☿ // 006; [anonymous text]

[fionnuisce]

A few questions for you.

If someone's existence or action is so reprehensible as to require a form of vengeance, is it then 'right' to act against them? Does one evil act justify another?

Furthermore, does any act justify murder in the name of what's 'right'? (Assume our example is in a place where death actually has normal consequences.)

Comments

[fionnuisce]

That would just be worse. He has the capacity to be a far better and more caring person than I am. The kind of life I chose isn't one that someone like him should follow me into.

[oathshackledbird]

You don't get to make that choice. You gave him free will. Encouraged him to make his own choices. You can't take that back now just because you don't like his choices.

[fionnuisce]

I encourage it, yes.

But if it's the wrong fucking choice, I'll tell him it's the wrong fucking choice.

[oathshackledbird]

And if he still chooses to make that wrong choice? What then? Will you abandon him because he has disagreed with you?

[locked; still anon because idiots]

[fionnuisce]

...You really think I would do that to you?

[locked; like he's going to think to turn it off?]

[oathshackledbird]

No.

Do you really think I would ever leave your side even in the darkest of dark places? No matter if I am better or more caring than you? Someone must be your light in those places...

Rise or fall, we go together. Please, just forgive me for being the one to fall this time.

[locked; dumbasses]

[fionnuisce]

Don't be stupid. I'm not going to let you do anything of the sort. If you'll insist on starting to fall, then it'll be up to me to pull you back, now won't it?

[locked; There is a special rank of 'dumbass' just for them.]

[oathshackledbird]

So...you admit that you aren't all that bad? You can't be if you are going to pull me back up...

[locked; quite so]

[fionnuisce]

That just means I won't let you come anywhere near my level. I'm not against the occasional underhanded trick or less than honorable route of doing things, but don't turn into me.

Believe me. If you become what you hate, it follows logically that you'll start hating yourself.

Re: [locked; anon]

[oathshackledbird]

So, by that logic I am allowed to become a bit more like you? Because I certainly don't hate you.

[fionnuisce]

I'm not playing a fucking word game here.

I mean it when I say this isn't a path I want you to take. You're better than I am and I never had half the moral hangups you do.

Just don't push it.

[oathshackledbird]

I...can make no promises. You know I don't like to lie and this place...isn't doing good things to me. He isn't doing good things to me...

[fionnuisce]

I know. But if that's the case, then leave it to me to balance you out.

[oathshackledbird]

Only if you are willing to agree to letting me balance you out sometimes as well.