Legend

Myriad Reality

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I did not. I probably embellished stories about them
*says under my breath*
and probably me too
*in a normal voice*
because I'm proud of them, just like I'm proud of you. But your view that they were perfect is only true in my eyes and probably your mother's as well. Objectively speaking, nobody's perfect. And you have your whole life ahead of you to do whatever you set your mind to. You don't have to do everything immediately.

@Yatagarasu

Then is mom lying too? Are all these stories about where you came from and who you are, are all of them just fake? Was there ever any darkness, or Codii, or even some kind of scale? Do our brothers and sisters even exist?

Myriad Reality

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Stories from who? Again, their parents' opinions don't count, neither do those of the people working for those parents.

@Yatagarasu

Did you lie about all the stuff you accomplished? All the stuff they did?

Myriad Reality

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They weren't. You're confusing subjective opinions of their parents with objective reality.

@Yatagarasu

I heard the stories, they inherited so much from you and mom. They basically had everything.

Myriad Reality

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That's not true. Just like everyone else, they had their strengths and flaws.

@Yatagarasu

Then why’d they do everything so early? Why were they amazing at anything they tried?

Myriad Reality

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I wouldn't say they were, at all, personally.

@Yatagarasu

How were they not, then? They had everything.

Myriad Reality

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I'm serious. It's like how you're predisposed to a certain color, but you don't know if that's a genetic thing, or a personal choice, or what. People are predisposed towards certain Imaginary Energies, or none, and that tends to chance a lot, much like a favorite color. Someone who's basically drowned in a single one like me is actually the rarer situation.

@Yatagarasu

So why were they so much better in every way?

Myriad Reality

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It's like... what's your favorite color?

@Yatagarasu

*Frowns*
Daaaddyyyyyyy-

Myriad Reality

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You don't have to catch up to anything. You're your own person. You have your own strengths and weaknesses, nothing to worry about.

@Yatagarasu

But what's the difference? Did they have more natural talent? More lessons? More drive?

Myriad Reality

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Nothing super special, just natural tendencies towards using them. Some people are born with aptitudes towards them that most aren't.

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You're doing well, though.

@Yatagarasu

I have—
*Takes a deep breath*
so far to catch up.

Myriad Reality

*Continues focusing the energy*