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Mmm...Nope! I can't die, so I don't follow.
I did say it was a generalization, after all. Maybe it looks like something else to you. A permanent end of another kind.
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I did say it was a generalization, after all. Maybe it looks like something else to you. A permanent end of another kind.
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Well, if there is, I haven't found it.
Let me give you an example. For most beings, death is about as final as it gets. Everything else that could happen to someone can be changed, but death is the only truly final outcome there is. The closing of a book never to be opened again. I generalize, of course, but it's probably the most extreme thing that could happen to anyone.
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It is slow, that's for sure. But not fully effective. Not for everyone, at least.
*Nods*
You're right again. And it's for that reason I think a perfect solution exists out there. Not everyone can be convinced by speech, and violence perpetuates the issue. But there are some things we can all agree on.
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Huh. You really know your way around the mind. I can't really see things outside of what I physically see. I think of what I can do for me. You see how what you do for you applies to everybody around you. I find that...interesting.
*Smiles*
And that's why I collect stories. I believe that words and empathy can change people in a way sheer strength can't. But I'm not delusional—I know it's a slow way to change the world. That's why I'm searching.
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Why collect stories when you can make an impact and help fix the omniverse. I know you'll probably say that the omniverse is perfect as it is, but it isn't. Nothing is perfect. And those who strive for perfection strive for failure. But we can at least fix what we can, right?
You're absolutely right; Existence is far from perfect. The fact that we can find such beauty in such imperfection—
*Motions toward the oceanside view*
—is itself a miracle of sorts. But the challenge I face is the same one you just observed. If I try to correct the strong-over-weak by strength, have I accomplished anything beyond shifting judgement to myself over the strong? If I use strength to force my will, nothing of substance has changed.
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Huh. Katherine couldn't convince me of being a strong-over-the-weak guy, but I guess I am. You have a way with words. And a...rather strange thought process.
*Smiles and toasts my hot chocolate*
A strange thought process for this strange Existence we've found ourselves in. And just one of many stories to tell.
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Mmm...I wouldn't go to that extent. People far weaker then me have almost killed me, and I have defeated those far stronger.
A moment of strength can be enough. But we still have to contend with someone forcing their own will above someone else's, correct?
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It's simple: I help and hurt both.
Which you can only do because you're strong, yes?
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