Nope's Peak Day 20 - Mae

[truthstranger]

Can we talk for a moment...?

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[maege]

I mean, yeah, I'm not completely oblivious, that was me asking you to narrow it down.

[truthstranger]

...I've heard a few things from people. Ah, a few confessions, I suppose. I was wondering... if I could hear what you have to say as well.

[maege]

Soooo you're asking me for a confession next. Even though absolutely no answer I could possibly give you is gonna be any good for me.

[truthstranger]

It would be better than no answer, when I've already come to conclusions by the process of elimination. I'd like to hear it from you.

[maege]

If you've already figured it out for yourself then I don't really see what my saying anything is going to do.

[truthstranger]

Because... I'd like to know the truth of the situation. And...

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If possible... I'd prefer not to vote for someone who's been honest and forthcoming with me.

[maege]

...Look, I...I don't want to lie, not to you, but nothing I say is gonna be good enough. Let's just get that outta the way. Like, yeah, I'd prefer you not vote for me, too, and all, but—but I don't really know what you're expecting or what you want me to say here.

[truthstranger]

...I'd like to know your reasons, but if you don't want to tell me... I can't force you to.

[maege]

...

That conversation we had, about how if we don't have other people, we don't have anything? That'd basically be the result of what the damn raccoons threatened me with, taken to, like, the logical extreme.

...Basically my whole job—my whole purpose at home is to make sure that doesn't happen. Sooooo.