network; LOCKED from all actualized characters as well as maruki, ichinose, ancile

[willowandoak]

[ Ren has been thinking lately about various issues they're all facing, or have faced in the past. Between everything going on with Midnight, that weird thing Dove posted when Ren was asleep, and their communal history with people who are actualized, he has some opinions to share. Here they are: ]

im gonna be so fr
most of you fucking suck at talking to actualized ppl
youll be like "oh its so sad oh i want to help them" and then you make them miserable
or you act like theyre paper dolls who are waiting to be turned into real boys and girls w real feelings
yea youre right theyre creepy af. get over it

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[tricksterviolet]

Briar nearly opens her mouth in real life to try to oppose the post, but when push comes to shove, she stops.

You're right. You're entirely right. I need to put my own feelings aside and remember that these are people with their own hearts and minds.

The people back in January were kind of similar. I need to gather my strength from then.

[willowandoak]

yeah
im not even saying we shouldnt break their actualization even if they dont want us to
but midnight is a person, she just has
idk
its like if she had a brain injury or smth
shes not all there and maybe she cant understand whats going on but theres still a real person in there feeling isolated bc everyones too freaked out by her to act normal
and now she doesnt trust any of us wow who couldve seen that coming

[tricksterviolet]

That's true. We need to be more understanding of that. I could have been-- should have been in that position myself, so I need to be more sympathetic.

She thinks back to her world's Akechi, and how he was actualized for three years before he was snapped out of it. How his identity, his goals, everything, were washed away and replaced with a pleasant boy persona.

Akechi-san would be angry, rightfully so, if he found me hesitating about speaking to Midnight-san or any of the other actualized people. With that in mind, do you need any more help with the infiltration mission? I don't want to stand back and watch anymore.

She'll try to help Dove, too, and anyone else she comes across!

[willowandoak]

[ Wow, this is going better than Ren hoped. ]

im not in charge of this mission thank fuck
but ime we always need more help (╥﹏╥)
if u wanna get involved get in touch with joker, hes running this show
thx btw

[ You can tell he's feeling less serious when he starts to type "u" instead of "you". ]

[aknightnotaprincess]

I think the problem is that a lot of us don't really know how to talk to them. It's hard to ignore the instinct to try to take reason into them, and it's not easy to see them in a state of delusion.

You are right in that we do need to do better so as to not alienate them away from us, and away from being able to actually help them.

[willowandoak]

ok? i didnt know how to talk to them either until sparrow wandered over and started telling me the background cognitions were real ppl
very weird convo. it was years ago and i still remember it
but i learned