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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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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??

Nah.
He's willing to do it.
Just for the wrong reasons.
Out of desire to shatter the reflections he finds unpleasant, rather than through intelligently utilizing them.

oh
uh
is that why youre all fucked up dude
you know your lenses and shit

Yes.

sorry man
thats rough
hell probably come around though

Of course he will.
We're basically the same dude, after all.

exactly
and hes too cool to let something like being a frustrated teen get in the way of being awesome

Being a superior breed of human is literally in his genetics, he will eventually realize that.
But I am pleased to know that you already understand this.

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