Why we should ban hand holding

[dolorous_sensei]

So... That happened.

*Walt sips his coffee*

(Feel free to discuss about Brye and Rani's elopement with Walt.)

Comments

[actuallyselfish]

"Well," Dido says softly, leaning back and sipping coffee. "It came a shock to me, personally. Who knew those two were harboring those thoughts?"

She sighs. "Their accusations cut deep too; has the Unity Group really been acting like a bunch of dicks to everyone else?"

[dolorous_sensei]

Everyone are dicks to everyone else. That's just human nature. Though, do you think we shouldn't be dicks to Wulgaru? Decepticons? Indalphs? Should we consider their point of view and emphatize with them?

[actuallyselfish]

"Oh, those guys don't deserve the time of day," Dido says with scorn. "I guess Brye and Rani were criticizing us for smack-talking the factions that have ideals? But why should we care a bit about folks willing to start wars and destroy people's lives because of Ideals?"

[dolorous_sensei]

The thing is, that's what people start wars for since the beginning of time. Ideals. Well, also food, property, land, materials, but mostly ideals.

Don't you fight for your personal ideals as well?

I fought in the original Divine Crusaders conflict, if you remember that. And believe it or not, I never hold it personally against them, eventhough they shoot at me. That's because I'm a professional soldier. I won't haunt in vengeance the guy who shoot me in combat. The guy who kill me in my sleep for my insurance money though, I'll haunt the shit out of him.

That's because, that's what being a soldier mean. You sign yourself up to get shot, so people who don't sign themselves to get shot don't get shot. I'm not saying this because I'm a hero who want to sacrifice myself for humanity or something, no, in fact it's the opposite of it. It's because it's in the contract. When you sign up to be a professional soldier, you lose your right to complain when you got shot in war. And if you don't like it, you can resign.

And DC soldiers, and soldiers from every modern countries, know that. That's why there's conduct of wars. That's why forcing people to fight is wrong. That's why shooting civilians is wrong. Because those civilians, don't sign the contract-to-get-shot.

[actuallyselfish]

Dido ponders Walt's words...and then snorts.

"Sure, sure," she says quietly. "That's the ethos of warfare: professional armies that sip tea and salute and do all their fighting and killing away from the civvies."

She sips some more coffee. "A shame that's not what happens in real life," she spits bitterly. "Tell me Walt; how many lives have we destroyed during our last few sorties?"

[star_of_sad]

... It certainly did.

[If Setsuko has any immediate thoughts about it, she doesn't share them. For now.]

[dolorous_sensei]

Indeed.

[star_of_sad]

This isn't a place that forces anyone to stay against their will. The two were free to leave at any time, for any reason.

But I'd prefer if they didn't take a one of a kind machine with a mysterious power with them. Power that some of our enemies are after.

But then, I'm not the one to talk here, right?

[dolorous_sensei]

That's true. Why do we let them take those mechs away again? Isn't those literally Unity Group property? If this is in literally any other place that wouldn't fly at all.

It'd be like, you're working in an office, and then one day you say "Hey, I don't like working data entry it turned out" and you resign, and you bring your company workstation out with you.

[lostamigo]

They took some of your best mecha, too.

Unity Group's, I mean. Not yours personally.

[dolorous_sensei]

Your, not ours? Aren't you part of Unity Group as well?

Hey, are you planning a desertion as well?

[lostamigo]

Come on. What makes you think that?

I'm a part of Unity Group, yeah. But my situation is different. I work on a contract.

[dolorous_sensei]

But those choice of words do show that you don't have a sense of belonging in Unity Group. What's going to stop you from deserting too, now?

[fourth_rider]

I did not expect it.

But I do not believe they are entirely wrong.

[dolorous_sensei]

What you're saying is that they're not entirely right then?

[fourth_rider]

...This group fights to protect. It does exactly as it says it will. That is what they are wrong about...your intentions are genuine.

But there is a tendency of belittling your enemies and anyone who disagrees with you. They are right about that.

[dolorous_sensei]

Oh, believe me when I say if there's someone I spend my time belittling the most, it's myself. There's never a day without I'm beating myself up about how egregriously worthless I am.

[dignity_kept]

Indeed it did.

I need to ask the commanders what the plan is when Gavin gets all the pieces of the seal.

[dolorous_sensei]

Oh yes. I should know that if anyone would think what I'm thinking, it would be you, Kagura. Those two are going to die.

Well, everyone are going to die sooner or later. Humans at least. Dunno about you. But they're going to be super dead sooner than they should be.

[dignity_kept]

I don't know if necessarily dead. But it usually takes a full top level Unity squad to so much as play keepaway with Gavin's Brightsaber and his fellow crazies, nevermind actually pushing him away.

Those two, alone, piloting extremely valuable machines, and carrying something Gavin and his mysterious patron desperately want? Their chances aren't looking good.

[dolorous_sensei]

At least they're going to die in each others arms.

[brought_it_back]

This isn't right...we need to go stop them!

[dolorous_sensei]

If there's any other people I would agree, but since it's you, can you confirm to me what you refer as "This," "Right," "We," "Stop," and "Them?"

[brought_it_back]

Bryanne and Rani leaving, and taking a Seal with them. They're likely to be hurt or killed...but if they manage to use all three of the Seals, that'd be even worse.

...I...haven't hallucinated in a while, you know...

[dolorous_sensei]

Well, you never know. Also, I'm still wondering how are we supposed to stop them, or even, what does stopping them mean. Capturing them? Letting them go their merry way but they should leave the seal behind? Destroying the seal?