( text, un: seimei - forward dated to the cleanup )

[machiavel]

[ seimei waffled a little bit on what format to make this post, and ultimately, like an asshole, he goes for an infographic in the style of a chain message or facebook wine mom. ]


(In response to the increase of anti-Moonblessed sentiments on social media, I suggest we start a movement.
To keep morale high and start rebuilding the relationships between ourselves and the native Prismals, let’s commit to doing one good deed, big or small, for the Prismals each day for the next two weeks.
If you support this message, repost it with the hashtag
#MoonblessingsInDisguise
and let’s do our best to prove ourselves worthy of the titles we’ve been given.)

…or something like that? Ha ha ha. I’m not very good at this sort of thing, but I thought it was a nice sentiment. And of course, if it doesn’t work out, we can always start our own little coup d’état.

(That’s a joke in poor taste.)

[ he wouldn’t be surprised if the moon knights came and arrested him after that… but then, he’s so extremely not worried about it. look at this nice post he made and admire his altruism. ]

Comments

text; username: inaban

[dereban]

I'm going to play a bit of Devil's Advocate here -- I don't think people should be doing 'good deeds' for the sake of doing good deeds, or even to "prove ourselves", as the post says, because that might actually cause the opposite effect on the Prismals, especially given that it's so blatantly posted in public that everyone can see it.

[machiavel]

Ha ha ha. You think I look insincere?

If we put good deeds into the world, though, what’s the harm?

[dereban]

I can't discredit it. It's difficult to discern tone through text, after all.

Doing good things shouldn't be done just simply "because it'll make us look better" in the first place but rather because we want to. Because it's something that we would do normally, not for some stupid personal gain.

Besides, if people start to dislike us because they see messages like that and don't get the full picture, that's on them: not us.

And I don't think we should be held responsible for things that weren't our fault - of course, this discounts the things that happened to certain people who were under control, naturally.

I just don't want people to provide false kindness, or for people to think that we're just doing nice things simply because they provide for us, or because we have a 'special' title and are deemed in high regard.

[machiavel]

[ seimei’s eyes glaze over at this wall of text she’s sent, but he can’t immediately write her off because they’re in the public view. good lord. ]

I think your approach is really admirable. I suppose, for me, I don’t mind what intention people have when they do something for me. A benefit is a benefit, and if the benefactor has some kind of nefarious purpose, it doesn’t negate the good they’ve done.

You’re allowed to disagree, of course.

[ pause, and then he adds: ]

Not that I have any nefarious purposes, by the way. That’s just a worst case scenario.