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[giveuponyourself]

It seems we're all stuck here together like one big happy family, aren't we? Since that's the case... how about we play a little game to get to know each other?

What is most important to you in your entire life? What would you be willing to do anything for? And I do mean anything~

And please, nothing like 'friendship' or 'world peace.' Really dig down deep; we should all be honest with each other, don't you think? ❤

[feel free to answer the question or not, Joshua seems to just be very bored. what a chatty nerd!]

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[eraserdad]

[well this is suspicious.]

if you're trying to gather information on other people's weaknesses, this is a fairly transparent ploy

[giveuponyourself]

[nnnnaaaaaaahhhhh why would it be suspicious]

Is it? If I were so clever enough to exploit this information against you, do you think I would be simple enough to phrase it in such an obvious way?

[eraserdad]

[he's got his eye on u buddy.]

framing it this way gives you plausible deniability
the people more naive or trusting will take it at face value
some friendly advice for the future: be careful of who you think you can manipulate
or you might find out somebody else's answer the hard way

[this is the unfriendliest advice in the history of advice. also basically a veiled threat but you know, two can play at plausible deniability.]

[giveuponyourself]

My my! You've got this all figured out, don't you?

[Don't worry, he could NOT care less about the threat. He just thinks it's funny.]

It seems to me like this reveals a lot more about you than it does about me~

[eraserdad]

yeah, you're keeping your cards close to your chest, aren't you?
pretty interesting, for a guy who claims to want us to get to know each other

[giveuponyourself]

Am I? I figured I was being pretty cordial with anyone asking questions. There's not much I can do if all you're doing is throwing out accusations.

But I'm a reasonable guy. You're more than welcome to ask me anything if you really have a bone to pick with me.

[He's probably not going to be 100% truthful depending on the question, but hey.]

[eraserdad]

alright, then answer your own question
and don't say there isn't anything

[giveuponyourself]

And force myself to lie? That's not very fair of you!

[eraserdad]

nothing about this situation is fair
but digging into others' weaknesses and then claim to have none of your own doesn't really inspire confidence in your intentions

[giveuponyourself]

Who ever said anything about weaknesses? I didn't say I didn't have any. And any answer to the question can be either a boon or a curse.

Not that I really care if you think I'm good or bad, but I'll tell you what I've told others; there's simply nothing in my life that I would go to extremes of saving or preserving. Life is ever fleeting and ever-changing after all.

[eraserdad]

don't play dumb
something a person would do "anything" for? you know exactly what you were saying

and even if you're entirely self-serving, there's nobody who has nothing they would defend
even if it's just their pride
or their life itself

[giveuponyourself]

It's not my fault if all you can see in is the negative side.

Well, I certainly have my pride, which I'm pretty fond of. I think myself is definitely what I would fight for the most... but even I know that has a limit. I've already died and changed my entire life once; so I moved on and clawed my way to the top. I certainly like my position back home, but after awhile one can't help but resent the same old thing. So, I almost gave up all that again too.

See what I mean? Even if I chose myself, I know when it's best to try starting over.

[eraserdad]

[wait, what. rewind on that.]

what do you mean you already died

[giveuponyourself]

[aaw, that's not even the funnest thing he said.]

Umm, I was dead? Deceased? Technically still am, by strict definitions. I'm not really sure how to make that more clear...

[eraserdad]

[gIVE HIM A MINUTE. WITH THIS.]

...are you saying there's a person or force that brings back the dead where you're from

[CAUSE, YANNO, THAT'S SUPER IMPOSSIBLE BACK HOME. HE WAS LITERALLY JUST DEALING WITH THE FALLOUT OF A STUDENT LOSING THEIR MENTOR. IT WAS A BAD TIME.]

[giveuponyourself]

Hmm... in a manner of speaking. It's a very rare occasion that someone does come back to life-- but it's possible.

But needless to say the dead have a very active afterlife where I come from as well, so-- as I said, I'm still technically dead. I suppose that's not very typical...?

[eraserdad]

i wouldn't know

[given that he's NOT DEAD. thanks for making him think about this, he hates it!!!]

[giveuponyourself]

Ah. Fair enough~

If it's any consolation, the afterlife is quite a party.

oops i forgot to hit send

[eraserdad]

good to know
but i'd rather stay alive, thanks

laughs

[giveuponyourself]

Suit yourself~ But it's really not all it's cracked up to be.

[eraserdad]

[Life is what it is. Aizawa's not quite the pollyanna type that will argue that everything in the world is beautiful and wonderful, but his way of thinking is--it's better than being dead.]

hn
even so
i'm not in a rush

[It's not that he doesn't catch the implication here, but he doesn't know this guy, or trust him; he's a bit hesitant to get into the matter with him, because for all he knows this could be another manipulation. Still, he'll keep an eye out for this guy, just in case.]

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[unrecovered]

glad im not the only one who thought that

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[eraserdad]

it's pretty obvious, if you're not inclined toward trusting just anyone