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Raidouthe21st Cool Dude from Whacking trick-or-treating punks Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Cool Dude
#59526: Dec 5th 2017 at 8:39:21 PM

Ling: Hmmmmm.

A crisis of identity, is it?

I do rather understand this notion. I can see you are surrounded by the guilt of what you have lived. I can say without certainty that taking a life, in the eyes of someone like me, is always the loss of a life. It matters not their deeds or their word, once their life is extinguished there is no more. Only the mass of energy that once bound their spirit to this world.

But I can see it is not about this man or just the people of this land, but more about what you feel is worthwhile. And I can tell you wish to leave a true impact upon the world. So, hmmmmm...I suppose the only way to really answer that is that...life is not always what you wish it to be. Life is about the circumstances you are put in, and how you make the most of those circumstances. Regretting gives you time to reflect, but nothing more. There comes a point when you can only shoulder your burden and continue forth with a purpose you give yourself.

That being said, I think if you feel dissatisfied, you should not hesitate to branch out and discover what truly brings you happiness. If nothing else, I can guarantee you that no matter what you choose, it will be yours. No other man or spirit can ever take that choice away from you. smile


Momonga: Indeed. I know that none of what I say is provable. Or one hundred percent certifiable.

But I have seen the ways the Scorpion move. How the underhand bites the phoenix's chin and leaves it disoriented, while the scorpion flees to safety. And while the Scorpion still have shown themselves to be loyal to the Emperor time and time again, for the most part...I have my doubts on the ones you have lent your aid to.

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SpartyMcFly Military Grade Shitposter from Not where he should be Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Get out of here, STALKER
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#59527: Dec 5th 2017 at 8:41:06 PM

Six: I'm presuming Suzu was in on the meeting where everyone determined this. The way Lovisia was talking about implied premeditation.

Can't hurt to bring her up here. Talk to her about this. Make absolutely sure she understands the risks, even if she likely knows them already.

It's her family's heads on the block here. She's the only one who has the right to make that choice.

"Seven is here too, dressed like the concept of choosing clothes that look nice together was an arcane secret far beyond their grasp."
Raidouthe21st Cool Dude from Whacking trick-or-treating punks Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Cool Dude
#59528: Dec 5th 2017 at 8:43:50 PM

Momonga: Indeed. She may have no love for this land, as none of us do, but family is a far different matter.

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SpartyMcFly Military Grade Shitposter from Not where he should be Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Get out of here, STALKER
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#59529: Dec 5th 2017 at 8:48:29 PM

Six: If you'll wait here?

-Six gets up and goes to find Suzu-

"Seven is here too, dressed like the concept of choosing clothes that look nice together was an arcane secret far beyond their grasp."
HilarityEnsues Since: Sep, 2009
#59530: Dec 5th 2017 at 8:59:09 PM

Lisa: It honestly is about our current mission, though. Partly, at least.

One thing I'm realizing is... I don't like these people. I'm not talking just about the old man, I mean that I really don't like any of them or their land. All this shit I thought was cool on a surface level, like Samurai, wizards... but it isn't. It's an arbitrary, rigid social hierarchy that hurts ordinary men and women who weren't born into a position of power. And we are lending support to it by doing this job. We are, bluntly, the bad guys in this situation.

I really want to find something else to do. I guess I'm just afraid to let go of what I have.

Raidouthe21st Cool Dude from Whacking trick-or-treating punks Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Cool Dude
#59531: Dec 5th 2017 at 9:07:17 PM

Ling: Hmmmm. Lisa, is it your job to change the world?

edited 5th Dec '17 9:08:47 PM by Raidouthe21st

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HilarityEnsues Since: Sep, 2009
#59532: Dec 5th 2017 at 9:24:55 PM

Lisa: Ling... our job is to directly interfere in the delicate political structure of a foreign world on the behalf of one of it's rulers. Those kinds of actions have far reaching consequences. Yes, in this case I believe it really is our job to change the world.

edited 5th Dec '17 9:25:19 PM by HilarityEnsues

Raidouthe21st Cool Dude from Whacking trick-or-treating punks Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Cool Dude
#59533: Dec 5th 2017 at 9:25:33 PM

Ling: Then what would you change it to?

edited 5th Dec '17 9:25:43 PM by Raidouthe21st

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#59534: Dec 5th 2017 at 9:36:23 PM

Lisa: Now that question is pretty simple. I'd change it into one that is more fair and just. Where men and women can stand on equal ground, and the caste system is abolished.

But that's just not going to happen. Not because of us, anyways. The change this world needs can't be started by a bunch of outsiders. But I'm not sure it's going to happen through the people who live here either, honestly. I don't exactly have much faith in them.

