shouxue my beloved

[egodist]

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[ravenry]

If anything, you are muleheaded, unpleasantly so.

[ which means she believes he'll get it done if they ever get off this ship.

it's a when to him, but it's still an if to her. ]

[egodist]

[he's not offended. he shrugs, because that's probably true]

I limit my focus to accomplish what's necessary, and nothing more.

[he really means it when he says that what other people think of him isn't all that relevant to him]

[ravenry]

[ she said it like that because he's said enough times that he doesn't care what people think of him. she's listening to him, for better or worse. ]

What's necessary isn't always the same for everyone.

[ it's more of a statement than an argument. ]

[egodist]

[ya! say your piece, shouxue! you're so right! and also that's true, so he'll be clearer:]

What is necessary for me is to combat the so-called curse of my country.

Nothing more than that.

[he doesn't put even an ounce of energy into being (checks notes) tolerable as a human being]