crystal; closed to diplomacy

[altusimperius]

FORM: crystal
SENDER: Benedict
RECIPIENT: members of Diplomacy
NOTES:

[posh and softspoken, guess who it is:]

In light of our most recent Rifter's arrival, maybe we ought to, um. Encourage a certain degree of etiquette, both for those receiving sending crystals for the first time, and for those greeting a new member.

It can be very confusing and isolating, coming here. When one didn't intend to, presumably when one doesn't even know what our world is or what they're doing here. People say stupid things on both sides of the crystal, and they get heated.

I don't have a solution, but it's something I've been thinking about. And would like to talk through, if you'll humor me.

Comments

[altusimperius]

My hope is that we can try to show our best even at our worst. At least going forward. What’s done is done.

[sprent]

Of course we'll try. I — just think that what happened wasn't malicious.

[altusimperius]

Perhaps not. Probably not. But intentions don’t always align with feelings,

[he clears his throat uncomfortably,]

as we know.