Yet another thing that you have to find out for yourself. Just don't be so impatient to be treated as an adult before you're truly ready for it.
I believe I spoke of it in our conversation in April. There are different ways you can trust a person, and my trust does not always mean my friendship. However you trust someone, it's as real as any other emotion associated with them.
Only what everyone else knows about it. Shard magic was used and that it was a certain Cult's doing. I assume infiltration based on how she'd reacted and in the fact that she's well guarded. How could it not be infiltration? Based on the fact that these people can look like anyone they come into contact with, I would guess that her attacker was planted in the heart of her defenses without anyone even lifting an eyebrow in suspicion.
Also, you're mistaken on that front. Your side is the weakest because of one very, very important element that chaos is so fond of. Your freedom. You work in independent groups. You thrive off of being independent and doing your own thing. Backstabbing is more generally accepted and understood. Not to mention the fact that it's so very easy to take what your court stands for and twist it into something that can invoke the wrath of the other court as well as everyone else. My court has been working as a solid team and encouraged to do so. Think tactically: would you target the side that works as a single unit or the one that's already divided?
I'm in agreement on this. The Cult is a problem to all of us, not just Shardbearers.
Then I would re-evaluate why you're in such a relationship. Doubt can be a healthy thing in small doses, but constant doubt is a warning sign. It means you don't fully trust that person, and you'll need to figure out the heart of why that is so. If those bonds fail the test, then make new ones. Not all friendships last forever. Sometimes, friends drift apart and never speak to each other again. But people always find a way to forge new bonds, sometimes stronger than what they used to have.
Even with telepathy, you'll never understand them. You'll never understand why they think that way or the true context of those thoughts. It's simply because you never experienced what they did or you experienced the same thing in a different way.
I don't need to. I know what I would do. Even I know that my judgment can be flawed, and so I give chances to have my mind changed.
[...He's never really been thanked before and he doesn't actually know how to respond to it. Perhaps Joshua's getting too close, too tied to this kid.]
I have this feeling that the face you'd make if you told me this in person would be priceless.
Being a kid in this war makes me a liability for everybody else here. I don’t want that anymore. I just want to make things right, whatever that really means.
I know you did but that doesn’t mean I understand it any better now than I did then. How can you trust somebody without giving them your friendship? Isn’t that sort of an important part of it? I don’t think I could trust people I don’t consider a friend, even if it’s only a little bit of trust. Do you trust your enemies then? Have you ever done that?
…goes back to not being able to trust people that aren’t our friends. Infiltration only happened because we still let our guard down just a little bit. We’re taking precautions now to make sure this isn’t gonna happen ever again. Ways to make sure we can tell who’s who.
And our freedom isn’t destroying us.
[And yet he has a conversation with Jason that’s very similar to this later. Imagine that.]
The people I care about work as a team and we don’t isolate ourselves. And you know what? Just because your court’s working as a solid team doesn’t mean that you guys are any safer than we are. Didn’t your king just get killed? This isn’t about backstabbing or weak points. We’re ALL targets now. The problem is we can’t figure out what the pattern is yet and who’s really undermining who.
But until people start focusing on the Cult instead, we’re gonna get nowhere.
…that would mean probably re-evaluating my relationships with every single person I know. Maybe I’m scared of what I’ll find out. Who knows? I was just curious, it’s not a big deal. There a joke in here about atoms and covalent bonds, but I’m going to skip it and save what’s left of my reputation with you.
Like I said, at least I’d stand a chance though. That’s better than not arming myself at all, don’t you think?
…you’re better than some then. I’m gonna take that as a challenge to try and change your mind then. It’ll be fun, give me something to do. Knowing you, you won’t make it easy anyway.
You’re hilarious. Forget it. Just…keep all of that in mind. For whatever.
Take small steps instead of large leaps. I know patience doesn't come easily to you, but it's necessary.
Not really. You can be friends with someone but not trust them. Just as you can trust someone without being their friend. As for my enemies, the trust gets taken away if they'd earned it and not given at all if they're my enemy from the start.
It'll happen again. Until we have ways to defend ourselves against that kind of attack, even the best precautions can be cracked given time. However, it's something to help, and I can't deny that. I just want you aware that it's not going to be 100% effective for the long run.
