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[begrudged]

Look, I'm just going to be honest for a minute here.

What makes you people trust each other? I've been here for a couple months and I've run into nothing but people that put their faith in people blindly. It's just... it's kind of disturbing! Are you all idiots, or something?

[ Woah, take it easy, Painwheel. Deep breaths, you know there's no reason to yell at anyone... ]

All I'm saying is that if you trust a lot of people and make friends easily, you should step back and be a little more careful. With so many people here, there are bound to be some people who aren't so trustworthy, alright?

[ And with that, she's done. Way to blatantly mask your own insecurities, Carol. ]

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[magatama_no_amaterasu]

'The enemy of my enemy is my friend.'

I can't remember who said that, but that's probably the root of it. You, yourself, said to me that you considered the gods here your enemy.

Then again, there are also stupid people that believes the best in everyone they meet. I had a similar question about trust with the girl from Sigyn that I got my sunflower from.

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[begrudged]

That's sensible, at least. But yeah, I was talking about the second kind of people more than people like you. You seem... I donno, pretty level headed.

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[dualwields]

Shit, what houses have you been hanging around?

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[begrudged]

[ Good question. ]

I live in Hel, but I've met people from all different houses.

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[samantha_grey]

Personally? I think a lot of them are naive idiots, and pushy ones who won't give up on the idea that we should all get along because we're all stuck in this together. So far, I don't trust many of them. A couple have done things that haven't destroyed trust when they could have done it easily, so I'm willing to trust them a little.

But me and trust, we don't see eye to eye too easy. Someone else mentioned 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend.' For me, that's bunk. It's just the enemy of my enemy. There's no use pretending it's something it isn't.

You and I both know even the 'nice' people in this place can't always be trusted to be safe.

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[begrudged]

Yeah, that's something that we both understand.

I guess I just wish there was something more I could do to make other people understand but... I don't really think there is. It's just frustrating!

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[digophelia]

Those who trust blindly, yes, they are idiots. But who are we to say they haven't been deceived?

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[begrudged]

I guess I don't know for sure since I haven't asked, but wouldn't that make them double idiots?

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[survived]

I don't think you should trust everyone that you meet, but it also doesn't seem right to assume that everyone here is untrustworthy.

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[begrudged]

Isn't it better to assume the worst instead of compromising yourself?

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[timesnewroman]

[This here is a man who has trusted blindly in the past. He only has one thing to say.]

Sometimes, you have no other choice.

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[begrudged]

I guess I've never been in a situation like that, so I don't really understand.

[ryougi]

... to be honest, I don't really get it either. [Sure she got along with some people, but to say she actually trusted them would be. Weird.]

[begrudged]

It's just getting really weird. I'm glad someone else besides me has noticed it.

[titties]

... Sometimes, even if it's a rival, you have to trust in them no matter what. There's a ton of stuff that becomes impossible when you don't.

[begrudged]

Why would you trust a rival, of all people? And what do you mean about stuff being impossible?

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[stungun]

Of course. In fact, I tend to think there's more untrustworthy than not... but I'd only be miserable if I didn't have something.

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[begrudged]

Maybe I'd rather be miserable.

[ Painwheel, stop being so ~dramatic~ ]

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[onceknighted]

Let those foolish enough to touch an open flame deal with the subsequent burns. These warnings tend to fall on deaf ears, at any rate.

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[begrudged]

I was kind of hoping my warning would help, but I have a feeling that you're right.

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[alphastorming]

Sure, there are some creeps here, like everywhere else, but there are loads of people who I trust, too!

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[begrudged]

How do you know that they're trustworthy?

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[superfiber]

I've been wondering the same thing for weeks. I don't see how anyone could be dense enough to trust a complete stranger that isn't even from their world. What if it just so happens that it's customary for them to murder their friends in cold blood? You never truly know. It's best to never give anyone the benefit of the doubt, especially here.

Wee threadjack if that's ok

[samantha_grey]

[Another person pipes in along with Painwheel. Her reply comes with a tired red-eyed look and a bitter chuckle.]

