[Ciel thinks about this a bit before replying. Sebastian doesn't count because Sebastian is the least trustworthy when a contractual term isn't involved. Lizzie is trustworthy, but... he doesn't think she has anything to be untrustworthy about.
His servants are trustworthy; however... he has purposefully groomed them to be, even from the very moment he hired them. Each one of them, pulled from the rubble of another life and giving an opportunity, a duty, a role, all important. They trust him unconditionally and serve him even more so. They are his pawns to sacrifice in his little game.]
FROM: phantomhive.ciel@cdc.org Someone you are certain would die for you.
[ trust was a rather fluid little thing— each one had their own view, just as one would view friendship, or paradise. there have been people that have attempted to assassinate tsuna, and even then— he trusts them. gives them a second chance. since then, they don't leave his side, and maybe that's why he's so searched for back home. trust was something everyone wanted to feel—
but at it's root, it's a feeling. at least in his eyes, it's not a piece of paper you can see in front of you, clear enough to tell what color it is, how many lines it has— ]
FROM: phantomhive.ciel@cdc.org By what they say. Sometimes by what they do. They say for you without hesitation, and when they do for you, it's without fail.
for me a friend is already trustworthy and someone trustworthy is already a friend, you know? someone you can count on and they can count on you it always goes both ways
FROM: sawada.tsunayoshi@cdc.org
but it'll always be something i feel first i cant really explain it at all
FROM: phantomhive.ciel@cdc.org Sometimes, a friend isn't always trustworthy, and sometimes, someone trustworthy isn't always a friend. Just remember that.
FROM: phantomhive.ciel@cdc.org Judge people on what they show you, not on how you think you feel about them.
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A feeling.
[The text sounds as skeptical as he would saying it aloud.]
FROM: phantomhive.ciel@cdc.org
You can't base anything off only your feelings, Sawada.
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but i have to believe in it
its always right its almost scary
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That's stupid. It could be wrong, and then you may be dead.
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i cant explain it anyway....
sorry
FROM: sawada.tsunayoshi@cdc.org
but sometimes you have to trust people ciel
you can easily be just
you know
just as in trouble if you dont
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You should only trust the people you know you can trust.
FROM: phantomhive.ciel@cdc.org
If you trust anyone carelessly you most certainly will be in trouble.
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i guess that's why i trust him
FROM: sawada.tsunayoshi@cdc.org
what counts as someone trustworthy?
for you i mean
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His servants are trustworthy; however... he has purposefully groomed them to be, even from the very moment he hired them. Each one of them, pulled from the rubble of another life and giving an opportunity, a duty, a role, all important. They trust him unconditionally and serve him even more so. They are his pawns to sacrifice in his little game.]
FROM: phantomhive.ciel@cdc.org
Someone you are certain would die for you.
[In that regard, he is not trustworthy himself.]
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but at it's root, it's a feeling. at least in his eyes, it's not a piece of paper you can see in front of you, clear enough to tell what color it is, how many lines it has— ]
FROM: sawada.tsunayoshi@cdc.org
how do you know for sure?
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By what they say. Sometimes by what they do. They say for you without hesitation, and when they do for you, it's without fail.
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that sounds more like a friend.
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FROM: phantomhive.ciel@cdc.org
We're talking about trustworthiness. I never said it couldn't be a friend.
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it just got me thinking, sorry
FROM: sawada.tsunayoshi@cdc.org
for me a friend is already trustworthy
and someone trustworthy is already a friend, you know?
someone you can count on and they can count on you
it always goes both ways
FROM: sawada.tsunayoshi@cdc.org
but it'll always be something i feel first
i cant really explain it at all
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Sometimes, a friend isn't always trustworthy, and sometimes, someone trustworthy isn't always a friend. Just remember that.
FROM: phantomhive.ciel@cdc.org
Judge people on what they show you, not on how you think you feel about them.