crystal.

[byblow]

FORM: Crystal
SENDER: Alistair
RECIPIENT: All y'all
WHAT: Innocent and totally random question
WHEN: Now
NOTES: Threadjacking is cool, kiss kiss.

What's a reasonable amount of time to stay angry with someone?

[ There is a fairly obvious difference between Alistair's I have a serious question voice and I am trying to cause trouble voice, for those who know him, but in this case his tone falls somewhere between the two. ]

Obviously it depends on what they've done to make you angry, so let's talk about the full range. How long can I stay angry with someone for borrowing my sword without permission before I'm unreasonable?

Or what if they left everyone I cared about to die?

Just for discussion's sake.

Comments

[byblow]

[ So wise. So helpful. So, for reasons she can't possibly know, the wrong time for either. But he knows she can't know, so he doesn't snap. ]

What if I take that poison and pour it down the other person's throat? Does that— [ wait ] What's a hormone?

[youwonscience]

While on principle I'm not going to condone poisoning anyone anyway, I'll say there's an extremely mixed track record on revenge making the reveng-er feel less angry in the long term. But I don't know if anyone's actually done a study on it. [Probably not.]

Um.[She thinks a second about the question.] A hormone is a substance that your body releases in response to certain conditions that creates a bunch of different effects depending on what the hormone is and how long it's released. You know how you can run faster if you're really afraid or your heart beats harder when you're really angry? Hormones.

[She's gonna skip things like the thyroid gland for now, because she doesn't want to actually piss him off. Or anyone else who's listening and didn't sign up for a science lesson.]

[byblow]

Huh.

[ He considers this for a moment. ]

Sounds imaginary.

[ For the record, he's teasing. ]

[youwonscience]

[It sounds like she's making a face.]

...for the record, so do nugs if you're not from here.

[If it weren't a joke, she'd have picked something other than nugs.]

Health risks aside ... no one can tell you it's time to stop being angry, especially not about something that serious. Obviously I'm not from here, I don't know the details. But it's up to you. I've just seen people I care about make themselves their own collateral damage.

[byblow]

You can see nugs. They aren't invisible things inside you.

[ So there. ]

I'm sorry. About your people, I mean.

[youwonscience]

Thanks. Me too. [A short pause, then:] ...mostly about the second part, though I'm sure it was an awesome sword. But I think how you feel is up to you, as long or short as it needs to be.

...for the record, still don't condone poisoning anyone, though I've definitely met people who would deserve it.