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trusthell2017-03-24 12:07 pm
trustwellness) wrote in trusthell2017-03-24 12:07 pm
Final Investigation.
| The Wordsmith's message earlier this week was an ominous one; try as one might, it's difficult to ignore completely, especially with such few details provided to the group. "The end" is such a vague description; however, it does mean one thing, and that's the promise that all of this will come to a close, one way or another. He's promised you one other thing, however – that being that the only way to leave the building is by way of Rule Seven. The chimes ring out, as they always do, on Friday morning; a thorough check of the building will bring with it the realization that no one has died as of last night. There are no bodies to be found in any of the rooms; Kageshirou remains in the foyer, but in general it doesn't seem that anything has changed. However, it's plain that you're all getting restless, and perhaps understandably so; there's only one thing to do in that sort of circumstance, isn't there? After all, you've gotten good at this game; you know what happens on Fridays around here. There are a lot of places to check; just as a bit of advice, you might want to start on the lowest floor first. Other than that, however? You're on your own. Best of luck to you. >Explore? |
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There's nothing actually in Faust itself - that seems fine - but that doesn't mean there's nothing interesting on the shelves; they're just mostly tragedies, some of them are...something else.]
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Are there any books that stand out? Like is there a newer looking one, or one that has a bright color? One with a large spine? Or all they all pretty much the same looking?]
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Namely, once you've hit a certain section we've got a lot of books on philosophy as relates to spirituality and metaphysics.]
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She'll pull a book out of that section and actually start carefully reading through it. She's read a lot of tragedies (and heck, she actually likes tragedies), but this...
It's different...
It's intriguing. Maybe because this is how the Wordsmith thinks or wants to think? So she's being a little more careful reading these books.]
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Some of them relate to the nature of souls themselves - we've got things regarding spiritual composition as thought by Socrates and Plato, the concepts of logos, thymos, and eros and how the interplay between all of those parts (reason, anger as relates to external stimuli, and emotion) affect the strength and status of one's immortal soul. Normally reason regulates the others, but disrupting the balance could lead to changes and unforeseen effects.
...Do you want to keep going?]
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And it's clear she's into this because she's sitting down on the floor now reading this book. She might be grabbing a few more philosophy books along with it in case she keeps finding this interesting.]
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There are a few things here regarding the actualization of the human soul - the notion that a person's soul is not separate from the body, but in fact consists of a person's purpose being fulfilled, said purpose being living a fully functional human life in accordance with reason. Reason is the faculty of the soul most relevant to (and unique to) humanity.
It looks like it contradicts the former thing she was reading, but there are allowances for them to be compatible - for example, the active mind is considered immortal, despite the soul as a whole being mortal and bound to the body's ability to be alive.
>Keep going?]
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So is it perhaps realizing ones' potential that allows their soul to soar, in a sense? But the reason part... there's a lot of things about reason, it seems.
Our friend here must be a logical kind. Who likes tragedies and is a cultured, pretentious shit.
However, she can resonate with having an active mind-- her's is certainly active.
So yes, she's reading still. Uh, yeah. She's forgotten why she came here and that Guzma is there...
>Keep going!]
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Either way! Yes, the books are also big on self-actualization being achieved through finding purpose and function; there's also some things regarding the nature of the soul as relates to the body - namely, how they're both considered separate from the body, and yet integrally connected.
...As well as the notion that that connection can be disrupted or severed through happy things like "dying", and that even beyond that it can still be considered metaphysically viable in various ways.
Can't destroy energy and all that, etc.]
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...wait....
So was this all an experiment about... HOLY FUCK.
Estelle closes that book and opens another metaphysical philosophy book and goes to the part on souls. Does this book say the same thing? That the soul is attached to the human body yet if it can be 'severed' it can separate from the body?]
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This one seems a bit more ambivalent about it, but it does acknowledge the possibility of the soul persisting in some viable way beyond death, yes.]
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Well, she doesn't want to think this is an experiment on souls, but if these books are any indication, she truly wonders.
So, what do these books say on self-actualization and how to achieve it?]
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...That said, it's possible our Wordsmith does not particularly like Maslow, given that these sections aren't as well-worn as the others.]
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That said, what part of these books are the most well worn and what do they say?
Though she does note that perhaps she doesn't like this example of a hierarchy of needs. So what needs have to be met for self-actualization? Perhaps the well-worn parts will tell her that.]
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...Anyway, it's okay if you are not fond of the needs thing, Estelle. I'm sure several people here would agree that Maslow is, in fact, a hack.]
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Is there anything else she should read in these books or should she now go pester Guzma with her findings and talk his ear off about what she read?]
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