Do you think that those two things are opposed to each other? That being trustworthy means that you aren't allowed to have any intentions other than what you present?
If you trust someone want to be trusted in return, why lie?
Normally because you know they’d say no. And you don’t want them to, and what you want is more important to you than what they want... and you’re willing to accept that and go ahead with it anyway.
Sometimes it’s not malicious, and it’s done out of kindness. But a lot of the time it’s not.
[he nods along, listening - and he seems to accept her answer! it's not like he disagrees]
Mm. I don't think that you're wrong - I think that often that's what lies are based out of.
I suppose... I also think of times when parents tell lies to their children. Well-meaning, of course, and coming from a place of love. But nonetheless, it's not the truth.
But you're right as well - that often when there are equal relationships, being trustworthy means being clear about your intentions. It'd be nice if the world always worked that way.
[that much he agrees easily - and perhaps that's why he only offered a gentle questioning. so he could understand her frame of view better, because it felt a little too simple in his eyes.
even still, the world is complicated.]
.... perhaps not. But I think that the world is rather beautiful, even with its complications and deceits.
Though it may feel a bit dark now... I do think that eventually the stormclouds will break.
I would be... very simple if everyone got along perfectly. But sometimes things being a little too simple isn't a bad thing.
[ she folds her arms and sighs. ]
It feels a bit like there's something in motion we can't stop. [ two weeks in a row someone has killed and someone has died. ] And it's just going to keep speeding onwards until it stops on its own. We're just stuck here trying to keep afloat until it does.
Ah, of course not. They're in the situation similarly to us - abandoning them wouldn't be right. If we're to escape or seek to deconstruct the system, we should include them in our plans as well.
[he accepts that so very easily - he's not the type of person who likes to leave others behind just because of arbitrary labels]
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[ she shrugs ]
I wonder if it’s just one of the many aspects of what makes a person. Deciding if you want to be trustworthy or if you want to use others.
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interested at that question]
Do you think that those two things are opposed to each other? That being trustworthy means that you aren't allowed to have any intentions other than what you present?
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If you trust someone want to be trusted in return, why lie?
Normally because you know they’d say no. And you don’t want them to, and what you want is more important to you than what they want... and you’re willing to accept that and go ahead with it anyway.
Sometimes it’s not malicious, and it’s done out of kindness. But a lot of the time it’s not.
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Mm. I don't think that you're wrong - I think that often that's what lies are based out of.
I suppose... I also think of times when parents tell lies to their children. Well-meaning, of course, and coming from a place of love. But nonetheless, it's not the truth.
But you're right as well - that often when there are equal relationships, being trustworthy means being clear about your intentions. It'd be nice if the world always worked that way.
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It doesn’t really stop that it could hurt someone anyway though? It’s complicated.
[ she laughs - light and softly. ] Wouldn’t it? I’m not sure the world has it in them to work that way though.
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[that much he agrees easily - and perhaps that's why he only offered a gentle questioning. so he could understand her frame of view better, because it felt a little too simple in his eyes.
even still, the world is complicated.]
.... perhaps not. But I think that the world is rather beautiful, even with its complications and deceits.
Though it may feel a bit dark now... I do think that eventually the stormclouds will break.
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[ she folds her arms and sighs. ]
It feels a bit like there's something in motion we can't stop. [ two weeks in a row someone has killed and someone has died. ] And it's just going to keep speeding onwards until it stops on its own. We're just stuck here trying to keep afloat until it does.
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Well, we could always see about breaking out.
[given that it seems like she's feeling a bit hopeless and yet - he suggests it so easily]
Admittedly that's what I've been working toward...
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Of the Realm itself? [ is that even possible. ]
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[he offers up a gentle smile]
At the very least, it gives us something to do besides being battered around by the waves, no? I'd like to do something a little more than float.
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[ ... ]
I don't want to do something that would abandon my team leader though. They don't deserve that.
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[he accepts that so very easily - he's not the type of person who likes to leave others behind just because of arbitrary labels]
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Good.
Then I'd be interested in gathering more information and seeing where that leads us.
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Mm, I would as well.
At the very least, we can try to work together in order to keep this place from crushing us.
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[ and then a bird coughed up a sword and stabbed her in the leg with it like a day later ]