LilyEvans: james what the hell is that friendster post about?
SiriuslyTrouble: what friendster post?
WormtailPeter: james has friendster?
ProngsQuidditch: what post?
MoonyBlues03: oh god what did you post now
MarlsAndMe: the one where you're literally begging people to rate your hotness
SiriuslyTrouble: WHAT
WormtailPeter: james why are you asking people to rate you
ProngsQuidditch: i'm not BEGGING
ProngsQuidditch: i'm conducting a survey
MaryMacdonald7: a survey about your own attractiveness?
ProngsQuidditch: it's for research purposes
LilyEvans: what kind of research requires you to ask people to rate you?
ProngsQuidditch: important research
ProngsQuidditch: confidence building research
MarlsAndMe: since when do YOU need confidence building?
ProngsQuidditch: everyone needs validation sometimes marlene
MaryMacdonald7: james potter asking for validation is like... the sun asking if it's bright enough
SiriuslyTrouble: seriously prongs what's this about
WormtailPeter: you've been acting weird lately
ProngsQuidditch: that's not the point
ProngsQuidditch: the point is i need honest opinions
ProngsQuidditch: from multiple sources
ProngsQuidditch: for comparison purposes
LilyEvans: comparison to what?
ProngsQuidditch: ...other opinions
MarlsAndMe: this is weird even for you potter
SiriuslyTrouble: agreed
SiriuslyTrouble: and that's saying something
WormtailPeter: maybe he's having some kind of breakdown?
MarlsAndMe: what's really going on?
ProngsQuidditch: nothing's going on!
ProngsQuidditch: can't a guy just want to know how attractive he is?
MaryMacdonald7: not without a reason
MaryMacdonald7: spill
ProngsQuidditch: there's nothing to spill
ProngsQuidditch: i just want some numerical feedback
ProngsQuidditch: very scientific
LilyEvans: james you're being weird
LilyEvans: weirder than usual
LilyEvans: this wouldn't have anything to do with you acting strange lately would it?
ProngsQuidditch: i haven't been acting strange
MarlsAndMe: you literally asked me yesterday if i thought your hair looked "appealing to a broad demographic"
ProngsQuidditch: that was unrelated
MaryMacdonald7: unrelated to what?
ProngsQuidditch: to... things
LilyEvans: WHAT THINGS JAMES
ProngsQuidditch: just answer the question!
ProngsQuidditch: 1-10
ProngsQuidditch: how attractive am i?
MarlsAndMe: you're like an 8 i guess
MarlsAndMe: but you're still being weird about it
MaryMacdonald7: 8.5 maybe? you have good bone structure
MaryMacdonald7: but seriously what's this about?
LilyEvans: you're attractive james but this whole thing is bizarre
LilyEvans: why do you suddenly need multiple people telling you this?
ProngsQuidditch: well remus already gave me his opinion so i wanted to compare
MarlsAndMe: wait WHAT
SiriuslyTrouble: excuse me?
MoonyBlues03: oh no
WormtailPeter: remus rated james?
MaryMacdonald7: remus gave you his opinion?
LilyEvans: on your attractiveness?
ProngsQuidditch: ...yes?
ProngsQuidditch: wait no
ProngsQuidditch: i mean
ProngsQuidditch: sort of?
MarlsAndMe: JAMES POTTER WHAT DID YOU DO
SiriuslyTrouble: seriously what the fuck james
WormtailPeter: this is getting weird
MoonyBlues03: james please stop talking
ProngsQuidditch: nothing!
ProngsQuidditch: we were just talking!
MaryMacdonald7: about what exactly?
ProngsQuidditch: about... research
LilyEvans: james i swear to god if you don't start making sense
ProngsQuidditch: okay FINE
ProngsQuidditch: maybe i asked remus if he thought i was attractive
ProngsQuidditch: hypothetically
ProngsQuidditch: for curiosity purposes
MarlsAndMe: YOU ASKED REMUS TO RATE YOU?
ProngsQuidditch: it was very scientific!
MaryMacdonald7: scientific?
MaryMacdonald7: james what the hell is going on?
LilyEvans: wait wait wait
LilyEvans: this connects to my livejournal comments
LilyEvans: remus said you were "figuring things out about yourself"
LilyEvans: and that you might need a friend who's good at listening
ProngsQuidditch: he said that?
