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SHIVERS: You lean against the cold railing of your balcony. At this moment in time, you are the motel's only guest. A frigid morning breeze caresses your bare arms as you gaze intensely towards the coast.

AUTHORITY: That which exists without your knowledge exists without your consent.

#from the pale #judgement is yours #don't just hold your ground #go and find them #disco elysium #fiction

VOLITION: And here you are again; the end of another excruciating day. Each new interaction felt like torture, but you made it. You made it without a drop of booze or even so much as a thought about amphetamines. This seems to be a regular occurrence for you now. Good job, friend.

#from the pale #it never gets easier #every day is a test #stay the path #disco elysium #fiction

VOLITION: Looks like your first full night of quality sleep in a long time. No inner turmoil, no nightmares; you were actually at peace. Whatever you did differently yesterday, keep doing it. It clearly helped.

COMPOSURE: It's nice to not wake up every 45 minutes like clockwork, covered in cold sweat and drowning in your own tears.

#from the pale #a full night's sleep #well rested #hope it wasn't a fluke #disco elysium #fiction

ELECTROCHEMISTRY: Look at him. So drugged out of his mind that he can barely even perceive you standing three feet away from him.

EMPATHY: Still a flicker of something in his eyes, though. Some life in there. Some shred of who he was before he ended up in this hospital bed. He knows why you are here.

HALF LIGHT: NOW FUCKING END IT. BEFORE THEY FIND OUT YOU LIED TO THEM.

#from the pale #is it ever worth it?#disco elysium #fiction

RHETORIC: He's alive. So he is, in a sense, getting away with it. Not for long though.

PHYSICAL INSTRUMENT: There is almost nothing left of him now. Find him and squeeze the life out of him with your bare hands.

#from the pale #served cold #not over until you say it is #the hunt #cyberpunk 2077 #disco elysium #fiction

INLAND EMPIRE: As you stare into the distance, your eyes lose focus; the world in front of you blurs and before you know it, you are somewhere else. Something else. No longer a man, but a colossus of iron and unfathomable technology that may as well be magic. You tower above the landscape around you. Yet before you can take any of it in, something hits you. An apocalyptic shockwave reverberates through you, right to your core, and drops you to your knees. Then, darkness.

ENDURANCE: Even in your dreams, you are not immortal. A titan, but killed so easily.

#from the pale #daydreaming #self doubt #disco elysium #fiction

DRAMA: Look at him over there. Standing on his soapbox and exclaiming his virtues to the people. Some of them are even taken in by it; he's coming across extremely charismatic and well travelled. They have no reason to doubt him. In fact, they want to believe him. But you are not convinced so easily. You can see through it all. You know better. He is a fraud.

ELECTROCHEMISTRY: And to top it all off, his mannerisms absolutely scream "coke fiend" from a mile away.

#from the pale #don't fall for it #they are all fools #how do they not see?#disco elysium #fiction

SHIVERS: 2 miles away, in a partially burned down home, a middle-aged man strikes his wife of 30 years for the first time. He always said he was never that kind of guy; that it was a line he would never cross. Several blocks from you, in a fast food restaurant, a teenager cuts in before his girlfriend can speak so that he can order for her. Even closer still, 4 doors down from you, a young lady has reached her breaking point and leaves her fiancé. He grabbed her arm just a little too hard this time.

RHETORIC: All reminders that you are not special in this world. There are unfortunately many, many men like you.

#from the pale #trying to change #made a fresh start #running from the past #disco elysium #fiction

REACTION SPEED: In the distance, you capture a few sporadic words emanating from the public announcement loudspeakers. All you are able to make out are the words "conscription" and "former service personnel".

HALF LIGHT: IT'S FUCKING HAPPENING. JUST LIKE YOU ALWAYS KNEW IT WOULD. YOU. WILL. DIE.

VOLITION: Stop and actually think for a second. You know nothing yet. You caught scraps of information from hundreds of feet away with no context. Do a little research. Look into this further.

#from the pale #don't jump to conclusions #keep your cool #disco elysium #fiction

PAIN THRESHOLD: Is it worse than it used to be? Of course it is. It used to be that your hands would only hurt in the cold; now it's most of the time. This is all to be expected as you get old. Nothing to be ashamed of.

PHYSICAL INSTRUMENT: Old? Fuck that right in the face. You are in your physical prime right now. Your hands aren't in pain. That's just your knuckles itching for some action.

#from the pale #getting older #don't need to keep fighting #regret the past?#disco elysium #fiction

LOGIC: You know that what you are doing makes no sense. Welding small patches of aluminium over rust holes will not fix the problem. The rust will still persist and spread until your car falls apart around you.

RHETORIC: Now this is a fitting metaphor for a guy like you.

INTERFACING: If only you had this arc welder back in the day. Feels much better in the hand than a blowtorch.

#from the pale #car repair #welding #just can't let it go yet #disco elysium #fiction

PERCEPTION: Your nostrils fill with the scent of her camellia and sweet pea perfume. Her embrace is warm and genuine.

VOLITION: Something you thought you'd never feel again, yet here you are.

DRAMA: There is no ulterior motive here, sir. She really is just very glad to see you again.

#from the pale #self doubt #flowers on a warm day #disco elysium #fiction

VOLITION: You swore to yourself that there would be no more pills. Not for any reason; no matter how strong or weak they are. Yet here you are again.

ELECTROCHEMISTRY: 500mg paracetamol tablets. It doesn't qualify as "nothing" in the literal sense, but it might as well be.

RHETORIC: That would be true if you weren't holding an approximate fuckton of them right now. Remember, the slope is very slippery.

PAIN THRESHOLD: You aren't even in any pain that needs killing. Be real with yourself for a second. Are you really this weak?

#from the pale #it's for the pain #or is it?#disco elysium #fiction

COMPOSURE: Another nightmare. They've become infrequent lately that you managed to break into a cold sweat and your heart rate spiked. Just like a normal person would. You know what to do. Deep breaths, maybe a cigarette by the window and then lay your head back down and sleep.

SHIVERS: COUNTIN' BODIES LIKE SHEEP TO THE RHYTHM OF THE WAR DRUMS.

#from the pale #they will never truly stop #you did it to yourself #disco elysium #fiction

PERCEPTION: As you look out towards the horizon, the darkness of the night sky gradually gives way to a vivid orange; sunrise. It's been a long time since you've been awake for one of these.

DRAMA: This is a metaphor for your life, sir. A sign from the universe that you are on the right track. You would do well to stay the course.

LOGIC: It isn't a metaphor for anything. The sun rises every day.

#from the pale #nature #the beauty of the universe #disco elysium #fiction

PAIN THRESHOLD: Out of nowhere, you feel as though a bolt of lightning has drilled into the depths of your brain. A flash of white-hot pain and then nothing. Unconscious. Oblivion.

REACTION SPEED: Can't say what caused it. It was too fast for you to even perceive. Maybe it came from inside?

#from the pale #am I dying?#disco elysium #fiction

RHETORIC: First they wanted a way into your wallet, but that wasn't enough. Then it was a way into your thoughts; still not good enough. Now they are after the only thing you have left. Your soul. DO NOT let them have it.

PHYSICAL INSTRUMENT: Forget your soul. They want your body. The one thing you can actually somewhat be proud of.

#from the pale #it's never enough #they keep taking more #disco elysium #fiction

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