And it has all kinds of implications and context and shit.

How the fuck am I supposed to tell what’s just people doing things at random and what’s a part of all-singing-all-dancing-shit-show the neurotypicals call “social norms”? Down with NTs.

Honestly while it’s really fucking annoying that refusal to participate could result in some silly neuronormo interpreting a completely innocuous action as an offense, and it can cut you off from social shit, I think it’s basically the only way. The same button never does the same thing twice. Screeching rn.

  • UlyssesT [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
    10·
    4 months ago

    One of my weirder experiences in my college years was walking home from one of my retail jobs, one that was unfortunately close to a “scene kid” hangout where I found the squealing screaming valley girls loitering around insufferably loud and I hated having to clean up the restroom after they regularly trashed it, often ten at a time… and there they were, rolling up and honking and squealing at me. ralsei-startled

    And they offered me a ride down the road where I was going. I accepted, squeezing myself into a car packed with scene girls. ralsei-splat

    They seemed confused that I just sat there, annoyed, but glad to get off my feet for a while. Did they expect me to paw at them or something? I found them annoying, not hot, especially because I was some years older than any of them and the way they carried themselves was gratingly immature. ralsei-upset

    My lack of interest in them seemed to get them excited, like, I was forbidden fruit or something. Made me more uncomfortable and I politely took my leave once the car went far enough. kitsuralsei

    They started being nicer to me from then on, even trashing the restroom less while still loitering. ralsei-wut

    • magi [null/void]@hexbear.netEnglish
      10·
      4 months ago

      Did they expect me to paw at them or something?

      I wouldn’t know, maybe they expected something to happen but lbecause you didn’t do anything maybe they were thankful.

      I’d have been the same, I tend to shut down if there is a lot of people. Like I’ll only really talk when spoken to so verbally I would be quiet and it would be misread as there something wrong lol. Depending on the people I would typically sit and happily listen to what goes on or listen to a radio or something if they were annoying lol I’m generally polite regardless.