the fourteenth jack | audio.

[faultlesscon]

[Two in the morning. Does Alex ever sleep?]

The books in the middle room aren't satisfying--anything I find that doesn't center itself around domestic tasks or procreation follows the standard of 'hero has a problem, hero solves problem'. [A pause. Why is he asking this, is there really any point?] What do any of you think however, if the problem

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[ippotsuko]

[OH BOY OH BOY deep discussions on morality and heroism with his frenemy?! Count him in!]

Sweeping something under the rug is despicable.

If someone wishes to be redeemed, he has to own up to his crimes. And even then, doesn't necessarily mean anything.

[This is a very personal topic!]

[faultlesscon]

[Frenemy times, let's go! Shifting in the background.]

What if they aren't crimes however, what if they are things the hero simply doesn't want to admit to? Like those stories where the protagonist wishes to start 'new'.

[ippotsuko]

Didn't you imply he did something wrong in the past?

[faultlesscon]

That I did, but something wrong isn't always against the law. Morals and such, you know?

I'm opening the topic.

[ippotsuko]

...I didn't mean literal crimes, dumbass.

More of your "curiousity?"

[faultlesscon]

Well there's breaking the law, and wronging someone. What did you mean?

More like me reevaluating what happens around here and how open people seem to be about where they're from.

[ippotsuko]

Wrong things in general.

Are you saying you're somehow superior because you don't talk about your world?

... didn't get the notif for this asdlkasjd

[faultlesscon]

There's that too.

I never said that I was--I just tend to avoid the subject if it comes up.

[ippotsuko]

What the hell is that supposed to mean?

Then what's your point?

[faultlesscon]

The word wrong is too broad for definition, that's what I mean.

If you don't want to talk about where you're from because others think of you less, does it make you a coward or a fool? [He shrugs.] I've been reading too many of these fucked up books.

[ippotsuko]

Why?

So you're afraid of ruining your image by talking about home? Pathetic.

[faultlesscon]

One can apply so many things to it, or did you mean the books?

You enjoy jumping to conclusions with me, don't you?

[ippotsuko]

Well, what kind of wrong are you referring to?

[He tends to jump to conclusions.]

They're usually true.

[faultlesscon]

Letting something fall into chaos--being a witness to the point where you might as well have been a participant.

Not this time, if that's what you were looking for.

[ippotsuko]

That's pretty specific.

Whatever, then.

[faultlesscon]

It was in the book--friend of the hero watches him fall into chaos, that sort.

[A pause.]Back to what you said, about owning up to one's crime. It depends on whom the crime was committed against, is that you mean?