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[wolf_blood]

except you definitely notice when people are being assholes too, so you can't really say "just"

[whateveraspidercan]

Well everyone notices assholes

[wolf_blood]

that's not true and you know it

[whateveraspidercan]

They do, they just don't do anything about it

[wolf_blood]

yeah, exactly.

which makes them basically assholes too.

[whateveraspidercan]

I don't know if I think that

Standing up to stuff like that can be dangerous or scary so I get it if people don't want to

[wolf_blood]

no, screw that

you can't only do the right thing when it's not dangerous or scary

[whateveraspidercan]

You shouldn't but I guess I just don't always blame people when they don't

But things are definitely a lot better when more people do stand up when it's scary

[wolf_blood]

well, you're a more generous person than I am, but we already knew that

Fear cuts deeper than swords

[whateveraspidercan]

That's alright though, that sort of thing is good for people to aspire to

Where did you hear that quote? I like it

[wolf_blood]

that's true

My fencing teacher from years ago. He had all sorts of weird little sayings but that one's my favorite

[whateveraspidercan]

You'll have to tell me some more when you remember them :-)

[wolf_blood]

Oh, I remember all of them. My second favorite was "There is only one god and his name is Death, and there is only one thing we say to Death: 'Not today.'"

actually maybe that one's my favorite, I don't know

he was big on teaching fencing not like it was just some random show off skill but like you were actually going to use it

[whateveraspidercan]

Oh that's a good one

My Uncle Ben used to say, "With great power comes great responsibility."

That seems like the best way to learn fencing

[wolf_blood]

Oh, that's good too.

It was the best way! I had so many bruises and Sansa would make the best faces at them but "every hurt is a lesson." He was the best.

[whateveraspidercan]

It's kind of what I try to live my life by

That's a really, really good way to look at pain

[wolf_blood]

Yeah, I could tell that's what you're living by as soon as you said it.

The fear one is easier for me to stick with than the pain one. I mean not physical pain, you know I don't give a shit about that, but it's true for other pain as well and I'm not - great at actually paying attention to those lessons.

[whateveraspidercan]

The fear one is good too because it cuts both ways

If you're afraid or if you're making someone else afraid

[wolf_blood]

I hadn't actually thought about it like that but yeah, it is

[whateveraspidercan]

My saying about fear is more like "You won't scream in terror if you're making jokes".

[wolf_blood]

that's a very good saying too

[whateveraspidercan]

It's probably the second thing I try to live by

[wolf_blood]

what's the first?

[whateveraspidercan]

Definitely the "with great power" one

[wolf_blood]

yeah, that makes sense. I think you live up to it very well