soulping | Amalthea / Barghest / Lethe.

Amalthea / Barghest / Lethe.

[ And, with a start, you're somewhere else: A small, whitewashed room with another tinny woman's voice rattling off the walls. ]

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Well, this is definitely creepy.

Creepy, yeah. I doubt either answer's going to be without some sort of consequence.

Probably not. It's a loaded question.

[ He shrugs. ]

I'm guessing we should just go with what works best for most of us.

Sounds like the best option, really.

You mind if I ask your thoughts, then? I'm sure you might have a different view on things, given your team.

[ He spreads his hands wide. ]

I don't actually have an opinion just yet, honestly. It seems like they're both a strength and a weakness. It's a matter of perspective.

Perspective plus a good dose of experience, I imagine.

Weighing the pros and cons of each option is easier said than done, too.

Not to mention how much weight you should give each pro or con.

[ He crosses his arms as he considers. ]

I'm willing to go whatever way everyone else ends up leaning, if it comes down to it. We'll see what happens from there.

Yeah. It already looks like things will be leaning pretty heavily in one direction.

Looks like it. Well, I'm not opposed.

[ Lethe tilts his head towards Technic— although his eyes aren't visible through the sunglasses, one might give the impression he's looking straight at him. ]

I don't think we've met before.

We haven't. Easily remedied, though, right?

[Extending a hand.]

Technic. I'm from Amalthea.

[ Lethe takes the hand and shakes it. ]

Lethe, from Cats.

Who are you?

[ He gives a little wave. ]

You can call me Lethe. Who are you?

[Waves back??]

I'm Percy! Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you, too. Do you have an opinion on the question at hand?

I think it's obviously a strength, what about you?

Obviously, huh?

[ He smiles at that. ]

I think it's both a strength and a weakness. It really depends on your perspective.

Technic tried to explain but I don't really get the weakness part.

Some people can look at emotional bonds and see ways they can hurt you. "Do this or I'll hurt the one you love!" It's something like that.

That's screwed up.

Some people are very screwed up.

I don't think it counts then.

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[ This is the knowingest look in the entire universe how many times has this happened to him?. ]

A weakness when it's exploited by others, sure. And it's an awful thing to do to anyone. But ... I think personally, I'd rather care about a person and be ready for the pain that comes with pretty much everything you feel.

In the end, the strong person isn't the one stooping so low to use something like that. Sure, they might "win," but they're really the ones losing so much more.

[ Lethe nods at him. ]

I don't disagree, actually. A person without such ties is alone, for good or for ill.

[ Weak smile. ] Hehe...

I'm Rook, by the way. Let's do our best together, okay?

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