VOLITION

At last! Some rationality in this chaotic place. Now do as I say.

[neverbackdown-never-what]

Note: #skillsposting is not an insular community. Anyone can take part in the role-play or create a fandom acc. The spots can’t be “taken”, just have fun.

My tags: ‘#skillsposting’ for everything skills related, ‘#ooc’ for out of character notes, ‘#questioning sanity’ for asks, ‘#disco elysium’ for important posts, ‘#Volition: 7’ + ‘#CHECK SUCCESS' & ‘#CHECK FAILURE’ for checks.

Favourite interactions under the cut:

· AUTHORITY's tantrum. His gaslighting. Conflict resolved. Yeah or maybe not. Take two. Sidekick beef. Kineema keys. Wooo breakthrough;

· Knock-knock. Failed joke;

· Moralism;

· Back pain;

· He's ourple. [Trivial: Failure]. Turning him off. We are *so* back. Fixing some arms;

· She was beautiful;

· KU*GPOWPENIS. OO-RAH;

· ENCYCLOPEDIA drowning. Explaining who Kras Mazov is. Dissecting the Kineema. Text book Book. Hot cops in your area. How many clicks? Rodionov's Trench backflip. What is the Pale? Longest-range killing shot. Legality of cigarettes;

· Tie moment. His tits. ECHEM's Halloween;

· I want you dead;

· SHIVERS about a young woman. You're alive. That was silly. Hugging Kim;

· What is sanity;

· Is pregnancy possible? Doesn't matter, you’ve gained this thought anyway;

· Boykissing drama. Confession through ECHEM. Pestering continues. DRAMA joins. More confusion. Whatever is happening here. What is going on!! I am going to detonate. Investigation continues. Stupid corner. Bookhead going nonverbal. Case closed;

· LYING SACK OF SHIT FOR A HEAD! DRAMA with a concussion;

· Failed meow check;

· VOLITION and physics. Take a rest. You’ve got this. No need to fix;

· Do you love it?

· This is literally '84. Cheese and panic attacks;

· He hates it here. He HATES IT HERE;

· Waltzing;

· It’s “Happy New Year”;

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[neverbackdown-never-what]

my own volition irl is a little underleveled, but listening to Harry's makes me feel better when it gets bad. love you, and thank you.

My greatest pleasure. Stay strong.

[the-icebreaker]

God, who's been in charge of keeping this damn corpse running! You've practically killed him!

[neverbackdown-never-what]

Bloody *hell*, you are here. I'm sorry I couldn't handle it alone.

[rigorous-discourse]

Hey @the-only-authority, comrade! Your ideas helped us get to where we are today, but aren't you concerned that your methods may sometimes be a little too... radical?

[the-only-authority]

The fuck are you talking about. My methods are always appropriate.

[rigorous-discourse]

Buddy, friend, fella. C'mere. Yeah, like this! *SLAP*!!! Did you hear that nice, juicy smack? That's the sound of comradeship! Do you feel the warmth of brotherhood painfully spreading down your back through the mental body, going straight to the head? Oh, I bet you do, big boy.

What I am trying to say is that being in power is often the least important thing in the world. All you have to do is set a basic direction for something, and let the other people figure out and execute on the details. So cherishing camaraderie and teamwork is much more cool than being in authority! What's even cooler is treating these virtues as a life philosophy.

We don't need a boss around here. You get me, chum?

[the-only-authority]

I am not your buddy, friend, fella, brother, boy, comrade or chum and if you attempt an attack on me again, you will be faced with the consequences.

This type of misconduct, is *exactly* why we need a boss. Lucky for you, motormouth, I'm right there.

[rigorous-discourse]

Why we *need* a boss? So we *don’t* have one? Good. Amazing that you’re here, though — a significant part of the council. In which everyone is totally and utterly equal, having the same influence on Harry's choices and thoughts. Beautiful.

‘T was a nice dialogue, champ. Cleared things up. See you in a while — gotta have a talk with… EDC, about… yes, about some important… RCM confraternity things.

[the-only-authority]

No you won't, that's not what I fucking said?! I'm the boss.

[rigorous-discourse]

I don't see the crown on your portrait…

[the-only-authority]

IT'S MORE OF A CROWN THAN ON THAT POPPED PARTY... POPPER

[rigorous-discourse]

…What?

[neverbackdown-never-what]

…What does that even mean?

