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[hoennmaihime]

[ Haruka Minamoto did not get scared. Fear was for children, not competent adults (...even if too few people saw her for what she really was. Hopefully the number 16 would bring her more respect and acknowledgement than the number 15 had, although two weeks in, she couldn't say much had changed.)

Experiencing feelings of... caution, however - that was perfectly acceptable. Well-advised, even. All successful people of business dealt with them. Someone who did not feel the need to properly evaluate danger, or saw the point in seeking to manage and mitigate potential risks, would quickly find themselves at the helm of a failed endeavor.

Another thing - successful businesspeople also knew when to seek advice. As arrogant proud as she was of her abilities, Haruka knew when it was time to outsource. Google had only been able to take her so far, and it was time to gather more firsthand, specific information has to how she might better control her newly-echoed back Blaziken.

It had kind of attacked that girl, after all. Again, not that she was afraid or anything, seriously, what kind of coward would be afraid of a 6ft tall fire-breathing chicken, jeez. ]

I need to bond with someone. Quickly. If you have any experience with this, especially if you've done so in a short period of time, I would appreciate being regaled with how you achieved it.

It is pertinent to our cause.

[ Because lord knows too much of the bullshit that goes on the network isn't. ]

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don't talk to them like you just addressed us for starters

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...Why? What's wrong with how I just talked to you?

[That's how she wished more people talked to her. Curt. To the point.]

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you're treating everyone here like a tool rather than actual people, as near as i can tell from these comments
if you're also treating the "intelligent creature" you wish to bond with like a tool or an issue to be dealt with, you're not going to be able to bond with it as effectively as someone who regards it as an actual intelligent creature and creature to bonded with

i'm not saying bonds can't be formed for such reasons, but you have to be a better manipulator for that to actually work

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That wouldn't be very honest of me though, would it? My best relationships have been the ones where we're very clear as to what we are to one another. Normally I don't grace people with that kind of respect - won't it appreciate not being smothered with false niceties?

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In spite of the impression I seem to be giving off, I do actually want to bond with it. The less manipulation, the better. I just don't know how much time I have.

[And that's the most she can manage in terms of explaining herself at the moment.]

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that's a rather sad way of looking at things
if you don't normally respect people enough to want to bond with them i mean
i hope that works out for you

i think it would probably appreciate being cared for
in general, people and creatures like to be cared for and appreciated
and, admittedly, respected

what sorts of things does it do