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...what if I promise that... we can do what you want?

[scoffs, his smile a mix of hurt and bitter]

You expect me to believe that?

...if you don't trust me, then don't rely on trust. There's other ways.

What ways?

The easiest way would probably just be a contract. Typically, a constellation and sponsorship contract can have provisions to allow the constellation to control the sponsor, but there's no reason that can't be written in reverse.

You haven't even remembered enough to know that Kim Dokja would set up a loophole for himself from the start.

If we were going through the scenarios, I'd never offer this in the first place. But haven't you remembered enough to know why I did all of that?

I remember enough to know you did it outside of the scenarios, too.

[shit]

So essentially you're saying literally nothing I can say or do will convince you that I'm not going to disappear again.

The only thing you can convince me of—and already have, is that you cannot be convinced of anything other people could want for you.

[gives him another good shove against the wall before releasing him and stepping back]

[???????????]

[excuse you, reaches out to grab his jacket]

Then stop hinging everything on me being convinced.

[meets his eyes, not intimidated in the least.

but also he's yanking his sword back]

[god imagine him trying to be intimidating, he's just annoyed]

Obviously I don't know what my reasons were for the things I did that I don't remember and you won't tell me about. But people do things they aren't convinced of all the time.

You're not making the compelling argument you think you are.

How many times did I get you to do something you didn't want?

[wait, he actually has to think about this one]

I only have a few memories, but it seems like we're at odds more often than not. I was always trying to get you to go along with something or convince you of something you didn't see the point of, or even that you hated.

And?

And I was right, wasn't I? If I hadn't convinced you or tricked you or overridden your decisions all those times, we wouldn't have gotten through the scenarios.

This is not the scenarios.

Does that really matter?

I wanted something and I did everything I had to to achieve it. Including things you didn't want me to do. ...I can say I'm sorry but I can't say I regret it since I know it eventually got me the result I was after.

It does matter, precisely because your methods are the same.

And unless you choose a different path for yourself, it will inevitably lead to the same result.

I already chose a different path for myself, the problem is you don't believe me. You've put yourself into a corner with no options because you don't believe in me and you don't believe in yourself.