[ Game 45 ] Peridot

[dramatispersonae]

[ You find yourselves inside of an empty great hall. Torches and candles light the hall, showing the remains of a feast scattered on the tables that run the length of the room. ]

((OOC: This is entirely at your own pace! Ping me in IRC when your team is ready to move on to the next round.))

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Re: Discuss

[unionoftheheart]

They heal what happens to our bodies...right?

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[boxupallthebutterflies]

I'm in one piece, aren't I?

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[unionoftheheart]

But what about our hearts?

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[boxupallthebutterflies]

...What about them?

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[unionoftheheart]

I just... [is clearly deep in thought] I'm okay with being hurt myself. Or with one of you being hurt, if you're okay with it. Do games ever...make us hurt other people?

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[likeawritingdesk]

... Why are you so okay with that?

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[unionoftheheart]

I-it's not that I'm that okay with it! But--I'd rather--I'd rather be hurt than hurt somebody else. And if--if Cassie makes that same choice--it wouldn't be fair for me to be angry with her.

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[likeawritingdesk]

...

I understand being willing to be injured to protect somebody else, I truly do. But... isn't it more natural to be selfish about that? The entire point is to protect somebody else. If that person isn't protected...

That is why-- if you ever chose to hurt yourself, I would fight that. Even if I understand-- or maybe because of it.

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[unionoftheheart]

...if it's natural to be okay with hurting people, then I'm glad I'm not human.

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[likeawritingdesk]

... That isn't what I meant at all, Day.

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[boxupallthebutterflies]

Of course they do. But that's a good question; why are you okay with hurting Peridot but not others?

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[unionoftheheart]

[asldkfjdf he's just going to be UNHAPPY about that for a bit]

I'm not--I didn't mean--I'm not okay with hurting anyone--

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[boxupallthebutterflies]

Sometimes, the victory conditions are hurting other people. And often, in those games, you have no choice but to hurt someone.

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[unionoftheheart]

And you're okay with that.

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[boxupallthebutterflies]

I'm okay with that. It's the rules of the game. They're designed to make people hesitate.

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[unionoftheheart]

And you like hurting people, so you want to make us all go along with it?

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[machiavellianiue]

There are several things wrong with that statement.

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[unionoftheheart]

Then go ahead and tell me what they are.

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[boxupallthebutterflies]

[...raises her eyebrows]

Oh my, if I were going to kill some people for pleasure, don't worry, I would do it outside of the games without getting you involved.

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[unionoftheheart]

I'm your teammate. I'm involved whether we like it or not.

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[machiavellianiue]

It often comes to that, in games—putting your team above all others. Which means potentially killing or seriously harming other teams.

So the question comes down to protecting these people you live with and call a team, or giving them up for lost because you're not willing to harm others to protect them.

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[unionoftheheart]

There's a difference between protecting Peridot from somebody attacking us and choosing to hurt innocent people in cold blood! Lelouch, there are kids on some of the teams! Our friends, our family! What about your brother? Could you just kill him out of hand for a game?

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[silentknight]

We're family.

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[unionoftheheart]

[points to her tattoo, specifically to the circle on the outside]

Peridot and those outside Peridot.

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[machiavellianiue]

Do not presume to lecture me on things that you do not understand.

I would appreciate it if you altered your tone so as to not be judging us out of hand for refusing to adhere to your apparent policy of utter naive pacifism. You do not and have not experienced the things that we have; you do not know what we would do, other than what little we have said or what you have decided to assume for yourself. Should you actually be interested in having a mature conversation with us, you will be so permitted, as part of Peridot. But if you cannot adopt the necessary attitude and instead choose to lash out with your demands, then perhaps we no longer need to continue this conversation with you.

Now, would you like to ask me a question, or would you prefer to continue aggressively insinuating that Beatrice and I want nothing more than to act destructively and vindictively with no grasp of a moral compass and should therefore be summarily judged and found not worthy?