FORCED HONESTY

[monster_san]

1. Post your character
2. Post to other characters: ask questions! Give unsolicited opinions! Confess!
3. Everything must be honest! No lies here.

Comments

[protects_the_small]

From your face, you feel that anytime we see each other in person in any case.

[jacksonian]

[ Well - ]

Yeah. I do. [ A beat. ] To be fair, I'm scared of lots of people, though.

[protects_the_small]

I'm not entirely sure I like being one of them.

[jacksonian]

[ He can't suppress a bit of sarcasm in response: ]

Oh, well, that's too bad, because I really love being scared.

[protects_the_small]

The fact you say it means it must be true

[jacksonian]

I was being sarcastic. Do you know anyone who actually likes being scared?

[protects_the_small]

Not personally, but it takes all types.

[No]

[jacksonian]

Yeah, well. I'm not that type. I'd like to live a life where I'm not scared of anything. A life where things are calm.

[protects_the_small]

....I think we would agree on many things if we had met differently.

[jacksonian]

...What? No. You'd still hate me.

[protects_the_small]

You'd be surprised at how few people I hate.

[jacksonian]

Well, fine. Even if you didn't start out hating me, I'd still screw it up.

[protects_the_small]

I suppose that's possible.

[jacksonian]

...I was hoping you'd say something like no, you'd be fine.

[protects_the_small]

If you're so determined to think the worst of yourself, I won't stop you.

I think it's stupid, but it's not my duty to teach you otherwise.

[jacksonian]

Yeah, but I could...use a few words of support from you. Sometimes.

[protects_the_small]

[protects_the_small]

You are not as hateable as you think you are.

[jacksonian]

...Oh. Uh...

[ He feels intensely guilty all of a sudden. ]

Sorry. I didn't actually want you to say anything.

[protects_the_small]

I think you are missing the point of this entirely.

[jacksonian]

What's...the point of it?

[protects_the_small]

To say the truth the first time.

[jacksonian]

That was the truth. I didn't want you to say anything. I hate - I don't enjoy people saying nice things. Well, nice-ish. And anyway, I don't want you to feel like you owe me anything.