MarlsAndMe: WHAT THINGS ARE YOU FIGURING OUT
ProngsQuidditch: it's not a big deal
ProngsQuidditch: i'm just... exploring
MaryMacdonald7: exploring what?
ProngsQuidditch: ...options
LilyEvans: james potter are you having a sexuality crisis?
ProngsQuidditch: MAYBE
ProngsQuidditch: maybe a little bit
ProngsQuidditch: is that okay?
SiriuslyTrouble: ...
WormtailPeter: oh
WormtailPeter: OH
MoonyBlues03: james you don't have to tell everyone
MarlsAndMe: OH MY GOD
MarlsAndMe: JAMES IS QUESTIONING
MaryMacdonald7: that's amazing!
SiriuslyTrouble: wait what
WormtailPeter: so you asked remus because...?
MaryMacdonald7: wait is that why you asked remus for his opinion?
ProngsQuidditch: he has experience with guys
ProngsQuidditch: so his opinion is more... relevant
LilyEvans: james that's actually really sweet
LilyEvans: and it makes so much more sense than you randomly needing validation
MarlsAndMe: so what did remus say?
ProngsQuidditch: he said i was a 7.5
ProngsQuidditch: maybe 7.5 on a good day
SiriuslyTrouble: remus rated you 7.5?
WormtailPeter: out of 10?
MoonyBlues03: this is mortifying
MaryMacdonald7: that's a solid rating
ProngsQuidditch: that's what i thought!
ProngsQuidditch: above average!
LilyEvans: wait but how did this conversation even happen?
LilyEvans: like what made you ask him?
ProngsQuidditch: ...it's complicated
MarlsAndMe: how complicated?
ProngsQuidditch: just... things happened
ProngsQuidditch: and i got curious
ProngsQuidditch: and remus seemed like the logical person to ask
MaryMacdonald7: things happened?
MaryMacdonald7: what kind of things?
ProngsQuidditch: i can't really say
ProngsQuidditch: it involves other people's privacy
LilyEvans: other people?
LilyEvans: james what exactly did you stumble into?
ProngsQuidditch: nothing!
ProngsQuidditch: i just... learned some things
ProngsQuidditch: about... stuff
MarlsAndMe: you're being really vague
MarlsAndMe: which means it's either really embarrassing or really juicy
MarlsAndMe: or both
ProngsQuidditch: can we just focus on the rating system?
ProngsQuidditch: that's the important part
MaryMacdonald7: so you asked remus to rate your attractiveness
MaryMacdonald7: and he said 7.5
MaryMacdonald7: and now you want our opinions for comparison?
ProngsQuidditch: exactly!
ProngsQuidditch: very logical approach
LilyEvans: james this is the most organized you've ever been about anything
LilyEvans: including actual schoolwork
ProngsQuidditch: this is more important than schoolwork
ProngsQuidditch: this is about figuring out who i am
MarlsAndMe: that's actually really mature james
MarlsAndMe: proud of you for exploring this
ProngsQuidditch: thanks marlene
ProngsQuidditch: so you think an 8 is good?
MarlsAndMe: 8 is very good
MarlsAndMe: but james
ProngsQuidditch: yeah?
MarlsAndMe: you know attractiveness ratings aren't actually how you figure out sexuality right?
ProngsQuidditch: they're not?
MaryMacdonald7: it's more about who you're attracted TO
MaryMacdonald7: not who's attracted to you
ProngsQuidditch: oh
ProngsQuidditch: well i'm working on that part too
LilyEvans: working on it how?
ProngsQuidditch: research
ProngsQuidditch: practical research
MarlsAndMe: practical research?
ProngsQuidditch: with experienced consultants
MaryMacdonald7: experienced consultants?
MaryMacdonald7: james what does that mean?
ProngsQuidditch: it means i was asking remus for his opinion
ProngsQuidditch: on attractiveness
ProngsQuidditch: from a guy's perspective
SiriuslyTrouble: that's it?
WormtailPeter: oh okay that makes more sense
MoonyBlues03: unfortunately that's not all of it
LilyEvans: what else?
MoonyBlues03: james also sent me a picture
MarlsAndMe: A PICTURE?
