The suggestion to “Follow Your Bliss” only works in an economy that’s not run by sociopaths.

— Number6.2
Chapter 19, Page 20

Chapter 19, Page 20

A little bit of pathos from Jacob, just before the big encounter.  I’m sure he’ll have more wisdom to impart after his talk with Lola…

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Jacob: The fight is not against old friends. It's never against some tyrant. It's never against any rampaging hordes, or an uncaring universe, or even the whims of fate. The fight is always, always, against yourself. That's why I win. I've fought all those battles before. (sigh) Well, almost all of them.

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Discussion (6)¬

  1. Armored windshield too, now! (I assume.)

    I wonder if she’ll even let him talk, or just shoot.

    • Unmaker says:

      With the “faster than genocide man” guns, she would have already shot if that’s what she wanted to lead with.

    • Ro'Wan says:

      Was just about to remark that Lola seems to have “leveled up” quite a bit since the last time we saw her………..

  2. Ming the Merciless says:

    Ah! The fight against the ego…everything turn around the ego…nothing is done unless it inflate the ego…So said ex-king Gautama.

  3. Jago 7 knives says:

    “Know yourself and know your enemy, and in every battle you will obtain Victory…” -Sun Tzu, The Art of War.

  4. elihias says:

    To defeat your enemy you must know him to his very soul. The battle then becomes to remain yourself.

    Eli…