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[directed]

[This post? So anonymous. Literally as anonymous as a time traveler from 2166 can make it.]

For the sake of curiosity, how would a person fulfill their "good works" quota if they are not typically one for high levels of socialization—especially of the overtly sexual kind?

[Someone's looking at you, Sara "No Pants" Lance. Discreetly, however. Anonymous.]

Thank you for your time.

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un: hale

[duelo]

As a recovering anti-social mess of a person...start small. Talk to people online, because you can decide more easily whether it's safe to trust talking to them in person. Try new things to see what you might like that you never considered before. I learned that cell phones and technology? Not so obnoxious and stupid, as it turns out. They're really useful. I never would've known that because I always just figured if I didn't need it, then it wasn't worth having, but someone here was willing to teach me how to use a smartphone to its full advantages (I'm still learning, but hey) and now I don't think it's a useless piece of shit anymore.

Really, you just have to step out of your comfort zone, remind yourself that this is a chance to start over and be a new you, and be willing to embrace any new interests you might come across. If you're worried about being booted for not getting laid, if it makes you feel better, I haven't bothered to try yet and I'm still here, so I don't think it's the worst thing in the world if you take your time finding other ways to contribute to society or whatever.

Be a dog walker. Paint a house for an elderly local who can't do it themselves. Volunteer at the hospital. All of that would probably be considered helpful enough to stick around, I would think.

[directed]

[This is all...quite the confession, isn't it?]

I've actually not had much trouble mastering the cellphone; it's a touch archaic where I come from.

[Or when. Details.]

But there does seem to be a consensus that there is indeed a place for those who would choose a less--outgoing path.

You are the first of to speak of it quite so passionately, however.

[duelo]

It's not that new a thing where I came from, either, I just was averse to change.

[ Very, very averse to change when he isn't the one setting it proactively in motion. ]

I came here with an open mind but it took a lot of work for me to feel that way.
I'm only passionate because I'm pleased, in this particular case, to admit that I was wrong in assuming that this place was going to be kind fo a nightmare for someone like me to try to fit into.

[ He's here to protect his sister and that's it, but in an effort to keep from being kicked out, or something, he's been pushing himself outside his comfort zone and, actually...it turns out, humans in general aren't actually all that bad when you give them a chance. Go figure. ]