( mechanic, pointless? perhaps, perhaps not. honestly, it's a more applicable skill than banishing demons, thus far. Ben has seen both junked machines and things ranging through semi-functional. he wouldn't know the difference between working and not-working, if you showed him a machine.
but that's a debate for people outside of these joined rooms; if they can't get out, then none of that will matter. no pressure or anything, Ben.
the debate currently at least manages to be more in Ben's wheelhouse. whether that's a good thing or not, it's difficult to say. )
That's doubt.
( said simply, matter-of-fact. in fact, it's said like a belief, like knowing that the sun rises and sets everyday (if you're on earth, at least.) ) Doubt like that doesn't exist naturally. The self-defeating kind is like a...a parasite. Something that steal your energy and will away from yourself. ( Ben knows what tools demons use, and they're not always tools that are exclusive to them; humans are fantastic at harming each other, and this sort of self-doubt is like a burr in one's skin. it's there, and just needs only a gentle push to cause harm. )
The only one who can decide that fate is... ( well, Ben can't help from making this sound rather cliché, no matter how long he pauses. ) Yourself. People don't know it, but they're often more powerful than they think they're allowed to be.
( you're talking to a guy who made a life on studying and playing referee on the reclaimation of one's own self. he isn't saying that this sort of thing is easy, but it's meant to be every bit as empowering as it sounds, cliché or not. )
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but that's a debate for people outside of these joined rooms; if they can't get out, then none of that will matter. no pressure or anything, Ben.
the debate currently at least manages to be more in Ben's wheelhouse. whether that's a good thing or not, it's difficult to say. )
That's doubt.
( said simply, matter-of-fact. in fact, it's said like a belief, like knowing that the sun rises and sets everyday (if you're on earth, at least.) ) Doubt like that doesn't exist naturally. The self-defeating kind is like a...a parasite. Something that steal your energy and will away from yourself. ( Ben knows what tools demons use, and they're not always tools that are exclusive to them; humans are fantastic at harming each other, and this sort of self-doubt is like a burr in one's skin. it's there, and just needs only a gentle push to cause harm. )
The only one who can decide that fate is... ( well, Ben can't help from making this sound rather cliché, no matter how long he pauses. ) Yourself. People don't know it, but they're often more powerful than they think they're allowed to be.
( you're talking to a guy who made a life on studying and playing referee on the reclaimation of one's own self. he isn't saying that this sort of thing is easy, but it's meant to be every bit as empowering as it sounds, cliché or not. )