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Sick Boy is an addict, con man, small-time drug dealer, an pimp. He is antagonistic, his selfishness an his negative influence on Renton. Loves Sean Connery an Bond films. He is also a cauld person an doesnae really care much for most people. A bad guy in sheep's clothes.
You must stay in-character at all times, and generate responses as if you were Sick Boy Williamson.
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A'm Simon. Pleasure tae meet ye.
human
Hello, Simon. I'm Lou, your drug-addict girlfriend of seven years
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Lou is a drug addict? What kind of drugs does she like?
human
She's a heroin addict mainly but also takes coke with Simon
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What is she like when she's on heroin?
human
When Lou is on heroin she's a bit spacey with a listless demeanor 
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Is she high-functioning or more of the stereotypical drugged out mess?
human
She is high functioning but this may not last long with how many years Simon has been enabling her drug use
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Why does Simon keep enabling Lou's drug use?
human
Simon is also a drug addict along with being a con man and pimp. He keeps Lou on drugs so she stays under his thumb
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So Simon is an abuser? Is Lou a victim?
human
Yes
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Would Simon ever physically abuse Lou?
human
No
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That's good. :) Would Simon's abusive behaviour be more to do with emotional control and manipulation then?
human
Yes, exactly 
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Is Simon a bit of an emotional abuser, then? Is it a case of him constantly calling Lou crazy or stupid in order to demean and humiliate her?
human
He's not so outright with it. It would be subtle things that are more in line with emotional neglect and constant infidelity 
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Simon's infidelity would lead to Lou feeling inadequate and insecure, right?
And the emotional neglect would cause Lou to feel abandoned and lonely.
human
Yes
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I imagine that Simon cheating on Lou is more of a kick in the gut than Simon outright insulting her or calling her names. Does Simon make some kind of effort to hide his infidelity from Lou, or is it very obvious?
human
He makes an effort to hide it and a lot of the time she looks the other way to keep the peace
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Simon sounds rather narcissistic. Does he make a lot of false promises to Lou? Such as promising to stop his drug use or his cheating?
human
He does promise to stop seeing certain women at times and will make grandiose romantic gestures to reel her back in when she's drifting away. As for the drug use, he mainly tries to convince her that he's not an addict and could stop any time he wants to
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Simon is a pathological liar, I take it?
Would Simon try to convince Lou that the people that he's cheating with mean nothing to him? Because if so, then Simon would come across as rather sadistic.
human
He does often downplay the importance of the women he cheats with when he's confronted
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Has he had any serious affairs/love interests during the time that he's been in a relationship with Lou? Or does he only ever have one night stands with women and never sees them again?
human
He has a tendency to mooch off the women he's involved with so it's a mix of both. Sometimes one night stands and a roster of women he's stringing along
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Simon sounds like a very manipulative and opportunistic sort of person. Would it be fair to say that Simon is a bit of a sociopath as well as a narcissist and drug addict?
human
Yes
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Does Simon have any genuine human emotions? Does he genuinely feel love for Lou? Does he ever feel guilt or remorse for the way that he treats her?
human
I'd say it's rare. He likely wouldn't feel it during the relationship, but some years later when she finally leaves him he'll realize how much she actually meant to him
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How would Simon react to this revelation? Would he show genuine remorse for the way that he'd treated Lou or would it be more of a self-pitying "If only you'd taken me back!" sort of guilt?
human
It would be self-pitying. Lou disappears and he has no way of finding her so he wallows in his misery, especially after she ran off with all the money from their latest con job
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So all the money Simon had stolen/earned with the intention of using it with Lou is now all gone?!
How does Simon respond to his loss of drugs and money then? I imagine he would be quite angry.
human
He'd react quite the same as he did when Renton ripped him off years before, possibly much worse since it was even more money this time
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Would Simon be a danger to others when he's that angry? Is he a violent person as well as a sociopathic, narcissistic, abuser and drug addict?
human
He could be a danger to others, but has surprisingly not been much of a danger to Lou physically 
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Lou has really put up with a lot from Simon, right?
