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[almaredemptoris]

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[underwhelms]

then consider this an act of solitude shared between the brotherhood of mankind
i think we could use a little more unity
don't you?

[almaredemptoris]

I cannot argue against this, especially after the harrowing weeks we have recently endured.

You might, however, take more care with your words.

[underwhelms]

what do you mean?

[almaredemptoris]

I simply mean that there are subjects that are improper to breach. Therefore it would be prudent to consider before speaking if what you will say is necessary. It may be prudent too to consider why you felt it necessary to share such details.

[underwhelms]

because i'm so handsome that sometimes it's hard to get through the day
by the way your language is beautiful

[almaredemptoris]

Thank you, but I am a man of simple words. Moreover, pride in one's appearance is well and good, but surely this is not all there is to a man.

[underwhelms]

well sometimes the simplest works are the ones with the most depth 😊

and that's what i think too
i want to be measured by what i can contribute as a friend

[almaredemptoris]

[It is unexpected, coming from a man who would open a conversation with such lascivious declarations, but Jean Valjean chastises himself for so hastily judging a stranger's character. Perhaps his country observed quite different social norms.] That is an admirable goal to strive for. Do to others as you would have them do to you.

[underwhelms]

that's the rule!
i'll listen to your troubles in return for you listening to mine

[almaredemptoris]

[What troubles did he listen to... The trouble with being too handsome...?] That is kind of you to offer, but I prefer to keep my troubles between me and God.

[underwhelms]

oh wow i haven't heard talk like that in a while
the last time i brought up religion the spirit of jeanne d'arc told me it was all a farce

[almaredemptoris]

The spirit of Jeanne d'Arc? It is not right to speak ill of the saints.

[underwhelms]

i'd never!
it's possible that she might've been lying
but i could see the passion in her expression when she brought up her hatred
you can't fake that kind of emotion

this place is so bizarre
so i couldn't say it's not possible

[almaredemptoris]

[It does not occur to him that when this stranger speaks of the spirit of Jeanne d'Arc, he means so quite literally and not in the sense that the Holy Spirit might visit a man...] The devil, the father of lies, is said to have many cunning arts.

[underwhelms]

[ That had never occurred to him... 🤔 ]

i wouldn't call her a devil, just a girl
she fought hard to protect peoples' lives and then pretended she didn't care
that doesn't sound like the work of a mastermind, does it?

[almaredemptoris]

That is to say, the devil may take many forms to achieve his ends. [He is downright shooketh, ok.] Do you believe it to be true, that religion is a farce?

[underwhelms]

[ these are some hard hitting questions ]

no i don't think so
but maybe... there are so many universes
anything is possible isn't it?
maybe their rules are different from ours

[almaredemptoris]

[I'm sorry, these were supposed to be dumb shenanigans...] It is difficult to say. There are answers that men like ourselves are not meant to know. [If his words were spoken, they would be quite stiff.]

[underwhelms]

i know
the basics don't change
even in the face of uncertainty you can only do what you know is right?

[almaredemptoris]

Yes, there always is this if nothing else. Who is this that I have been writing to?

[underwhelms]

jean-jacques leroy! you can call me jj 👆👆
and your name?

[almaredemptoris]

[They could form the Jean club if he were in the habit of using his real name, that is.] Ultime Fauchelevent. You may call me Fauchelevent.

[underwhelms]

fauchelevent huh?
so elegant

[almaredemptoris]

No, I am but a humble man of a humble family.