016 ☺ Video ☺ It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right

[moreincommon]

Ladies, gentlemen, and neuters of the Barge,

It's both my honor and my pleasure to offer my congratulations to Satsuki on her graduation. She's come a long way and done a lot of work since she first arrived and we all should be proud of her.

Also, I know the last flood was kind of unpredictable. Pretty sure nothing harmful came out of it, but... well, we made a mess. I'm planning to pitch in with cleaning, and if anyone wants to volunteer too I'd love the help. Maybe we could even get a full janitorial team for the day.

[Private to Chris]
Hey. I heard you got into an argument, want to talk about it?

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[mistconduct]

....I guess not.

What the fuck, though, do people actually do that? Talk about what they get out of each other? That's business talk.

Private

[moreincommon]

They do! It's a skill you have to learn, like any other one, and it can be awkward. But a huge part of maintaining any relationship – professional, friend, family, boyfriend or girlfriend – is learning to communicate properly about problems.

Private

[mistconduct]

...Can you be there? I seriously don't know how to start conversations like this.

Private

[moreincommon]

Absolutely. It's hard to bring up a discussion like this.

Private

[mistconduct]

Okay. Okay, cool.

Jesus christ this is the weirdest fucking fight in the world. You want to know how shit gets settled at my place? I can't do this nice feelings crap, Mark.

Private

[moreincommon]

What? What happens there?

You can learn to! It doesn't come intuitively, but it's a lot easier in the long run than being angry at someone because you don't understand each other.

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[mistconduct]

It's a pecking order. You either get in line or you get the chop.

That's exactly it. I'm angry because I don't fucking understand him.