Right. Because it was a lot easier to think of things that were hard to explain as fiction? [ Dal understands this only theoretically. It's hard, as someone who is very, very difficult to explain.
Actually, his existence is apparently impossible to explain. ]
What if you don't know what the thing is? I'm not sure I understand my feelings well enough to pin down what might be causing them all the time. It's clearer when I'm with certain people.
Honestly? I don't know. I think so, in a way. How many of us have been thought of as fever dreams, or hallucinations? Probably many.
[ It must be worse for Dal, who doesn't even know what he is. If someone told him he was a hallucination, would he believe it? ]
Hmm. I wish I had an easy answer for you, but I think... you have to try, even if you're uneasy. Then, if you dislike the thing, or are uncomfortable with it, you know for sure.
I'm sure it's a lot, [ Dal says, nodding slowly. ] And I guess that's why it was so shocking. If something you didn't believe was true suddenly was...
[ He trails off, shrugging as best he can from his current position.
And let's just say Dal would be hard-pressed not to believe it if someone said that to him. He'd have to struggle with himself to make the argument it's not true. ]
Better to be certain than never know? [ He's going to have to think that one over, honestly. ] I do like to feel like I'm on steady ground. It helps.
There's a saying about that, I think? Something about hindsight. [ Dal shrugs, somewhat helplessly yet again.
He actually has no experience, in the most literal sense. It's hard for him to make judgement calls about things like this. There's no context for him. But he wants to keep talking about it, so he can get some perspective. ]
I'm figuring that out. With him, [ Dal says, cheeks turning a little pink. ]
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Date: 2018-12-13 12:30 pm (UTC)[ It's a funny thing, to Hyunki. He can hardly believe that at all. How can a whole population be so willfully oblivious? ]
What are you uneasy about? It depends on the thing, I think.
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Date: 2018-12-13 05:20 pm (UTC)Actually, his existence is apparently impossible to explain. ]
What if you don't know what the thing is? I'm not sure I understand my feelings well enough to pin down what might be causing them all the time. It's clearer when I'm with certain people.
But not always.
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Date: 2018-12-17 12:43 pm (UTC)[ It must be worse for Dal, who doesn't even know what he is. If someone told him he was a hallucination, would he believe it? ]
Hmm. I wish I had an easy answer for you, but I think... you have to try, even if you're uneasy. Then, if you dislike the thing, or are uncomfortable with it, you know for sure.
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Date: 2018-12-18 04:53 am (UTC)[ He trails off, shrugging as best he can from his current position.
And let's just say Dal would be hard-pressed not to believe it if someone said that to him. He'd have to struggle with himself to make the argument it's not true. ]
Better to be certain than never know? [ He's going to have to think that one over, honestly. ] I do like to feel like I'm on steady ground. It helps.
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Date: 2018-12-18 12:23 pm (UTC)[ it's a touchy subject. One, often, better left alone. ]
Yes. It's my opinion, anyway. It hardly really matters, what you think is what matters. What you're comfortable with.
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Date: 2018-12-19 01:02 am (UTC)He actually has no experience, in the most literal sense. It's hard for him to make judgement calls about things like this. There's no context for him. But he wants to keep talking about it, so he can get some perspective. ]
I'm figuring that out. With him, [ Dal says, cheeks turning a little pink. ]