Well, all of them to some degree. If we want to get practical, it's the terrible people who stand out the most. We better remember the things people did wrong than they did right, whether personally or on a historical level.
No, but to say that all that many people are terrible...
Of course there's absolutely horrible people out there, especially the ones who abuse their positions of power - but I think there's plenty of others who are trying to fight them to do the right thing, too.
what is it like to live in a world that still has hope, he wonders. the light is already dead in his, and unfortunately, given that he's seen years into the future through the castle, that's not even melodramatic hyperbole. he doesn't know if the changes he made will help in that regard, and having left it behind, he probably never will.
which is to say that he absolutely has to swerve now.]
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yea, that's the most she's got]
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[like. hearing it outright said is pretty surprising to her.]
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But it'd be pretty irresponsible for me to try to convince you of that when we aren't from the same world.
[so she does have limits to her rudeness i guess]
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If only you got a choice in the matter.
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[maybe personally she understands, it's easier for her to acknowledge her failures than her triumphs]
I think there are some really impressive people in the world, and I'd rather not neglect acknowledging them in favor of whatever tyrant exists.
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Of course there's absolutely horrible people out there, especially the ones who abuse their positions of power - but I think there's plenty of others who are trying to fight them to do the right thing, too.
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what is it like to live in a world that still has hope, he wonders. the light is already dead in his, and unfortunately, given that he's seen years into the future through the castle, that's not even melodramatic hyperbole. he doesn't know if the changes he made will help in that regard, and having left it behind, he probably never will.
which is to say that he absolutely has to swerve now.]
Wow, you're taking all of this really seriously!
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[SHE SEES THIS SWERVE?]
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[hmmm, she frowns]
Is there a reason why you try to sound unaffected and disconnected from everything?
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[just
of course,]
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