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[castrationfist]

[i'll pretty this up later too]

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voice (hello again)

[continuer]

Thanks for knocking me out with that wine.

[ ... ]

...A-Also pretend this isn't twelve weeks late.

[ THINGS HAPPENED OKAY ]

voice (what a good boy)

[castrationfist]

[oh my god jaune]

Heavens me, has it really been that long? I had begun to fear I had scared you off for good. I never expected you to be that weak to wine!

voice.

[continuer]

W-Wait, I was weak? I thought I did pretty good...

[ ... ]

I mean, I don't even remember throwing up this time.

[keyword: don't remember]

[castrationfist]

Wait, that's what you call 'pretty good'?! That's the line?! Just what kind of upbringing have you had?!

[continuer]

[ what, WHAT DID HE DO??? ]

Should we start over?

[castrationfist]

No, no. It's simply something we'll have to work on!

[continuer]

[ He laughs a little, though he sounds unsure if he should be. ]

What, are you my mom now or something?

[castrationfist]

Well, I am a good wife and wise mother, but let's not get into that for now.

[continuer]

You really wanna just gloss over the part where you said you're a mom?

[castrationfist]

Well, I used to be? You might call it a past life, sort of?

[continuer]

Oh - yeah. You're right. Maybe we shouldn't get into that.

[ He's half kidding; he wouldn't mind pursuing the topic if she chooses to go that way. Why is she so complicated!! ]

So what exactly do I need to be working on?

[castrationfist]

Your alcohol tolerance! Who ever heard of a hero who couldn't handle his drink, of course!

[she's not sure how he's gonna react to the 'hero' part, but hey, she wants to know more.]

[continuer]

[ Hero is definitely a word that never goes unnoticed in his vocabulary. ]

W-What makes you say I'm a hero?

[castrationfist]

Hm? Don't be ridiculous. Of course you're not a hero.

Yet.

[continuer]

Heh... we can agree on that.

[ It's definitely not a title he thinks he earned himself just yet. In his mind, the losses outweigh the wins by too much. ]

Alright - what makes you think I could be one? I could be a villain for all you know.

[castrationfist]

And you casually say something even more ridiculous...

[She sighs.]

I'm rather evil myself, so I think I'm quite good at recognizing it in others by now. No, your alignment is probably Lawful Good?

[continuer]

[ Jaune doesn't know much about the different morality types, though he reminds himself to address her "I'm evil" thing later. ]

...Sure! What does that mean? Aren't most good people like that?

[castrationfist]

Hm? No, not at all. But, frankly, explaining alignment systems and such would be a pain... Hm, for now, all you need to know is that it's a matter of Lawful or Chaotic, and Good and Evil. Of course, neutral values exist! But, you're almost definitely Lawful Good, or rather, you're definitely almost painfully so.

[continuer]

[ "Painfully"??? ]

Well, I'm sorry my goodness is hurting you. Should I try to be more evil like you?

[castrationfist]

Well, it would make your life far more comfortable! ... Until it ends, anyway.

[continuer]

It always ends for everyone, one way or another.

[so edgy]

I don't understand why you keep saying you're evil or a monster, though...

[castrationfist]

Because it's the truth.

Do you know what an Anti-Hero is?

[continuer]

Yeah, in comic books. They're normally selfish, but their actions end up doing some good anyway.

[castrationfist]

In fiction, perhaps.

In reality, an 'Anti-Hero' is one who, through evil, achieved a greater good. Well, what this really means is that it's the designation given to we who were the 'villains'. Monsters, villains, evil... We are the monsters of the story, the villains who are struck down so that the legend of a hero can be born. We are the evil that exists so that the legends of good can shine.

We exist to be defeated.

[continuer]

...

That doesn't sound as comfortable as you made it out to be.