[neverbackdown-never-what]

What was that thing? Fucking Junkie, we can’t just likc everythibg we find appeañing. Tha.t muSgroom did NOR Tastr g.ood…I van''t fEel tje contrrol oaNel.. .,

[in-omni-scientia]

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[neverbackdown-never-what]

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[neverbackdown-never-what]

What was that thing? Fucking Junkie, we can’t just likc everythibg we find appeañing. Tha.t muSgroom did NOR Tastr g.ood…I van''t fEel tje contrrol oaNel.. .,

[neverbackdown-never-what]

[stagelightandspectacle]

Earnest apologies to @in-omni-scientia - seeing you this distraught just continues to be absolutely unbearable. It breaks our hearts.

For this reason, we've elected to give you what we refused before (wrongly, oh so wrongly): Answers to your questions

Whatever could you mean? How confusing...

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No <3

Oh, certainly.

Why... Yes. Controlling your face would not be enough in our humble opinion... You make your emotions surprisingly visible for an Intellect skill.

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Is it not obvious? The good drill-sergeant *has* to think in hierarchies, anything else would be truly befuddling! Perhaps it is mere chance you ended up so high in the order he's made for himself? Perhaps there's a really deductible reason? Who could know...

You will not notice.

Yes! Best to be as condescending as you can manage!

All of them are.

Certainly...

"Do I just not him" is hard to understand for our simple mind, but you should ignore Authority openly and often.

The total number of apologies you have made, counting dishonest ones, is still lower than average.

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Most certainly!

Fair, fair. It *is* much easier to unload your troubles into our Dear Bleeding Heart after all.

You don't try to escalate but you do.

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CERTAINLIEST

Bookkeeper, dear Baby Brother Books - You have and you will.

Again, apologies for the discomfort we may have caused, we hope this will make up for it and we may return to the intimate trust we usually have for each other. :)

[in-omni-scientia]

Fuck you.

Fuck you.

Fuck you.

Fuck you.

Fuck you.

*Double* fuck you. I don't KNOW why things are the way they are.

Fuck you.

You're just bullshitting. Also, fuck you.

I can *try*. I'm a fucking genius. Fuck you.

Okay... come on.

What?

Fuck you.

Don't *ever* point out my typos ever again. Fuck you.

Fuck you, I'm gonna be *super* average. I'm gonna be so fucking normal and average. Not in my intellectual capabilities though I'm a fucking genius.

Fuck you.

Fuck you.

Fuck you.

Man, fuck you, he *wants* me to do that...

I AM TRYING TO SOLVE IT.

Fuck you.

That was to the "goal of protectiveness unclear, due to irrelevance to function" comment. *Fuck* you, by the way.

Genuinely super fuck you

Look. You *can't* know what's going on in my... oh, fuck's sake. Fuck you.

Fuck you.

[stagelightandspectacle]

Well, if you're going to be this hurtful, we are very much inclined to not answer the additional questions you posed :(

[in-omni-scientia]

One. *One* additional question, which you have already declined to answer, so why bother with niceties on that? It doesn't matter.

[stagelightandspectacle]

Questions don't have to have question marks... Look. I understand that finding out that you've been *wrong* or didn't have all the facts is upsetting for you, Dearest, and I know that you sometimes find it hard to express difficult emotions but... You can't just use Drama to let off steam like this. They have feelings too, you know?

[ofailureandhatred]

can you stop bullying my wife

[stagelightandspectacle]

He seems far more susceptible to your utterances and we wanted our message to be heard, that is all.

[neverbackdown-never-what]

Masquerader, dearest, I am going to have to put you in time-out if you don’t cease pestering poor Pillar-Bookhead.

[boogiestreetshakes]

different anon, uhh. how about "i know you aren't an astronomer, but after we're done i can promise you'll be seeing stars" ? thoughts?

Okay, that's better than the last. Let me try one:

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[the-only-authority]

Pathetic.

[neverbackdown-never-what]

Agreed.

[neverbackdown-never-what]

I just feel so lost, like what am I even supposed to do?

You're doing what you can. One thing at a time. Small things can get you through. Take a minute. A breath, a step, some sense of what to do next. You can do this. You have to. Don't give up. Please, don't give up.

Look around you, at the world. You have more than you know. Look at the sky. Feel the pavement under your feet. You have the city on your side. You have me, and I refuse to let you give up.

[neverbackdown-never-what]

Any advice to uni students going through it right now?

It may seem overwhelming at times, but remember how far you've come already. Keep chipping away at the work in bite-size chunks to make it manageable. Make sure you're getting enough rest and taking time to relax between study sessions. You know you can do this — it's just a matter of putting one foot in front of the other.

