002. text // i say it is, then it's true

[manufactured]

This is another of those questions in which I'm not explicitly asking for details, if you don't care to share them; I've simply found that shouting into a void is useful, if not a productive use of my time. But now that the matter of our souls has been brought into question, I suppose this feels more relevant than it would normally.

As time goes on and you have more and more memories forcibly shoved into your head, do you find yourself having difficulty keeping your thoughts and reactions separate from those of the person whose memories you're recalling? Or to put it a different way, do you ever feel the lines blurring – do you understand things that you previously thought you never would, or do you find yourself relating to things that you suspect you shouldn't?

And if so, has that sort of shift in perception changed what you believe you deserve?

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[manufactured]

[He understands, really; he's likewise prone to things like that. Understated solidarity without really saying anything beyond that.]

I would prefer to change it still, should that be an option in the first place.

[daemonized]

Then I might I suggest something? It's how I plan on dealing with any unwanted changes in the future, though it may sound a bit cliche.

[manufactured]

Cliché or not, I'm at least willing to hear it.

[daemonized]

I would try to rely on the friends you have to point out when you're beginning to turn away from the old you. When you're crossing a line, or when you've said something that you wouldn't normally say, or think something you wouldn't normally think... Let them be your reason, because they can see that change more prevalently than yourself.

[manufactured]

[Ah, that's...]

That's fair, really. And I don't think it sounds so much cliché as rational. Consider it appreciated, either way.

[daemonized]

...But?

[He thinks he can make out a "But... that won't work for me" in that response. Or maybe he's just imagining it.]

[manufactured]

It's something I'll have to give some thought to, is all. One of those things that's easier said than done.

[daemonized]

I understand completely.

That being said, if you think of something that works better in general, do share. This is a problem that will require many heads to find a solution for. I'd hate to turn into someone I'm not, after all.

[manufactured]

I'd imagine not.

Don't worry, any revelations on this aren't anything I'm interested in keeping to myself.