THE FORCED HONESTY/ASK ME ANYTHING MEME

[ceasetoexist]

THE RULES:
-Post with your character
-Others ask your characters questions (ICly or OOCly)
-Your character has to answer whatever they're asked completely honestly!
-That's it! Them's the rules!

Comments

[strengthinkindness]

...I'm...not really sure. I've never really thought people need a reason to care.

[ceasetoexist]

What if people don't want you to care?

[strengthinkindness]

...Sometimes, you can't help caring about others...even if you don't mean to.

But I guess if they really didn't want me to, I'd...try not to be around them too much...

[ceasetoexist]

Just, doesn't it hurt, I guess?

Wouldn't it be easier to just walk away when you know someone isn't worth your time or concern?

[strengthinkindness]

Mm...I guess for some people it would be.

Sometimes though, it can hurt walking away if there might be a way to help. Even if I can't help them...I can only hope that someone will be able to.

[ceasetoexist]

Some people don't deserve help. I guess I don't get it still. If they don't deserve help they don't deserve help, so leave them. It's not your fault if you can't help them.

[strengthinkindness]

I guess...but sometimes it's hard to determine when someone "deserves" it or not.

For most people though...there's someone out there somewhere who cares about that person...and they would want to help them, if they could. And thinking about that...that's why I want to try to help others...

[ceasetoexist]

Alright then.

Have you ever actually hated anyone then?

[strengthinkindness]

Hated...? [She frowns a bit, trying to think.]

No...I don't think so. There have been people I've really disliked...but I don't think it was ever strong enough to hate them...

[ceasetoexist]

...You're lucky then, I guess.

[strengthinkindness]

Mm...I guess so.

It just...seems like it would take more energy to hate someone than to just dislike them.

[ceasetoexist]

Maybe it does at first. But I think when you start hating people, the easier it becomes, until you don't realize it's what you always fall back on.

[strengthinkindness]

Mm...Maybe...

I guess we'll see what happens if I do ever start hating people...

[She kind of hopes it doesn't come down to that though.]

Would you mind if I ask you something?

[ceasetoexist]

Free country.

[strengthinkindness]

Do I really bother you a lot?

[ceasetoexist]

You don't bother me in that I think you caring about things is pointless. I just think any care you seem to stupidly show to me would be better for other people.

[strengthinkindness]

Hmm...I see...

[She thinks about that for a moment.]

There isn't a limit to caring, though...Just because I show care for you doesn't mean I'd show any less for other people, or vice versa.

[ceasetoexist]

I don't want your concern.

[strengthinkindness]

Mm...I'm sorry...

[ceasetoexist]

That's fine.

Just don't care.

[strengthinkindness]

U-Um...I-I'll try...?

[ceasetoexist]

Sure. Good.

Thank you.

[strengthinkindness]

[It felt strange, being thanked for not caring. And she kind of wanted to ask why he didn't want her to care, but that felt like pushing things a bit.]

Right...