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dave this is future you
youre not going to school today
dont bother trying to call in sick it wont work
theres nothing i can do for you
im sorry
honestly
you have no idea how sincere im being right now
the best you can do is probably turn off your phone and try not to talk to anyone but we both know thats not happening
im leaving now though im not prolonging this bullshit any longer for either of us than i have to
just wanted to warn you man
later

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yeah
sort of
she split the timeline on me with a coin flip to show me why i wouldnt go god tier and the other dave got bumped off
the alpha timeline likes to keep itself neat
takes out the extras
so yeah that was pretty pointless and didnt do jack shit for anybody but i guess she thought she needed to do prove something

Hm.
That clarifies your assertion that she is "batshit insane and scary as fuck".
It also bring into question whether or not your affection for her isn't a bit Stockholm's.

nah
at least i dont think so
i mean i guess my general attitude towards the universe is a little bit stockholm syndromey but thats sort of what happens when youre a knight and a time player and free will starts being a shaky thing
besides without her to tell me what to do i probably wouldve died about a billion times like aradia did
that god tier thing was the only death on her watch all the rest were just me
well me and whoever was killing me that time i guess

I don't know the situation so it is difficult to ascertain the level of her guilt or sociopathy.
But from a purely philosophical perspective.
The argument that she only intentionally made choices that resulted in your death once is a poor statement to ever have to make about anyone you're in a relationship with.
At least a red one.
Even more so when you aren't actually in a relationship with her, just putting all other relationships on hold to see if something that happened years ago still has meaning.

Edited 2013-01-12 05:14 (UTC)

well
jade killed me once too
but that was an accident

I'm going to have to write all new algorithms to determine if your infatuation with women who kill you is better or worse than DS's suicidal tendencies.
But first I need further information.
Any other femme fatales in your life, bro?

uh
well i died for rose once or twice but she didnt actually kill me
also i dont like her like that
shes my sister
i think thats it

Good, I guess.
The fact that you've died for a meager three people, I mean.
Not your continued disdain for incest.

uhhh
ok and i guess theres davesprite
you know for the
sort of death count thing
does he count

Did he die?
And it is likely up to you to determine whether or not he counts.

well
no he hasnt died
but you already heard what i said about timeline cleanup
hes a sprite so i cant be one hundred percent sure paradox space has beef with his existence but
i dont know he might count
later on

Everyone dies eventually.
And yes.
It's statistically accurate that being an offshoot of a 'real' Strider is rarely a good omen.
Though, also statically.
If you are looking to have a life free of nonshitty things, being a Strider in general is probably not the ideal path to walk.
Fortunately we are so awesome in every other way that I like to believe the scales settle in our favor.

yeah
if he dies then
he died for john
so four

I notice they seem to be contention.
And that would explain why.
Does he regret his choice?

i wouldnt

but i never had to wait to die
or worry about being the extra copy

If you're certain you wouldn't, I find it unlikely he does either.
You are still essentially the same person.
Inasmuch as he can only be whoever you would be had events in your life gone differently.
But it's a fallacy to believe that not regretting a choice is synonymous with having no regrets.
Sometimes you're going to wish things were different even if you have only ever made the 'right' choices.

yeah
you dont have to tell me that
time guy remember
im all about lining up those what ifs and deciding which make the cut
fortune telling broads or not

something you said is bothering me though
can i ask about it

Sure.
Which thing would that be?

"I'm going to have to write all new algorithms to determine if your infatuation with women who kill you is better or worse than DS's suicidal tendencies."
whats up with bro?

He is not a physical danger to himself, if that is your concern.

well that was my concern until you made it even more ominous sounding
come on if you can ask me about davesprite i can ask you about fleshy teenage you

I don't mind..
As far it concerns me, his secrets are your secrets.
However it's not something I'm willing to simplify for the sake of easier digestion.

noble dumbasses have an automatic simplification filter in their heads
lay it on me bro

Ok.
Much as you are the Knight of Time, DS is the Prince of Heart.
As charming and idyllic as such a title may sound, by appearances it seems that his path is ultimately one of self-destruction.
The Heart is the path of the self.
And the Prince is, according to a helpful and well read alien, a destroyer class.
There is no doubt that the titles compliment their bearers.
I don't doubt that it is 100% Dave Strider's choice to use his powers over time in a self-sacrificial manner.
But it also cannot be denied that your title is one that demands self-sacrifice in its very structure.
So it suits you but likely also exacerbates tendencies you would generally not have the option to act on more than once.
Similarly, Dirk Strider is naturally highly introspective.
The aspect of the Heart is very apt.
He is also intensely self-critical, suiting the role of the Prince.
But both of these aspects, within the game, take literal manifestations, in the form of multiple 'selves', and at times, multiple consciousnesses.
I believe Dirk's ultimate challenge is to learn to use these splinter selves and dispose of them as needed.
It would fit with the mechanics and narrative of the game, as I have processed it.
But currently he is more preoccupied with being frustrated with himself and all variants thereof.

so
he has to destroy himself
or like his extra selves
or use them to wreck shit i guess and then let paradox space take care of the rest
but hes too annoyed with himself to do it??

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