[stagelightandspectacle]

With much ado about a number of lists in recent memory, we decided to provide one that shall end the undignified whinging that so persistently disturbs our harmony.

Behold!

[in-omni-scientia]

Uhm.

[neverbackdown-never-what]

I really like it! Amazing job.

[in-omni-scientia]

list™®© Update

Changelog 1. Removed Pain Threshold (x760). 2. Removed the Language Obfuscator. 3. Removed Whoopee Cushion Guy. 4. Removed redundant entries. 5. Added Electrochemistry. 6. Added Logic. 7. Added Visual Calculus. 8. Added Drama. 9. Added Volition (x436).

[stagelightandspectacle]

Now, Dearest Bookkeepers, why would one do such a thing?

We are deeply hurt! After all, Authority has us on his list (the original one, mind you) four times last we saw and thou giveth us one?

Meagre! The Perfidity!

[in-omni-scientia]

Changelog 1. Removed Drama.

[neverbackdown-never-what]

I considered you a serious colleague… What are the 435 unnecessarily spellings of my name for? What is the purpose of this list? Or are you not going to be able to answer this simple question, much like Commander?

[in-omni-scientia]

I can say I also considerED you a serious colleague, until your comments to me just then. In fact -- I held you in rather high regard! You were the only other Skill I actively sought out active communication with prior to Empathy! To think...

Also, there are 436 entries of your name, not 435.

[neverbackdown-never-what]

I meant that you could’ve written it just once. That’s why I called the other 435 *unnecessary*.

[in-omni-scientia]

I don't *do* unnecessary when it comes to writing.

[neverbackdown-never-what]

Then what is their purpose. *Why* not once. Is it an emotional response?

[in-omni-scientia]

*I'm* the one who asks questions around here -- why are *you* taking such personal offence to a little list if you're so stoic and detached? Hmm?

[neverbackdown-never-what]

Pure curiosity, I am not offended. Consider this an interrogation.

[in-omni-scientia]

If this is an interrogation, then you're clearly compromised.

[neverbackdown-never-what]

VOLITION — Oh no, Harry, she got that guy too. You can no longer rely on him. We have to be even more careful now. Even cold facts and objectivity are not objective anymore…

[in-omni-scientia]

Did you just -- retroactively claim me as compromised by Katarzine Alasije? You would forge evidence just to hold down your territory?

In case you need a little reminder of what you have previously said of me:

"You can trust Pillar-Bookhead, by the way. As far as I can tell, he's not singing to her tune... the *only* one besides me."

You are *impossible*.

[neverbackdown-never-what]

Things changed. That’s why I started it with “oh no”.

Get rest now. Your mind needs to cool down. We don’t need these explosive *emotional responses* in the future, Facts Guy.

[professionalcharmer]

Everyone is so... interesting, lately. I *wonder* what Harry is thinking about to influence such a thing.

[in-omni-scientia]

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[professionalcharmer]

Ency, Bookhead, wrong website. What does that last one even mean??

[stagelightandspectacle]

Well, there is one skill who's face seems to be mostly modular...mayhaps this is where the librarian's jealousy has its roots?

[in-omni-scientia]

No.

[stagelightandspectacle]

Mhh... true, we suppose we would qualify as well :)

[in-omni-scientia]

No.

[stagelightandspectacle]

The lad dost protest too much. A kiss may make it all better!

[in-omni-scientia]

I would genuinely, honestly rather lie and say that was about Logic then scrub my tongue clean with soap, than let anyone misinterpret it as being about you.

[stagelightandspectacle]

Oh Bookkeeper... you know our expertise at spying a lie... we suppose at least you got the truth out somehow now!

[in-omni-scientia]

Stop tormenting me. I beg of you.

[stagelightandspectacle]

Heavens to Betsy, did we cause distress? Our deepest deepest apologies, dearest Bookkeeper! Sometimes we misjudge our own tone it seems, we're sure you can relate to this sort of conundrum...

[in-omni-scientia]

I SAID STOP.

[stagelightandspectacle]

:(

@neverbackdown-never-what The Librarian is scaring us with all his compromisicity, someone do something! Holp

[neverbackdown-never-what]

Just leave him alone, Multi-Face. I've already stressed him out enough today.

