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[steadycourse]

I'm assuming that others also received a word, mine is 'beta!' I'm still uncertain what that really means, but maybe we should do a tally and go from there!

Anyway, I do have two other questions that I wish to ask! So, I'm going to ask!

Question 1: Has anyone heard of the name 'Kiyotaka Ishida?' I assure you that is not my name, I'm Kiyotaka Ishimaru, but I've been getting strange messages about him! From what I've gathered, he's a college student with blonde white hair.

Question 2: How would you define a 'moral compass?' Is it really possible to be the um, best in that? An ultimate moral compass??

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[steadycourse]

[......]

I... don't know. I guess I don't have a reason to be that person then.

[steadycourse]

I think it still depends on what I'm doing, exactly... but I overall agree!

[Ishimaru can't help but squint at his phone for a good minute before texting back the next part.]

What sort of life did your past self had?!

[flametheif40]

Good enough :)

My other self, I honestly don't have too many memories about him.

I was part of something called the Fog troop, no idea if they were good guys or bad guys. Just that he was passionate about defending them. Got his ass handed to him by some purple haired guy who was a legend.

Other then random fragments, that's all I really got. I have been on the app for...two, three months maybe?

[frostythehitman]

there we go, now you get it
you're better off finding something else to be an expert at

[usurpers]

Then you haven’t seen enough.
If you find a way to get used to that, let me know.

[steadycourse]

People have extraordinary lives in the past...

Are you interested in knowing more about him?

[steadycourse]

I don't want to get used to that, no matter how awful it is to deal with.

[flametheif40]

Not everyone did. We just told tell stories about the boring ones.

And yeah, it would be nice to know more about him. But I'm far more interested in knowing more about his fire magic and how I can use it myself. Because I can use that to influence the here and now. Ya know what I mean?

[steadycourse]

I don't want to give up though.

I don't want to be the final say of what's right or wrong, but this is still important to me.

[frostythehitman]

why

[usurpers]

Good that you know that, because you never do.

[steadycourse]

I do understand! You want to protect people with your fire magic, correct?!

[It's his first assumption anyway. For the longest time, he wanted powers so that he could protect others.]

[flametheif40]

People I care about yes. Which right now, the list isn't exactly that long. Hopefully that list gets bigger over time.

[Considering he just figured out he loves his adopted family(of 2 years), small is an understatement ]

[steadycourse]

Then we'll just have to carry that weight, right?

[steadycourse]

For months, I wanted to know my title.

And now I know, I'm not just going to abandon it because it seems vague or difficult.

It may seem fake to you, but it's not to me.

[frostythehitman]

fine
i'm not here to tell you what you can or can't do
just letting you know that it's not nearly as innocent as it sounds
but if you still wanna go down that path then by all means

[steadycourse]

As long as there's some people on that list, it still matters! In fact, even if there's only one, the effort is worth it!

[steadycourse]

I do.

And if I truly want to live up to that title, I won't fall astray!

[flametheif40]

I will have to see about that. For a long time I would have never considered protecting anyone. But I'm hoping to change though.

[usurpers]

If you choose to.
I hope you figure out who you are, and who you want to be.

[steadycourse]

Thank you, I truly appreciate your encouraging words!

[steadycourse]

You've already made progress if you want to protect some people instead of none! You're on the right track I say!

[flametheif40]

Hmm, didn't think of it that way. I'm pretty sure other me had fire magic. Any ideas in places I can practice? Where fire wouldn't be a big deal?

[steadycourse]

I'd practice near the ocean! Plenty of water and sand around you in case something goes wrong! Better to be safe than sorry!!

[flametheif40]

Ooooh! That sounds good! Wait....doesn't sand turn into glass if it's too hot? Sides, do we even have a beach near by?

Maybe some back alleyway that's made of concrete and brick? Those can't catch on fire right?