This is why I generally avoid the topic rather than explaining it to anyone who raises an eyebrow. There's no point wasting my breath with those who aren't going to understand to begin with.
We adapt as necessary to survive, but even though I can play the part, I still think like a troll. The resulting dissonance isn't something I expect will ever go away.
I wasn't suggesting it. Quite the opposite, in fact. Playing the part isn't true adaptation, it merely mimics it on the surface. You shouldn't have to hide who you are.
Though I can appreciate how hard it must be. How lonely.
This was supposed to be a paradise planet. For us. [ Strained. A moment of hesitation. ] Do you think it's my fault-- the cancer's fault, that it isn't?
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We adapt as necessary to survive, but even though I can play the part, I still think like a troll. The resulting dissonance isn't something I expect will ever go away.
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Though I can appreciate how hard it must be. How lonely.
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No. Absolutely not. I don't even know what connection this world, any of these worlds has to paradox space.
But one thing I can be certain of, whatever s flawed in them, they did not inherit it from your actions.