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C04P04 – Never anything more
One of the things I enjoy about writing for Zhiro is that, no matter how solid and impassive a face he presents, he’s very emotionally complex under the facade. The only time he says what he’s truly thinking is when he’s talking to himself.
Or when Tama badgers it out of him.
Oh – and Liz…this was what I was thinking of when I gave you that spoiler on the TGT interview. Did I get ya? 
What about you? Are you the type that keeps things to yourself, or do you wear your heart on your sleeve?
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Oh wow…but this makes me curious whether it is still Zhiro or the nightmare creature!
Yikes. What a stirring page.
Hmmm, an odd question, and in tradition of humanity I live with the duality of expressed and hidden. I am honest with my emotions, but getting me to say why I feel that way is… frustrating. Some times I’ll be very free, because I feel the reason is acceptable, other times I’ll be silent, or only mention a smaller reason instead. While true, I do not always answer the why question honestly.
The few times I don’t display my emotions honestly is when I feel I’m just being self-centered/needlessly/self-inflicted stressed because I see those all as completely my own fault. Mentioning those feelings to others would just cause them undue distress.
P.S. I responded to an earlier comic about SoG. Would you like a download link?
I really like the turn of phrase “the duality of expressed and hidden.” It seems like an excellent way to describe the struggle of communication. Everybody hides and expresses different things, which makes interactions that much more challenging.
Ahh, poor Zhiro. So turbulent inside, it seems. I prescribe more hugs and more bro-time with Tama.
I’m quite the introvert, so keeping things inside is what I do best. At times it’s really beneficial (like when I’m in the presence of unsavory family members or people who reallyreallyreally bug me), but if I let everything bottle up too much, it eventually overflows and I end up miserable for a while. Really not very healthy. But, with the help and patience of my sweet fiance and my dear friends, I’m becoming more comfortable with being honest with my emotions
Hooray!
I’m sure Tama will do his best to get more bro-time for Zhiro. Assuming they both survive, that is.
And Hooray for sweet fiances and dear friends. It sounds like we’re both fortunate in that regard.
Oh my word this entire page is breathtaking. I really love the dramatic lighting on this it’s BEAUTIFUL!
And I often wear my heart on my sleeve! Haha oops. Or rather, I tell a small number of people endlessly what is up with me–I don’t feel right if I don’t have anyone to vent or talk to
I’m glad you like it! I had fun with the lighting. You always seemed like quite the open communicator. Nice to have somebody to connect all the shut-in introverts. Myself included.
It depends on my mood. If i’m happy or grumpy, people tend to know..and i can often turn my own grumpiness into jokes.
But when i’m upset or depressed I tend to keep that to myself. I have this thing about burdening other people with my problems. I tend to do it as little as possible.
I’ve heard a lot of entertainers use that technique – to turn grumpiness into humor. Makes it come from a real place, still gets some of the emotion out, but doesn’t impact people as negatively.
Why must you rip my heart out?
No, seriously, this page is AWESOME. I love it!
As for me, I usually keep my feelings to myself. At least my deep down feelings. Some stuff is easier for me to share.
Because you have such a lovely heart that I want to keep it for myself. Although I must say that I love you for your amazing mind as well…you wouldn’t mind if I borrowed it now and again, would you?
DAMN YOU, ROBIN! *shakes fist at sky*
…oh, wait, actually, I’m not surprised. Never mind. Yay angst!
I tend to think of myself as introverted because I like being alone and am very conflict-averse. But when I’m comfortable in my space, I’m super-loud and don’t really care what other people think of me.
ANGST. It’s what I do.
I’m introverted, but it sounds like I’m inverse of you. The more comfortable I am, the quieter I am. The more nervous I get, the louder I become.
I’m honest and open about what I feel, but I don’t tend to have a lot of ‘deep’ feelings. Mild depths of amusement, interest, fustration, annoyance, contentment, those range of emotions I have. Rage, passion, depression, anything that one describes as ‘powerful’… Not so much.
I’m broken :p
Broken? Hardly. Human? Most definitely.
I had a similar connection to emotion as the one you describe for the majority of my life. Only in recent years have I been able to access stronger emotions, after a considerable amount of work. Everybody feels things differently, and to a different degree. If there was actually a “normal” way, we’d have a lot more fully-enlightened, perfect beings wandering around. I will gladly hang out with you in the “broken” club.