You know. I've always chalked all the bad stuff that's happened to me up to bad luck but now that my life's about to end and I reflect back on it clearly, it seems like all the prices I paid could have been avoided had I just had the Right to Choose.
Growing up, I didn't have the Right to Choose my own ambitions because my adoptive family had expectations and a set path for him to embark upon taking over a subsidiary of their business empire when all I wanted to do was be a professional gamer. I paid my childhood for this.
Later on, whilst managing the company I didn't have the Right to Choose which partners I would work with from the family’s already established background connections. Even when my business "partners" provided supply delays or price spikes, I would just have to accommodate them as best as I could. I paid my career for this.
As I grew older and the business settled into routine, I didn't have the Right to Choose my significant other as my family arranged for my marriage into another affluent family, and whilst there was no love lost between us, we did eventually settle into routine after we(she) established boundaries between us. Plus it wasn't like I had someone I was in love with or anything so I didn't have to pay for this with my heart at least.... I think?
And finally when I was diagnosed with Stage 4 prostate cancer, I lost the Right to Choose my own end when my family insisted on treatment to prolong my slow and painful life.
Funny. How I always wanted to play on the PC as a kid but now got played by PC instead... There’s some poetic irony in it. At least that's what I think as my muddled head tries to come up with reasons to stay optimistic about things. I'm not even sure what price I'm paying for this one to be perfectly honest...
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Oh right, I paid with my life! Can't believe I forgot that one! HAH!
It honestly feels like I couldn’t choose a single meaningful thing throughout my life, but at least now that I'm finally about to die, I can finally CHOOSE to rest in peace.
And as those final thoughts drifted through my mind, I finally closed my eyes for the final time as I breathed my final breath...
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User Identified. Welcome User to the War Lord Simulator. War Lord Simulator is an MMORPG Grand Strategy...
“Bruh…”
“Why am I not even surprised that I wasn't even allowed the Right to Choose a peaceful rest.”
As a participating War Lord, you will enter a fully realistic world filled wit...
"Well... At least in death nobody will stop me from playing games now! HAH!"
*Ding*
Hidden Trait Unlocked
Morbid Optimism - Your decades of experience with looking at the "Bright Side of Life" even when confronted with the most depressing of circumstances has led to the Simulator's acknowledgement as a Trait.
Trait Morbid Optimism - Immune to Negative Emotional statuses (fear, despair, rage, etc.) and Resistance to Negative Mental statuses (Mind Control, Charm, Sleep, Stun, etc). Moderately applies to Subordinates and Slightly applies to Allies.
"Oh, that's nice!"
*Ding*
Hidden Trait Unlocked
Right to Choose - The years of accumulation by your unique constitution has resulted in an unreasonably large surplus of Choice. Your accumulated Choice will now be merged and converted into a Trait.
"AWWW YISS! A TWOFER!"