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[attorneyatlol]

I don't seem to use this journal for much more than getting a hold of other people or complaining about viruses anymore, but a conversation got me thinking about what it means to be positive. I know, it's a trite subject, right? 'The power of positive thinking'. It makes me think of a self-help seminar... But to be perfectly honest, I'm not sure I'd ever accomplish anything if I wasn't sure I would accomplish it. I don't know how or why I developed that mindset or if it was even a conscious decision, but I'm grateful that I have. I can't imagine what would have happened if I'd given up on certain goals...

Don't get me wrong. It's not always easy, and nobody can be positive all the time, but I think it beats the alternative in a lot of cases.

I guess this is why some people have me labeled as an optimist.

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[attorneyatlol]

Neither is me being a fool, I guess.

You did a lot for me, Edgeworth. I know it didn't seem like a big deal at the time... but you did a lot for me.

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[samuraiprosecutor]

That fact I was already aware of.

(Not enough. Not nearly enough, and likely it never will be. Still, it's...something.)

...Perhaps, though the bulk of the credit belongs elsewhere. As I said, the words weren't mine.

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[attorneyatlol]

The feelings behind them were, though.

...Don't think like that, alright? It was enough for me, and that's all that matters.

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[samuraiprosecutor]

...It is.

(No. What you expect in recompense and what you deserve are vastly different measures.)

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[attorneyatlol]

Edgeworth...

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[samuraiprosecutor]

What, Wright?

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[attorneyatlol]

Nothing... Never mind.

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[samuraiprosecutor]

(Don't.)

You went to great lengths to repay me, Wright.

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[attorneyatlol]

I didn't do it so you would owe me, okay?

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[samuraiprosecutor]

(Do you honestly believe I could suspect that you did?) Then why, Wright? Tell me why you did it.

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[attorneyatlol]

We've had this conversation before...

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[samuraiprosecutor]

(We... Ah.)

Indeed we have. But, if I recall correctly, that question wasn't a part of it.

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[attorneyatlol]

You know why I did it.

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[samuraiprosecutor]

(...I do.)

Yet you won't allow me to do the same in return.

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[attorneyatlol]

What do you mean?

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[samuraiprosecutor]

(Dear God, Wright. Is it so difficult to understand? ...Or simply so difficult to believe?)

You still assume my sole motivation is to even the score?

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[attorneyatlol]

Of course not, but I don't want you to feel like what you do for me is never going to be enough. It is.

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[samuraiprosecutor]

(Perhaps, by your standards.)

I suppose it will have to be. (As truly paying you back in kind would require you to enter a place I pray you'll never have to occupy.)

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[attorneyatlol]

I don't want to argue about this, Edgeworth. We shouldn't argue about this...

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[samuraiprosecutor]

(I'm not the one intent on arguing the point.) Wright, I've given you nothing that hasn't been earned.

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[attorneyatlol]

You seem pretty intent to me...

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[samuraiprosecutor]

My views on the point are already established. You are the one who's intent on changing them.

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[attorneyatlol]

I could say the same to you.

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[samuraiprosecutor]

There's a distinct difference between defending a position and perpetuating an argument. (Though, I occasionally wonder whether you're aware of it.)



((OOC: Hypocrisy ftw?))

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[attorneyatlol]

I'm not trying to perpetuate anything. I'm just trying to tell you how I feel.