I believe you, but you're really not my type. I just thought that would get your attention.
[And while he did want a do-over of sorts, he wanted to force Lanque into initiating the conversation.]
But yes, that approach tends to work better with humans. Humans are a more prosocial species than trolls. Friendliness, coupled with a stated desire to help, tends to reassure humans. From a human perspective, it appeared you were responding much more hostilely than it would from the troll perspective.
[He might not have let it get to him if he'd realized he hadn't fucked up on his Reasonable Adult act--that was just the kind of little Heathers bitch you are.]
However, I wouldn't use myself to calibrate normal human reactions from, if I were you. Use Steve (no 'n') Palchuk, if you must. He's probably the member of our Team closest psychologically to baseline human, even if he's still a kid and doesn't know how to use his brain yet.
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[And while he did want a do-over of sorts, he wanted to force Lanque into initiating the conversation.]
But yes, that approach tends to work better with humans. Humans are a more prosocial species than trolls. Friendliness, coupled with a stated desire to help, tends to reassure humans. From a human perspective, it appeared you were responding much more hostilely than it would from the troll perspective.
[He might not have let it get to him if he'd realized he hadn't fucked up on his Reasonable Adult act--that was just the kind of little Heathers bitch you are.]
However, I wouldn't use myself to calibrate normal human reactions from, if I were you. Use Steve (no 'n') Palchuk, if you must. He's probably the member of our Team closest psychologically to baseline human, even if he's still a kid and doesn't know how to use his brain yet.