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"Can You Handle Your Emotions?"

Emotions are... eh. We all have them, whether we want to or not. Some people have control over their emotions, and some people let their emotions control them. Where does your character fall on this spectrum? More importantly, what's their relationship with their emotions like? Do they bury everything deep, deep down inside, or are they the first one to cry over a sappy movie? Do they even know how they feel about what's going on inside? Pretty meta stuff.

• No blank top-levels.
• Instead, characters are to respond to the proposed question: can you handle your emotions? / are you in touch with your feelings?
• Get deep. Look within. Hear, think feel... or don't.

Comments

Aemond Targaryen | House of the Dragon

[darotisentys]

Of course I can handle my emotions. More importantly, I control them.

[aspolyhymnia]

Do you always?

[really, really?]

[darotisentys]

Do I not?

[aspolyhymnia]

You have a quick temper at times.

[burning down villages kind of temper.]

[darotisentys]

[That was a calm and calculated maneuver.]

Only when it suits me.

[aspolyhymnia]

[sure it was]

And you never act impulsively because of it?

[darotisentys]

Perhaps when I was younger.

[aspolyhymnia]

[that makes her chuckle]

You remain rather young, my love.

[darotisentys]

When I was a child.

[aspolyhymnia]

And since then you’ve been entirely in control.

[the wife does not believe this]

[darotisentys]

Of course.

[aspolyhymnia]

Are you in touch with your emotions then? To have such mastery over them

[darotisentys]

More than most would believe.

[aspolyhymnia]

And how are you feeling now?

[darotisentys]

Quite fine, actually.

[He takes her hand, raising it to his lips to kiss the back of.]

Better now that you are here.

[aspolyhymnia]

[anger issues or not, he is always sweet with her.]

Have you missed me terribly?

[darotisentys]

Very much so.

[aspolyhymnia]

[she drifts right up to him, arms wrapping around his middle]

I should properly say hello then.

[darotisentys]

[His head dips down toward hers.]

I agree, you should.

[aspolyhymnia]

[she tips her head up to kiss him with a little smile]

You are always wonderful to me.

[darotisentys]

You deserve it.

[kuukokujinjanozenko]

My, you control them..? That sounds most impressive. So... no feeling comes unbidden, or persists in defiance of your will? I've met quite a few monks who would be dreadfully jealous. Sadly, I doubt they'd appreciate the irony.

[darotisentys]

Aye. I do not let them cloud my judgement, nor do I allow myself to histrionics simply because I feel something.

[kuukokujinjanozenko]

Ahh, then they still do as they please, but you ensure that they don't control you... well, still quite admirable. But I wonder... how does a man know whether his own judgment is clouded?

[darotisentys]

When he is allowing outside factors to affect it.