ITP: HONESTY

[kafukaesque]

Hey! Remember that time a few months ago where we were all honest with each other?

Lets do that again! Honesty is the BEST policy!

*IN THIS POST YOU CANNOT TELL A LIE. YOU MAY TRY TO BUT ONLY TRUTH SHALL LEAVE YOUR MOUTH*

CONTINUE HERE OKAY?

Comments

[sillyrabitricks]

W..what are you doing. WAIT.

[throwawrench]

Hmm, is it a bad thing, Rabi? Ah, I thought you said you liked honesty, mostly.

[sillyrabitricks]

Everyone else can be honest, I have to lie all the time.

[throwawrench]

What? All the time? Why do you have do do that? Or, rather, no one has to do anything, it's a matter of consequences, right? So, what will happen that's bad if you tell the truth?

[sillyrabitricks]

Just the truth about myself, everything else is fine.

Ugh, do not want this conversation...

[throwawrench]

Aah, right, you said that before, too. But, I still don't really understand. In human life, people are defined by the stories they make for themselves, and the way that other people hear and see those stories, right? If no one knows the truth about you, then how are you defined, Rabi?

[sillyrabitricks]

I'm not.

[throwawrench]

...What?

...Aaaaaah, I really don't understand! You can't not be defined at all! Besides, I know some things about you, right, Rabi?

[sillyrabitricks]

Like what?

[throwawrench]

Like that you like to see interesting things happen, and to make interesting things happen! And that you're sad because there isn't enough happening here, because you're in a stalemate with your old enemies, and this place is too small. Aha, and that you like me, too, right?

[sillyrabitricks]

You're good.

[throwawrench]

Hmm? That doesn't require being particularly good at anything, does it, Rabi? You told me those things, so I'm just repeating them.

[sillyrabitricks]

Good memory.

[throwawrench]

Aah, I don't really think it's that good. But memory is important, because if people don't remember stories, they can be lost in the fog of the past! And they won't be able to be fun or sad for anyone ever again. You have a good memory, too, right, Rabi?

[sillyrabitricks]

I have a better memory than any other human in this camp.

[throwawrench]

That's impressive! Memory is flexible and hard to see or measure, hard to improve and harder to rank, but since you said that, it must be true, right, Rabi? I'm so impressed that I'm not sure what to do. So sometimes you being honest about yourself can be good, too, right?