Observations of a Near-Sociopath #2: People's Frequencies

Since we've established that I am not a sociopath, but only nearly so sans all the 'I'm prone to be a serial ax-murderer' vibe, hopefully there is enough basis in saying that I can observe people with sufficient detachment, allowing me to make certain classifications without social bias.

People have frequencies, and this is not merely of the same sort as that 'I can't get on the same wavelength as this dude' kind. After several tests, observations and social experiments, you may see that each person has a different tempo or cadence. Each social interaction, in a general sense, likewise has its own tempo or frequency. Imagine, for example, that anger has a swift tune, while contentedness has a slow, steady rhythm. Those are easy enough to understand. Taking everything together in a fun-filled day that ended so suddenly with bad news (like most season-enders) those familiar with classical music could probably name a piece wherein a slow start picks up near the middle - like the Flight of the Bumblebee - and then, towards the end less instruments pitch in, the tempo slows down, and you can feel the steady influx of despondence.

I observed that, after a while of taking note of the propensity to respond to certain emotions, most people are prone to react with the same tempo when confronted with a certain mode of social interaction. For the lack of a better term, the compilation of the likelihood of such responses constitute their overall frequency.

Now, I'm pretty sure that doctors and psychologists can wear us down with all the formal terms, theories and standing hypotheses that would either affirm or contradict this observation. To be candid, I need no scientific affirmation or assigned reading. That's it, I see that each person has his or her personal frequency, or, to be more elegant about it, their own symphony. And, as far as I know, some people's frequencies or symphonies, when joined with specific others, make music rather than noise. One might sound well with the other, but would just make your ears bleed when a different frequency buzzes in.

- in a perfect world this disclaimer is probably unnecessary: this is a first-person point of view of a fictitious character -