But if you are my friend, why would it not worry me that you have enemies?
[He shakes his head stubbornly.]
And... what do you mean by people not being my friends if they're not my enemies? I am not so naive to think that I should extend unconditional trust to anyone I encounter, but... do people not deserve a measure of it nonetheless?
I have an agreement with my enemies, you need not worry about. As for those who are neither enemy nor friend, it is just that. Not an enemy does not simply make one a friend.
How you approach others should be your own affair. Your trust and openness may win those who would otherwise be hard to.
Still, it is a danger you place yourself in, every time you offer a piece of your heart to a stranger.
I will not say most here are cruel by nature, but they are thoughtless, selfish, and short-sighted. Not in malicious ways, but that it can be chaotic and painful to handle those with such volatile and fickle natures is undeniable.
[He stays silent for a few moments, thinking, then looks Cosmo in the eye.]
Vergil told me as much. That people are often cruel out of thoughtlessness and inattention. He said I could be good at helping them be otherwise... and I hope that I can do just that. I hope I'll be strong enough.
[The gesture is a little surprising, but welcome nonetheless. Levity brightens up, chuckling at the touch, leans into it.]
I am doing fine, for the most part. But... I must admit my sleep has been troubled. My days are rather bright, but night brings a lot of worries. I suppose 'tis unsurprising.
I would suggest your familiarize yourself with other unit's powers, not just your own. But among what Baritones can do, manipulation of dreams is the skill I find most personally useful.
Aside from turning water to alcohol and back, and the manipulation of dreams? We can change and reverse the trajectory of things in motion. We can remove or add memories and knowledge. We can take control of another's body to mirror our movements. And we can with a touch check what someone's relationships are within this place.
It is all public knowledge, if you wish to read up on other units powers you'll find it on your phone.
Although I would prefer it if you do not do it without my knowledge from here on, yes. I do trust you, but I feel that 'tis the kind of thing that requires a degree of mental preparation.
But you would never know if one of us checked your relationships. Only we gain the result, you would feel and notice nothing.
As you are friendly with the unit it would likely only ever be plied on you in... Let us say with good intentions. Baritones can be capricious but they do try to look after their own, even if we are at times underhanded in it.
Ah, but that is sweet, is it not? A heartwarming thought, in my eyes, knowing that I am cared for even if I don't see it directly.
But I would say I could notice that you've checked my relation to others, if you are not careful enough and say or do something that betrays knowledge I did not bestow upon you.
Then let us say you would not know immediately unless someone wished to inform you they had. Then again, I do wonder if you underestimate the discretion of those on baritones, when we truly wish to be discrete.
Or perhaps you underestimate how those here love to gossip. Information hardly need be obtained by a unit's skill. One needs only have vocal friends.
Then there is no need to fear you using that particular skill on me, is there? Since whatever secrets I might hold in regards to others would become known no matter what.
Yes and no. It depends on your own wishes after all. Some at least find their relationships things they would not advertise. Whether for fear of enemies exploiting them or simple shyness and want for privacy.
Indeed! There is little to be concerned about when I've only just arrived. I've no enemies or secrets, and overall I would wish to be open no matter what.
[He will activate It Don't Mean a Thing. Levity will feel absolutely nothing, there will be no tingle or even hint that anything has happened at all.
On the other hand Cosmo will get to learn all of Levity's CR--maybe not in intricate detail but every single person he has a positive or negative view on and how strong those feelings are.]
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However one who is not necessarily an enemy to you, individually, is also not necessarily a friend either.
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[He shakes his head stubbornly.]
And... what do you mean by people not being my friends if they're not my enemies? I am not so naive to think that I should extend unconditional trust to anyone I encounter, but... do people not deserve a measure of it nonetheless?
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How you approach others should be your own affair. Your trust and openness may win those who would otherwise be hard to.
Still, it is a danger you place yourself in, every time you offer a piece of your heart to a stranger.
I will not say most here are cruel by nature, but they are thoughtless, selfish, and short-sighted. Not in malicious ways, but that it can be chaotic and painful to handle those with such volatile and fickle natures is undeniable.
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Vergil told me as much. That people are often cruel out of thoughtlessness and inattention. He said I could be good at helping them be otherwise... and I hope that I can do just that. I hope I'll be strong enough.
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Is it a strange wish?
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[He lifts a hand and cups Levity's chin, though he has to reach up to do it.]
And speaking of thoughtless inattention, I would ask how you fare.
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I am doing fine, for the most part. But... I must admit my sleep has been troubled. My days are rather bright, but night brings a lot of worries. I suppose 'tis unsurprising.
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[He does let the touch linger sinceit's being leaned into.]
Are your nights restless?
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Yes. Between the novelty of this place and the nature of the games, my dreams are not the most pleasant.
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Hm. Baritones at least can assist there.
Lily especially is popular in that regard.
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What do you mean?
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I would suggest your familiarize yourself with other unit's powers, not just your own. But among what Baritones can do, manipulation of dreams is the skill I find most personally useful.
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What else can you do? I think your ability to turn water into alcohol is the only other one I am familiar with.
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Aside from turning water to alcohol and back, and the manipulation of dreams? We can change and reverse the trajectory of things in motion. We can remove or add memories and knowledge. We can take control of another's body to mirror our movements. And we can with a touch check what someone's relationships are within this place.
It is all public knowledge, if you wish to read up on other units powers you'll find it on your phone.
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Can you check my relationships, then? Or take control of me? Doesn't that mean you did not need to ask me who I'm getting along with?
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Although I would prefer it if you do not do it without my knowledge from here on, yes. I do trust you, but I feel that 'tis the kind of thing that requires a degree of mental preparation.
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But you would never know if one of us checked your relationships. Only we gain the result, you would feel and notice nothing.
As you are friendly with the unit it would likely only ever be plied on you in... Let us say with good intentions. Baritones can be capricious but they do try to look after their own, even if we are at times underhanded in it.
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Ah, but that is sweet, is it not? A heartwarming thought, in my eyes, knowing that I am cared for even if I don't see it directly.
But I would say I could notice that you've checked my relation to others, if you are not careful enough and say or do something that betrays knowledge I did not bestow upon you.
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Or perhaps you underestimate how those here love to gossip. Information hardly need be obtained by a unit's skill. One needs only have vocal friends.
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Then there is no need to fear you using that particular skill on me, is there? Since whatever secrets I might hold in regards to others would become known no matter what.
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Of course you seem concerned with neither.
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Then, can you show me?
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[He will activate It Don't Mean a Thing. Levity will feel absolutely nothing, there will be no tingle or even hint that anything has happened at all.
On the other hand Cosmo will get to learn all of Levity's CR--maybe not in intricate detail but every single person he has a positive or negative view on and how strong those feelings are.]
WRITES A FKN NOVEL I GUESS
LEVITY ASKED FOR THIS
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