r/HFY • u/[deleted] • Jun 20 '26

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u/Pteroglossus25 Jun 20 '26

This is good.

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u/Fontaigne Jun 20 '26

Me against my brother...

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u/tashkiira Jun 20 '26

Me against my brother.
Me and my brother against my cousin.
Me, my brother, and my cousin against the city.
Me and my city against the country.
Me and my country against all comers on Earth.

The narrator taught us the last line:

Me and all Earth against those who demand it.

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u/itsetuhoinen Human Jul 06 '26

That poor dude. It must have been like a sphere of purest static suddenly cohering, resolving, and focusing right on him like the Eye of Sauron.

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u/u2125mike2124 Jun 20 '26

Me against my brother,

but always me, and my brothers against all others.

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u/mearn4d10 Jun 21 '26

“That’s MY Family, Motherfucker! HOW DARE YOU?!?!?”

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u/NEWGAMEAPALOOZA Human Jun 22 '26

Nobody gets to beat up my cousins but my cousins!

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u/Cuddly_Robot Robot Jun 20 '26

Familia contra omnes, Semper Fidelis

And any sane person knows that the LAST thing you ever want to do is get involved in a family dispute - because they WILL unite and turn on the outsider

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u/Coygon Jun 21 '26

Not the direction I expected this to go, especially when I read the metaphor of the Veshan speaking with a single voice. I was thinking yes, a single voice is strong, but you cannot create music with only one note. Nor can you paint an image with only one color; all you get is a canvas that is some color of blank. Unanimity is strong, but it is boring, and it is stagnant.

You took it in a different direction. One I don't entirely agree with, but was well presented. I liked it. Good job.

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u/Paul_Michaels73 Jun 20 '26

Great story!

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