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[knifedances]

Ah, I can't help feeling that things are a little quiet around here right, now. I know I should probably feel glad considering the alternative, but I guess I find it all too easy to become bored.

I've heard the news that there may be a serial killer in our midst, but it's hard to feel concern for something when it's at a remove from you, right? It's a big city after all, and it's easy to put your mind to rest and think that such a thing will never happen to you. Only, perhaps the people who were killed used to think exactly the same thing? I wonder.

Anyway! Perhaps it's better to concentrate on something a little less morbid. And since I said I was bored...maybe some of you can tell me what you like to do for fun around here? Is there anything you particularly like about Death City? Or even things you really dislike? Give me some ideas ☆

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[signhere]

I do -- to some degree. It's a very human quality, and while someone may be confident in one thing there will always be something else in which they lack confidence.

I suppose it would depend on the person, whether you get to know them well through text. But I, personally, tend to be more comfortable when I'm not hiding behind the veil of anonymity. There's a great deal more you can tell about a person just by seeing their facial expressions as well as hearing their voice. Nuances that I feel would get confused or missed entirely when speaking on a text-only basis.

You, for instance, were different from the way I imagined you.

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[knifedances]

Though lack of confidence in a certain area doesn't necessarily equate with shyness, does it?

Ah, sure, there's certainly a lot you can learn about a person through face-to-face interaction, or even from the sound of their voice, but those kinds of interactions can be a little trying at times, for someone like me.

I'm curious, though. How was I different from what you'd imagined?

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[signhere]

No, not always. But they are along similar lines. Both are related to uncertainty.

As for how you are different, please don't take offense. But through text with some of your mannerisms, it is easy to mistake you for a woman.

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[knifedances]

I suppose that depends on what you mean when you say 'uncertainty'. For example. someone could know with absolute certainty that there are areas they are less than proficient in, and yet feel no concern over it nonetheless, believing the things they are proficient in more than make up for it.

Ah, I'm not offended! You're not the first person to come to that conclusion, Light-kun.

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[signhere]

You raise a good argument, as always, K-chan. And I suppose it's possible there are people such as this who exist.

[ After all, Light's one of them. ]

I'm relieved. I didn't want to upset you.

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[knifedances]

[As is Izaya; he's well aware of his weaknesses and yet feels confident his other skills more than make up for them]

It's kind of you to say so. And yes, I think it's possible that such people exist. There's a lot of room for diversity between individuals, after all.

Ha ha, no, I'm not upset. I may be shy, but I'm also fairly difficult to offend.

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[signhere]

But would you say it's the ideal for a person to possess no real lack of confidence, overshadowing their weaknesses with their own strengths? Or would you say it makes them arrogant?

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[knifedances]

I suppose that depends. There's nothing wrong with an abundance of confidence, provided it isn't misplaced. And there's a difference between overshadowing one's own weaknesses with ones strengths, and accepting one's weaknesses while compensating for them in other areas, don't you think?

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[signhere]

To be truthful, I believe they are the same thing in essence. One is simply worded in a kinder manner than the other.

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[knifedances]

Ah, I'm not certain I agree. It's one thing to accept one's weaknesses while accounting for them in other areas to the best of one's ability, and another entirely to think those weaknesses irrelevant. Though I suppose it depends on the person. And that's just my opinion on it, of course.