Game 36 - Copper Rose

[teamposts]

Comments

[dichotomize]

Most people do. For some reason it's not the sort of thing anyone wants to admit to.

[thankyouverymooch]

This is exactly why I hate agreeing with you.

[dichotomize]

You could just accept that since I'm your elder and I have all my memories I'm probably going to be right most of the time.

[thankyouverymooch]

I'm afraid I've never been the type to listen to his elders much.

[dichotomize]

That's fairly normal too....

[thankyouverymooch]

You make it sound much less rebellious if you react like that.

[dichotomize]

Do I seem like someone who wants to be a mentor...? Children will be children. If they're very lucky and not too dumb, they'll live to become men.

[thankyouverymooch]

—Children? I'm not a child.

[dichotomize]

Well... I guess not but it's that sort of idea...

[thankyouverymooch]

You can rest easy, if I wanted a mentor it wouldn't be any on this team, anyway.

But I guess that one was another statement I can agree with.

[dichotomize]

Maybe if you stopped trying to convince yourself you're a righteous fellow you'd realize we're one in the same.

[thankyouverymooch]

Nice one. We're similar, maybe. But we aren't the same at all.

If we'd be the same you could be the righteous fellow, after all.

[dichotomize]

Humans aren't really suited for righteousness. Well, I could talk a big game about what a good person I am? That's easy enough.

[thankyouverymooch]

Do it, then. I'm curious.

You already said you value family and friends. Then what else could make you righteous?

[dichotomize]

[what no

that's weird]

You're joking...

[thankyouverymooch]

I'm absolutely serious. Let's hear about your good qualities.

[dichotomize]

You know when I said that I meant that people are full of bullshit, right...?

[thankyouverymooch]

Of course. But since you said it's easy enough, it shouldn't be too hard for you to bullshit some good qualities, right?

Convince me that we're the same.

[dichotomize]

We're the same because you're selfish and only merciful when it costs you nothing. Because you're ruthless when it comes to achieving your desires and you don't care what others think of you, though you'll act friendly enough because why not? That sort of half-hearted generosity is free.

[thankyouverymooch]

... Well, we weren't trying to discern why I might be a villain.

Can you think of a single good thing? It's fine even if it's a lie, no?

[dichotomize]

[A LOT OF MY SELF DEFINITION BANKS ON ME HAVING NO POSITIVE QUALITIES]

Well... I love humanity...

[thankyouverymooch]

[ oh my god

I'm sorry he's just going to start laughing ]

I said you could lie and that's all you can come up with? Really!?

[dichotomize]

It isn't a lie.

[thankyouverymooch]

[ okay not laughing anymore and he's just looking at him puzzled ]

... aren't you always insulting humans?

[dichotomize]

I hate them too. Well. It's not all their fault, that they're hopelessly terrible.