Hiro, Hiro, I'm not saying that your freedom, your individuality, or your side as a whole is bad or wrong for doing what they do best. Don't get so defensive and start looking at it tactically. Your side is divided into tight-knit groups. Sure, you may come together for a common cause, but when that's all said and done? You'll go right back to your own little world within your groups. When you plan an attack, you go for the fort that's easier to isolate and sabotage.
Here's another thing to think about: that little attack your side led with the Dullahan? I would bet quite a bit of gold on the probability of the Cult having spies there to observe the fight. Analyzing the weaknesses of my side's defenses as well as how your side works in a fight. The results of that battle will likely have a great deal of bearing on their next target.
Be afraid, then. I'm sure it's just a passing thought to you. After all, why else would you bring it up with me?
Be careful what you wish for. You just might get it.
Somehow, I don't think you have a clue of what you're talking about. ♥ My mind was made up and then changed. Right now, I still haven't made up my mind. There's too little information for me to make an informed and fair decision.
Yeah, I’ve heard. I’m working on it though…promise.
That doesn’t sound like a very healthy friendship dude. Actually neither of those sound very healthy for anybody and I stand by they’re mutually exclusive.
What ways, Joshua? What ways can we really build to defend ourselves against this kind of thing? Answer that and then I’ll agree with you. With the way you make it sound NOTHING is going to be 100% effective for the long run.
…sorry, I guess. Things are just getting out of control again. I still don’t see why we can’t keep our tight-knit groups when we usually band together for the greater cause at the end of the day. Isn’t that the more important part? Have people constantly working on different goals to mindmeld later?
You really think so huh? That…wouldn’t surprise me, considering how easily they can blend in among us. What do you think it means then? Who’s next? If they pinpoint all of the weaknesses of the Seelie court it makes sense for it to be you guys, unless they’re stupid enough to attack us again while we’re reorganizing.
…we’re doomed if we don’t do something, aren’t we.
I’m never gonna be a telepath and you know it. Quit messing around. [He sure did just bypass the fact that he’s scared of anything.]
I know what I’m talking about enough to keep me alive still. Isn’t that the important part? Think about it.
Speaking of keeping myself alive…in the interest of keeping BOTH of us alive we should probably cut this short. Contact me if anything else comes up.
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I believe I spoke of it in our conversation in April. There are different ways you can trust a person, and my trust does not always mean my friendship. However you trust someone, it's as real as any other emotion associated with them.
Only what everyone else knows about it. Shard magic was used and that it was a certain Cult's doing. I assume infiltration based on how she'd reacted and in the fact that she's well guarded. How could it not be infiltration? Based on the fact that these people can look like anyone they come into contact with, I would guess that her attacker was planted in the heart of her defenses without anyone even lifting an eyebrow in suspicion.
Also, you're mistaken on that front. Your side is the weakest because of one very, very important element that chaos is so fond of. Your freedom. You work in independent groups. You thrive off of being independent and doing your own thing. Backstabbing is more generally accepted and understood. Not to mention the fact that it's so very easy to take what your court stands for and twist it into something that can invoke the wrath of the other court as well as everyone else. My court has been working as a solid team and encouraged to do so. Think tactically: would you target the side that works as a single unit or the one that's already divided?
I'm in agreement on this. The Cult is a problem to all of us, not just Shardbearers.
Then I would re-evaluate why you're in such a relationship. Doubt can be a healthy thing in small doses, but constant doubt is a warning sign. It means you don't fully trust that person, and you'll need to figure out the heart of why that is so. If those bonds fail the test, then make new ones. Not all friendships last forever. Sometimes, friends drift apart and never speak to each other again. But people always find a way to forge new bonds, sometimes stronger than what they used to have.
Even with telepathy, you'll never understand them. You'll never understand why they think that way or the true context of those thoughts. It's simply because you never experienced what they did or you experienced the same thing in a different way.
I don't need to. I know what I would do. Even I know that my judgment can be flawed, and so I give chances to have my mind changed.
[...He's never really been thanked before and he doesn't actually know how to respond to it. Perhaps Joshua's getting too close, too tied to this kid.]
I have this feeling that the face you'd make if you told me this in person would be priceless.
[Hey, Neku logic has been working so far.]
