Do you think that Kazuma did all of that unprompted? It would be one thing if the drive came from him....but stabbing his own hand and reacting like that speaks more to the fact that this was something he did not under his own free will.
He was saying that Ryunsosuke...was suffering. But even if he was, after everything...it wasn't like he deserved to die for it. Do you think that Kazuma really would have believed that?
I don't know Kazuma that well, but... [hmm, they think.] I think he's a pretty devoted and driven person. He would have fought hard for his friend, not just given up on him.
Would you do that? If you had a friend that was suffering to the point of...I don't know. The point where nothing else could be done. Would you do what Kazuma did?
[they stop and think, looking above them, their stone face worn and impassive, and there's something inhuman about it, too.]
I would have to be sure that there was nothing else I could do for them. That their suffering was so great that nothing else could help relieve them or help them bear it. I'd have to be certain.
[And there's the rub, isn't it? Because in that sort of scenario, in those circumstances...Hot Pants thinks she'd make the exact same choice, no matter how horrible it is.]
No, I haven't. I think...every time I think about it, I know I...wouldn't be able to have a level conversation with him.
[No matter how logical she wants to be, how stony she puts on her face, there's an undercurrent of emotion that can't be quelled. She knows that too well.]
Maybe it would be good practice. [...] To me, it sounds like you want to understand. Trying to do that without talking to the person you want to understand sounds like trying to grow a garden without planting any seeds, just hoping something sprouts. Kind of pointless.
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i'm okay with that
not that your garden isn't nice but maybe we could walk somewhere else
your choice
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Back alley.
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[they will go there? and they can walk out of there if they want.]
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[But! She's going to be here in the alleyway, frowning at the dirt and grime on the ground. Whenever Shale arrives, she looks up, glancing over.]
...That was a lot to take in.
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You said it. [...] I still believe that Ryunosuke would have wanted us to find out what happened.
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[A long pause.]
It was too cruel. It was far too cruel.
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If there's someone to be angry at...it's whoever might be pulling the strings.
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What if the answer to that is also no one? What then? What if this was just a tragedy?
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Do you think that Kazuma did all of that unprompted? It would be one thing if the drive came from him....but stabbing his own hand and reacting like that speaks more to the fact that this was something he did not under his own free will.
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[they pause to think through their answer, seeming to weigh their words.]
I guess I don't get why no free will versus unprompted are the options.
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I think something was the matter with him. Not right. But I think he did it. I don't get the sense he was forced.
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He was saying that Ryunsosuke...was suffering. But even if he was, after everything...it wasn't like he deserved to die for it. Do you think that Kazuma really would have believed that?
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[But in a way that resulted in his death?]
Would you do that? If you had a friend that was suffering to the point of...I don't know. The point where nothing else could be done. Would you do what Kazuma did?
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I would have to be sure that there was nothing else I could do for them. That their suffering was so great that nothing else could help relieve them or help them bear it. I'd have to be certain.
But yes.
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[And there's the rub, isn't it? Because in that sort of scenario, in those circumstances...Hot Pants thinks she'd make the exact same choice, no matter how horrible it is.]
I can't say I disagree with that.
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His suffering could be relieved through ways other than annihilation.
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But Kazuma made a different choice than you would have. Have you asked him about that?
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[She shakes her head.]
No, I haven't. I think...every time I think about it, I know I...wouldn't be able to have a level conversation with him.
[No matter how logical she wants to be, how stony she puts on her face, there's an undercurrent of emotion that can't be quelled. She knows that too well.]
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[they seem to turn that over in their mind.]
Maybe it would be good practice. [...] To me, it sounds like you want to understand. Trying to do that without talking to the person you want to understand sounds like trying to grow a garden without planting any seeds, just hoping something sprouts. Kind of pointless.
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[She closes her eyes.]
You sure do love your plant metaphors, Milo.
[Almost vaguely fond.]
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