Text; Anon (as best he can)

[namesaquestion]

[Going anon is totally the best way to solve Unwanted Lingering Doubts, right? Never mind he'll out himself, eventually.]

What does strength mean to you?
What about trust?

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[deformer]

Like.
picking up heavy stuff strength?
or the emotional kinda strength?

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[namesaquestion]

[He guess he should have expected that, though it doesn't stop a snort as he replies.]

Emotional strength.

[deformer]

Okay, well that's kinda complicated, but like, I guess.
when you boil it down it's like.
being able to do stuff even though you know it's gonna be hard or painful or scary.

[namesaquestion]

Really?

[That's all he can think to say, because everything else... comes out weird, or is too personal.]

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[forgeabettertomorrow]

Trust means you can be yourself around someone without worrying about what they think of you

Strength means having the power to change the world but the will to resist the temptation

Sounds like youve got some stuff on your mind friend

[TEXT] Perma Anon until he fails it.

[namesaquestion]

Maybe, or maybe after so long here, this place is getting to me.

[Or, you know, Darin hit the nail on the head.]

Do you have experience with your definitions?

[forgeabettertomorrow]

this place isnt that bad

how long have you been here?

more or less

trust is important to me. I have some unique circumstances

the bit about power is something my old man told me before I had to leave home

orz for the slow ._.

[namesaquestion]

Less than a year. It's been interesting.

[Odd. Weird. Unwanted. Nice. Interesting seems the safest of those choices, but he's still not sure how to feel about everything that has happened, outside of Annoying Bullshittery and Interfering Zubats, and no, he hasn't grown to care about some people her, only he has.

Growing up is hard.]

What does it mean to change the world?

it's okay!

[forgeabettertomorrow]

yeah its been a few months for me

really eye opening

Im not sure what it means. Hell Im not even sure how to do it. But I guess it means to have left such an impact that the world follows your direction. Making history and all that stuff

[namesaquestion]

That sounds nice. Having that kind of power to make such an impact... I'm going to make history like that back home.

[Come hell or high water, he will make history, somehow.]

If you want to make such a chance, you need to set your mind to the goal and do whatever it takes to reach it.

.... And, I guess, be willing to learn.

[Says the one who isn't following that. yet.]

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[fuckingpassw0rd]

[What's with the philological question. Also text urgh, well he's better than last time he did this.]

Strength is the ability to continue no matter what odds are stacked against you and attempt to make the world a better place.

Trust is knowing that others got your back no matter what and what stupid decisions you end up doing in your life, and steer you back towards what you should be doing.

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[namesaquestion]

[Because how else is he supposed to deal with Doubts?

It's a good thing this is text, because there is a giant snort at 'should be doing'.]

You speak as if you have experience. What if it's what other's think you should be doing, not what you think you should? though?

text; also shit did I really spell philosophical as philological lmao

[fuckingpassw0rd]

Well, you fight it at first. You get pissed off and lash out, but if you're damn lucky, they'll stick around and keep butting their heads in until you do what's right.

Course that depends what you think you should be doing and what type of friends you have.

It happens!

[namesaquestion]

[He very nearly sends 'I have a bunch of interfering zubats around me that keep trying to force me to be someone I can't be and they also don't know when to quit'. Thankfully, he doesn't.

It's also a good thing this isn't video, because his face seems to set into a permanent thunderous scowl at the thought of said zubats being friends. Spoilers: they are. He just hasn't realized it yet. ]

They're not my friends.

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[am_i_a_monster]

Strength is inner power. Or it can be literal physical strength.

Trust is dangerous.

What does it mean to you?

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[namesaquestion]

Of course it's dangerous, yet if I knew what it meant, I wouldn't be asking.

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[am_i_a_monster]

To me - I used to think trust was about depending on another person. Now, I think it's about being able to rely on and have confidence that they'll be there for you. But still not having to depend completely on them. You can also have trust in a concept. Or in yourself. You have to be careful not to let trust blind you to the dangers of others or yourself.

The word trust has no meaning to you at all?

[namesaquestion]

I don't know.

[It's as honest as he's willing to get, even on anon.]

Trust is hard. Every time I've trusted so far, it's been thrown back in my face.

Would you try trust after that?

[am_i_a_monster]

I get that. The people I should have been able to trust most hurt me. One killed me.

You trust again because there a few people that are worth it and it's better than being alone.

[namesaquestion]

Being alone means you won't get hurt when the trust is broken.

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[h2no]

depends on the situation you're in

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[namesaquestion]

How so?

niko...

[h2no]

some people have a different level of strength and trust they have to uphold for others
but mostly strength just means being able to stick to your ideals and knowing when to own up to your own mistakes
trust comes from being kind and dependable

[namesaquestion]

Why? Because others want them too?

How is that strength or trust?

[h2no]

it counts for yourself, too. perhaps just as much if not more than how it works with other people.
but you must always be mindful of the fact that you are not the only person in existence
what you do will affect other people
but you can't always put them first
it's a hard balance to strike.