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[tomophobic.livejournal.com]

Is believin' in human decency naive?

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[graftedscion.livejournal.com]

People prove to be decent in even the worst of times. I do not think it is naive.

[tomophobic.livejournal.com]

Don't I know it. 'S what's kept me goin' this far. There're assholes in th' world, no mistake. But... *smiles faintly* Some people can really be surprisin', you know?

[graftedscion.livejournal.com]

Yes. *smiles*

[therightprice.livejournal.com]

I don't think so, but obviously not practiced enough.

[tomophobic.livejournal.com]

*shrugs* 'S hard sometimes t' keep believing sometimes. But you guys? You proved it's wrong t' sign off so easily. You, Lils, Spitz, Shi... hell, even some GeneCo employees've helped me this far.

*punches his arm* Thanks f'r keepin' the faith alive, Cujo.

[therightprice.livejournal.com]

*smirks* No problem. I guess the good likes to come in greater numbers sometimes.

[silvertobronze.livejournal.com]

It's not naive, no. Expecting it might be setting yourself up to fail though.

[tomophobic.livejournal.com]

*laughs* 'M well expectin' it to backfire at some point. Nobody stays optimistic forever, I know. But y'know what? I'll be a bit smarter about the whole thing. Promise.

*smiles* You agree?

[silvertobronze.livejournal.com]

*grins* If you go into with your eyes open then the worst that happens if you get burned and hope you survive.

*chuckles* I'm not entirely sure if I'm talking your situation anymore or my own.

[dead-isbetter.livejournal.com]

I don't know...I don't think so. I mean, all people are generally good, aren't they?

[tomophobic.livejournal.com]

Mostly? Some're assholes underneath it, some jerks c'n turn out t' be okay, and there's one guy I know who's... I dunno what his deal is, but he confuses the hell outta me. *shrugs*

Th' good ones, you hold onto as hard as y'can.

[dead-isbetter.livejournal.com]

But sometimes they pull away, no matter how hard you hold onto them.

[welcometo-life.livejournal.com]

Yes.

[tomophobic.livejournal.com]

*blinks* You're... th' kid with the zappy hands. I remember you. *raises a hand* Yo.

What burned you? C'n I ask?

[welcometo-life.livejournal.com]

Tries not to laugh. It's Elle.

And what burned me? Everybody I've ever trusted has screwed me over. One used to test on me until I'd pass out, and that's when I was a kid! One took me hostage. One....I actually loved...I thought he loved me too. He told me he did....and then he tried to kill me.

So no. I've pretty much stopped believing in human decency.

[saucy-jacky.livejournal.com]

"I don't think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains... "

Anne Frank's advice.

...course she met a rather dodgy end, didn't she?

[tomophobic.livejournal.com]

*sour look* 'S not a jokin' matter, y'know.

The kids. In the end, the kids suffer the worst. *frowns* Sometimes, y' look at th' world and just shake your head. But... that kid believed in somethin', so maybe it's still around.

*shrugs*

[saucy-jacky.livejournal.com]

*laughs* Human decency isn't a laughing matter?

What if it's not decency and all and we just have a short memory? We forget that the world isn't worth it.

So we try to save it?

[chasing-morning.livejournal.com]

No.

[tomophobic.livejournal.com]

*his whole face lights up*

M-Miss Mag! Holy crap, it's good t'... t' see you again! *laughs* How're you holdin' in there?

[sweeterthan16.livejournal.com]

I don't know anymore.

[tomophobic.livejournal.com]

Shi! *runs over and pulls her into a bear hug*

Jesus Christ on a pogo stick, you had me freakin' out! I thought somebody got you. Oh man, Shi. Kiddo.

You want proof? I think it's you. You saved my bacon a bunch of times without hesitatin' for an instant.

[lost-talent.livejournal.com]

Of course not. *smiles*

[tomophobic.livejournal.com]

*grins back* Seems t' be about half an' half in the opinions department. Kinda hard t' figure out who's got it right. Maybe we all do.

'Lo. Haven't met you before. You new in town?

[section-none.livejournal.com]

Yes.