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[freecssofnature]

[He's frowning intently when the video feed starts, but he doesn't hesitate to speak. This has been eating at him for a few days now -- and he can't figure it out himself; so finally he thought he might as well ask...

Maybe someone knows.]

How can you tell what's real?

[That's it; he gives a quick nod and cuts the feed.]

Comments

[video]

[grandtheftbody.livejournal.com]

What do you want to be real?

[video]

[freecssofnature.livejournal.com]

This place.

But I want to know if there's a way to tell...

[video]

[grandtheftbody.livejournal.com]

Does it matter? If this is the place that you want to be real, then simply let it be real to you.

[video]

[freecssofnature.livejournal.com]

But what if the place I want to be real isn't the right one?

[video]

[grandtheftbody.livejournal.com]

What's real is what you believe. 'Right' and 'wrong' don't really matter.

[video]

[freecssofnature.livejournal.com]

It does matter. Because there are things I have to do.

[video]

[grandtheftbody.livejournal.com]

What kind of things?

[video]

[freecssofnature.livejournal.com]

One of my friends needs my help back home. So, I can't let this place trick me.

[video]

[grandtheftbody.livejournal.com]

Hasn't anyone told you that we'll return to the exact moment we left, if we ever go back?

[video]

[freecssofnature.livejournal.com]

Yeah. But if this isn't real, then that wouldn't be true.

[video]

[grandtheftbody.livejournal.com]

Then that means this place must be real.

[video]

[freecssofnature.livejournal.com]

[He blinks, caught off guard.]

What do you mean?

[video]

[grandtheftbody.livejournal.com]

You want it to be real, yes? So this is the reality you've chosen. You're looking for ways to disprove the dreams, rather than to prove this place is real. Isn't that right?

[Mukuro makes the most sense always.]

[video]

[freecssofnature.livejournal.com]

This time, this place makes more sense than the dreams. So I think this is real.

But that's the only way I can tell. So if it makes more sense the next time, then I might not know.

[video]

[grandtheftbody.livejournal.com]

Then you'll just have to decide again next time. The trick to defeating illusions is to decide on your own reality, and hold on to it.

[video]

[freecssofnature.livejournal.com]

But if this isn't real, and I just think it is because I haven't seen the truth yet....

Then I could be wasting time.

[video]

[grandtheftbody.livejournal.com]

If you get lost in doubt, then you'll definitely be wasting time.

[video]

[freecssofnature.livejournal.com]

I'm not worrying too much. But I wanted to know if anybody knew how to tell.

[video]

[grandtheftbody.livejournal.com]

I'll be surprised if any of them can help you. Everyone is so easily confused.

[video]

[freecssofnature.livejournal.com]

A lot of people have helped!

[His smile slips a little, though, as he considers it.] But a lot of people do seem like they're not sure... Do you think it's just because it's a scary thought?

[video]

[grandtheftbody.livejournal.com]

I think that some of them want to believe it, and some of them are simply easily confused.

[video]

[freecssofnature.livejournal.com]

[And, maybe, some of them believe it because they're afraid of it. But he's not going to say that out loud, because he's not sure it makes sense.]

Maybe.