003 ️‍🔥 A New Year!

[gruffier]

Type: Voice
Sender ID: gruffier (Clive Rosfield)
To: Open to everyone
Subject: New Year Resolutions
Warnings: N/A

I've heard it customary to lay plans for the future upon the new year. Saying your goals out loud has always helped me to achieve them, so I'm curious to know what goals you have planned for yourself. Be they large or small.

I've nothing grandiose for myself— only to be a better person. A person worthy of friendship, and to continue to help those around me.

[ And after a small pause: ]

—Maybe open a petting zoo, at this rate.

Comments

[indispensable]

My advice would be for you to turn down any of his suggestions in the future.

[Stop enabling his husband's bad habits!!]

[gruffier]

He's rather convincing. It's hard to say no.

[indispensable]

It's a skill you're going to have to learn.

[Be strong, Clive... resist the puppy dog eyes...]

[gruffier]

How do you do it, then?

[indispensable]

By saying 'no'.

[Can you hear how dry his response is here, Clive.]

[gruffier]

You and I both know that is easier said than done.

[indispensable]

That's what practice is for.

[Look Alhaitham isn't saying that Kaveh isn't persuasive... but sometimes you gotta stand your ground and not be swayed.]

[gruffier]

You've had far longer to practice than I. It may take years.

[ Clive has a very large weakness to saying "no" to anyone. So this could take some time. ]

[indispensable]

Ask your significant other for advice.

[Are they already married... well it doesn't matter, he supposes.

But also Clive you're gonna have to step on that if you don't want to be taken advantage of. You make be a FF protagonist but that should not make you a Kaveh.]

[gruffier]

[ A short chuckle. ]

You're right. She's far more capable. [ Sharper, too. Or perhaps she was just a better liar. He's seen what she can do! ]

No advice from you, though? You know him best.

[indispensable]

I've already given it to you.

[You just gotta learn to say 'no' Clive!! You'll never get anywhere otherwise!!]