[Text] @zobrien

[flying_fish]

[Zed isn't in the best of moods since another person he cared for disappeared, so he's taken to drink. Not that the alcohol has ever helped him, but it has him thinking about home...and some not so pleasant business back there.]

There's an item back home that operates like the Chinese gu. Except instead of venomous creatures, you insert humans. It is said that once the ritual is complete, it will lead to the destruction of the world.

The humans inside are forced to kill each other and mix together until becoming one being. The skin disappears while the skeleton, muscles, and organs fuse together. They're neither dead nor alive because of the magic that binds them.

Let's say the item broke, and a part of the conglomerate was separated from the whole. The humans that make up this "specimen" are children. Do you destroy it to prevent the ritual from being completed?

Comments

[flying_fish]

[Ah, Kunikida, what an appropriate username.]

There are several in my group who think similarly to you.

It's what I remember before returning here.

[poetry_in_motion]

[ It takes him an hour or so to reply, which is pretty unheard of. But he had to spend some time thinking how to word this message. ]

If I allow for an innocent being to die on my watch again, I couldn't live with the guilt. Especially if it were a child.

[flying_fish]

[That sort of reply is refreshing in it's own way, especially when others chose to destroy the specimen. It's a hard decision even if it's only hypothetical for everyone else. Not that he was the one to voice the option of destroying it, but...]

You are very similar to the leader of my group, then. I don't think that's an incorrect answer either.

I just wish we had more information before being interrupted.

[He also chooses to not comment on the "again" part. It doesn't seem like a conversation to have over text.]

[poetry_in_motion]

[ He's glad Zed doesn't ask about the again part of his message, because it certainly isn't something to talk about over text. Perhaps later on, Kunikida might bring it up in person.

But for now, he just continues the conversation as he can. ]

Your leader sounded like a person with many ideals. I wonder if we would have gotten along.

[flying_fish]

[HOW DOES ONE go about describing Klaus Von Reinherz....]

Most likely. He has an intimidating aura at first, but he is a kind man who I respect as a leader. He's mostly quiet unless we are working on a mission, and he seems to care for everyone in our group. He is unwavering in his ideals and typically fights until the end for them.

[poetry_in_motion]

He sounds incredible, honestly.

[ Oh no, Kunikida is going to fanboy over your boss, Zed.]

If I were to ever meet him, I'd have a lot of questions to ask. Mostly about his ideals and how he adheres to them even during the toughest situations.

Unrelated to those questions, I also believe that your strong leader has rubbed off on you.

[flying_fish]

[Klaus deserves all the fanboying.]

I'm sure you two would get along. However, he tends to rely on his [absurd] strength to bypass most situations.

How so?

[poetry_in_motion]

I try not to do that. I'd much rather plan ahead and only use physical force when necessary.

You're very level-headed and kind. From what you've said to me, your leader is much the same.

[flying_fish]

I'm sure he's the same, but there are many things in Hellsalem's Lot that can only be solved with brute force.

I have always been level-headed. As for kindness, I would attribute that more towards an increased social life. I did not interact with many people until I had joined my group not long ago. It would be my first friend, Leo, who has rubbed off on me.

Nevertheless, I am glad you see me in such a way.

[poetry_in_motion]

The more you tell me about your world, the more grateful I am to have come from one less dangerous.

[ He says, even though his Yokohama is essentially the definition of danger. ]

I feel that outside influence can bolster existing kindness, but it needs to be there in the first place.