The fool I know dove into an active volcano to prevent it from erupting, rather than allow nature to take its course as they should. There is no advice which can deal with some people.
I understand not being fully open. I have never been so, myself. But she is not incorrect in that the less they are aware of, the less they shall share in turn.
Our society eschews individualism, for the most part. All wear the same robes and mask, save for we of the Convocation of Fourteen, who are identified by the masks of our Seats. Each of us performs a different duty-- the Speaker, for example, the voice of the Convocation. The Architect, who oversees the Bureau of the Architect, the facility which approves each new concept our researchers and citizens wish to bring into creation. The Emissary, messenger and neutral party, who mediates any debate between us. All are chosen for their skill and expertise in their respective fields.
What? No. We had no need of incarceration. Punishment, perhaps, in the form of censure, but none of our people would go so far as to require being locked away.
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[...ah. his brow furrows deeper, there, silent for several moments.]
...I have known her type, I suspect. There is naught one can tell certain people to get them to run, to insist that they save themselves.
Too bold by half. Too dedicated by half. Both, sometimes.
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So you don't have any advice for dealing with people like that?
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But you know, I thought you might have some advice given your age.
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...but she was not wrong either, you know.
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... How's that?
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Do you have kings where you're from?
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[ o: ]
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[what is a violence.]
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... How many were you?