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[Oh look it's the guy who threw that New Years' Party. What insanity are they bringing this time...?]

Things are exciting here. More and more exciting. There is even a tournament! I have never participated in one before - it is a friendly contest thing, yes? I cannot wait to see how everyone performs. The aim is to win, so everyone will be fighting to the best of their ability, to beyond their very limits, otherwise the win is tainted, yes?

Yes.

You will all try very hard.

[Er, did their voice get a bit weird then? A bit deeper? Hm, oh, no, their voice is back to normal]

I hope so in any case. It will make this dull otherwise.

There is a question to be asked.

Hatred and Love is viewed in equal measure. Humans normally say love is worth more. In recent months, I have seen media that espouses that love will always succeed over hatred. Hatred is inferior. It sustains only the self, but it is like poison also. Pure intentions become twisted, revenge distorts the mind and morals, and eventually hatred destroys the individual...

I must admit, this confuses me. I have observed no such things in humanity before. Ah, the corruption, yes, but hatred has sustained and protected humans as much as it has poisoned them. It is usually love that brings about self-destruction, as they hold another's life higher than their own.

So, I have always viewed hatred and love being of equal measure. They are different, yet powerful in their own right. It is like that saying, what, pears and lemons? Apples and peaches? Whatever.

So my question is thus: what do you think is more powerful or more important? Hatred or Love?

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Neither. Emotions get in the way of performing at one's peak.

Emotions assist performance at one's peak. They give strength. They give the ability to march forth when another would die long before. Do not underestimate emotions.

However, they do bring their own weakness. Which is the reason for my question. Are hatred and love on equal standing, or is one worth more than the other?

To live without any of them gives birth to a dull life of grey.

As I have said, neither. Perhaps you humans require such a thing to perform at an acceptable standard but our society has flourished without the need for such extreme emotions.

I am not human.

[Anant's tone is very sharp]

So you are a society that exists without emotion? That sounds like a hollow existence. What is the point of living if there is no emotion or feeling behind it?

To exist in a constant state of apathy is hell.

You certainly speak in the manner of one.

But we exist to further the Greater Good. We each do the job required of us to help the whole. That is satisfaction enough. Love and hate aren't required.

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[Anant is staring so intently it's like they're trying to melt holes through the video screen]

Greater good.

You obtain satisfaction in fulfilling your duty, and that is it. That is fine. I do that also. But it is best to hunger for more. Perhaps it is greedy, perhaps it is not, but humans exist in a vibrant dimension, swirls, and glitters, of light of colour, not of dullness or greyness or emptiness.

It is attractive... to want...

People who wish for more will consort with evils that will make their head explode to summon daemons. That will be the downfall of humans, that wish for power they don't need.

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Human heads...will explode by...summoning demons...?

[Wow even Anant sounds weirded out]

I saw a human thirst for power and the giant creature he made the deal with exploded forth from his head. It's their method of being summoned, using human hosts, fooling them with offers of immortality and power.

[He has no idea what he's talking about. Except for the head exploding and daemon appearing.]

.................

Oh. You are talking about Persona. Those are merely physical manifestations of a soul, representations of their inner psyche. They are not demons.

[At least, Anant hopes it was that. To be honest demons exploding out of heads sounds very disturbing]

I find them fascinating. Besides, thirst for power, gluttony and greed... those are the very basics of humanity. They would not be as brilliant as they were without that drive.

No, I mean a real creature. I was forced to kill it myself. After questioning, I learned that it was termed a Greater Daemon by humans.

Demons bursting out of heads...

[Paaaaaaause]

How... intriguing. Fascinating! How did it occur? Did the human have to sacrifice portions of itself to make room for the demon to reside? Or did it act as a conduit between dimensions?

I am not aware of the specifics other than the human died. You would have to ask the Space Marine.

What is 'Space Marine'? There is a spacial sea?

[Space??? Sea??? ?????]

The Space Marine. He is a very tall human clad in grey armor.

I think I met him once. He said he killed gods. Is that him?

That sounds like something an arrogant Space Marine would say.

Curious.

In any case, what are you? You function for the Greater Good, and refer to humans as a separate species. I am curious to know what you are.

A tau from the planet T'au.

A tau. I have never heard of you before.

What type of planet do you have? Mine is tidal locked by a red dwarf star.

...it is a dry planet mostly covered in savannahs and mountains.

Savannah? Oh, that term is somewhat unfamiliar yet familiar...

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Oh! Yes, it is a land of low grade plants and intense heat with two seasons, wet or dry. Is that correct?

That would be correct.

Hm- oh.

Ah, my apologies. We have digressed greatly from our original point of conversation.

I don't mind. I wasn't a fan of the original topic either way.

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