What's so great about love? As you've said, it's incapable of even maintaining a single world. Speaking from this approach, what value does something like that have?
The way I see it... money is something you can always get, whether you need it or not, you know?
Some things you can only have once. Like your life. Once your life is gone, you never get it back. You have to live every moment for what is important, because you won't ever be able to go back and get more just by working hard or saying or doing the right things.
That's value, to me. Something you can't replicate. Something you can't sell. It's just a feeling in your heart, that thing that tells you that your one important life would be a lot emptier without what you value.
Yes. It's important that I be given something for my time. Are you saying that you'll be able to provide satisfying payment for an answer I don't want to give?
I won't know what that is unless you tell me, Rufus-san.
If you don't wanna answer, you can just say so. I was just asking a question cause I want to get to know you better, not cause I want anything from you.
A couple people know it's in trouble. I have to be honest about that. But I...
I don't want anyone to see how bad it's actually gotten. If I show anybody else Cefiro, it's gonna be how I want it to end up, so they know how good it used to be, and why I fight for it. Not...
[She bits her lip as she looks back down onto the storm, the castle, the ticking clock of Cefiro that was running out of rope.]
[She shakes her head, even though his attention is drawn elsewhere.]
If you wanted something that I'm going to show nobody else... then yeah, this is all. Even if I showed you the rest of Cefiro, I'm afraid that it doesn't look much different than this, right this moment.
I'm going to do whatever I can to change it. But that means I can't forget what it's become, and what will happen if I can't make the right decisions. In that way... this is a memory that's dear to me.
[The scenery around the disappears, leaving the empty room full of whatever is in this room when the simulation isn't active. Magical hexagons. Who knows.]
Mmmn. You can choose, then, since you gave me that option. It's only fair!
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Have... you never loved someone, Rufus-san?
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What a useless question.
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People who've loved someone that isn't themselves... they know the value that it brings.
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Money is just an object, though, right? Why does money have value, except for what you give it?
Would you give up your life for the sake of money, Rufus-san? Is it that valuable?
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If I were to give up my life for a particular sum, I wouldn't be able to make more money.
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Some things you can only have once. Like your life. Once your life is gone, you never get it back. You have to live every moment for what is important, because you won't ever be able to go back and get more just by working hard or saying or doing the right things.
That's value, to me. Something you can't replicate. Something you can't sell. It's just a feeling in your heart, that thing that tells you that your one important life would be a lot emptier without what you value.
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[He scowls.]
I dislike repeating myself, but I will say it again: there's nothing money can't buy.
Please don't waste any more of your breath on this matter.
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Why is money so important to you, Rufus-san?
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[Stop the virtual reality, so he can leave without incident.]
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You think money can buy anything, and I don't. You say things like humans have a value for money, which I think is wrong.
Money is important to you. Being given something for your time is important to you. I'm not saying that's bad. I just want to understand why.
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If you don't wanna answer, you can just say so. I was just asking a question cause I want to get to know you better, not cause I want anything from you.
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Will you tell the other participants what became of Cefiro?
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I don't want anyone to see how bad it's actually gotten. If I show anybody else Cefiro, it's gonna be how I want it to end up, so they know how good it used to be, and why I fight for it. Not...
[She bits her lip as she looks back down onto the storm, the castle, the ticking clock of Cefiro that was running out of rope.]
Not this.
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. . . You intend to change the Pillar system and rebuild the world.
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I'm the new Pillar, after all.
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Is there more?
[Or is this all there is to see?]
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If you wanted something that I'm going to show nobody else... then yeah, this is all. Even if I showed you the rest of Cefiro, I'm afraid that it doesn't look much different than this, right this moment.
I'm going to do whatever I can to change it. But that means I can't forget what it's become, and what will happen if I can't make the right decisions. In that way... this is a memory that's dear to me.
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[While it's spoken in a business-like tone, it doesn't sound necessarily dismissive. He lifts his head, straightening.]
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Thank you. Your time is valuable, Rufus-san. Thank you for teaching me that, if anything.
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I abide by the contract. The deal was to exchange memories, as well as my time for something unique. Like you, I'll answer a question about my world.
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Mmmn. You can choose, then, since you gave me that option. It's only fair!
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