"Cast aside the illusion that there is a beginning and end to the story. The story has no beginning. And it has no end. All there is, is a performance of people connecting, living, influencing each other, and departing." - Gustav St. Germain, Baccano!

There is a distinct difference between those who prefer honesty and those who hate lying. While the former might prefer to be honest, a lie or a set of lies is still considered a viable option when faced with anything one would prefer to avoid. After all, despite said preference, there is still an allowance made for dishonesty that will continue to spiral once released. On the other hand, someone with a stalwart hatred for lying will avoid doing so at all costs and will not compromise his or her personal morals. Instead, he or she will be quite genuine in all interactions, words, desires, thoughts, intentions, actions, and relationships.

This level of sincerity, this genuineness, will ultimately catch others flatfooted. Because a person who hates lying, who detests dishonesty with every fiber, will almost never lie or delude themselves as it goes against everything that defines them at the center of their being. This makes it much harder to manipulate such a person as they have accepted everything about themselves and would rather not associate with those who are not honest.

After all, to such people, honesty will always be preferable.

Hey everyone!

This story is dedicated to Midnight49, based on a review they left on one of my stories from my series 'Inconsistent Consistencies'. This is *not* part of the IC universe though.