Magnanimity

Myriad Reality

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*Glances upward and squints at the precipitation*
Mm. Chickpea?

@Valiance

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If you were hungry before, I'm sure that problem has been fixed.
*Pulls the map back out as it begins to snow a fuzzy, warm powder*

@Nimda

*My voice resonates from vaguely in Roland’s direction*
Already on it!
*Analyzes the makeup of the snowfall*

Myriad Reality

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That's fine. It'd be nice to settle it without violence, and I think they're going to blow that chance, but if nothing else I should be able to get them out of whatever they get themselves into, if you need help with that.

@Codify

I don’t have much data on the thing, but induces incredibly malicious behavior in others beings. I don’t know if it’s intentional on its behalf or not, but its simply draconic in form. You’d be just as accurate if you described it as something you’d find in a cosmic horror story.
*Puts a finger on my chin*
I have some theories. I can let you keep tabs through seeing what I see, even, if you want.

Myriad Reality

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That seems unlikely, but I've met worse, so I guess I believe you.
*Sits cross-legged on the floor*
For the record, I'm sticking around only in case they get too badly in over their heads. A bit is to be expected, but it's hard to watch someone get killed, even if they're mean. That's the whole problem.

@Codify

Well, they’re not going to be here. In fact, they just left. But… If things do go badly, and you are really super very serious about helping, I have no problem arranging for you to be the cavalry-to-call. Get you to them.

Myriad Reality

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Well that's just great, how was I supposed to know that? I came here randomly, not on purpose, so him wanting to stay hidden is news to me. Further, my expectation was exclusive to her, because she's going to get hurt if she's being that way, that's the way that things work. Constant hatred dulls people, and that's going to get her hurt. Further further, laughing at her messing up isn't the same as wanting her to get hurt. There's a gulf between those things. But at least your part is understandable now, even if it's not totally right. Plus, it's natural to get antagonizing once someone's antagonized you. Being bio-mechanical doesn't make me immune to that.

@Codify

And time to clear things up from two people who can only be in one place at a time doesn’t help either. They’re in a rush. Luckily, I don’t have that problem.
…
At first she wasn’t quite warm to us either. She and Roland were battling to the death the first time they met. She definitely needs time to warm up to anyone… And definitely also needs you to reach a little further than she does. But she’s better than before.

Myriad Reality

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I don't know what you're saying other than "you're bad because you don't like my friend who was hostile to you since you got here," no.

@Codify

I haven’t even mentioned the racially charged discussion. Because you dislike our guest who was hostile to you when you randomly showed up uninvited to the home of a man who is trying to stay hidden, you developed:
A.) An expectation for us to get “near slaughtered”, and
B.) A desire to watch it play out.
Does that not sound a little antagonizing? A little, teensy tiny bit?

Myriad Reality

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What are you even talking about at this point? You're attaching so many incorrect meanings to things and then blaming it on who you're attaching them to. That's annoying.

@Codify

I would spell it out if you even budged a little. Do you really not even remotely understand anything I’ve said? Truthfully?

Myriad Reality

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That's not- Ugh, whatever, be that way. Expectations are not the same as wanting. Go get hurt, then, if you're so certain.

@Codify

Treating expectations as a spectator sport for self-gratification really only has one purpose, wouldn’t you say?

Myriad Reality

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You zoned out for the entire conversation before her racist tirade, huh?

@Codify

Nothing about any conversation had here warranted developing a desire to watch Roland or I get hurt. So that’s irrelevant.

Myriad Reality

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How am I the mean one? She's the one who's been mean!

@Codify

Randomly show up at someone else’s home, loudly pronounce a vote of no confidence in their abilities and express anticipation for our failure and “near slaughtering”? I can’t say it’s very much appreciated.

Myriad Reality

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Mostly just that, actually.

@Codify

*Crosses my arms and huffs*
Hey! No one asked you to show up and be mean to us in our home.