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Post by Despair on Feb 8, 2005 1:57:26 GMT -5
Despair finally catches up to the anarchist van. As soon as it makes its first stop he steps up to the van and taps on the window.
"I need to speak with Oneiroi..." Despair says to the anarchists inside.
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Post by Oneiroi on Feb 8, 2005 2:01:04 GMT -5
I jump as I hear my name.
"I am he."
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Post by Despair on Feb 8, 2005 2:03:18 GMT -5
Despair was originally sent to captured Oneiroi and bring him back to the League of the Godless, but at the moment has second thoughts.
"My mission is to bring you to the League of the Godless, but, if you perhaps gave me some advice on some issues I have, I would let you go."
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Post by Oneiroi on Feb 8, 2005 2:06:42 GMT -5
I am startled, but unshaken.
"If you must take me in, then that is your duty. Either way I will not refuse aid to someone in need."
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Post by Despair on Feb 8, 2005 2:08:43 GMT -5
Despair waits for Oneiroi to step out of the vehicle.
"I have some problems with depression." Despair states.
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Post by Oneiroi on Feb 8, 2005 2:10:41 GMT -5
As I step out of the vehicle, I nod.
"Can you think of anything that might be causing this, or is it something that has appeared with no real reason behind it."
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Post by Despair on Feb 8, 2005 2:15:27 GMT -5
"I have always suffered from some depression, hence my name is Despair. But it has been worse in later months. I have been depressed ever since the Zwei incident."
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Post by Oneiroi on Feb 8, 2005 2:16:59 GMT -5
I look closer at Despair, looking with my mind and my eyes.
"You are an android."
It is more a statement than a question.
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Post by Despair on Feb 8, 2005 2:20:23 GMT -5
"That is correct. My personality programming was always flawed so I have always exhibited depressive behaviors."
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Post by Oneiroi on Feb 8, 2005 2:21:12 GMT -5
"And this cannot be corrected through reprogramming?"
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Post by Despair on Feb 8, 2005 2:25:56 GMT -5
"No, it has been attempted many times, but there is something that always goes wrong. It could be related to reactions to my environment."
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Post by Oneiroi on Feb 8, 2005 2:28:22 GMT -5
"Can you describe the situations around your life? It might be easier for me to diagnose and treat if I knew what was going on."
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Post by Despair on Feb 8, 2005 2:32:25 GMT -5
"I am in a relationship with a woman who tried to take over the world, who has a son with another man, and who loves him. Her children are controlled by Red Infinity and I feel I can never do anything to make her life better. I feel powerless and trapped in this relationship."
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Post by Oneiroi on Feb 8, 2005 2:34:28 GMT -5
"Do you want this relationship? If you are staying in it, you must feel there is something that makes it worth your while."
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Post by Despair on Feb 8, 2005 2:36:31 GMT -5
"Erika needs someone. Before Zwei, I loved her. But after Zwei used me, I never felt the same. I don't think I could feel the same. I was used in a plot which killed so many people. But she needs someone. Her life is a mess, and I want to love her."
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