I've never been nice in my whole life. The few moments I have, I got walked on all over by others, manipulated, and hurt. And pain hurts even for someone like me. Fear is a much better alternative.
[Willow's tone turns gentle. She doesn't want it to sound like she's trying to come off too harsh.]
It might have something to do with your approach. Most people here are pretty good - or at least try to be. It's just... hard sometimes when someone comes at you with threats and stuff, you know?
[Willow considers that. Given his upbringing, and his behaviour, it's not a huge stretch that social interaction is difficult. He is the same person who was confused about why it was socially unacceptable to break into houses last year to leave gifts. Even if some of the houses he was breaking into had residents whom he had previously threatened to kill.]
Well... What about being polite? Or, you know, courteous? I'm not saying you have to be all sunshine and puppies with everyone, but maybe keeping the whole 'fear me' thing down to a minimum would help?
I've tried being polite in the past but people still seem to get aggravated with me.
[Mainly because Maul was blunt to a fault and had a hard time understanding that he needed to have a little something called tact to get through conversations to keep from inadvertently insulting someone.]
Well... I guess what's considered polite can vary a little too from person to person. I mean. We've had talks before where we were okay, even after everything that's happened, right? So I mean, that shows you can get along with people. Just sometimes you have kind of a hard time with it.
[One of the few times Sidious had shown him praise, faux as it was, happened when Maul won whatever fight he was in. He still had that old trait stuck in his mind.]
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Date: 2023-02-27 01:32 pm (UTC)It might have something to do with your approach. Most people here are pretty good - or at least try to be. It's just... hard sometimes when someone comes at you with threats and stuff, you know?
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Date: 2023-02-28 08:37 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-02-28 03:38 pm (UTC)Well... What about being polite? Or, you know, courteous? I'm not saying you have to be all sunshine and puppies with everyone, but maybe keeping the whole 'fear me' thing down to a minimum would help?
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Date: 2023-03-01 09:40 am (UTC)[Mainly because Maul was blunt to a fault and had a hard time understanding that he needed to have a little something called tact to get through conversations to keep from inadvertently insulting someone.]
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Date: 2023-03-16 10:37 am (UTC)[He said in a haughty tone.]
They don't like me and I don't like them either.
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Date: 2023-03-18 03:40 am (UTC)Don't you ever get sick of being at odds with, like, three quarters of the city ninety percent of the time?
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Date: 2023-03-18 05:59 am (UTC)[Another blunt answer.]
I had to fight my entire life to get anything I ever wanted. Fighting with everyone here is not much different.
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Date: 2023-03-25 09:30 am (UTC)[One of the few times Sidious had shown him praise, faux as it was, happened when Maul won whatever fight he was in. He still had that old trait stuck in his mind.]