I was a couple of hours early to class the other day, and none of my usual companions were anywhere near the vicinity (and if they were, they were in class), and thus, I decided to head to the washroom to refresh myself a bit before my class started.
There, I met a girl (couldn't have been a guy, obviously, right?) and we started talking about uni and academics and stuff. She was pretty cool, dressed casually, really pretty and definitely not shy.
It was pretty weird at first because she was so open. She just started to talk randomly and there was no necessity to even do so!
Humans by nature, though they are social animals, have become more introverted here. They do not speak unless the occasion calls for you to be sociable, and even then many people choose not to.
So needless to say, this was definitely out of the ordinary.
After a while of talking about random stuff, a couple of my other friends showed up and after introducing her, we started to talk amongst ourselves. She had overheard me stating that I did not own a dress for the Masquerade Ball that my school was hosting, and after they had left, had inquired about the same.
"I don't like parties," I told her. I couldn't tell her that I was, in fact, 6 Julls already (which is approximately 90 years, Earth time) and that I was too old for all this. "I don't like music that's too loud, and I don't like the convention of merely dancing."
"We have GOT to change that about you! Let's go dress shopping, I'll make sure you get one! Heck, you can even take my dresses if you want!" was how she replied.
I just smiled politely because I really didn't know how to respond to that.
"I can tell that you don't really put an effort. You could be doing so much with your hair," she continued, referring to my appearance.
It was true. All I had on was a shirt and a pair of jeans, and my hair was up in a plain ponytail. I don't even apply fake goo on my face in an attempt to look prettier. "I am just too lazy to put in all that effort!" I said. And also too old, I wanted to add.
But this entire conversation got me to wonder if society here is so demanding of a female.
Must a female always adorn her best clothes while going out? Must I always look the best as well? Do I have to put up my hair in different styles and present myself well and really put in that much of an effort every morning even though I don't really have anything important to do on that day?
I know a lot of girls here also have the same idea as I do; not everyone dressed up like they're going someplace important when they come to uni. And yet, there are still others who do dress up really well no matter where they go and what they're doing. I don't quite know if that's important or not yet.
Whatever it is, I really liked her. She was an amazing person to talk to, and our conversation was better than most.
I felt like I could really connect with her and needless to say, that one hour passed by pretty quickly.
I love new friends.
There, I met a girl (couldn't have been a guy, obviously, right?) and we started talking about uni and academics and stuff. She was pretty cool, dressed casually, really pretty and definitely not shy.
It was pretty weird at first because she was so open. She just started to talk randomly and there was no necessity to even do so!
Humans by nature, though they are social animals, have become more introverted here. They do not speak unless the occasion calls for you to be sociable, and even then many people choose not to.
So needless to say, this was definitely out of the ordinary.
After a while of talking about random stuff, a couple of my other friends showed up and after introducing her, we started to talk amongst ourselves. She had overheard me stating that I did not own a dress for the Masquerade Ball that my school was hosting, and after they had left, had inquired about the same.
"I don't like parties," I told her. I couldn't tell her that I was, in fact, 6 Julls already (which is approximately 90 years, Earth time) and that I was too old for all this. "I don't like music that's too loud, and I don't like the convention of merely dancing."
"We have GOT to change that about you! Let's go dress shopping, I'll make sure you get one! Heck, you can even take my dresses if you want!" was how she replied.
I just smiled politely because I really didn't know how to respond to that.
"I can tell that you don't really put an effort. You could be doing so much with your hair," she continued, referring to my appearance.
It was true. All I had on was a shirt and a pair of jeans, and my hair was up in a plain ponytail. I don't even apply fake goo on my face in an attempt to look prettier. "I am just too lazy to put in all that effort!" I said. And also too old, I wanted to add.
But this entire conversation got me to wonder if society here is so demanding of a female.
Must a female always adorn her best clothes while going out? Must I always look the best as well? Do I have to put up my hair in different styles and present myself well and really put in that much of an effort every morning even though I don't really have anything important to do on that day?
I know a lot of girls here also have the same idea as I do; not everyone dressed up like they're going someplace important when they come to uni. And yet, there are still others who do dress up really well no matter where they go and what they're doing. I don't quite know if that's important or not yet.
Whatever it is, I really liked her. She was an amazing person to talk to, and our conversation was better than most.
I felt like I could really connect with her and needless to say, that one hour passed by pretty quickly.
I love new friends.
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