>Sollux: Be the pessimist

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2o.
on a 2cale of one two ten ii am goiing two rate thii2 a2 at lea2t a twenty for 2heer bad judgment, not gettiing iinto the iindiiviidual ratiing2 for mandated 2tupiidiity mea2urement2.
how2 iit goiing.

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At least a twenty?
Don't be suc)( a drowner. --Everyt)(ing is fine!
It's not like anyone will find out. 38P
Unless you're not as good at )(acking as you say you are. IS T)(AT W)(AT YOU'R-E T---ELLNG M--E?

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that ii2 not remotely what ii am telliing you, dont 2tart jumpiing two 2tupiid conclu2iion2.
ii ju2t thiink there are probably a lot better plan2 we could, ii dont know, be u2iing 2o a2 not two get our2elve2 kiilled?
ii know you have an iiratiional beliief iin your own iinviinciibiiliity but the re2t of u2 are mere mortal2 who would liike two not get 2trung up.
...or 2ee the 2ame happen two you.

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Plans like w)(at?
We don't )(ave a lot of options rig)(t now. If you've got any betta ideas, feel FR-E--E to s)(are t)(em.
And I don't )(ave an irrational belief in my own invincibility. I would just rat)(er not focus on t)(e bad t)(ings t)(at could )(appen. --Everyfin will turn out just like it's supposed to! 38O
Besides, invincibility just looks stupid w)(en you type it.

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iit doe2nt look any 2tupiider than FR-E--E.
plan2 liike iif ii had a better alternatiive two thii2 undoubtedly more liikely two get u2 kiilled ii would certaiinly be propo2iing iit 2ince iit ii2nt liike any of our optiion2 are all that great.
liike maybe we 2hould be fiindiing a better one, there ii2 your oriigiinal thought of the day.
one that doe2nt iinclude rii2kiing our mo2t iimportant piiece on the metaphoriical board or battlefiield, ju2t for 2tarter2.

glass help i only want smutty porn

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Yes, it does.
But okay, genius. You've got no ideas, but we N-E--ED to find a betta plan.
I'll get rig)(t on t)(at.
Brainstorming rig)(t now.
Do do do doop.
T)(ose are brainstorming noises, by t)(e way.
O)(, look. I'm still coming up blank.
T)(is isn't somefin t)(at we can tip-toe around. We don't )(ave muc)( longer no matter w)(at.

ok how do I get you some

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2o iinten2e braiin2tormiing goe2 do do do doop.
fa2ciinatiing.
doe2t iit go glub glub glub two ii mean 2iince we're here and we dont have anythiing better two talk about other than how u2 and everyone we know ii2 liikely two diie of what we're goiing two do, 2iince, you know, why 2hould anybody who ever knew u2 be exempt from the con2equence2 of our iineviitable faiilure?
but have iit your way, we'll pur2ue your plan!

magic i guess put it in a gift basket

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)(a)(a)(a!
Y---ES!
Glub glub glub t)(e brainstorming version. 38)

[ ok fef you do have more to think about that fooling around ]

We're not going to fail!
Get t)(at defeatist attitude out of my general bubble of space rig)(t now.
I won't )(ave any of it )(ere!
T)(is is my D--ESTINY, remember?
All prop)(ecies point to us succeeding.
I'm going to be t)(e next --Empress, and t)(en everyfin will work out!

Re: magic i guess put it in a gift basket

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here'2 the thiing about propheciie2.
nobody know2 what they mean untiil they happen.
2o they could mean anythiing you want.
iif all you're bankiing on ii2 the fact that 2ome crackpot 2eer 2weep2 iin the pa2t, but not many, 2ay2 you're goiing two do iit, you had better fiind 2omethiing el2e two back your claiim2 wiith becau2e that'2 not goiing two fly.
2o, try agaiin.
why do you thiink you wiill 2ucceed?

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Because I )(ave to.
T)(at answer probably isn't good enoug)( for you eit)(er, but it's t)(e trut)(.
I )(ave a lot of trolls depending on me.
I don't )(ave a c)(oice but to go about t)(is t)(e only way I know )(ow.

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ii per2onally vote for ju2t blowiing the whole place two hell and back agaiin but iit2 your call ii gue22.
we'd only have, oh, ii dont know, probably at lea2t a mountaiin of miiliitary ca2ualtiie2, but that'2 a faiir exchange for gettiing riid of her bloated mon2tro2iity.