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[neverjoinyou]

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[neverjoinyou]

The day I think you can't make something world-endingly dangerous in one room, Bill...

No. Figure it out. If you and Ford can't either make it work or come up with a less general plan, that says something.

[tetractys]

[God, he could actually solve this one and make Luke happy at the same time if he asked to try out being human. At this point, he'd actually gain a lot of advantages and not lose very many.

On the other hand, being human comes with sleeping, eating regularly in specific portions of specific items that are digestible, eliminating waste afterwards, ?taxes maybe?, showers and toothbrushes and shoes and socks -

Nah. Not worth it. Too gross. He knows - he KNOWS this place is designed to put pressure on him until he buckles and takes the path of least resistance, which is trying to be like everybody else is. Logically, humanity is a path to graduate fastest, and everyone who thinks it's not is deluding themselves, but he can never bring himself to do it.]

I DON'T WANT TO END THE WORLD. I JUST WANT TO STOP HAVING TO WORK TWICE AS HARD TO MAKE UP FOR NOT BEING A PERSON.

[He fiddles with the tie pin he had Nico make.]

[neverjoinyou]

Oh, Bill. That's not what I mean.

What I mean is, if you're... doing whatever you're doing, and you need to be human to do it, then maybe you need to figure out what you like, and want. It's not about being human or being better because of it. It's about finding out, together, what works and feels good. Everyone has to do that. Even two humans. It's not like a formula or a spell. It's messy.

content warning: oh no

[tetractys]

EUGH, LOOK, I PROMISE WE'RE ALREADY TRYING, WHATEVER THIS IS YOU'RE TRYING TO ENCOURAGE.

[He just doesn't want to talk about this with people that aren't involved! Where's the decorum! The privacy!]

MY PHYSICAL FORM DOESN'T - HAVE ANYTHING TO WORK TOGETHER WITH!

content warning: ahahahaha

[neverjoinyou]

[Trust him, Bill, Luke doesn't want to be thinking about this, let alone talking about it.]

But that... [He frowns.] I mean, I realize this is personal, but that seems... I mean, either something feels good, or it doesn't. Humans don't have all the same parts, and neither do Qunari, exactly, or the Twi'lek, but you just... you figure it out.

[tetractys]

UGH, IT'S NOT - I DON'T NEED HELP DISCOVERING IT, I DIDN'T BUILD ANY IN!

[neverjoinyou]

[Pause.]

You don't feel pleasure?

[tetractys]

[Bill, at least, looks resigned to this conversation rather than embarrassed or sorry for himself. He sticks his arms out.]

NOPE. I HAVE NOTHING!

[Second dimension citizens definitely had sex, but nobody ever accused it of being much fun, and Bill doesn't even have that much now. Pure energy.]

[neverjoinyou]

So... if nothing you do feels good... why d'you want to do it?

[tetractys]

LOOKS FUN! AND I LIKE HIM!

[neverjoinyou]

[Luke is so not trained for this.]

Okay. Look. I... I get that you want something you don't have, that sounds good. I just can't allow that kind of power for that reason. Not right now, anyway. There are plenty of people who don't have the parts others do. Or don't have... parts. If you like him, you'll figure out a way to have fun.

[tetractys]

LUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUKE...

[good argument bill]

[neverjoinyou]

A tip for next time you ask me to restore any of your powers--whining about it doesn't really shore up the argument that you're responsible and can be trusted.

[tetractys]

IS THAT WHAT I HAVE TO DO?

[deal? he smells deal?]

[neverjoinyou]

Uh. Yes. Be responsible and trustworthy.

[tetractys]

GROSS. OKAY, DEAL.

[neverjoinyou]

That's... not a deal, Bill. That's called personal growth.

[tetractys]

IT'S SOMETHING YOU WANT FROM ME AND SOMETHING I WANT FROM YOU. IT CAN BE THAT SIMPLE!

[neverjoinyou]

It's really not. But for the sake of argument, okay. How would you give me "responsibility"?

[tetractys]

I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE YOU ANYTHING. I'M GOING TO PROVE TO YOU I CAN BE RESPONSIBLE.

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[neverjoinyou]

Um. Okay.