[text] baby i don't need you

[fireburned]

there are some really good folks i know of, got their hearts in the right place. sometimes they gotta do shitty things, sometimes they think their shitty people, way of the world all that shit. but their good people, right? you can trust them to be good people. you can trust them to be there for those who need them and if they arent they gotta damn

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[lily_schlaflied]

Maybe it is naive but I like to trust people. It can only help them. I feel as though I should always trust people.

Shiori is also in Agora, though she has no idea that the stinky man over there is the one asking the question.

[fireburned]

naive is one of those tricky labels. i could tell you right now that you better not, cause there bad folks out there who love that stuff. why do you think trusting folks helps them?

Hey, he showered! Maybe a few days ago. He does still smell a little like rotten meat, especially from one shoulder, but he's wearing a hoodie and it's hard to tell why.

[lily_schlaflied]

People like to be trusted. It feels good, and people feel the need to reciprocate. They feel responsible. Trust people with a responsibility and positive reinforcement and they will not disappoint you in my experience.

Yeah, that's super gross.

[fireburned]

that sounds kinda like training a dog.

i dont mean to be disrespectful or nothing, but folks aint dogs. not the type of folks i deal with.

[one_drafted_man]

(The text message initially comes in a bit garbled and glitchy, but fortunately Xanadu intervenes and cleans it up in place.)

If you're really finding yourself incapable of trust, I'm not sure that there is a way to force it. Well, other than probably massive amounts of psychiatric help, but then, if you were willing to trust a therapist, chances are good you'd be able to trust the other people you've been dealing with, so that could be a problem.

As for what makes me trust someone? Mostly it's that I can trust myself, and in turn my ability to get a sense for people and where I can expect that they will and won't have reason to try giving me trouble. Can you at least trust yourself? If not, well, that's probably the first thing you'd have to work on.

[fireburned]

GRIF

[fireburned]

i havent seen your shiny ass in ages

[fireburned]

i cant afford a therapist anyhow.