The Players Corner Archive

Not Well Endowed

Dear Not Well Endowed,
Whew....at first glance, I thought you were talking about nature short-changing ya in the bosom department! The only advice I could think of for that little problem, was telling ya to look up that Rogue fellow with the sock collection, and askin' to borrow a couple of pairs!

Anyway, I can certainly relate to this gift problem. Probably the main topic that I argue with my friends about (besides being nagged to turn on that little message window over my head!) is my stubbornness in accepting gifts. I take pride in the fact that the little I have, I've earned on my own. That's hard for some people to understand.

The other problem I have with gifts, is that it seems they always, always come back and bite ya in the arse! I've had people hide gifts in boxes, and ask me to unlock their box (then refuse to take the box back), drop the gift and then run away, or go to sleep, give me insane amounts of silvers as tips, all kinds of things. I know they are being kind and have good intentions, but at some point, in a few cases, I've been made to feel "obligated". So, I agree, it's just easier to not have to deal with it.

I would take the time to explain to your friends how important it is that you support yourself and make your own way. If they are truly your friends, they will understand. If they aren't concerned with you feeling comfortable, then I would question their friendship... and it probably wouldn't be a good idea to accept a "gift" from them anyway!

Thanks for writing,
Summer

[This message has been edited by Summerlyn (edited 09-04-2001).] reg

'lood
"it pains me to accept all this silver, but hey, i'm a nice guy..."

reg

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Originally posted by kelood:
I will gladly relieve you of your burdens.

'lood
"it pains me to accept all this silver, but hey, i'm a nice guy..."

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<snort> Well, you're a man! Things are so simple for a man... it gets all involved when a woman accepts a gift! Look at that fan business, we can't even cool ourselves off without worrying about what kind of darn signal we're sending!

Summer

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That way, you still accept the gifts, and have them in one form or another, but they are safely stowed away where you don't have to look at/use them.

You could even use that money to give gifts to other people, maybe even the same that had given them to you!

'lood
antelope, dead lions, and grass...

reg

I of course was telling her how sick my inventory of items was/is. It was interesting just giving away 10m.

I will never do it again, but for once it was interesting.

Buckwheet
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Summer reg

It's a pity, I think, that there aren't flags on the flowergirl and the fortuneteller. So if you offer them more than "x" silvers, the staff knows about it and could maybe do something fun with the situation.

That's what I told Buckwheet. Of course, the truth is, I'm just plain mean.
reg

Not Well Endowed, dear... presents are a message from your friends, telling you how precious you are to them. Accept them gracefully.

I love to receive gifts. I certainly don't feel like I'm losing a portion of my soul in doing so.

Ylena
(probably overly endowed, but hey..) reg

What I think Not Well Endowed was referring to were expensive gifts... armor, weapons, etc. If she isn't comfortable receiving those types of gifts, her friends should respect that and not be offended by her refusal.

Summer

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