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 Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2017 8:55 pm
"I don't know how you can stand wearing pants," she shrugged at him uncertainly. She actually blushed slightly at his second comment. "I always feel like people just look at me and they know. I have to be careful. Once they find out." She delayed that thought for a second to glance at Jordan accusingly. "Once most people find out, they generally turn against me."
"I used to wear boy clothes - hah, boy clothes. Like clothes even have genders." She glanced over at the cups impatiently. "I used to wear pants and stuff. I never liked those kinds of clothes. I just felt... I dunno. Like you probably would feel in a dress?" She shrugged a shoulder. "Just uncomfortable."
"I used to steal my mothers clothes and jewelry. I felt, special, I guess. When I wore her things."
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Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2017 9:03 pm
"I like pants," he shrugged back, and took the teabags out of the mugs, then spooned a considerable amount of sugar into hers and stirred it. "I can see why you wouldn't want just anyone to find out."
He brought her mug over to her and moved to sit down on the couch. "I've felt weird in the golems that are in dresses, yeah," he agreed. "It's kind of silly, but I guess that's social conditioning for you. Goes pretty deep."
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Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2017 9:12 pm
"Too deep," she pointed out as she took a seat to covet the mug with a mound of sugar in it. "Did you know that pink used to be the color for baby boys and blue for baby girls? It's basically just whatever people say it is at any given moment."
She took a sip of her tea and sighed contentedly. "I don't even know what to call myself. Like, my body itself feels alright I guess. Like. I like my body the way it is. Even if I feel short sometimes. I just." Another shrug. "I don't like the things some people think I ought to like and like the things some people think I shouldn't."
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Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2017 9:21 pm
"Yep, pink was regarded as a strong color for strong little boys, if I remember right. The meaning shifted around the middle of the last century. It's been pushed pretty hard in more recent decades, partly because companies can sell more stuff if parents can't just recycle unisex childrens' stuff for more than one kid." Jordan shrugged. "Still, it's pretty hard to go against the flow."
He listened with interest to what she had to say. "So is it okay for me to call you a girl then, or should it be something else?" he asked.
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Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2017 9:28 pm
"It honestly doesn't matter to me any. Boy, girl, it only matters when it comes to picking a partner, and um, I'm not offended by stuff like that. Just... in public... I just..." She started to shift uncomfortably again. "I can't just trust everyone will be okay with it."
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Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2017 9:32 pm
"I won't tell anyone," Jordan reassured Melody. "I get why you don't want it spread around, and like I said before, none of my business. Whatever you're good with."
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Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2017 9:34 pm
"You can call me whatever you want as long as no one else can hear," she assured more specifically. "I appreciate your confidentiality in this matter... I'd like to avoid the scarlet letter at least for one more year if possible."
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Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2017 9:37 pm
"Thank you for trusting me with that," Jordan said seriously. "If it gets out, it won't be on my account. If anyone gives you any problems, I can try to do something about it."
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Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2017 9:39 pm
"Why?" Melody honestly looked surprised. "You hardly know me? How do you know if I'm worth any of the effort?"
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Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2017 9:48 pm
"I don't know you very well, but you fought well and tried your best to defend me in the field. That counts for something," Jordan said. He gave her a half-smile. "Maybe it's a strange way to judge, but I think that you get a glimpse of what people are like when they're in combat. What I saw of you makes me think you're worth at least some effort."
Being a decent person cost him nothing, and could potentially pay off in friendship, trust, or connections, as well as being the right thing to do. Whether he would have to make good on that offer was a matter for the future.
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Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2017 9:52 pm
"Thank you, Jordan, I needed to hear that honestly." She really did. She doubted herself on a lot of things - but she was sure she deserved to be in moon. That she could prove she was perfectly capable of defending people without sacrificing who she was. Jordan just said... Jordan was also the proof, she guessed.
She smiled at him then took another sip of tea.
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