Mar. 21st, 2018 03:36 pm
Tagesangst
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muckefuckSo after four days phone silence, Clueless Furball texted this morning to reschedule. He was so casual about it that I was pissy in return, which got his dander up and prompted him to clarify a few things. So either that was a breakthrough in our communication or the end of the whole affair, it's too early to say which.
At first I was annoyed about all the mental real estate being claimed by such a minor fling, but then I reflected on the fact that it was helping me clarify my boundaries and expectations and get some practice in the fraught art of negotiating these with a near-total stranger--just like the whole nonsense with Eyefields around this same time last year. And that's all valuable regardless of the outcome of any particular instance.
Speaking of negotiation, we're having some tensions in the gaming group again, but at least this time they seem to have nothing to do with me. Half the party is still enjoying playing baby dragons and half the party can't wait to move on to something else. It's gotten to the point where the latter are starting to interrupt the flow of play with their bitching, but that's manageable if we've only got two more sessions to get through.
Last night we tried to pick up the conversation again about what to play next and I find I'm as unclear as ever on where's that going. My inclination is to defer to the one other player who (a) hasn't run anything yet and (b) also likes his games a bit crunchier and tighter than what we've been doing for the last couple years, but he's being maddeningly tight-lipped. I'm hoping maybe getting together socially next week will help move the conversation forward.
At first I was annoyed about all the mental real estate being claimed by such a minor fling, but then I reflected on the fact that it was helping me clarify my boundaries and expectations and get some practice in the fraught art of negotiating these with a near-total stranger--just like the whole nonsense with Eyefields around this same time last year. And that's all valuable regardless of the outcome of any particular instance.
Speaking of negotiation, we're having some tensions in the gaming group again, but at least this time they seem to have nothing to do with me. Half the party is still enjoying playing baby dragons and half the party can't wait to move on to something else. It's gotten to the point where the latter are starting to interrupt the flow of play with their bitching, but that's manageable if we've only got two more sessions to get through.
Last night we tried to pick up the conversation again about what to play next and I find I'm as unclear as ever on where's that going. My inclination is to defer to the one other player who (a) hasn't run anything yet and (b) also likes his games a bit crunchier and tighter than what we've been doing for the last couple years, but he's being maddeningly tight-lipped. I'm hoping maybe getting together socially next week will help move the conversation forward.
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