I can't say I'll miss him, but saying that to anybody around here will make people think I'm a monster. [Oh well.] ...I've got other goals in mind, and it's one step closer. That's all.
Yeah. It's why the competition exists. It makes people really think about what they want and what they really believe in instead of aligning with whoever they think sounds the nicest. And until people start playing the game the right way like that, this is how it's gonna go.
...yeah, some of you. [There's a tentative grin in his voice.] It's been easier to explain some things now that people are actually asking questions instead of just assuming I'm an asshole.
[Which like. He's aware he's an asshole, it's fine.] Hard to say who people are going to, but I've had a few people come to me recently.
[A huff of laughter.] People think my stance isn't the best way to approach things, and maybe that's why my numbers are low, but I want to get through this competition being as up-front with my vision as possible. I'm not gonna make promises and then go back on them and rearrange them when I don't have to, and if people have trouble facing the truth that's not really on me.
[...] As long as that doesn't stop in the next few weeks, I'll take it.
... I think that being honest about what kind of person you are is for the best. You guys keep saying that we shouldn't decide who to pick based on who's the nicest to us, but on what your beliefs are and our own goals.
Yeah. I already did that in the old life anyway. [Hm.] Sometimes deception's the only way you'll live, but in a game like this it doesn't benefit me. If people don't believe in my vision or what I said for or their own goals, it won't work anyway. It's the same for all of us, so why give them false expectations?
Yup. If you align with a god you don't actually believe in for numbers' sake, their power's kinda screwed. It's like...okay, did you ever read Peter Pan? Or see the movie, I guess. [He waves a hand.] Anyway one of the things from the play is that she's only revived thanks to belief from the people around her. Think of it like that.
You don't believe, the whole thing isn't as strong as it could be and the vision doesn't come true.
[Why does Cunning know about Peter Pan? Great question.]
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[ well taka decides he's not going to unpack that. ]
... well, whatever that was, at least you don't have to deal with it anymore.
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That's a good goal. You may need to work on your canoe skills, but...
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[ he doesn't know why cunning doesn't like his dad, but his motivation for ascending is definitely a lot more clear now. ]
... did you know Apollo?
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[A beat.] If you're asking if he was "my" Apollo, the answer's still yes.
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[ before he like. got smited. ]
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[So. Once again, Cunning was ignored by the Olympians.]
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... might be better for you that way.
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[ he wonders if it's weird to say that considering he is attached to the hip with merriment but. ]
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[ and two weeks doesn't seem like long but. it kind of is in a game like this. ]
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[Which like. He's aware he's an asshole, it's fine.] Hard to say who people are going to, but I've had a few people come to me recently.
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Well, it took them long enough.
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[...] As long as that doesn't stop in the next few weeks, I'll take it.
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That'll be kind of hard, if you were hiding it.
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... I've been wondering. Is there a deeper meaning behind "it won't work"?
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You don't believe, the whole thing isn't as strong as it could be and the vision doesn't come true.
[Why does Cunning know about Peter Pan? Great question.]
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Is it in the case of both your new world and also our wish?
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