[ It's always been different for Jim, that much is true. Not that he was ever prone to getting too emotionally intimate with anyone back at the Academy, but physical closeness and intimacy were something much more present in his day-to-day. It certainly helped that most people in general were very amenable to being close to him.
Some people are just different, though. The norm is that people don't like complete strangers in their personal space. It's called 'personal' for a reason, and generally it's reserved for a select few. Save, it seems, for situations like this. Most everyone at the party seems to be covered by the powder to different degrees, and touch and closeness isn't rejected so easily. In fact it seems to be especially welcome, even among strangers.
Well, it's one way of getting to know people. ]
Wow. Surprised you can manage all that right now. [ He grins brightly, absolutely taken by Finn's incandescent smile. ] Just Jim is fine, really— you wanna dance?
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Some people are just different, though. The norm is that people don't like complete strangers in their personal space. It's called 'personal' for a reason, and generally it's reserved for a select few. Save, it seems, for situations like this. Most everyone at the party seems to be covered by the powder to different degrees, and touch and closeness isn't rejected so easily. In fact it seems to be especially welcome, even among strangers.
Well, it's one way of getting to know people. ]
Wow. Surprised you can manage all that right now. [ He grins brightly, absolutely taken by Finn's incandescent smile. ] Just Jim is fine, really— you wanna dance?