Newt

[nosediving]

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[arockstar]

I don't have a reason to lie anymore, do I?

[nosediving]

. . . I may not know much, but I've known you for some time now. Even though you were acting, your intelligence is indisputable. Is this not a good thing?

[arockstar]

[He laughs a little.]

I'd say it's a neutral thing. It's like the gods, you know? Concepts like love and sincerity aren't wholly good just like ruin and disorder aren't wholly bad. It depends on the application.

[nosediving]

Then, as long as you applied that knowledge you carry in a good way even once, I'm not wrong either.

[arockstar]

[He sits on that for a long time, clenching his jaw. He doesn't feel like's true, but that's not exactly a good argument.]

But what if my actions after the fact negated the good use of that knowledge?

[nosediving]

Does that change the fact that the initial use was good?

[His rebuttal is quick, calm. As soon as the words leave his lips, he seems to second-guess himself. It's really not his place to be force-feeding an opinion.]

However, I am ignorant to the life you've led. You can easily dismiss me by saying that I know nothing, and I would be forced to agree.

[arockstar]

...I guess not.

[Technically, Shang Qinghua is right, even if Newt's not sure that it matters. It certainly doesn't feel like it matters now.]

I'm not gonna dismiss you, dude. Just because you don't know the full scope doesn't mean your insight isn't valuable.

[...]

Not to mention it's not like I've got a lot of room to be turning people away at this point. I burned a lot of bridges today.

[nosediving]

You must have done what you did while knowing that this might happen. Were you really so unprepared? You were rather calm when Ray exposed you . . .

[arockstar]

Mm. I did anticipate this, that's true, but my reaction to Ray... I didn't want to give them the satisfaction.

[It's petty, but, well. It is what it is.]

If I'm going to go down, it's going to be on my terms. Ray and that little bitch Senri didn't one-up me, although I'm sure they'll parade around like they have.

[nosediving]

[He pauses, the beginnings of an amused expression passing his face before he adopts a wry smile.]

You really don't like them, do you?

[arockstar]

I really don't, but "like" has nothing to do with it. This is a competition. Honestly, I don't care for most of the people here.