Isi’s Story - Entry One
It was a universal truth that believing anything coming out of a career politician's mouth was tantamount to self-deception.
Lust Virus, part 1
The constant need to analyze everything in way too much detail, only resulting in self-deception, like that one time she had- _you know what, brain, never mind._ on her way home that afternoon, she stopped by the store to pick up a few beers.
The Good Cat
Avery landed with his hefty, spirited prey underneath all four paws, pinned and struggling to escape, and in that moment the last of his self-deception shattered to nothing. his jaws opened wide, dripping saliva in anticipation.
Technofox 1
Maybe it was self-deception. maybe they didn't know. i'm saying i'm giving them the benefit of a doubt. walton delighted in it. he knew, and it thrilled him. i can't share the world with him. i'm a hypocrite, and i'm sorry."
Releasing Your Inner Bull
But the human mind was a master of self-deception, and even the presence of real magic was evidently easily played off with more natural explanations. “ashley?”
SHK 16: Journey to Mauville
She desperately hoped for a cordial image, engaging in self-deception. "why are you attacking me???" she yelled, hiding behind a bush. the shiftry hopped back into the tress and rushed all around the place as a way to confuse her.
Alpha Bitch
But now that careful tapestry of self-deception was coming unraveled, and she was becoming aware that she might have been harboring feelings of attraction towards him for much longer than that. "hey, ken," she said, finally. "let's not go back just yet.
Silverfox 05
self-deception, indifference, fear... any of those would do it. "good. another lead," firefox said. "tech, let's pull tawny's dossier and see if we can't figure out why she had her registration number changed."
The Search on Safari
The impression of a chance at escape had been a self-deception: there was to be no escape from the predators that had captured him. he was theirs, and they would show him no mercy.
The Dark Eternity to Come
Her expression denied kodja the benefit of self-deception. "it would. it will be. no, i don't discuss pushing the borders with anyone else. but nor will i lie. truth, kodja.
Infernal Affairs
He had to be more... subtle, and take advantage of the admittedly impressive human capacity for self-deception.
Direza's Trials
**Direza's Trials** Direza breathed deeply of the unfamiliar air - 'fresh', a surface-dweller would presumably call it, to distinguish it from the dense, stale air of the deep caverns. For her, that moist cave-air had always been the norm - it was...