Call Me Out v. 7.0

[misheard]

You know how this works. Pick a character, put them in the subject line, give a prompt, receive thread.

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[aquaticrush]

I wasn't, but I'm still a little worried.

[cherryblooded]

There's nothing wrong with seeming naturally harmless. It helps you get friends, and lowers your enemies' guard.

[aquaticrush]

I'm not sure if I have any enemies anymore. I'm not really fighting anyone now. Although there are some people who tease me a lot.

[cherryblooded]

Those don't count as enemies if they're doing it because they like you.

[aquaticrush]

I don't know how to tell.

[cherryblooded]

You can't? That's bad... I don't know how to tell you how to tell them apart.

[aquaticrush]

I'm sorry! It's just that sometimes they keep saying "I'm doing this because I'm nice" but it doesn't look like it.

[cherryblooded]

That's a bad sign, actually.

[aquaticrush]

I thought so, probably.

[cherryblooded]

But it might still depend... can you link me the next time a conversation like this comes up?

[aquaticrush]

I don't want you to go out of your way!

[cherryblooded]

It's nothing. I'm just concerned about you, and you're the most familiar person there is on this community.

[aquaticrush]

What do you mean?

[cherryblooded]

I don't know anyone who isn't part fish, back home. Well, except our sea's witch.

[aquaticrush]

I suppose that is different. There used to be others here, and they talked to me a lot because of that, too. Although one of them tried to tell me that I should think of myself as better than everybody else.

[cherryblooded]

That's going a bit far. Fish are more relatable to me, but we're not automatically better.

[aquaticrush]

I didn't think so either. I don't think I could think that way, anyway, even if I tried.

[cherryblooded]

Anyway, it's not much trouble for me to look out for you.

[aquaticrush]

But don't you have other things to do? And you're new besides...

[cherryblooded]

I'm still in recovery, so I'm spending all my time on the computer anyway! I wish I could go out and do something...

[aquaticrush]

I'm sorry! I didn't realize you were sick.

[cherryblooded]

Poisoned. I'm almost well enough to go out again.

[aquaticrush]

What? That's horrible!

[cherryblooded]

It's a dangerous sea lately...

[aquaticrush]

There has to be a way to help.