Well, of course, I thought so, being among ladies of good breeding and gentlemen.
Any time there's a number of people involved in something, there's likely to be friction.
Unlike what the primitives believe, "friction" is good. Without friction, nothing moves.
An indeniable law of natural physics.
When dealing with friction, one has to determine (a) if the friction might perhaps be too much or (b) if the friction is something irrelevant for that purpose this number of people has gotten together.
I suspect (b) is the case here.
As a disclaimer, I must point out that I myself am oftentimes the cause of friction, in real life.
Being deaf, to me, too much of the time people seem to be listless and unanimated; I don't "get" anything out of them. Of course, people AREN'T listless and unanimated; it's just that I can't hear them, and so from appearances, to me they APPEAR to be that way.
And so when bored, I tend to create friction; I have been justifiably accused of cold-bloodedly and deliberately creating friction, such as putting someone in an utterly preposterous (but harmless) situation, just to see how he will react, I hope in a manner that is expressible enough I can "hear" it.
Unlike the primitives, I don't say or do things to shock or offend, this "in your face" stuff. It's more subtle, gentle, and courteous than that.
Sometimes it's like tickling the tail of a dragon, but thus far I've survived.
However, on the Head of St. John the Baptist, I swear--and I'm sure God knows--that such is not malicious in nature.
People in real life who have known me for a moderate or long time know the "game;" their attitude being, well, I'm just going to sit back, relax, and enjoy the show.
That's my attitude when watching John Matrix and other members here interact among each other; the friction has nothing to do with why we're all here. But rather than being irritated by it, I just sit back and watch the show. It's very interesting.
