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[lingeringhope]

[Hope's voice is clear and clipped.]

If you would like to leave a message, you may do so here. I can't promise to respond. I have many demands on my time, and this sort of thing is far down the list. Still, if you would like to, you may.

Comments

[lingeringhope]

Thanks are unnecessary. I'm simply doing what's in everyone's best interests.

[torrefied]

Doing what's in everyone's best interest is often thankless work.

[lingeringhope]

It certainly is here.

[torrefied]

Yeah ... I noticed that.

[Mello might have a little personal experience with it, too.]

I guess maybe that means you should hear it more often.

[lingeringhope]

That isn't necessary. I don't expect it.

[torrefied]

I'd question your motives if you did. That would suggest an ulterior motive beyond the common good.

[lingeringhope]

I have always been clear about my motives. I want my companions resurrected and I want to keep you all alive and safe.

[torrefied]

Yeah, you have been. I'm sure not a whole lot of people here appreciate it, but I do.

[lingeringhope]

Thank you. I try not to lie or mislead any of you. I suppose being nice is valued more than honesty.

[torrefied]

Being nice is overrated.

[lingeringhope]

So I have always believed.

[torrefied]

Most people don't agree. They like to think that people are fundamentally good and kind, and that being nice is the best way to win others over.

[lingeringhope]

I am startled to find that humans seem to prefer kind lies over blunt truth. But I suppose I learn new things about you constantly.

[torrefied]

And you probably will, as long as we're around.

[lingeringhope]

That is a benefit, if frustrating.