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Originally posted by Yorick:
Cloudy.... stay calm... breath in.... hold, 1, 2, 3 exhale.....
Nobody would assume you roleplay the whole board.
I was pointing out I don't at all.
People switching in and out would explain some of the confusion. I don't understand what happened and nobody seems to want to let the cat out of the bag, but I will say this.
When I call Draconia my sister, this is not role-play. No she's not my sibling, but it gives any support and affection a context. It pains me when I hear of stuff she's going/been through, and I want to empathise, give her and her children support, let her know she's not isolated and that her online company is enjoyed.
When I started the "Give Moiraine a hug" thread after her car accident, I made it clear it was for brotherly/sisterly "hugs" of support. The visualisation of a hug is powerful in this context, as the reality is, we cannot physically do so.
These are not role-play situations. Others may well get confused if people switch in and out of 'role' because ALL of our communication is limited to writing, and not everyone role-plays. Sometimes it may be harder for folks to know when someone is 'playing' and when someone is 'real'.
Don't go feeling bad Cloudy. We have never roleplayed together, and I'm aware that any communique between us has been genuine and real.  Of that have no fear.
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However you knew it, yes, I was getting anxious and was failing to breath properly...sheesh....
Sniffle..(yes a GENUINE sniffle...) Yorick, we never 'role-played' because empathy is one of my true gifts from God and I never felt 'right' about it in your case...guess I was on the money!
Yes, the confusion does exist and well, that's all I was trying to point out in my post. I wanted to try and make clear that if one is *going to roleplay* then one needs to keep in mind it can be difficult to make that separation later on . And often I make my points from MY perspective so I don't hurt someone else by using an example they might recognize...sigh... Makes me look darned ego-centric ...er well more than I 'really' am!
But I find it works more often than not and people get the message in a non-painful or threatening way. In this case it might have made me look insincere and it really did upset me. I have made some very close bonds in the last few months and didn't want to hurt those relationships with mixed up signals. (small smile...there's no smiley for slightly-worried-but almost better smile is there?)
Cloudy (and I chose that one specifically to convey the "real me" when posting something serious in a saga/role-play thread because YOU gave it to me,Yorick and I've always associated that with my relationship with you on the board, the totally sincere, and sometimes playful
me)