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DAY 309 LiliS, sensitIV, pep!pep!, Taisho Roman Revolution, future is now, Heart Soldier Senshi, WILD CITY, AlcheME!, ☆ZRAEL, BARiTONES win (Astrael hosting)

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DAY 313 sensitIV, WILD CITY, ☆ZRAEL, AlcheME!, avante en garde and BARiTONES win (Wataru and Fox hosting)

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shoulda saved the spicy theme for christmas amirite

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[(Anonymous)]

How exactly is friendship a matter of action and not intent? Wouldn't that mean you could just go through the motions and not actually feel friendly towards someone?

[(Anonymous)]

I think they're meaning "confirmation of friendship"--since people can pretend intent even with their actions but some actions are more telling than others. Especially for people who do need proof of said friendship.

[(Anonymous)]

It sounded more like they were saying that they decide whether someone is friends with them based on their actions regardless of what the other person thinks.

[(Anonymous)]

I would say guess that what they are getting at is that it is easier to define a friendship by what one does, rather than by what one says. Especially in this case, where the friendships seem to be arbitrarily determined by one person deciding that they are friends with another.

[(Anonymous)]

You realize they were arguing that if someone arbitrarily says they're friends then maybe they're right and the other person who doesn't think so is wrong, right?

[(Anonymous)]

I don't think that's how they intended to be interpreted, but perhaps we can agree that both action and intent are required to form a true friendship.

And probably also communication.

[(Anonymous)]

I'm pretty sure it is. I'm not sure how else to interpret "you've fooled nobody but yourself."

But yes, I agree with that.

[(Anonymous)]

IF YOU ARE ABLE TO GO THROUGH THE MOTIONS WITH SUCH SINCERITY AND CONVICTION THAT SOMEONE ELSE BELIEVES THAT YOU ARE FRIENDS

IS THAT NOT THE CASE?

FOR YOU SEE, YOU ARE PURPOSELY TRYING TO FOOL THEM AND TO DO SO YOU HAVE ESTABLISHED A RELATIONSHIP BASED ON THE PRINCIPLES OF FRIENDSHIP, NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU PERSONALLY TELL YOURSELF YOU DO NOT CARE. THIS MEANS YOUR INEVITABLE BETRAYAL WILL BE THE MOMENT AT WHICH THIS FLEETING RELATIONSHIP ENDS, BUT THAT DOES NOT CHANGE THE FACT THAT IT EXISTED. A POOR FRIENDSHIP IS STILL A FRIENDSHIP

AND IF YOU CANNOT EVER BRING YOURSELF TO COMMIT SUCH A BETRAYAL, YOU MUST FOR SOME REASON FEEL THAT THE SO CALLED MOTIONS OF FRIENDSHIP ARE MORE VALUABLE THAN WHAT YOU WOULD GAIN FROM NO LONGER HAVING TO CARRY OUT DOING SOMETHING YOU THEORETICALLY DISLIKE OR DO NOT CARE ABOUT. THE MOTIONS OF FRIENDSHIP, IN THIS CASE, SUPERCEDE YOUR OWN WANTS AND DESIRES.

IF THIS IS THE CASE, THEN I HATE TO INFORM YOU THAT YOU HAVE FOOLED NOBODY BUT YOURSELF

[(Anonymous)]

Even if you aren't specifically trying to trick someone, they can be mistaken, can't they?

What does it even mean to "establish a relationship based on the principles of friendship"? What looks like friendship for one person could just be normal courtesy for another person. And on the other hand, someone might want to be friends but not be able to demonstrate it in the way you expect.