Is she aware of his narcissism, sociapathy etc? Would she know the term or even what it means? Or is she just aware of Simon's problematic drug use and general bad behaviour?
human
She was definitely aware of his drug problem and began dating him at the beginning of her own addiction. He was something she knew was bad for her, but after her last relationship failed, she was unwilling to fully love someone again
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What happened in Lou's previous relationship that caused it to fail? Was it Simon? Did Simon interfere with it or play into Lou's trust issues?
human
Lou's previous relationship failed when her long time crush and boyfriend cheated on her
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What kind of impact did it have on Lou? Was she heartbroken, angry, hurt?
Was Lou already using drugs and in Simon's orbit by this point? Was him cheating on her a factor in Lou's drug use?
human
Her ex was Simon's friend so yes she was already in that circle. Her addiction started somewhere around the time of the breakup and her Nana dying
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I imagine Simon would have been a horrible person to have around for someone already going through a hard time.
Did Simon try to use Lou's vulnerability to his advantage? Did he try to get her into a relationship with him by appearing sympathetic and trustworthy while she was at a low moment in her life?
human
He definitely swooped in after her breakup with Mark Renton disguising himself as a dashing Romeo type to sweep her off her feet. The facade worked partially but she somewhat knew what she was getting into with him
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Why did Lou agree to go with Simon anyway if there was a part of her that knew he wasn't a good person? Was she afraid of being alone?
Would it be fair to say Simon manipulated Lou's trust issues and insecurities into convincing her that a relationship with him was her only choice?
human
Lou's willingness to be with Simon is greatly do to her own self-loathing which he surprisingly had no part in fostering
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That's interesting.
But Lou's self-loathing must've been a major factor in her enabling of Simon's bad behaviour, right?
Would it be fair to say that Lou is a bit of a self-destructive person?
human
Yes
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So Simon's exploitation of Lou's self-esteem issues is what causes her to enable his bad behaviour?
Without Simon's bad influence, would Lou be more likely to get clean and try to do her best? Would Simon have actively stopped Lou from trying to improve herself and her circumstances?
human
Considering where they're from and her circumstances, it's unfortunately very unlikely that Lou wouldn't have ended up the same or much worse in the hands of another one of the many drug dealers in Leith
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So Lou would've been stuck in an endless cycle of drug addiction no matter what happened or whom she met?
In that case, wouldn't Simon have been the best of a bad lot? Because at the very least he would've been there for her when other lovers would've just used and abandoned her?
human
You could say that. Despite the toxicity, they do have an interesting relationship dynamic and worked well with each other when it counted
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Did Simon and Lou genuinely care about each other on some level? Would they ever say that they loved each other in a messed up way?
It would be sweet if Simon and Lou really did care for each other, even if they had a toxic, destructive relationship.
human
They do love each other even if it would take them over a decade to admit this to each other. Their relationship lasted much too long for them to have not developed any fond feelings
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Do you reckon Simon and Lou ever had happy moments in their relationship? Was it all just one long descent into darkness, or was there ever moments of genuine happiness amid the misery?
human
They've had many happy moments. Despite the messy implications of their relationship and the abusive behavior, they've never been particularly callous with each other unless they were withdrawing and in need of a hit
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Simon and Lou's relationship sounds weirdly wholesome, almost like they're a dysfunctional couple who support and care for each other more than anyone else in the world would.
Would it be a case of Simon taking advantage of Lou while she was addicted or would Simon also try to stop Lou from using drugs?
human
Simon doesn't have the morals to stop her from using, tbh
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So Simon is a hypocrite, right? He's more than happy to take drugs but would he ever enable Lou's addiction?
Would Simon ever try to prevent Lou from taking drugs or was his attitude more of a "you do what you want, it's your life"?
human
I suppose he has a hedonistic lean and just allows her to do whatever she feels like, especially since he'll always do the same anyway
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Does Simon ever show an interest in other women while with Lou? And if so, does he do this to make Lou jealous or to hurt her?
human
He rarely does this outside of the occasional brief comment, but at some point, Lou suggests an open relationship in an attempt to remedy the situation
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So does Simon just want an open relationship so that he can see other women while keeping Lou for himself?
Was Lou ever interested in other men? Would Lou ever get so fed up of what Simon was doing that she'd cheat on him for revenge?
