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[weenwoon]

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Re: 349idk

[weenwoon]

I take comfort in the fact I made you choke on your drink once already.

Re: 349idk

[temperedinpride]

Somehow I had rather forgotten quite how much mischief you do like to get up to.

Re: 349idk

[weenwoon]

[>:3c]

Well,someone has to counteract your moodiness!

Re: 349idk

[temperedinpride]

I am not moody.

Re: 349idk

[weenwoon]

[Ehhhh~]

Oh, is that so? You did agree with Absinthe's assessment before, you know.

Re: 349idk

[temperedinpride]

Which one was that?

Re: 349idk

[weenwoon]

That you and Alexander can be rather moody.

Re: 349idk

[temperedinpride]

Anyone can be moody.

Re: 349idk

[weenwoon]

And moody people can be happy and chipper. It's a matter of frequency.

Re: 349idk

[temperedinpride]

I'll have you know you'll find no greater optimist than myself.

Re: 349idk

[weenwoon]

By nature or to make up for Hades's pessimism?

Re: 349idk

[temperedinpride]

By nature.

Re: 349idk

[weenwoon]

Huh. I wouldn't have guessed! I suppose it's your parental air once again.

Re: 349idk

[temperedinpride]

Can parents not be optimists?

Re: 349idk

[weenwoon]

I think we've spoken about this before - you usually seem too collected for a label as expressive as "optimist" to be applied.

Re: 349idk

[temperedinpride]

Optimism is a mindset. It has nothing to do with one's demeanor. That is like saying someone is too energetic to be pessimistic. And I assure you I've known my share of laughing nihilists.

Or looked at another way, despite her energy and enthusiasm, Lily is quite the pessimist in some areas, and in contrast, Five's optimism defies all reason, though he is surly.

Re: 349idk

[weenwoon]

[He taps his cheek thoughtfully.]

Would you define optimism as the certainty that things will be fine, as it were, or the resolution to work towards winning a happy ending?

Re: 349idk

[temperedinpride]

Either. They are both a kind of optimism. I believe the second a bit more realistic of an appproach and the first a bit more self-delusional, but they both count.

Re: 349idk

[weenwoon]

I see. I was thinking more along the lines of the first definition - which, I believe, you do not exactly fit. The second is much more fitting for you, Hades and Five... quite a lot of people here, truly.

Re: 349idk

[temperedinpride]

Mm. Indeed. It takes some amount of willingness to push through for a better result to make it against adversity I believe. Simply expecting things to work out without thinking that you must contribute to seeing that they do is... a mindset. But not one that will see one very far, in general.

But the self-determination to believe things can improve is a point most people here have to some degree, if only from necessity. The other option is to embrace nihilism, and while that works for some, most would rather cling to some hope of their actions mattering.