It is true that I cannot understand... I have not had to endure longstanding persecution.
But continuing to view the world such harshness seems as though it only serves to hold onto one's hurt.
[ Funny enough, RNG did spit out a Terence memory. Enjoy this awkward gay breakup, Knives.
There was a time that you believed that without Terence, you would crumble. You are glad to bear the burdens of prince and Dominant of Sanbreque, glad to obey your father's orders, and glad to give your blood to the protection of your people.
But you're not always strong enough, and you believe with full certainty in your heart that it's in those moments that it was only Terence who has kept you alive.
Just as now, you're certain that you will die.
There is only one path forward for you, and you've no choice but to walk it, but you cannot do it with Terence waiting for you. It might still be less cruel than this, but you have never claimed to be a good man.
[ they are kind of cut from the same cloth but knives is a baby in comparison ]
In another world, mankind's creator thought you all crops for them to reap. [ He does actually find this interesting, though he isn't sympathetic. ] But man thought to rebel...
[ It makes logical sense to him that it isn't too different from his struggles and self-righteous campaign, but he's blinded by hatred, by rage, and by fear. ]
Mankind can rally troops and armies to wage war, but my sisters are incapable. They only have myself and my brother to stand for them. For all of us who have been exploited to our last breath, I cannot bear sympathy for your kind.
[ dion has no idea what knives is talking about, but his words do make him think of bearers, being used until their bodies give out and turn to dust.
... ]
Very well. I won't argue against you, but... my teacher recently reminded me that the bloom of a flower is not defined by its roots. People are different, and I believe you will lose out on making valuable allies by regarding them as all the same.
[ let's see what the living does, i guess. This makes his eyes narrow because this is just a trick. Of course he would be a better student, but not for human ways. ]
I don't need your well wishes. [ He is prickly!! ] You sound like a haunted man. We have an alleged clergyman among our number, if you seek divine forgiveness.
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Indeed, naivete can be foolish, but there are some that value the quality of their years over the quantity.
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[ That's... Really what it is, isn't it? Fear. ]
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Do you believe yourself so unable to withstand such hardships?
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My kind and I have suffered enough. What do you know?
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But continuing to view the world such harshness seems as though it only serves to hold onto one's hurt.
[ Funny enough, RNG did spit out a Terence memory. Enjoy this awkward gay breakup, Knives.
But you're not always strong enough, and you believe with full certainty in your heart that it's in those moments that it was only Terence who has kept you alive.
Just as now, you're certain that you will die.
There is only one path forward for you, and you've no choice but to walk it, but you cannot do it with Terence waiting for you. It might still be less cruel than this, but you have never claimed to be a good man.
So you ease at least one debt from your ledger, and bid Terence farewell.
Excited for Knives to be like wow I do not care about this at all. ]
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HE WAS GOING TO SAY SOMETHING, but then this memory is harshing his vibe. ]
This does not speak to your optimism.
[ USES IT TO ARGUE INSTEAD. ]
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[ ARGUES BACK ]
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You could have not. It would have saved you and this man tears.
... But I wouldn't say what you did was unlike my brother. You two can both strive for a naive view.
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You would choose a relationship over dying while fighting a god? You are quite the romantic, Callisto.
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SO YEAH, HE GLARES AT DION. Knives would be single forever, honestly. ]
I would choose to protect my own without giving them up. I won't accept death as a choice I'll make out of my own volition.
[ He will struggle to survive for as long as possible until/unless there's nothing left for him to live for. ]
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[ sorry dion is so like sometimes people should just die (for their own good) ]
But I will not argue this with you further. It is a noble cause to protect the lives of those one holds dear.
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[ shut up he still wants to fight no i'm kidding he doesn't ]
That cause is to fight a god?
[ he loves the bible............ ]
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well, anyway. he frowns. ]
Indeed, Ultima... It is a being that arrived on Valisthea eons ago and gave rise to humanity. Now it means to sacrifice us for its own purposes.
If we do not fight, then our destruction is assured.
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In another world, mankind's creator thought you all crops for them to reap. [ He does actually find this interesting, though he isn't sympathetic. ] But man thought to rebel...
[ like the Old Testament. ]
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[ since he's so adamant about of protecting his own ]
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[ turntables ]
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I will assume that does not mean you feel any affinity with me.
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[ It makes logical sense to him that it isn't too different from his struggles and self-righteous campaign, but he's blinded by hatred, by rage, and by fear. ]
Mankind can rally troops and armies to wage war, but my sisters are incapable. They only have myself and my brother to stand for them. For all of us who have been exploited to our last breath, I cannot bear sympathy for your kind.
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... ]
Very well. I won't argue against you, but... my teacher recently reminded me that the bloom of a flower is not defined by its roots. People are different, and I believe you will lose out on making valuable allies by regarding them as all the same.
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Knives is silent, considering it for maybe a moment, but racism is too strong. i resist domestication. ]
Did heed their reminder despite your plan to die in the battle against god?
[ attacks him again ]
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Perhaps I am hoping you are a better student than I. [ he sighs ] I do believe in change and growth.
But I am uncertain how deep the wells of mercy should go.
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I don't need your well wishes. [ He is prickly!! ] You sound like a haunted man. We have an alleged clergyman among our number, if you seek divine forgiveness.
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anyway, he just snorts ]
I do not expect nor deserve forgiveness as I currently am. I shall make amends in Valisthea, and let the people whom I have wronged decide.
I suspect your suggestions from a desire to get rid of me more than any well wishes for the torment of my soul.
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[ DION JUST THINKING THIS IS BANTER WHEN KNIVES IS JUST A FERAL ANIMAL HATEFUL TOWARD HUMANS ]
I don't want to chance the effects. My memories are not for anyone to see.