“I will only ask that you think twice and ponder three times again, the next time someone tells you to distrust me.”
…because that’s not suspicious at all. Especially from someone who proceeds to more or less state outright that he knows he’s in a fantasy novel, inhabiting the role of mentor.
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#Brin reads HPMOR #mostly unspoiled #a while back I was thinking about The Boy Who Cried Wolf #the supposed moral is that lying is bad #the friendly neighbourhood Cardassian thinks the moral is that one should never tell the same lie twice #but it seemed to me that the moral is that a reputation for honesty is important #not *being* honest mind you #having a *reputation* for honesty #tell enough truths for a long enough time and people will believe the first lie you tell #save up social currency so you can spend it at the right moment #sounds to me like Dumbledore’s making a deposit #(I guess I’ll find out) #oh look an original post
Brinens and Things 