[ isn't that what was argued in that post? they didn't have "proof" that Riverstone was underhanded. they do now, he doesn't regret that. ]
We're not going to win a game they've already rigged. Politics, paperwork—they've got the upperhand in all of that. We need to work where our strengths are. That's our powers, and the dreams.
[ and ok, that's kinda messing things up. but heeeey. ]
[He's not going to bother arguing on the first part, since he doesn't think it'll get anywhere, so instead he focuses on the second.]
It's also our experiences. There are some--or many--ways that being from other worlds puts us at a disadvantage here, but there are others were it's the opposite. We have a wider range of experiences, knowledge, and ways of thinking than could be found in people from only one world; some of that isn't useful, or may even be detrimental, but not all of it. It's also an advantage that, even if Riverstone or anyone else actually knew about, they still couldn't predict.
[ this isn't the Phantom Thieves, he knows that. there's a distinction between him and Lance, and him and the rest of the group that had put themselves on the line for social reform.
part of moving past something was knowing your position.
there's a quiet, even tone to his voice. he thinks of what Clarke's told him, of Cassius and Judas, and then Grey taking constant advantage of their position. ]
It makes us predictable now. To use that experience, we would need to make sure that the result doesn't depend on a handful of people. We don't need to unite, but we need to a level of trust. Not just in each other, but in the regular people of this world.
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[ isn't that what was argued in that post? they didn't have "proof" that Riverstone was underhanded. they do now, he doesn't regret that. ]
We're not going to win a game they've already rigged. Politics, paperwork—they've got the upperhand in all of that. We need to work where our strengths are. That's our powers, and the dreams.
[ and ok, that's kinda messing things up. but heeeey. ]
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It's also our experiences. There are some--or many--ways that being from other worlds puts us at a disadvantage here, but there are others were it's the opposite. We have a wider range of experiences, knowledge, and ways of thinking than could be found in people from only one world; some of that isn't useful, or may even be detrimental, but not all of it. It's also an advantage that, even if Riverstone or anyone else actually knew about, they still couldn't predict.
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[ this isn't the Phantom Thieves, he knows that. there's a distinction between him and Lance, and him and the rest of the group that had put themselves on the line for social reform.
part of moving past something was knowing your position.
there's a quiet, even tone to his voice. he thinks of what Clarke's told him, of Cassius and Judas, and then Grey taking constant advantage of their position. ]
It makes us predictable now. To use that experience, we would need to make sure that the result doesn't depend on a handful of people. We don't need to unite, but we need to a level of trust. Not just in each other, but in the regular people of this world.