No, actually, I think the process of communication and the path required to reach that point is important. As much as I wish people would immediately understand me, I think the process is important to realise many things about the relationship, the other person, and even yourself. But that mostly applies when you're young (Yeah, I'm young. 17 is young.) If I was older, I'd rather not. I'd rather have people immediately understand me and just talk to me.

I value play a LOT. I love teasing, I love bickering, I love being a bother sometimes. Silence is nice, mostly because it makes the loudness matter. If I consider myself a friend of someone, I will, at some point, have bothered them. It's sort of because of how I was raised (I'm the youngest child), I take teasing as a form of affection even if I don't personally like it THAT much.

Ideally? Yes. In reality? Maybe not??? One of the things I want the most in life is to be understood. However, I don't know if I'd want that understanding immediately. The more I write the less it makes sense to me, but I guess I semi-enjoy the mystery. Honestly, when I read this question at first, I was so sure that I wanted to be understood immediately but, as I'm writing this response, I'm realizing that it kind of blocks new connections to be made (and while I'm not the best at making connections, I don't want to completely cut off all possible chances of connection).

For the additional question: I do value play. Out of all of the love languages, I tend to cherish quality time the most. I hold onto the smallest moments because they mean so much to me.

only if it's a single person, and even that i might not take... i feel like that'd take all the creativity from coming up with ways to communicate the things i want, and i wouldn't have those long rambles about "why i would use a poem that has nothing to do with it to get you to stop your brain from being a bitch and decipher what the hell i just said". and... as much as neurotypical people tend to raise an eyebrow and ask what i meant or give up halfway through, i value the people that do understand me and my weird communication quirks... for me this thing that almost everyone can do without batting an eye (communication) ends up being a fun challenge for me and maybe i'm just a bit weird about it.

as for play, i value it a lot. i hold the people i can freely tease and bicker with close to heart because that's just how i am inside, always bickering with myself to fix my mistakes. it's like play fighting, but with words and i love every second of it. maybe because i am a chatterbox!