SiriuslyTrouble: what kind of picture
MoonyBlues03: the kind i can never unsee
ProngsQuidditch: it was for comparison purposes!
WormtailPeter: comparison to what?
ProngsQuidditch: other... pictures
ProngsQuidditch: that remus might have seen
ProngsQuidditch: for research
MaryMacdonald7: james did you send remus a naked picture
ProngsQuidditch: not NAKED
ProngsQuidditch: just... specific areas
MoonyBlues03: it was a dick pic
MoonyBlues03: james sent me a dick pic
MoonyBlues03: out of nowhere
SiriuslyTrouble: what the fuck prongs
WormtailPeter: you sent remus a what now?
LilyEvans: james that's... that's a lot
MarlsAndMe: oh my god this is better than i thought
ProngsQuidditch: it was for scientific purposes!
MoonyBlues03: there is nothing scientific about unsolicited penis photography james
MaryMacdonald7: unsolicited penis photography
MaryMacdonald7: remus i'm dying
MoonyBlues03: you're dying? i'm the one who opened that message
MoonyBlues03: i was just trying to eat dinner
MoonyBlues03: and suddenly there's james's... james
SiriuslyTrouble: this is so fucked up
WormtailPeter: why would you do that james?
ProngsQuidditch: because i needed a complete assessment!
ProngsQuidditch: you can't rate someone properly without all the information
MoonyBlues03: yes you absolutely can
MoonyBlues03: people rate attractiveness all the time without seeing genitals
MoonyBlues03: it's actually the normal way to do it
LilyEvans: james honey that's... that's not how this works
MarlsAndMe: but did you rate it though?
MoonyBlues03: marlene!
MarlsAndMe: what? i'm curious!
MaryMacdonald7: yeah we all want to know
MaryMacdonald7: did james get a good score?
ProngsQuidditch: he hasn't told me yet
ProngsQuidditch: which is why i needed other opinions
ProngsQuidditch: for comparison data
MoonyBlues03: i'm not rating your penis james
MoonyBlues03: that's where i draw the line
SiriuslyTrouble: good for you moony
WormtailPeter: this is all very weird
ProngsQuidditch: but you said i was a 7.5 overall
ProngsQuidditch: so surely the specific... area... would be at least...
MoonyBlues03: james no
MoonyBlues03: we're not having this conversation
MoonyBlues03: especially not in front of everyone
LilyEvans: this is amazing
LilyEvans: james you really just sent remus a dick pic for "research"
ProngsQuidditch: it made perfect sense at the time
MoonyBlues03: it made no sense
MoonyBlues03: none whatsoever
MoonyBlues03: i still don't understand your logic
ProngsQuidditch: well you mentioned that grant sends you pictures
MoonyBlues03: JAMES
MoonyBlues03: that's completely different!
SiriuslyTrouble: who the fuck is grant?
WormtailPeter: yeah who's grant?
MoonyBlues03: he's my friend from home
MoonyBlues03: and that's all you need to know
MarlsAndMe: friend who sends pictures?
MoonyBlues03: friends can send pictures
MaryMacdonald7: what kind of pictures?
MoonyBlues03: the kind that are none of your business
ProngsQuidditch: sexy pictures
ProngsQuidditch: grant sends remus sexy pictures
ProngsQuidditch: which is why i thought it was normal
MoonyBlues03: it's normal when you ASK first james
MoonyBlues03: and when you're actually involved with the person
MoonyBlues03: you can't just spring that on someone
SiriuslyTrouble: so this grant guy is your boyfriend?
MoonyBlues03: he's not my boyfriend
MoonyBlues03: we're just... friends
MarlsAndMe: friends who send each other sexy pictures
MoonyBlues03: sometimes
MoonyBlues03: maybe
MoonyBlues03: it's complicated
WormtailPeter: everything sounds complicated lately
LilyEvans: that's because we're seventeen peter
LilyEvans: everything IS complicated at seventeen
ProngsQuidditch: especially sexuality stuff
ProngsQuidditch: which is why i need help figuring it out
MoonyBlues03: help that doesn't involve surprise genital photography
MaryMacdonald7: surprise genital photography
MaryMacdonald7: remus you have the best phrases
MoonyBlues03: i'm glad my trauma amuses you mary
SiriuslyTrouble: you're not actually traumatized are you moony?
