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Voice

Mar 17, 2011 19:04

So...I've been wondering.

[Normally those words coming from Elena would be enough to send a chill down one's spine. Because they would be followed by rambling and disjointed thoughts, jumping from one subject to the next and enthusiasm at all the wrong things.

But this time her thoughts are eerily clear and concise. Even her voice is softer.]Do ( Read more... )

roy mustang, light yagami, priscilla, zack fair, malfatto, !elena, kunsel, sebastian michaelis, clare

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[ Voice ] knows_it_all March 18 2011, 02:20:25 UTC

I used to think it was better to be a follower...but I've been thinking lately, as well...that maybe that's only okay for a period of time, you know? That sometimes you've gotta lead.

Um, Elena? Can I ask what this is about?

[ Voice ] wellsuited March 18 2011, 03:10:57 UTC

I used to think that too, all of it.

Sasori's gone. And Riza-

I'm not a leader, Kunsel. I'm just a...rookie.

[ Voice ] knows_it_all March 18 2011, 03:16:15 UTC

...Hey, wanna go grab a couple drinks? Off duty, both of us.

[ Voice ] wellsuited March 18 2011, 03:23:20 UTC

[A drink? Off duty?

And then, a surprising answer.]

Yeah. I think I would.

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voice opticscient March 18 2011, 02:39:44 UTC

It depends on what you're best suited for.

voice wellsuited March 18 2011, 03:11:39 UTC

And how do you know what you're best suited for?

[Pause]

I think I can answer my own question, actually.

voice opticscient March 18 2011, 03:29:56 UTC

[ Glad to be of service! Light's silence has inklings of polite expectation, a do-go-on kind of air. ]

voice wellsuited March 18 2011, 03:39:46 UTC

If you try to lead and fail, then you're obviously meant to be a follower. Stick to what you do best, huh?

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[text] ignite_the_sky March 18 2011, 03:35:53 UTC

Neither.

Voice wellsuited March 18 2011, 03:40:21 UTC

[She has to think about that one for a minute.

Okay, two minutes.]

Is that even possible?

[text] ignite_the_sky March 18 2011, 04:28:24 UTC

If you lead, you blame yourself for the loss of those beneath you. If you follow, you focus too much on protecting the leader, thus your own life is cut short, causing the leader to blame themselves for failing to lead properly. If you neither lead nor follow, nobody dies.

Voice wellsuited March 18 2011, 13:54:22 UTC

[Elena's heart skipped a bit. That someone she barely knew, if at all, could sum up her entire existence so easily...

But he obviously got it.]

Yeah! But then....doesn't that make you like ghost or something?

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[ voice ] heartbetween March 18 2011, 03:47:23 UTC

I don't think either is necessarily better or worse. It depends on the person, what they're good at. Though sometimes it's even more important to be willing to do both.

[ voice ] wellsuited March 18 2011, 03:51:07 UTC

But I wanna be good at everything.

[And therein lies the problem.]

[ voice ] heartbetween March 18 2011, 04:02:58 UTC

[There's a little chuckle at that. Unlike some might, he doesn't say that's unrealistic or impossible.]

There's nothing wrong with that. But it's just as important to hone your strengths as work on improving your weaknesses.

[ voice ] wellsuited March 18 2011, 13:58:54 UTC

That sounds really time consuming.

[Which she doesn't necessarily mind.

Her next question comes out sounding so serious that...she might just be serious.]

When do you have time to hide the bodies?

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onequarter March 18 2011, 04:43:42 UTC

That depends on who you follow.

wellsuited March 18 2011, 14:13:42 UTC

Good leaders are pretty rare. Apparently.

onequarter March 19 2011, 08:26:01 UTC

If you don't have a good leader, and you can't be a good leader, make yourself a third option.

wellsuited March 19 2011, 17:57:50 UTC

...I do enjoy making things.

[Mistakes. Accidental posts. Holes in buildings.

Whatever becomes of this will probably be your fault, Clare.]

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