[ AUDIENCE: TAICHI YAGAMI ]

[dormheads]

Comments

[inaccordant]

What about it in particular?
This school seems to exist by the story's design. While parts of it are likely cause and effect, independent of any specific will, it makes sense that other parts were deliberately offered as further motivation to guide the "characters".

[goalsides]

so...what're the chances of us actually changing the story ourselves?
in your opinion i mean

[inaccordant]

There are certain elements that the entity seems determined to keep, and it'll probably focus its power on doing so. However, that doesn't mean that everything that's happened here was by its will. Chances are, some of the things that were attributed to some ploy on its part weren't actually deliberate on its part.
So we've probably already changed the story, to some degree.

[goalsides]

that's a good way to look at it
i mean i think bringing molly back probably went against the story
some of those trips too
and you guys are still yourselves...
if we can keep that much, that's better
worried at all?

[inaccordant]

Things will get worse before they get better.
I would say less I'm worried and more that I'm braced for it.

[goalsides]

even if it means more people are going to probably get possessed or whatever...?

[inaccordant]

I don't mean that we should just lie over passively.
But if you know it's a possibility, then you might as well prepare your heart for it. Then, you'll be able to handle it if it occurs, rather than break down.

[goalsides]

...yeah i get it
people are still breaking down at executions
so how can we help prepare people for the possibilities of what's coming next?
i'm not saying you have to give me specific answers i'm just...wondering, i guess

[inaccordant]

There probably isn't a general answer for something like that. How people respond will depend on their own life experiences, so what works for one might not work for another.

[goalsides]

what's the hugo method of preparation then? just out of curiosity

[inaccordant]

My methods won't help anyone.

[goalsides]

what if i want to know anyway?

[inaccordant]

Figure out what are things you need to live and what you could move on without.
You don't have to settle, and it's fine to be greedy. But it helps to be self-aware enough to know how you'll react to loss, as it's inevitably a part of living.

[goalsides]

...i don't see how that can't be applicable to everybody but i get what you're saying
we all have to pick and choose sometimes don't we?
this school still has things we've gained and lost. so..it's a thought

[inaccordant]

It's not something a lot of people will want to do, and not everyone will find it simple to do within a short timeframe.
In the end, what you've gained and what you've lost can sometimes be mind over matter.

[goalsides]

let me ask you this
do you feel like you've gained anything by being here?

[inaccordant]

I would rather it be me here than someone else. So, yes.

[goalsides]

being self-sacrificing isn't exactly what i meant, but if that works for you...

[inaccordant]

There wasn't much for me to lose in the first place.
Like I said, I'm not a good metric to use.

[goalsides]

you know i like to ask anyway
i'd kind of prefer you didn't die for us even if you have experience though

[this is not a suggestion this will happen he's just vaguely /stares into the sun about hugo's memory still.]

[inaccordant]

If I become a threat, get rid of me.
I told you weeks before that that's what I'd prefer, even before the entire thing about villains became relevant.

[goalsides]

[a very long delay.]

i know.
if that's what it comes to, i will

[he was just kind of hoping he wouldn't ever have to make that choice again????]

even if there's a chance to save you?

[inaccordant]

I'm already gone. I would rather die than be made to hurt someone against my will.

[goalsides]

...then i'll respect your choice

[inaccordant]

If I could, I'd rather just kill myself. I don't think that'd go over well, though.