Balance

Myriad Reality

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Do you think that there's a healthier way to vent your anger?

@Fractured

I'd like to think so. I've tried to find one. It helps when I focus it on something, but I don't do that anymore. I tried focusing it in these sick VR gyms, but that did nothing for me, and focusing it on the people I was fighting was... well, it was bad for them.

Myriad Reality

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Why are you angry?

@Fractured

It's just kind of been there, ever since I got freed from—*Grips the knife very hard in my hand, my arm trembling visibly* Sorry. *Voice shaking* I don't want to weird you out or anything. Sorry. *Quickly continues* It's just been there, and it's always at the back of my head, building.

Myriad Reality

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My benefactors seek to ensure that this process is mutually beneficial.

@Etcetera

I appreciate it. I'll talk about it with my sis and we'll see.

Myriad Reality

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It can't hurt to try.

@Fractured

If I can let my anger trickle out little by little when dance fighting, then sure.

Myriad Reality

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Because the territory in question will be moved into a collective pool before being distributed to you. There is no sign that you orchestrated the transaction.

@Etcetera

Hmm. I guess that's convenient enough. It looks like me being an aspiring entrepreneur, taking a loan on territories that just happened to be claimed by a big, scary business.

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Dance fighting?

@Fractured

*Laughs* Probably not, bro.

Myriad Reality

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What's the difference?

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How many of these have you already done?

@Fractured

Dancing is cool, but, I don't know. It doesn't feel like me like it does when I'm fighting.

Myriad Reality

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No. My benefactors are covert.

@Etcetera

But when I come in and claim the territories, how will I not be obvious?

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Couldn't you also, well, dance to do the same thing?

@Fractured

*Shakes my head* It’s not the same.

Myriad Reality

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Please spread the offer to others who might be interested. We wish to preserve as many homes as possible.

@Etcetera

I understand. I know at least one person who would benefit. Oh, one more question—is your friends' method of taking over these territories liable to create enemies for me and my sis?

Myriad Reality

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Why do you need it?

@Fractured

Action helps me cope. You can spend hours on the battlefield, thinking about nothing but the dance.

Myriad Reality

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I try to avoid making waves wherever I can.

@Fractured

I mean, yeah, that's a better policy overall. I won't say I'm not taking a risk by doing it. But I need it.