10 - [Video]

[biwinning]

[So Sollux thought it'd be a good idea to see what Earth movies are like. And with Crank as his only basis thus far, he's 1. not impressed, and 2. confused on a few things.]

Hey.

That movie that was shown last night, used a lot of words I don't know. Human vernacular ith really stupid and weird. Tho everyone should tell me all the thwear words they know and what they mean. There were like twenty onesth I didn't know in that movie, and I thtill don't get what they meant. Thith ith for educational purposes, of course.

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priva-city

[heartsink]

...

It didn't seem that long when I was typing it, I swear.

priva-city

[biwinning]

iit never doe2 but wow ok.
ii 2ee your poiint2 and ii agree.
2orry ii don't have 2iix paragraph2 detaiiliing my agreement.

iit'2 2trange.
you 2ay human adult2 want two try two be heroiic, by beiing douchebag2.
2o they're liike on the 2iide of... lawful neutral.
but troll2 are liike.
chaotiic eviil.
defiiniitely.

priva-city

[heartsink]

No, it's okay. It's probably for the best to steer away from paragraphs.

As for humans, I'd say most are like that in general, but in reality, it's much more complicated. We definitely have our evils, and our goods, though they'll mask as one another from time to time.

priva-city

[biwinning]

well duh no 2hiit iit'2 compliicated.
but overall, human2 are lawful neutral, a2 a 2ummary.
do you thiink ii con2iider my2elf chaotiic eviil?
no.
and neiither do mo2t of my troll friiend2, but that doe2n't change that a2 a race iin general.
a race of people who are encouraged two kiill and maiim on a daiily ba2ii2.
troll2 are chaotiic eviil.
iit'2 ju2t our nature.

priva-city

[heartsink]

I wouldn't presume even to guess how you'd define yourself, at this point. I'd only have your word to go on, anyway.

Though, I am curious. Do you think your race would so easily summarize as chaotic evil, if not cultivated in a culture that encouraged it?

priva-city

[biwinning]

no.
iif thiing2 diidn't go the way they diid, we'd probably be a lot more liike human2.

priva-city

[heartsink]

It's likely the same in reverse then. I'm sure humans would adapt pretty well, if they were raised from the start for bloodshed.

priva-city

[biwinning]

a2 2tupiid a2 human2 are, iit'2 not an iimprovement or anythiing for them two be "raii2ed" the way troll2 were.

priva-city

[heartsink]

No, I don't think it would be. That is to say, at least as far as the inequality of law and the encouragement of violence goes. Human cultures have their flaws, as well as their good points; I can't say for certain, but I would think there must be some qualities from that worth preserving.

priva-city

[biwinning]

... ii liike your determiinatiion.
human determiinatiion.

priva-city

[heartsink]

Huh?

priva-city

[biwinning]

ii'm not 2ayiing iit agaiin god ju2t reread iit.
human2 are a lot more determiined iin way2 that ii2n't liike troll2.
u2ually troll2 only are determiined out of revenge.
at lea2t that'2 what ii've 2een and what ii've done.
but human2 do iit diifferently.
the only troll ii know who wa2 determiined ju2t out of 2heer wiillpower wa2 karkat.

is anyone even reading these subject lines anymore that's not us

[heartsink]

Okay, let me rephrase. What about any of that made you think about human determination? Or mine in particular, if you were being specific.

p...robably not.

[biwinning]

ii wa2 ju2t thiinkiing.
that'2 all.
ii wa2 thiinkiing about what human2 have that ii2 uniique and of worth.
and ii wa2 thiinkiing about what you 2aiid.
and that'2 iit.

in that case: i saw your reserve at cnc and :O !! best of luck!

[heartsink]

Alright. For a moment you had me worried, that your expectations were elevating of their own accord.

If the human trait of worth is determination, what might you say is the one of trolls?

creeping on me!! but yes, thank you! you play there too, right?

[biwinning]

iit'2 po22iible that miight have been happeniing.
good thiing you notiiced now ii'll have two learn two 2tiifle iit.

...aptiitude.

the creepingest! and yup, that's where this one is crau'd from

[heartsink]

Seems like traits like that would work pretty well together. If the unspoken negatives don't get in the way, that is.

if only i could crau from c&c, and then it'd be full circle.

[biwinning]

the negatiive2 do.
they alway2 do.
ii 2hould have 2peciifiied, apptiitude wiith weapon2 and fiightiing.
not wiith everythiing.

alas!! cycling back and forth like that would be amazing

[heartsink]

If only for those two things, I'm surprised there aren't more of you here.

"oh yes haruka i know you from the city with the time travel" "go away you weird grey child"

[biwinning]

ii gue22.
ii wouldn't want them here though.
we're better off not haviing many more troll2.
tru2t me.

"it's true you made me explain quadrants and everything" "ok now i know you're just fucking with me"

[heartsink]

I suppose I'll have to, for now.

"you told me you hated people and i cried on you about killing people" "please leave"

[biwinning]

they're all more liike eriidan.

"but it's all true" "did karkat put you up to this i swear to god"

[heartsink]

That explains your distaste, then.

now instead you just have to deal with this whiny kid in two games.

[biwinning]

yeah.
you under2tand now.

and you'll get to play "spot the discrepancies branching timelines and lots of lying create"

[heartsink]

Yeah. Glad you got away from that, then.