For a few people, I'll bet the only thing counting in the favor of someone here is the fact that they're not from their world. Still, anyone like that's probably already too bitter and cynical to trust a stranger at first anyway. They might even suspect the motives of people trying to be nice. So you're kind of back to square one and still wondering why either way.

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[seventeenpills]

Hey, Painwheel! It's been a little while since we last talked. How are you?

And, I guess I count amongst the idiots. I am pretty quick to place a certain amount of trust in people. Not a whole lot, but some. The only reason why being we're in this together, we've all got at least one thing in common. And, if we can make our lives here better by making friends and even more importantly being good friends, I think it just helps everybody.

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[begrudged]

I could be better, I guess.

To be honest, that just sounds like you're being too naive. Is it really okay to assume that everyone has the same goodwill as yourself?

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[arihibro]

Eh, it depends. Just cause I get along with someone doesn't mean I expect them to help me whenever, yanno?

[he might or might not've just missed the point...]

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[begrudged]

... Are you an idiot?

[ good job arihiko ]

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[histories]

It's one thing to blindly trust others, and another to be willing to help others without the desire for others to return the favour.

Think of it this way: With all of us brought together into a place that is equally as alien to each of us, would the most natural thing to do not be to at least work together with one another, temporarily or not, so as to tide over the toughest of times?

And if you looked at it from an entirely different point of view, if one was to instead distrust every single person they met right off the bat, would such distrust not simply cause unnecessary paranoia within oneself?

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[begrudged]

Sometimes paranoia keeps people safe, so no, I don't think distrust is a bad thing. In fact, I think assuming that everyone wants to work together is even more dangerous.

[fatherdear]

... Some people are just like that. And sometimes it just can't be helped.

[begrudged]

I thought a warning would be an okay thing to do, at least.

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[doomfire]

We've all been trapped here, so we don't have much of a choice. You've got to trust your instincts.

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[begrudged]

Yeah, that's exactly why I don't trust that many people here, because I follow my instincts. I'm convinced that there's people here that lack some kind of self preservation.

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[hushedpenance]

Everyone... has a common ground. Most want to defy the gods for stealing us all away with little explanation.

Trusting everyone is foolhardy. But I would rather talk with people... and learn my enemies from my friends.

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[begrudged]

Do you really think everyone is alike just because we're stuck here?

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[imperish]

Of course there are. But people are good at ignoring that.

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[begrudged]

If they ignore my warning, then I guess that's their problem.

[this_chair]

What's wrong with trusting someone?

[begrudged]

It's not good if you're being too trustworthy and just... trusting everyone!

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[badluckdelivery]

Trust is cool, okay.
Besides I'm an excellent judge of character. Like you for example, you're not someone I'd probably get along with.
Besides besides if someone does double cross or trick me...well they don't get very far and I usually punch them in the face and toss them to someone else to handle.

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[begrudged]

You sound like an idiot but at least you can defend yourself. That's not the case for everyone here.

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[entreats]

You only realised just now that just way too many people are too gullible? [ aka at least ange is with you on this one, painwheel.. ]

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[begrudged]

No, I noticed it the first day I was here.

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[suppressthedark]

If you're in a screwed up situation, sometimes you want to trust someone.

[SCREW YOU GINJOU sob sobbbb]

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[begrudged]

Of course you do, but if you try, that just ends up making things worse.

[ Yep, she's projecting again. ]

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[unimpressive]

Yeah, but... How are you supposed to know if you can trust someone if you don't get to know them? [Perfect logic, as far as he's concerned...!]

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[begrudged]

Get to know them without giving too much back, I guess.

[ Painwheel that's not the way interpersonal relationships work... ]

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[fortitudo]

Well that's true, the part about some people not being trustworthy but...

I haven't run into anyone like that so far- for the most part everyone here is pretty nice.

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[begrudged]

What if they're just pretending to be nice? I mean how do you know that they're okay people?