531 Monstrosity & Morality: Dividing Lines of the Self and Other, Section 1

[idolpro]

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[widenessofthesea]

"She very much was." She shakes her head. "You were off-program when the guests were here, but—she was here, you know."

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[justfuckingtryit]

She was?

Re: EMOTION

[widenessofthesea]

"Briefly. The guests were all offered a chance to... return to life, as they had all died, it seems—or return someone else to life, if they preferred, if they performed well." A twitch at the corner of her mouth. "She preferred to use it for someone else. She had made peace with her choice."

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[justfuckingtryit]

...ah.

Re: EMOTION

[widenessofthesea]

"I've always preferred the Socratic method for teaching—which is to say, asking questions, rather than telling. Learning is a dialogue—and I believe, often, the things that are hardest to bear ought to be, also. To speak one's truth is one thing; to have it be understood is another."

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[justfuckingtryit]

I think I understand.

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[widenessofthesea]

"What will you do, then?"

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[justfuckingtryit]

...write you a paper, I guess.

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[widenessofthesea]

"Good. Work hard, Lumen. Remember what I told you, because it will serve you well when the time comes. And—"

She shrugs. "The essays I think are very illuminating. I'd recommend them."

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[justfuckingtryit]

Point them out for me?

Re: EMOTION

[widenessofthesea]

"Just read all of them in that section. Some of them might not tell you what you expected, but they're all useful. I know we're mostly willing to grant extensions, but the timer will run out eventually. And then she'll expect your answer."

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[justfuckingtryit]

...okay. I'll go read them.

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[widenessofthesea]

"Godspeed, then."

Where next?

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[justfuckingtryit]

[Essays, looks like]

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[widenessofthesea]

back you go