[Habit born from years of thinking as loud as he can and nobody listening, and years before that of only ever thinking quietly because he knew what was good for him.]
You did opt in, then? I mean, for a given value of opt in, but you weren't just snatched unawares?
Because I think it matters, straight up kidnapping versus the illusion of choice, and if people are floundering under either of those conditions it might feel like a factor.
Directionless ennui. Boredom. Trying to give a damn what happens on the magical hell carnival space boat when it won't matter next week. Whatever you want to pin it down with, it sucks.
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[Habit born from years of thinking as loud as he can and nobody listening, and years before that of only ever thinking quietly because he knew what was good for him.]
You did opt in, then? I mean, for a given value of opt in, but you weren't just snatched unawares?
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I had what sounded very much like the choice between surviving and...not. If we're calling that 'opting in'.
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That was all a long time ago anyway, so I'm wondering why you asked?
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How do you think my position would be different if I hadn't chosen this?
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A symptom of what, darling?
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I'm suspecting there isn't much of a point to prolonging this conversation, is there?
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Really? My mistake, warden.
[Click.]