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DM: Byron Best

I got stuck astral projecting for eleven hours last night.

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Look. [...] Obviously we got off on the wrong foot here.

That was not my intention, but I also don't want you to feel like I'm a doormat.

I didn't take you for a doormat. [...] Can I ask you a personal question?

[...] Sure, why not?

Do you think you're prone to letting people treat you badly?

Yes. People mistake my kindness for weakness and treat me like shit.

Being agreeable is not the same thing as being kind.

If you were rude at me and I was agreeable to that, you'd be even worse.

Probably not, actually. I find it a little depressing when you get down on yourself. [...] That wasn't really my point, anyway. For the most part I've seen you be agreeable more than anything else, until you hit your limit.

I generally try to be helpful.

[...] And I've never sabotaged anything I've given you on purpose. You can trust me on that because I wouldn't purposefully make myself look bad.

If you don't want people to take advantage of you, maybe don't measure your self-worth in how valuable you can be to them.

Sure, I can trust that.

Edited 2024-02-05 01:00 (UTC)

It's all I've got.

If you decide you want me to try again, I'll do my best to fix it.

[...] Sorry I was snippy.

Please don't make me reassure you. I'm not good at it.

I do kind of want to try again on my own. I just don't want to get stuck in the astral plane indefinitely.

It's fine. We don't have to be [...] friends. I just figure if we're going to be working together we should probably make a nominal effort to get along.

I don't expect you to.

I don't think you can get stuck indefinitely. But you could always ask Broderick for tips. He wouldn't steer you wrong.

We can be civil. I don't have anything against you, I just don't want to be bullied.

As long as you aren't disappointed.

I'll do that.

Have I been bullying you?

It's hard to disappoint me.

Good.

Every time I say anything, you're quick to make a snarky remark despite the fact that I've never intentionally provoked you.

That’s how I talk to everyone.

Why?

I don’t know. I don’t see much point in hedging my words to spare people’s feelings. It’d be so much easier if everyone was just honest about their opinions.