[in-omni-scientia]

list™®© Update

Changelog 1. Removed Pain Threshold (x760). 2. Removed the Language Obfuscator. 3. Removed Whoopee Cushion Guy. 4. Removed redundant entries. 5. Added Electrochemistry. 6. Added Logic. 7. Added Visual Calculus. 8. Added Drama. 9. Added Volition (x436).

[stagelightandspectacle]

Now, Dearest Bookkeepers, why would one do such a thing?

We are deeply hurt! After all, Authority has us on his list (the original one, mind you) four times last we saw and thou giveth us one?

Meagre! The Perfidity!

[in-omni-scientia]

Changelog 1. Removed Drama.

[neverbackdown-never-what]

I considered you a serious colleague… What are the 435 unnecessarily spellings of my name for? What is the purpose of this list? Or are you not going to be able to answer this simple question, much like Commander?

[the-only-authority]

There's a difference between not being able to respond and choosing not to, because it is none of your goddamn business, Keyholes.

[neverbackdown-never-what]

Sure.

[in-omni-scientia]

list™®© Update

Changelog 1. Removed Pain Threshold (x760). 2. Removed the Language Obfuscator. 3. Removed Whoopee Cushion Guy. 4. Removed redundant entries. 5. Added Electrochemistry. 6. Added Logic. 7. Added Visual Calculus. 8. Added Drama. 9. Added Volition (x436).

[stagelightandspectacle]

Now, Dearest Bookkeepers, why would one do such a thing?

We are deeply hurt! After all, Authority has us on his list (the original one, mind you) four times last we saw and thou giveth us one?

Meagre! The Perfidity!

[in-omni-scientia]

Changelog 1. Removed Drama.

[neverbackdown-never-what]

I considered you a serious colleague… What are the 435 unnecessarily spellings of my name for? What is the purpose of this list? Or are you not going to be able to answer this simple question, much like Commander?

[in-omni-scientia]

I can say I also considerED you a serious colleague, until your comments to me just then. In fact -- I held you in rather high regard! You were the only other Skill I actively sought out active communication with prior to Empathy! To think...

Also, there are 436 entries of your name, not 435.

[neverbackdown-never-what]

I meant that you could’ve written it just once. That’s why I called the other 435 *unnecessary*.

[in-omni-scientia]

I don't *do* unnecessary when it comes to writing.

[neverbackdown-never-what]

Then what is their purpose. *Why* not once. Is it an emotional response?

[in-omni-scientia]

*I'm* the one who asks questions around here -- why are *you* taking such personal offence to a little list if you're so stoic and detached? Hmm?

[neverbackdown-never-what]

Pure curiosity, I am not offended. Consider this an interrogation.

[in-omni-scientia]

If this is an interrogation, then you're clearly compromised.

[neverbackdown-never-what]

VOLITION — Oh no, Harry, she got that guy too. You can no longer rely on him. We have to be even more careful now. Even cold facts and objectivity are not objective anymore…

[in-omni-scientia]

list™®© Update

Changelog 1. Removed Pain Threshold (x760). 2. Removed the Language Obfuscator. 3. Removed Whoopee Cushion Guy. 4. Removed redundant entries. 5. Added Electrochemistry. 6. Added Logic. 7. Added Visual Calculus. 8. Added Drama. 9. Added Volition (x436).

[stagelightandspectacle]

Now, Dearest Bookkeepers, why would one do such a thing?

We are deeply hurt! After all, Authority has us on his list (the original one, mind you) four times last we saw and thou giveth us one?

Meagre! The Perfidity!

[in-omni-scientia]

Changelog 1. Removed Drama.

[neverbackdown-never-what]

I considered you a serious colleague… What are the 435 unnecessarily spellings of my name for? What is the purpose of this list? Or are you not going to be able to answer this simple question, much like Commander?

[in-omni-scientia]

I can say I also considerED you a serious colleague, until your comments to me just then. In fact -- I held you in rather high regard! You were the only other Skill I actively sought out active communication with prior to Empathy! To think...

Also, there are 436 entries of your name, not 435.

[neverbackdown-never-what]

I meant that you could’ve written it just once. That’s why I called the other 435 *unnecessary*.

[in-omni-scientia]

I don't *do* unnecessary when it comes to writing.

[neverbackdown-never-what]

Then what is their purpose. *Why* not once. Is it an emotional response?

[in-omni-scientia]

*I'm* the one who asks questions around here -- why are *you* taking such personal offence to a little list if you're so stoic and detached? Hmm?

[neverbackdown-never-what]

Pure curiosity, I am not offended. Consider this an interrogation.