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plotrevised) wrote2024-09-25 12:29 am
plotrevised) wrote2024-09-25 12:29 am
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Court Inbox
[ phone | text | action | etc. ]
[ phone | text | action | etc. ]
[gonna be a long moment of just staring at his phone...]
Is there anything that would convince you reconsider that? If you're already decided, I won't stop you. I won't keep anyone who doesn't want to be kept.
Is there anything that would convince you reconsider that? If you're already decided, I won't stop you. I won't keep anyone who doesn't want to be kept.
[this time there's a long pause on themis's side]
I did not expect you would ask me to reconsider.
I did not expect you would ask me to reconsider.
Maybe I'm just poor at communicating, but my opinions of societal structures aside, I haven't actually had any issues with you personally? I'm well aware I may be reading things wrong, and you're well within your rights to be frustrated with a poor reader of your story.
But I am a reader with a habit of trying again to see if I can't get more from a second, third, fourth, or even more time through.
[... wait. this is the thing about not seeing people as people but as characters in a story again, isn't it?]
What I mean is, I won't FIGHT you if you've already got your mind set. But I will ask if there's anything I can do differently to get the right view of things.
Though, I will admit, I will probably still be very frustrating to deal with. Unfortunately, it is a feature and not a bug that I make people infuriated at times. Honestly, you should just follow their suit and hit me when that happens. It seems like people get some catharsis from that, at the very lest.
But I am a reader with a habit of trying again to see if I can't get more from a second, third, fourth, or even more time through.
[... wait. this is the thing about not seeing people as people but as characters in a story again, isn't it?]
What I mean is, I won't FIGHT you if you've already got your mind set. But I will ask if there's anything I can do differently to get the right view of things.
Though, I will admit, I will probably still be very frustrating to deal with. Unfortunately, it is a feature and not a bug that I make people infuriated at times. Honestly, you should just follow their suit and hit me when that happens. It seems like people get some catharsis from that, at the very lest.
[another long pause]
You are indeed poor at communicating. I was under the impression that you do not particularly care about my story over the opinions you already hold.
You are indeed poor at communicating. I was under the impression that you do not particularly care about my story over the opinions you already hold.
I think I operate more like... the more opinions I have, the more I care about the story.
They may not be the best opinions and I could be wrong about what I'm saying... but I wouldn't be saying them if I didn't care? That's a lot of energy to use.
They may not be the best opinions and I could be wrong about what I'm saying... but I wouldn't be saying them if I didn't care? That's a lot of energy to use.
I mean that there's consequences for the bigger the scale.
I should note that you do not need to be my Master to hear my story.
I don't, but I do want to be a decent Master, if I can.
If you've already decided I can't be a decent Master for you, then, again, I won't fight you on it.
If you've already decided I can't be a decent Master for you, then, again, I won't fight you on it.
I suppose I am just not entirely sure why you even want to be my Master.
I am, admittedly, not very good at understanding my own wants.
I see.
Perhaps that is something worth examining.
Perhaps that is something worth examining.
I don't disagree...
I don't really want to get into the specifics, though...
Then I will keep our contract on the condition that you make an effort to cultivate a greater understanding of yourself.
[................. w-wait.]
That's not really a measurable condition? Is there a specific limit or point? Or is it just your judgement? How am I supposed to quantify that?
[man used to work QA, he's immediately in a panic]
That's not really a measurable condition? Is there a specific limit or point? Or is it just your judgement? How am I supposed to quantify that?
[man used to work QA, he's immediately in a panic]
You do not need to quantify it. I will tell you if you are doing enough or not :)
[no. why.
he's going to fail...]
I see...
I'll try.
he's going to fail...]
I see...
I'll try.
That is all I am asking.
[bit of a pause]
Thank you.
Thank you.
There is no need to thank me.
Not everyone in the worlds are willing to give chances and you had plenty of reasons to not want to.
So thank you.
So thank you.
[lets him steal chip]
... I'm just... tired of my own story.
... I'm just... tired of my own story.
You are welcome, I suppose.
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