On illusions and reality

[greyfireson]

"Have you ever maintained a deception for so long it became almost truth? Did it make you better or worse? Would you do it again if you had the choice?"

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[fairgirlfriday]

"Sometimes it is necessary to become someone new. In some cases, it is best if those changes are permanent."

[greyfireson]

He nods. "Yes. We can't grow backwards."

[fairgirlfriday]

"No. It would be very confusing, I'd think, if we did."

[crimsonchloe]

"Yeah I have, it's scary stuff too. I thought it made me better at first but I was in denial. Absolutely no chance in hell would I do it again."

[greyfireson]

"What made it so fearful?"

[crimsonchloe]

"Got hurt over it. I wasn't lying to someone else, I was lying to myself."

[greyfireson]

"Mmm. The line between those two things can get ...blurry."

[redheadspy]

I've lied to others and myself for so long I can't hardly tell truth from fiction.

[greyfireson]

"And if you had the choice, would you change it?"

[redheadspy]

I don't know. I've done it for so long it's become a way of life. I don't remember anything else.

[warriormayhew]

"Well... I convinced myself I was in love with someone for far too long. And no, I'd rather not do it again."

[greyfireson]

He nods. "Self deception seems to be more common than the other kind."

[warriormayhew]

"Yeah. I'm hoping not to make the same mistake again."

[greyfireson]

He grins his dark humor grin. "Yes, it's better to make all new ones."

[fushi_norudikku]

*Wait a minute, wait a minute... Ecchan reconizes that magical blood. He hesistates to speak, knowing that person is different from the one he knows*

Not me, but... Loki-sama did. He believed that Sigyn-san wasn't reincarnated, but stayed in Helheim, so each time he went there to visit Hella-san, he tried to see her, only to be reminded of the truth.

It made him worse in the end, turning him into a child as a seal. But at the same time, it was better, because Loki-sama's role as Guardian of Midgard was beginning. He could reunite with Sigyn-sama finally.

Would he do it again? Of course. Sigyn-san was his most precious wife.

[greyfireson]

Grey stands very still while the boy is speaking, his face is is carefully expressionless.

"Yes. Of course she was," he says in a low deadpan voice.

[fushi_norudikku]

*Ecchan slightly shivers*

...Even in your world?

*This was asked very, very meekly and shy. The boy looks very nervous, cltuching Silver Laevateinn near him.*

[greyfireson]

He is quiet for a long moment before answering.

"She stood by him longer than anyone else. As far as I know she stands by him still. She is his... most precious, even if he doesn't know it."