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[cobbledtogetherenvy]

[No recording. Envy doesn't want to talk to any stupid humans.]

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[thereisnothing]

"It's about at least not immediately burning all your bridges. Wanting shit can mean you have to compromise. Sometimes." Not being as much of a dick as you'd like to be is a type of compromise.

[cobbledtogetherenvy]

"Well, I know that," Envy says testily, but the sourness wavers after a moment. "Well. It wasn't what I wanted, it was an assignment, but."

[thereisnothing]

"It can be different when it's what you want, not just a job. Some people probably find it easier. I hate asking for shit. At least the assassins I can kill." Unlike most people who get on his nerves. "You'll find where you fall. But, yeah, to get out of here I think you'll probably have to... think more about people as people instead of obstacles or entertainment. Luckily, that doesn't mean having to be nice or care about them."

[cobbledtogetherenvy]

"People don't want to have anything more to do with me than I do with them," Envy says. "Same as any other animal." Wardens have to do this stuff. That's different. "I can't just ignore them?"

[thereisnothing]

"You probably can, later." Lucky bastard, free from many of the needs that can drive someone who doesn't want anything to do with other people into interacting with them. "But to escape this place, I think you'll have to make it a choice." He waves his cigarette, he knows it's already a choice. "I think you'll need to try to understand people as people - and decide at that point that you want as little to do with them as possible."

[cobbledtogetherenvy]

"Lots of humans don't do that. Why do I have to?" He's not really worse than a lot of the top brass who work with the homunculi. Just better informed.

[thereisnothing]

"Because a lot of humans aren't stuck here. If my job was to get you to 'be human', I'd say you should disregard other people's existence even more, and enjoy it more." He doesn't think Envy's worse than most people he knows back home, human or youkai. He doesn't have any particular affection for humanity, in general. "But my job is to get you out of here, and that means doing shit that most people manage to avoid."

[cobbledtogetherenvy]

It's not fair that the warden usually makes sense. Envy sighs but-- Well, he doesn't actually nod. He drops his chin into his hands and looks sulky. Surrender, however grudging.