Fractured

Myriad Reality

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Definitely not deception. Pride in his own ability to take care of things. I imagine he also thinks it’s protecting us.

@Audacious

Some things don't need to be said, but that's a fine line to walk.

Myriad Reality

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Well, not telling a whole truth is lying no? Maybe not the most sever form, but still.

@Audacious

Out of deception? Or something else?

Myriad Reality

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Absolutely not. He may not ask for help in a literal sense, but I think his lying is his way of letting me know something worries him enough that he wants help. He’s just too prideful to ask normally, so I’ve gotta jump through hoops.
*Chuckles and shakes my head*

@Audacious

*Concern briefly flashes across my face*
Lying? That sounds quite unhealthy.

Myriad Reality

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No no, definitely not. But it’s the biggest way in which we learn.

@Audacious

Speaking of learning, please don't let pride get in Lunar's way of asking for help in this situation.

Myriad Reality

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I will take some, and why no more?

@Spiritblitz

*Hands you a stack of six temporary tattoos, embedded with complex prismatic runes*
They didn't work. Not for our purposes, anyway.

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Well of course. I consider myself lucky to have him too. He’s also got four kids who need him to come home, so there’s no way he won’t. Even if he needs me to drag him there.

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*Shrugs*
No way for me to really say one way or the other.

@Audacious

Experience isn't all there is, either.

Myriad Reality

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Mm. Your experience also runs far deeper than mine.

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You flatter me. Despite all the complaining, I wouldn’t be so passionate about it if the inverse wasn’t true as well.

@Audacious

Perhaps broader. Yours may run deeper.

Myriad Reality

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Hard to say at the moment!!...maybe a bit of both? We have friends in his mind right now!!

@Spiritblitz

Would you like them? I have no real use for them anymore.

Myriad Reality

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Nope, it won’t. He’s going to get help whether he likes it or not, and I’m going to make sure he isn’t going anywhere.

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Maybe it’s a variation in experiences.

@Audacious

I do not deny my jadedness.

Myriad Reality

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Shinji! He went mad and attacked me for keeping his body in stasis. Even though it is protecting him and others. Something evil is going on in his mind and bad guys trying to kill him.

@Spiritblitz

Speaking of unreliability. Is he possessed at the moment or simply insane? I have two dozen mental sanity runes that he is more than free to have.

Myriad Reality

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It’s an issue that can be resolved with enough support, usually. Some might need more than others, but you can get anyone up to that operating standard.

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I’m thankful for the information though. Thanks for making me aware of the full situation.

@Audacious

You have more faith in some than I do.