Hod — Episode 2Location: The Library - Floor of LiteratureRoland(Servant)Alright, here’s the books you asked for~Audio: "ch8_Hod_ep2_rolnad1"Hod(Patron Librarian - Literature)Thanks, Mister Roland.Audio: "ch8_Hod_ep2_hod1"Roland(Servant)No need to be so courteous. You can drop the “Mister” and just call me Roland.Audio: "ch8_Hod_ep2_rolnad2"Hod(Patron Librarian - Literature)Can I? Roland.Audio: "ch8_Hod_ep2_hod2"Roland(Servant)Much better.Audio: "ch8_Hod_ep2_rolnad3"Hod(Patron Librarian - Literature)It feels kinda awkward to speak like this right away.Audio: "ch8_Hod_ep2_hod3"Roland(Servant)You’ll get used to it. How’s the collection going, by the way?Audio: "ch8_Hod_ep2_rolnad4"Roland(Servant)I’m not sure if the City has anything worth being called literature.Audio: "ch8_Hod_ep2_rolnad5"Hod(Patron Librarian - Literature)It seems like each person’s life counts as a work of literature.Audio: "ch8_Hod_ep2_hod4"Hod(Patron Librarian - Literature)The story of one’s life is written out like a book of its own.Audio: "ch8_Hod_ep2_hod5"Hod(Patron Librarian - Literature)And in that story, comedy and tragedy intertwine in a complex way.Audio: "ch8_Hod_ep2_hod6"Hod(Patron Librarian - Literature)It’s hard to define anyone as pure evil, or pure good for that matter.Audio: "ch8_Hod_ep2_hod7"Roland(Servant)Everyone has their own personal affairs.Audio: "ch8_Hod_ep2_rolnad6"Hod(Patron Librarian - Literature)That’s why I’m wondering if it’s really okay to blindly hate someone…Audio: "ch8_Hod_ep2_hod8"Hod(Patron Librarian - Literature)The Fixers from the Streetlight Office were like a happy family, but we killed them just to get their books…Audio: "ch8_Hod_ep2_hod9"Hod(Patron Librarian - Literature)I understand that it was their choice to come here…Audio: "ch8_Hod_ep2_hod10"Hod(Patron Librarian - Literature)And we have our own goal to achieve, but still…Audio: "ch8_Hod_ep2_hod11"Hod(Patron Librarian - Literature)Haha, it feels like I’m just making excuses for myself.Audio: "ch8_Hod_ep2_hod12"Roland(Servant)You see, Hod, taking everyone’s personal affairs into consideration is only going to end up giving you a headache.Audio: "ch8_Hod_ep2_rolnad7"Roland(Servant)You’d sometimes be just as confused as if you hadn’t thought about it at all. Audio: "ch8_Hod_ep2_rolnad8"Roland(Servant)Thinking about moral standards and fundamental causes and all that only makes everything blurry.Audio: "ch8_Hod_ep2_rolnad9"Roland(Servant)All the while your heart is about to burst from the emotional baggage that won’t go away.Audio: "ch8_Hod_ep2_rolnad10"Roland(Servant)In times like that, you just go straight to where your heart leads. No need to learn or know any further.Audio: "ch8_Hod_ep2_rolnad11"Roland(Servant)It’s much easier that way…Audio: "ch8_Hod_ep2_rolnad12"Hod(Patron Librarian - Literature)That’s your advice as a seasoned Fixer, Roland?Audio: "ch8_Hod_ep2_hod13"Roland(Servant)I guess so!Audio: "ch8_Hod_ep2_rolnad13"Roland(Servant)Here’s a favorite phrase of mine.Audio: "ch8_Hod_ep2_rolnad14"Roland(Servant)“That’s that, and this is this.”Audio: "ch8_Hod_ep2_rolnad15"Roland(Servant)We don’t live in a world that can embrace everyone’s private matters.Audio: "ch8_Hod_ep2_rolnad16"Hod(Patron Librarian - Literature)Sounds like you’ve come to terms with reality.Audio: "ch8_Hod_ep2_hod14"Roland(Servant)Did ages ago!Audio: "ch8_Hod_ep2_rolnad17"Roland(Servant)It surely was an easy and comfy way to live, all things considered. Just go with the flow, wherever it may lead.Audio: "ch8_Hod_ep2_rolnad18"Hod(Patron Librarian - Literature)Thanks for the advice. I might need to think about this topic a little more.Audio: "ch8_Hod_ep2_hod15"Hod(Patron Librarian - Literature)But…Audio: "ch8_Hod_ep2_hod16"Roland(Servant)But?Audio: "ch8_Hod_ep2_rolnad19"Hod(Patron Librarian - Literature)The phrase you mentioned might give you comfort for a short while, but it doesn’t sound like a motto that will redeem your life.Audio: "ch8_Hod_ep2_hod17"Roland(Servant)……Audio: "ch8_Hod_ep2_rolnad20"Roland(Servant)…Well, I suppose people have their own ways of interpreting things.Audio: "ch8_Hod_ep2_rolnad21"Roland(Servant)I’ll leave the books here. See ya later, then.Audio: "ch8_Hod_ep2_rolnad22"
