"I suppose," Chara answers, reluctantly. "But I had to push back against your SAVE. You'd made one only a few minutes ago, right?"
Perhaps it's paradoxical. A tautology. Because they're determined, they have the power to force change. Because they have the power to force change, Chara can make themselves be determined. Is this just another aspect of being a chameleon? Something more insidious and deeply-rooted than that? Mistrusting what you feel. Forcing yourself to feel. To keep going, even when you don't really have it in you. Being nothing more than your function. Your power.
But... "It seems easy to me. If I were not up against a SOUL like yours, I can't imagine it being hard at all," they reply breezily. "You try a SAVE this time, then. Let's see if my SAVE is a deterrent, or if it's your own self you're pushing against."
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Perhaps it's paradoxical. A tautology. Because they're determined, they have the power to force change. Because they have the power to force change, Chara can make themselves be determined. Is this just another aspect of being a chameleon? Something more insidious and deeply-rooted than that? Mistrusting what you feel. Forcing yourself to feel. To keep going, even when you don't really have it in you. Being nothing more than your function. Your power.
But... "It seems easy to me. If I were not up against a SOUL like yours, I can't imagine it being hard at all," they reply breezily. "You try a SAVE this time, then. Let's see if my SAVE is a deterrent, or if it's your own self you're pushing against."