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I know you did but that doesn’t mean I understand it any better now than I did then. How can you trust somebody without giving them your friendship? Isn’t that sort of an important part of it? I don’t think I could trust people I don’t consider a friend, even if it’s only a little bit of trust. Do you trust your enemies then? Have you ever done that?
…goes back to not being able to trust people that aren’t our friends. Infiltration only happened because we still let our guard down just a little bit. We’re taking precautions now to make sure this isn’t gonna happen ever again. Ways to make sure we can tell who’s who.
And our freedom isn’t destroying us.
[And yet he has a conversation with Jason that’s very similar to this later. Imagine that.]
The people I care about work as a team and we don’t isolate ourselves. And you know what? Just because your court’s working as a solid team doesn’t mean that you guys are any safer than we are. Didn’t your king just get killed? This isn’t about backstabbing or weak points. We’re ALL targets now. The problem is we can’t figure out what the pattern is yet and who’s really undermining who.
But until people start focusing on the Cult instead, we’re gonna get nowhere.
…that would mean probably re-evaluating my relationships with every single person I know. Maybe I’m scared of what I’ll find out. Who knows? I was just curious, it’s not a big deal. There a joke in here about atoms and covalent bonds, but I’m going to skip it and save what’s left of my reputation with you.
Like I said, at least I’d stand a chance though. That’s better than not arming myself at all, don’t you think?
…you’re better than some then. I’m gonna take that as a challenge to try and change your mind then. It’ll be fun, give me something to do. Knowing you, you won’t make it easy anyway.
You’re hilarious. Forget it. Just…keep all of that in mind. For whatever.
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Not really. You can be friends with someone but not trust them. Just as you can trust someone without being their friend. As for my enemies, the trust gets taken away if they'd earned it and not given at all if they're my enemy from the start.
It'll happen again. Until we have ways to defend ourselves against that kind of attack, even the best precautions can be cracked given time. However, it's something to help, and I can't deny that. I just want you aware that it's not going to be 100% effective for the long run.
Hiro, Hiro, I'm not saying that your freedom, your individuality, or your side as a whole is bad or wrong for doing what they do best. Don't get so defensive and start looking at it tactically. Your side is divided into tight-knit groups. Sure, you may come together for a common cause, but when that's all said and done? You'll go right back to your own little world within your groups. When you plan an attack, you go for the fort that's easier to isolate and sabotage.
Here's another thing to think about: that little attack your side led with the Dullahan? I would bet quite a bit of gold on the probability of the Cult having spies there to observe the fight. Analyzing the weaknesses of my side's defenses as well as how your side works in a fight. The results of that battle will likely have a great deal of bearing on their next target.
Be afraid, then. I'm sure it's just a passing thought to you. After all, why else would you bring it up with me?
Be careful what you wish for. You just might get it.
Somehow, I don't think you have a clue of what you're talking about. ♥ My mind was made up and then changed. Right now, I still haven't made up my mind. There's too little information for me to make an informed and fair decision.
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That doesn’t sound like a very healthy friendship dude. Actually neither of those sound very healthy for anybody and I stand by they’re mutually exclusive.
What ways, Joshua? What ways can we really build to defend ourselves against this kind of thing? Answer that and then I’ll agree with you. With the way you make it sound NOTHING is going to be 100% effective for the long run.
…sorry, I guess. Things are just getting out of control again. I still don’t see why we can’t keep our tight-knit groups when we usually band together for the greater cause at the end of the day. Isn’t that the more important part? Have people constantly working on different goals to mindmeld later?
You really think so huh? That…wouldn’t surprise me, considering how easily they can blend in among us. What do you think it means then? Who’s next? If they pinpoint all of the weaknesses of the Seelie court it makes sense for it to be you guys, unless they’re stupid enough to attack us again while we’re reorganizing.
…we’re doomed if we don’t do something, aren’t we.
I’m never gonna be a telepath and you know it. Quit messing around. [He sure did just bypass the fact that he’s scared of anything.]
I know what I’m talking about enough to keep me alive still. Isn’t that the important part? Think about it.
Speaking of keeping myself alive…in the interest of keeping BOTH of us alive we should probably cut this short. Contact me if anything else comes up.
And stop sending me hearts.