BARiTONES - SUNDAY

[idolpro]

[ The bar is unit-colored with light unit paraphernalia, although it's all just for show. Fortunately, comfort isn't part of the unit aesthetic this time—all seats are cushioned, whether the booth seats or the bar stools, comfy and lush. Idols can sit anywhere they like, it seems.

There's alcohol available, but everything else is locked behind the wall-cabinet. . . the recipe book is also available to peruse at one's leisure.

Ah—the door opens, and a fuzzy sort of shade steps in. It looks like idols will be serving the Damned, today. . . ? ]

RECIPE BOOK

Comments

[firstworldproblem]

Azem.

[Is all the answer he gives.]

Ah, so you are surprised he went mad with grief? Do you believe you understand him better now even if you do not agree with it?

[586]

I thought he was just an asshole. [ but now he's an asshole with a sob story and he doesn't know how to feel about that. ] I... don't know. Maybe? I don't think that gives him the right to be such a piece of shit, but... I can't exactly say I'm the shining beacon of good decisions when it comes to emotions running high.

[firstworldproblem]

It does not. However, conflict without understanding is simply bloodletting. While it seem a paltry token to understand, it give the victor the opportunity to learn, to reflect to prevent what caused the friction from rising again.

[586]

I wouldn't be conflicted if I didn't understand to some degree. He just needs to open his own damn eyes.

[firstworldproblem]

[He laughs.]

Then that is the lesson to learn. How can you cultivate an environment of understanding so he would be able to see and be willing to hear different opinions?

[586]

Do I have to?

Killing him seems so much easier. Less messy if you could believe it.

[firstworldproblem]

But then you simply give birth to another. The point is to learn.

[586]

I can't go near him without getting shot. It's a lost cause. Error is the only one that could potentially change his tune and he'd rather beat her than listen to her.

[firstworldproblem]

[He shakes his head.]

He is a lost cause. That I do not disagree. But how do you prevent another like him from rising?

[586]

Having a way to cope with the loss? Death is mostly inevitable.

[firstworldproblem]

Precisely. What was he missing that would have helped him cope with such a hole in his heart? Did he have no others on which he could turn to?

[586]

I don't think so. I come from an isolated island riddled a bunch of morally questionable workaholics.

[firstworldproblem]

It is also monumentally difficult to have one person change an entire nation with lasting effect. Usually when that person is gone it crumples and dies with them.

[586]

I'm not interested in seeing how the dominos fall after everything is said and done. It's part of the reason I want to leave my world behind and travel. [ his only real tie is error, besides. ]

[firstworldproblem]

Or maybe you just have a traveler's spirit. You seem to make a large number of friends off unit.

[586]

That might also be true. Exploring is just as exciting as learning. And the worlds I can travel to after this is basically limitless. [ his tail starts wagging. ]

[firstworldproblem]

I would enjoy a chronicle of your tales. My spirit has never been one to leave home, but I can appreciate the stories.

[586]

I could make you a book! with pictures!

[firstworldproblem]

A recording, too, if you would.

[586]

Of course! I can make a journal with pictures and supplement it with videos, so you can see the really nice places as if you had joined me.

[firstworldproblem]

I will take the harrowing tales if they are full of mystery and intrigue.

[586]

I'm sure I can put an interesting spin on them if they're not already either of those things. I'll be sure to keep you thoroughly entertained, not to worry.