[ reaching over to sling an arm around Cloud's shoulder. touch week. but he sounds confident about that statement too, and he's also just friendly and touchy normally. ]
Even when it comes to the worst, I'd rather die caring about something than pretending I don't. Make it worth at least a little bit.
[ He doesn't think Cloud actually pretends all that hard not to care. ]
Yeah. Even when it comes to stuff like this. It's the trade off. Caring about people means it hurts when they leave. You have to accept that to actually love them.
[ he shakes his head at the apology, because he thought molly was teasing, not accusing, anyway. ]
... Trade off's a good word for it. [ the downside to caring about people is... caring about people. it's kind of funny if he thinks about it. in the not-haha funny way. ] Accepting it doesn't necessarily make it easier when it happens, though.
No-- Or. Well. Sort of? I died before going there. Whole point of that place was offering a wish, a prize for making it through. Mine was my resurrection, obviously.
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[ he will take another drag himself then. ]
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[ everyone is always fucking tantruming. trials are wild. ]
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[ he flicks the end of the cigarette off, watching the ember.]
That's something.
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[ not caring would probably be worse. a bunch of sociopaths in these games is called 7rings part 1 ]
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[ putting out the cigarette on the concrete, and then leaning back on his hands. ]
I'm not always doing making the perfect choice, or choosing the right horse to back, but ... I do try and care. I want to care.
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[ he is great at it, as seen from him just being here, at this pool, having this convo, ]
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[ reaching over to sling an arm around Cloud's shoulder. touch week. but he sounds confident about that statement too, and he's also just friendly and touchy normally. ]
Even when it comes to the worst, I'd rather die caring about something than pretending I don't. Make it worth at least a little bit.
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I don't pretend. [ rude? he just says he tries not to! completely different. but still: ] ... Even when it comes to stuff like this?
[ sheila being put to death rip molly ]
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[ He doesn't think Cloud actually pretends all that hard not to care. ]
Yeah. Even when it comes to stuff like this. It's the trade off. Caring about people means it hurts when they leave. You have to accept that to actually love them.
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... Trade off's a good word for it. [ the downside to caring about people is... caring about people. it's kind of funny if he thinks about it. in the not-haha funny way. ] Accepting it doesn't necessarily make it easier when it happens, though.
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[ But that's the whole deal. ]
Did Lup ever tell you I was dead?
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[ which is to say no she has not ]
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[ huh. ]
I think... We had some people in the Realm like that. [ he says i think because i dont remember anything about the game i modded ]
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[ hello? molly? stop dying? ]
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Oh. Most definitely.
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Makes two of us, then.