MoonyBlues03: no not traumatized
MoonyBlues03: just... surprised
MoonyBlues03: very surprised
MoonyBlues03: and possibly scarred for life
ProngsQuidditch: but not in a bad way right?
MoonyBlues03: james
ProngsQuidditch: what?
MoonyBlues03: you're impossible
ProngsQuidditch: impossibly attractive according to your rating
MoonyBlues03: i'm never living this down am i
MarlsAndMe: absolutely not
MaryMacdonald7: this is going in the permanent record
LilyEvans: "the day remus rated james's attractiveness"
SiriuslyTrouble: and saw his dick
WormtailPeter: i still can't believe that happened
MoonyBlues03: you and me both peter
MoonyBlues03: you and me both
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SiriuslyTrouble: what the actual fuck just happened
MoonyBlues03: i'm going to kill him
WormtailPeter: i'm really confused
WormtailPeter: are james and remus...?
MarlsAndMe: ten galleons says he's in love with remus by the end of the week
SiriuslyTrouble: this is fucked up
MaryMacdonald7: i'm not taking that bet
MaryMacdonald7: that's not even a challenge
LilyEvans: poor remus
LilyEvans: he has no idea what he's gotten himself into
MoonyBlues03: i'm right here you know
SiriuslyTrouble: remus what the hell
SiriuslyTrouble: you're actually considering this?
MoonyBlues03: i don't know
MoonyBlues03: maybe
MoonyBlues03: it's complicated
WormtailPeter: but what about that grant guy james mentioned?
MoonyBlues03: grant and i aren't exclusive
MoonyBlues03: we're just friends
SiriuslyTrouble: friends who fuck
MoonyBlues03: sirius
SiriuslyTrouble: what? it's true isn't it?
MarlsAndMe: assuming he even said yes
MaryMacdonald7: oh he's going to say yes
MaryMacdonald7: did you see how james was talking about him?
MaryMacdonald7: remus is definitely going to say yes
MoonyBlues03: i haven't decided anything yet
SiriuslyTrouble: this is such a bad idea
WormtailPeter: why is it a bad idea?
WormtailPeter: if james wants to figure things out and remus can help
SiriuslyTrouble: because it's james
SiriuslyTrouble: and it's remus
SiriuslyTrouble: and james doesn't do anything casual
LilyEvans: this is going to be such a disaster
LilyEvans: a beautiful, chaotic disaster
MarlsAndMe: the best kind
MoonyBlues03: you're all terrible
MoonyBlues03: i'm logging off
SiriuslyTrouble: remus wait
MoonyBlues03: what sirius
SiriuslyTrouble: just... be careful
SiriuslyTrouble: with him
SiriuslyTrouble: and with yourself
MoonyBlues03: ...thanks
MoonyBlues03: i think
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WormtailPeter: so this is really happening?
LilyEvans: looks like it
SiriuslyTrouble: fuck
MarlsAndMe: sirius you okay?
SiriuslyTrouble: just peachy
SiriuslyTrouble: my best friends are about to hook up
SiriuslyTrouble: everything's fantastic
MaryMacdonald7: sirius...
SiriuslyTrouble: i'm fine
SiriuslyTrouble: really
SiriuslyTrouble: this is great
SiriuslyTrouble: everyone's figuring their shit out
SiriuslyTrouble: good for them
*** SiriuslyTrouble has signed off ***
WormtailPeter: is sirius okay?
LilyEvans: he's processing
MarlsAndMe: this got complicated fast
WormtailPeter: i should probably go too
WormtailPeter: this is all a bit much
MaryMacdonald7: understandable peter
WormtailPeter: see you later
*** WormtailPeter has signed off ***
LilyEvans: well that was a lot
MarlsAndMe: poor sirius
MaryMacdonald7: yeah he didn't take that well
LilyEvans: can you blame him?
LilyEvans: his two best friends are about to complicate everything
MarlsAndMe: it was going to happen eventually
MarlsAndMe: you could see it coming
MaryMacdonald7: could you?
LilyEvans: not specifically this
LilyEvans: but some kind of drama
LilyEvans: it's james and remus
LilyEvans: they're both disasters in their own ways
MarlsAndMe: cute disasters though
MaryMacdonald7: very cute disasters
LilyEvans: the cutest
LilyEvans: and the most chaotic
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