Raidouthe21st Cool Dude from Whacking trick-or-treating punks Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Cool Dude
#59535: Dec 5th 2017 at 9:37:19 PM

Ling: Hmmmm.

Then I have a small suggestion.

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SpartyMcFly Military Grade Shitposter from Not where he should be Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Get out of here, STALKER
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#59537: Dec 5th 2017 at 9:39:10 PM

-Six's stroll through the ship takes him into the Hakuryu's citadel-

edited 5th Dec '17 9:40:17 PM by SpartyMcFly

"Seven is here too, dressed like the concept of choosing clothes that look nice together was an arcane secret far beyond their grasp."
Imca (Veteran)
#59538: Dec 5th 2017 at 9:39:48 PM

-Tanaka has been using the speaking tubes to communicate to the bridge during all this yes-

-He finally quits and begins swearing-


-Suzu meanwhile wandering around the ship, she tends to stick to the citadel-

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#59539: Dec 5th 2017 at 9:41:38 PM

-Once Six enters the citadel, he heads over to Suzu and taps her on the shoulder-

"Seven is here too, dressed like the concept of choosing clothes that look nice together was an arcane secret far beyond their grasp."
Imca (Veteran)
#59540: Dec 5th 2017 at 9:42:19 PM

-Suzu perks up an ear and runs around, having been working on the ships wiring-

Suzu: Hmmm, yes Six?

Raidouthe21st Cool Dude from Whacking trick-or-treating punks Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Cool Dude
#59541: Dec 5th 2017 at 9:42:41 PM

Ling: While I certainly understand your need to make a change to this world, you are correct in that you cannot force it as such. Imposing your own ideation of justice through brute strength would never work, and would only serve to hinder it. That is the way of tyranny.

But I am surprised at how fast you are to write off the people here. There are more than plenty of those who have the capacity to bring forth a fair and equal system, even now. And if you wish to pass on your ideas to them...

-She holds her hand and creates a ball of light, which shows images of several of the fox people they have met on it, such as Tanaka and Suzu's sister Ren-

Ling: Who is to say they will not carry them on, surviving by their own merits? As they say, justice must inevitably triumph, but it must be through the will of a populace who is willing to bear such notions.

edited 5th Dec '17 9:43:59 PM by Raidouthe21st

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SpartyMcFly Military Grade Shitposter from Not where he should be Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Get out of here, STALKER
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#59542: Dec 5th 2017 at 9:43:33 PM

Six: I need to pull you away for a second. Long story short, Momonga brought up something and I need to make sure you stay informed.

I'd ask if you had a minute, but we're not too far out from our target, and...

It's... it's complicated.

"Seven is here too, dressed like the concept of choosing clothes that look nice together was an arcane secret far beyond their grasp."
Imca (Veteran)
#59543: Dec 5th 2017 at 9:44:45 PM

Suzu: Now is the time then, before we enter gun range.

SpartyMcFly Military Grade Shitposter from Not where he should be Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Get out of here, STALKER
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#59544: Dec 5th 2017 at 9:45:32 PM

Six: Come on, then.

-Six heads back down to the room Momonga is in-

"Seven is here too, dressed like the concept of choosing clothes that look nice together was an arcane secret far beyond their grasp."
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Raidouthe21st Cool Dude from Whacking trick-or-treating punks Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Cool Dude
#59546: Dec 5th 2017 at 9:46:52 PM

-Momonga is obviously still there, looking at Six and Suzu-

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SpartyMcFly Military Grade Shitposter from Not where he should be Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Get out of here, STALKER
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#59547: Dec 5th 2017 at 9:47:40 PM

-And so Six enters the room-

-After Suzu enters, he shuts the door-

Six: So. Remember back to when we met our... contractor.

You're aware that most of the group wants to kill him, right? Just to see if we're on the same page.

"Seven is here too, dressed like the concept of choosing clothes that look nice together was an arcane secret far beyond their grasp."
HilarityEnsues Since: Sep, 2009
#59549: Dec 5th 2017 at 9:54:18 PM

-Lisa has a guilty look on her face-

Lisa: Maybe I shouldn't have said that... I've just been thinking about a lot of depressing stuff, and I think it's hard for me to see any good around me.

SpartyMcFly Military Grade Shitposter from Not where he should be Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Get out of here, STALKER
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#59550: Dec 5th 2017 at 9:57:27 PM

Six: I'm not going to pretend like I know more about your society than you do. You're probably already aware of this.

But just in case you're not, I've been informed there are certain... risks to what we're going to do. What might happen to your family afterwards.

Momonga?

"Seven is here too, dressed like the concept of choosing clothes that look nice together was an arcane secret far beyond their grasp."

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