part of a Bond.

Emotional aspects or friendships formed are less of a concern. Tell me of more practical things. Advantages or improvements you have personally experienced.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Have you or someone you know personally exploded without being bonded?

No, but my friends and I also haven't needed to die from poison to know that can kill you too.

And I have seen monsters go feral and witches start having the mental side-effects, so I'm willing to believe the rest is true.

Then I applaud you for not drinking suspected poisons but I do not feel like "not exploding" is a very informative personal experience.

If you have seen people turn feral or experience mental side effects that is closer to what I wonder about. Have you spent no significant time here yourself without a bond?

You're the one who asked for practical benefits.

Not really, I got one by my third week. Staying unbonded didn't seem worth the risk.

[Cause you know, the whole exploding aspect]

Perhaps when I explode I will think back on your testimony.

Three weeks does not seem very long. Do you recall experiencing anything noteworthy during that time that was remedied by bonding?

[Kay lady your funeral. Elliot's encountered enough of these stubborn anti-bonding types that he just....let's the sarcasm go]

Not much, it's been awhile. Mostly I remember feeling overly twitchy and anxious about things as the weeks went on, along with some headaches. But once I started bonding it felt a lot better.

Now we get somewhere. Perhaps at the time these minor symptoms did not feel so minor.

[ A possibility, she can admit that. Still, she would try other remedies for headaches and bodily tension first. ]

It sounds as though you have been here for quite some time.

Actually I didn't realize what they were until I got a bond. I just thought I was more stressed than usual. It has a way of building over time, so you don't realize what it is for awhile.

[Cause thats the issue when you have anxiety problems. Sometimes it's hard to tell when something's off, or if your brain's just decided to scream]

Nearly nine months now.

[ To her credit, she keeps the fact that she is pretty certain she would recognize a difference in her own mind and behavior to herself.

But she does think it very hard. ]

And you have been bonded for all but three weeks of that time?

To the same person, or have you had temporary bonds?

That's right.

And to the same person, but I've had other bonds permanent and temporary as well since then.

That seems inconvenient. How are multiple bonds not distracting?

It can be, but you get used to it. Unless there's a strong emotion, most of what I get from my bonds feel like background noise to me.

A babbling brook is background noise. Cicadas, frogs, the wind through trees. Bardsong, if you are unfortunate.

If we can grow accustomed to being aware of the innermost feelings and thoughts of others I suppose we truly are resilient.

[Elliot could address how he can be accustomed to the thoughts and feelings of others, and that he's had prior experience.

But. He narrows in on something more important in Morrigan's comment]

You don't like musicians?

I doubt there is a bard I would miss if they all spontaneously chose to walk into the sea. I have no interest in rose-colored tales of heroism and high drama set to music, and I have no need for any of doom and gloom.

Music alone is fine.

[ .... 💧 ..... ]

Suddenly I feel thankful I stick to instrumental work.

[ Ah, that explains the question.

Well. She cannot regret her honesty on the subject. ]

I am thankful as well.

[Yeah being the one bard in existence with a sense of caution, he values his own survival so he's just...gonna try to wrap up this conversation. ]

Well then...I hope you find the information you're looking for about Bonds!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

	
		OSZAR »