Augustina Waters

"Somewhere between a brush and a kiss. Somewhere between bliss and hell."

You don’t get to choose if you get hurt in this world but you have a say in who hurts you. I like my choice and I hope she likes hers. Okay Hazel Grace?

❝ I somehow think you’re    overexaggerating. The     real question is, will I     be as cool as Augustina     Waters? Or can one ever    be that cool? I kind of doubt    that people will be tripping    to be around me. I just …    want robot eyes, that’s it. ❞

❝ Not to worry, if there is anyone    that could ever reach my level    of coolness, it would be you.    We'll get you those robot eyes,    and they will be a stunning    pair. ❞

❝ Oh my god, Augustina.     If at the end, it says 'you    win’, that means you WON.    You can’t just make up your    own rules that no one else    follows. ❞

❝ Ah, but you see, that's where    you are wrong --- I can, and I    do. Your definition of winning    is doing what you're told, and    conforming to the video game    industry's interpretation of    society's winning. That is    plainly d e f e a t . ❞

         ❝ You do not let me. I win because             you’re always too busy saving the             children to actually beat the object             of the game. ❞

❝ The object of the game is not    what I consider important in    beating the game. I'm beating    the game simply by refusing    to give into the game's    definition of bravery and    destiny and winning. ❞

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           ❝Oh  —— I like you!            You’re a wonder,            all edges and bravery.❞

❝ ----- All edges and bravery... I    like that. I'll have to use that one    more often. ❞

          ❝Then you… are a walking cliché.           I’m almost infinite myself. And I           don’t particularly enjoy it. I’d like           to have more edges.❞

❝ Then you are the walking cliche.    Like the stories of the immortals    that do not wish to be immortal.    I've got edges --- but I didn't get    enough edges. My line tapers    off soon. I'd rather not taper off    at all, or at least until I've done    something worth remembering. ❞

❝ I already beat you at video games   How much more competition do    you need? ❞

❝ You only beat me because I let    you. It's more poetic that way,    sacrificing a win to make you    feel like a champion. ❞