[...he thinks about a voice, similar but different, that told him that if he didn't take time to unwind and rest, he'd run the risk of making mistakes, of slipping up. That he couldn't keep going, all of the time, or his game would suffer.
What he's doing...hasn't been resting. It's been holding down the gas pedal while the car's in park, it's been letting the engine of his mind, restrained by its absence of direction, run and run and run without getting anywhere.
And that does no good to anybody.
He still exists. Ryou still exists. Even the pharaoh can't win every round; he can be okay with that, he's lost rounds before, because the game isn't over. He needs to make more deliberate use of his time: if he needs to rest, he should actually rest, not spin out uselessly in what-ifs.
Learn, adapt, play the game. Clear the levels. Don't let what happened in the last one penalize you in the next.
Don't let yourself be paralyzed, don't doubt, don't hesitate -- or you're dead.]
You're right. There's nothing useful about what I've been doing...it's important to rest sometimes, but it only helps if you're actually resting!
It's no good to waste time.
[Time spent getting real rest, time spent with friends...that's not a waste, that helps keep you sane. Time spent beating yourself up over past mistakes, though...that's inefficient.
Heh. He really wasn't expecting to get support here, from this guy. Man, Triffany is right, taking the time for human (or monster) contact is important.
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What he's doing...hasn't been resting. It's been holding down the gas pedal while the car's in park, it's been letting the engine of his mind, restrained by its absence of direction, run and run and run without getting anywhere.
And that does no good to anybody.
He still exists. Ryou still exists. Even the pharaoh can't win every round; he can be okay with that, he's lost rounds before, because the game isn't over. He needs to make more deliberate use of his time: if he needs to rest, he should actually rest, not spin out uselessly in what-ifs.
Learn, adapt, play the game. Clear the levels. Don't let what happened in the last one penalize you in the next.
Don't let yourself be paralyzed, don't doubt, don't hesitate -- or you're dead.]
You're right. There's nothing useful about what I've been doing...it's important to rest sometimes, but it only helps if you're actually resting!
It's no good to waste time.
[Time spent getting real rest, time spent with friends...that's not a waste, that helps keep you sane. Time spent beating yourself up over past mistakes, though...that's inefficient.
Heh. He really wasn't expecting to get support here, from this guy. Man, Triffany is right, taking the time for human (or monster) contact is important.
But, he can't help but wonder...]
...
...
...how long are you going to hold me?
[dry as tomb-dust.]