Yatagarasu

Myriad Reality

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I guess...
*Looks down*
I guess that I would feel like she didn't really solve anything. Like she showed up and skipped the mystery completely.

@Legend

Exactly. I imagine it would be even worse if her doing everything else better than you did, before even that happened. Dawn feels like you outshine her a lot, and so when she wanted to play something simple and fun, but we got so competitive, and especially since she feels what you were doing was cheating... That's a lot to deal with, right?

Myriad Reality

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Huh?? After all that, you’re on her side?

@Legend

I'm not on anyone's side, I'm just trying to make sure you both understand what just happened. You're closer, so I'm going to start with you.
*Pauses*
Imagine for a moment, that Shion decided to start doing everything you like to do. She starts out and is immediately doing everything at twice the speed and twice the accuracy that you do them. She does each thing just... better, in some way or another. The only thing she doesn't do is your passion, detective work. Everything else she just knocks out of the park.
*Waits a moment in thought*
Then, one day, you invite her to watch you as you go about investigating a mystery. You plan to show her how amazing you are, and to have fun with your sister by doing so. But then, when you get there, and have spent a little while searching for clues, she brings forwards the key information that solves the case. She shows that she's able to beat you, even at the thing you're most passionate about and put all your effort into. With me so far?
*Holds a second before continuing*
Then, after she essentially solved the case on her own, you find out that the reason she found the clue was because she knew what had happened before it even became a mystery. She had known what had happened as it happened, rather than having to piece it together afterwords, and she even had a role in directly causing it to happen in the first place. How do you think you'd feel if that happened?

Myriad Reality

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*Hops up and moves over to sit next to you*
Can you believe how mad she was? I don’t get what she’s so angry about, it’s just a dumb game.

@Legend

Stella... She's mad for a good reason. I just need a moment to think of how to best put it in perspective.

Myriad Reality

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*Fights between a defensive expression and one of surprise*
You d—

@Legend

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No!
*My head instinctively motions toward dad for just a moment of hesitation before returning to you*
Sh—shut up! You can be better at this game than me. You can be a better Cloud than me. I don't care. You know why, Stella? I'm a better person than you.
*Storms off to my room and slams the door*

@Techspert

*Sighs*

Myriad Reality

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Everything comes naturally to you Stella; I was so excited to finally find something where we could be equals, and maybe even be a little bit better for a while. But NO! You so couldn't stand the idea of me being better than you at one thing that you had to go and cheat to beat me! At a video game! With all your talk about how a Cloud should be this or a Cloud should be that, you're being a real sorry excuse for one! Is a Cloud someone who skips working hard to get what they want? Someone who undercuts their own family just for a few dumb points? If the only way for you to feel important is to go and use your eyes to beat a blind girl who's better than you, that's not impressive, it's not cool, it's just pathetic!

@Techspert

*Sits stunned for a moment before closing my eyes, seeming to rest as I lean back on my hands*

Myriad Reality

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*Stands up, walks in front of Stella, and takes a deep breath*
You're a hypocrite!

@Techspert

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I... huh?

@Legend

*Blinks*

Myriad Reality

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*Through a hushed voice*
Please don't hate me...

@Techspert

I could never hate you, Dawn. What's on your mind?

Myriad Reality

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*Interleaves my fingers and sits silently for a few moments in deep thought*

@Techspert

*Waits for you to speak*

Myriad Reality

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Not cheating. Skill.

@Legend

*Sighs silently*

Myriad Reality

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All this... because she cheated?

@Techspert

*Looks at Stella*