[Slight and ever-dry grin, at that.] Fuckin’… universal constant.
[Kade would rather do a backflip off a ledge than put up with Valerie for the sake of war. Then again, Val would probably get herself killed in a situation that dire. Eh. Hypotheticals.]
You want another one? [Gesturing with the question card.]
[At the risk of sounding like a Miss America contestant:]
One thing? [It's an easy answer. It's the only answer.]
Peace. [But there's weight to it - terrible weight.] What are hypotheticals for if not idealism? That's all I'd want. [It would solve everything else, surely...]
[It’s a surprising answer, when he started with (to Kade) such a cutthroat impression. You know, let the innocent rot in jail to save a friend’s ass, kinda sounded like a victory-at-all-costs deal. But he answers too quickly, and heavily, for it to be a facade.]
Yeah.
You know, you don’t strike me as the type to think winning the war will make that possible.
[Bold of him to assume that anyone has their heads wrapped around it except Valeries Georg, who had no life prior adn should not have been counted. Her head’s wrapped around it too much, actually.]
None taken. You kinda have to live it to believe it, and even then…
Anyway, I’d figure the world can feel small even with actual millions of people. Depends on who you’re stuck with.
Who, where, same difference. [Maybe more literal in Kade’s case than Armin’s. The influence of time and place on community just seems like one big clusterfuck, real or not.]
[Anyway, right, proper intro.] Kade; same to you. [In lieu of a handshake, Kade offers a small wave.] Considering the questions, this could’ve gone a lot worse.
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[Slight and ever-dry grin, at that.] Fuckin’… universal constant.
[Kade would rather do a backflip off a ledge than put up with Valerie for the sake of war. Then again, Val would probably get herself killed in a situation that dire. Eh. Hypotheticals.]
You want another one? [Gesturing with the question card.]
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[Couple moments’ thought.]
Alright, this one’s not on the list. If you could change one thing about your world, what would you do?
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One thing? [It's an easy answer. It's the only answer.]
Peace. [But there's weight to it - terrible weight.] What are hypotheticals for if not idealism? That's all I'd want. [It would solve everything else, surely...]
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[It’s a surprising answer, when he started with (to Kade) such a cutthroat impression. You know, let the innocent rot in jail to save a friend’s ass, kinda sounded like a victory-at-all-costs deal. But he answers too quickly, and heavily, for it to be a facade.]
Yeah.
You know, you don’t strike me as the type to think winning the war will make that possible.
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Human hatred, greed...war will always exist, and it only begets more.
Winning is a matter of survival. That's all...
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[There’s a faintly bemused smile here. The waxing about humanity Kade of someone.] Better pragmatic than righteous, yeah.
Just gotta hang in there for the next shitstorm.
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What would your answer be?
*waxing REMINDS Kade of someone. i can write gud
One thing?
My world’s kinda fucked in the opposite direction. Four crazy people stuck in the emptiest city you can imagine, forever, basically.
We’d probably be a lot less insane if it was real.
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[Not "real". How bizarre...]
Were you somewhere real before? [Surely it can't have always been that way...]
pictured above: me pulling an armin on the icon keywords 😔
[Yep, only four. Armin gets a long-suffering nod for that.]
Eh… yes and no. Me and two others, we sure felt like we had real lives before… [Uh, how deep in the trenches does Kade want to to here…] …before.
But the details are all fucked. Like some… dream or shit, where all the specifics are just. Not there.
[Shrug.] You get used to it.
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I come from a sheltered community, but even then, there were hundreds of thousands of people. And that felt small to me...
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[Bold of him to assume that anyone has their heads wrapped around it except Valeries Georg, who had no life prior adn should not have been counted. Her head’s wrapped around it too much, actually.]
None taken. You kinda have to live it to believe it, and even then…
Anyway, I’d figure the world can feel small even with actual millions of people. Depends on who you’re stuck with.
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You're right about that.
[Pause.]
I'm Armin, by the way. It's nice to meet you, all things considered.
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Who, where, same difference. [Maybe more literal in Kade’s case than Armin’s. The influence of time and place on community just seems like one big clusterfuck, real or not.]
[Anyway, right, proper intro.] Kade; same to you. [In lieu of a handshake, Kade offers a small wave.] Considering the questions, this could’ve gone a lot worse.
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Well, there's still time.
I try not to be unpleasant if I can help it, though.
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Cool. Can’t say the same. [It’s not an insult, at least not to Armin.]
But seriously, I think it’s admirable. You’ve been pretty good at it. [A glance back to the card.] Round three or quit while we’re ahead?