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Myriad Reality

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Because you view things in a way that makes it so that nobody can ever meet them but you.

@Threads of Fate

I’m flattered you think I’m already there, but I’m the only one trying to get to that point.

Myriad Reality

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That you don't think the same way as certain other people. In a more direct sense, you're stuck in your ways.

@Threads of Fate

Because I’ve got bare-minimum standards for our family? Is that it?

Myriad Reality

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Mm. For someone who sees as well as you, you really have trouble seeing things that others might find obvious.

@Threads of Fate

*Frustration flashes across my expression*
What’s that supposed to mean?

Myriad Reality

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Then why do you want so badly to prove it?

@Threads of Fate

Because none of you are the best, and I’m the only one tryin’ to get there.

Myriad Reality

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Mm. You say that, but how are you improving? Why are you so obsessed with how others see you?

@Threads of Fate

I’m going to be the greatest detective who ever lived. And I get better at it every day! What matters is that Clouds are the best, no matter what anyone thinks.

Myriad Reality

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Mm. And what are you doing to change that? How would you suggest the rest of us do so, also?

@Threads of Fate

*Closes the book*
I’m making myself better. I’m the only one who cares to live up to our family name. I’m the only one who has plans to make something of herself! So you tell me, what are any of you doing?

Myriad Reality

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I have no need to be "better" than them. Being "better" is subjective, and besides, competition with people who can't or won't compete back is pointless, is it not?

@Threads of Fate

No, because they already proved their worth. We haven’t done anything yet, other than have seizures or lie to people for no reason. It’s pathetic.

Myriad Reality

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Just because others have had worse experiences, that doesn't make someone else's experiences lesser. Besides, father is... not a fair comparison to anyone in that regard.

@Threads of Fate

That’s not what I said. Why don’t you want to be better than them, or better than dad? If he thought that way, none of us would be here.

Myriad Reality

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Mm. I do wonder how you would bear with it.

@Threads of Fate

Mom, dad, and our better siblings have gone through way worse. If they could handle it, every one of us should be able to.

Myriad Reality

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When it hurts to open your eyes, you tend not to do it. New methods are only thought up every so often.

@Threads of Fate

You could also just put up with it. A Cloud should be able to handle pain.