. . . I showed you Canaan House. We were brought there with promises as well, but it ended in death.
It was always going to turn out this way. From the very start. There's no such thing as being promised your desires in exchange for "indulging" without a catch.
Of course not, I just thought-- [okay, you know what?
At this point he does turn and punch a fucking wall. He's not got a particularly high strength score or anything, but he's frustrated and guilty and what else can you do. Hissing when it hurts like fucking hell, because he's punching a solid surface? Idiot.]
This isn't a matter of giving up on what we want - on your life. Despair was quite clear - we can succeed on indulgence alone. It will be more difficult, and the ones who want the easier path will become our enemies.
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That's-- fuck.
[That's fuck!]
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[But not him. No one even hinted that to him. Which he isn't sure is a good or bad thing.]
We don't even know he's dead. This isn't even real.
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[Like the guy who wants to drill holes in people's heads.]
He's dead.
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[hah.]
You seem confident.
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It was always going to turn out this way. From the very start. There's no such thing as being promised your desires in exchange for "indulging" without a catch.
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At this point he does turn and punch a fucking wall. He's not got a particularly high strength score or anything, but he's frustrated and guilty and what else can you do. Hissing when it hurts like fucking hell, because he's punching a solid surface? Idiot.]
I just can't say no to things.
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. . . You're right, I'm being overdramatic.
[You think?]
What are we supposed to do from here?
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. . . Make it very clear that there will be consequences for anyone who tries to gain an advantage this way.