LU 277 - Dr. Thornberry 76

I woke up from the restless night, realizing I wasn’t leaning against Space anymore, but that I’d fallen onto the floor. He was gone, which was a surprise since I haven’t seen him up and around in ages. I got up and walked around the castle to go try and find him. The task was easy as he was just near the main entranceway. I spoke to him and he answered. I suppose he wasn’t actually dead.
”What have you been up to Vice?” 
”Oh you know up and around, to make sure we get the real thrones back. Going to Spawn and such.”
I looked behind me to his singular chair in the room I had just left. 
”Why would you go to spawn we’re literally exiled.”
"And? I just had a nice chat with Kearly and Vert and we established we’ll most likely have a formal 2v2.”
”Vice, you’re aware doing that would be suicide.” 
”I’d rather die trying than not try at all.” 
”You’d rather throw your life away trying to beat them the hard way than take a crack at doing things the easy way?” 
”So what? A life without power isn’t a life worth living.”
We continued on blabbering to each other, both of us trying to convince the other why we were right. But as always, Space swayed me into agreeing with him.
"What’s a way we can go around defeating them without violence?”
”Force them? Kidnap them? Instill fear in them?” 
”What are you doing in those examples? Violence. Try again.” 
”Talk shit about the other side?”
He finally sighed, and went into a detailed tangent about how we’d go around it. After we talked for a few minutes and solidified our plan.
”Why were you so deadset on throwing your life away anyway? What, you lose one fight and think that’s it?” 
”That’s not it- I just don’t mind dying.”
”Let me tell you something. Life knocks you down again and again and again, to the point where you feel like you can’t move at all. However, what’s important is your willingness to get back up and fight until life knocks you down once more. Life is a cycle of ups and downs, and if you give up during a down you’re a weak coward.”
...I did not think that would ever come out of his mouth. It almost sounds like he wants me to be alive.
"Now, are you going to lie back down like a pussy or are you going to get up?"
"I suppose I'll get back up. I still don't mind dying for what's mine though."
"Dying for what's yours makes you mindless and blinded by power. It's like jumping off a cliff to save a precious item; you can't use it if you're dead. Even if you catch it."
I continued arguing with him for no reason, but he just kept telling me reasonable things. At some point I just had to give up.
"Vice, a small glass of water doesn't have much to quench me, but it still helps me when I need it."
...Way to sound like he's using me.
"Okay, let's get started."
"Thank you, I hope to see you back soon. I also hope you take this conversation to heart."