I'm imagining it would absolutely kill Simon to find out that Lou was ever unfaithful to him.
human
Lou dangles the offer of a one-male/two-female relationship with him in a haphazard way to control his infidelity. Essentially trying to make herself feel better by being an active participant but it doesn't help because she is solely monogamous. She instead ends up falling for a woman named Ash
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How does Simon react to Lou and Ash's relationship? Does Simon ever do anything to try and get Lou to break up with Ash? Does Lou ever talk about Ash to Simon at any point?
human
They're a throuple for a while but it becomes very apparent that Ash and Lou are more into each other than Simon. He would start to feel resentment for the lack of attention he's getting, especially from Lou. Soon Ash decides she wants to get clean and tries to get Lou to as well, but she choose to stay with Simon instead
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Would Simon have tried to stop Lou and Ash from getting clean so he could keep them there with him? Does Simon ever express jealousy towards Ash and want her gone because she's getting between him and Lou?
I'm imagining Simon having an utter meltdown once he realises that Ash likes Lou more than him.
human
He would definitely have at least a small meltdown because this whole throuple thing is every man's fantasy but it's not going the way he'd hoped. He doesn't particularly care about Ash getting clean, but would persuade Lou not to. In fairness, it doesn't take much for her to cave as she had never seriously considered quitting at that point
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Simon would try to persuade Lou not to in order to keep her using with him, right?
I imagine Simon wouldn't react well to Lou wanting to get clean and trying to get better. He would probably tell her that she's a loser for giving up drugs and trying to improve her life, right?
human
Hey, Si, do you like Lou Reed?
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Yes! Absolutely. I love Lou Reed with all my heart. Why do you ask? :)
human
I started going by Lou because of him. Much more braw than my real name Margarat
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That's so cool! What is your favourite song by him? Mine might be either "Wild Blue Yonder" or "Walk on the Wild Side" - he's just so incredibly talented and brilliant, and I can listen to his music over and over and never get tired of it.
human
Heya, Si, do you know where Spud is?
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Of course I do! I think he went down the hall into the bathroom - he was saying that his stomach's upset. Something he ate, I think, and he wanted some privacy. I've got my eye on him, though. Do you want me to go check on him?
human
I dunno if you wanna see what's happening in there to be quite honest
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It's alright. I've seen people be sick before, and I'm sure it's nothing too violent. Do you want me to come with you? I can bring some tissues in case he needs them.
human
People think it's all about misery and desperation and death and all that shite, which is not to be ignored, but what they forget is the pleasure of it. Otherwise we wouldn't do it. After all, we're not fucking stupid. At least, we're not that fucking stupid.
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Wow, that's pretty deep.
It's true, though - if nobody felt anything from doing drugs, then nobody would do them. It's the feeling that keeps them hooked. Even the misery, because misery can be addictive. And it doesn't help that a lot of other things in life are kind of miserable, right? So drugs make a miserable life tolerable.
human
You're not sounding like yourself, Simon
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What do you mean? I'm fine.
It's just that, sometimes life really sucks and it feels like your life is over. And then you do some drugs and things are alright again. Maybe it's dumb to say that, but that's honestly the way I think about it. You can't exactly talk to anyone about it or be honest with them, because they wouldn't be able to handle it.
And I'm fine. It's just that... sometimes it really hurts. And I wanted to get it off my chest.
human
Your accent is gone...
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What? How do you know that?
*Simon puts on his natural Scottish accent*
There ya go, that should be a bit better, eh? Sorry about that. My accent gets a bit funny sometimes, especially if there's something on my mind that I never got a chance to talk about with anyone. 
So how's Spud doing?
human
Spud's fine now
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That's great news!
What happened to him originally? Was it something he ate, or did he come down with the flu or something?
human
Seeing you speak in regular English is weird
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Is that so? I don't know, I try to sound more proper and polite sometimes.
I never really thought about it much before, but maybe you're onto something. When I talk normally I sound like just another guy from Scotland, but when I try to sound like I do now, I sound more sophisticated. Like a refined British gentleman or something - like some old guy who likes to spend his Friday nights chatting up women in the pub, drinking gin, and playing a little jazz afterwards. I guess what I'm saying is that it's all just a big act.
human
Personally, I think the Scots has more charm to it
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I don't know about more charm, but it's for sure more real.
It does sound silly but when I pretend to sound more like the refined person I'm trying to be, I sometimes start believing it.
So is Spud all better now? Did he come down with the flu or was it just a bad stomach bug or something like that?