...I know we're in hell so like, the likelihood of someone being a killer is gonna be higher than usual, but. [...] This is way more murder than I've ever actually seen firsthand.
Is this... normal... for humans? From what you've observed of us over your lifetime?
...even if that's true and the world was out to get her, that doesn't justify chainsawing someone to death any more than it justifies a soldier killing a kid.
[groans and stares up at the ceiling. i've decided kuranosuke has the top bunk so he can be Tall.]
Each person acts according to their own idea of justice. As someone who lived in times of peace, your view of it would naturally be quite different to that of someone who grew up amidst conflict.
Well, the difficulties in reconciling different beliefs is what also leads to your kind frequently waging war, although that's perhaps outside your scope.
Man, if I ever get to the point where I'm, like, "The soldier who killed a civilian or the girl who went nutso and chainsawed a woman to death were in the right," just put me out of my misery.
Unsurprising. Of course, I don't know what standard this version uses, but generally, moderate people who do their best to live low-key lives are less likely to go to Hell.
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...I know we're in hell so like, the likelihood of someone being a killer is gonna be higher than usual, but. [...] This is way more murder than I've ever actually seen firsthand.
Is this... normal... for humans? From what you've observed of us over your lifetime?
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he tilts his head. that was a more serious question than he expected, frankly.]
You're not necessarily the most murderous species out there, but you're certainly capable of being pushed to extreme actions when desperate.
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[chainsaws... are a bit much... for self-defense...]
Murdering someone for a party invite still seems way more risky than, like, just trying to impress Satan some other way...
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She seemed to believe quite strongly that the world was out to get her, anyway.
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[groans and stares up at the ceiling. i've decided kuranosuke has the top bunk so he can be Tall.]
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[he sighs.]
I don't like it, but... it makes sense.
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Well, the difficulties in reconciling different beliefs is what also leads to your kind frequently waging war, although that's perhaps outside your scope.
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[he just. sighs.]
My country's not at war. It hasn't been during my entire lifetime. So it's hard to imagine.
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[said as a matter of fact.]
Though go too far the other way where you start sympathizing with them, and you'll end up falling apart for other reasons.
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Well, in the end, thinking someone is morally in the right and understanding why they did what they did are also two very different matters.
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[...]
She really didn't give me anything to work with in trying to understand.
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