I know that it could have been a lot worse than it was. [It could have been messier. Or it could have been an innocent person on the chopping block.] But "it could have been worse" doesn't mean what happened wasn't still... you know. Bad.
It's probably for the better. My father... he was very opposed to violence. He avoided fighting whenever he could, and never wanted me to even touch any kind of weapon. I don't think he would have been happy if I took someone's life and was... rewarded with remembering something for it.
That's something to keep close to your heart. To take another's life for whatever reason is a heavy burden. Even if one is rewarded for it, it doesn't really justify it, right? There is no good price for murder. And I'm sure your father would agree with that.
...there might be times when you don't have any other choice, but... I think anyone who takes a life will carry the weight of that life with them forever.
[The really scary people are the ones who can take lives without feeling the weight of it at all.]
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dawnblushed) wrote2020-10-04 05:12 pm
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[He's silent for a long moment, before turning to her.]
Yona...how are you feeling? I know we're both thinking about the others, but you were the one who pulled the lever.
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[It is, at least, an honest answer.]
I know that it could have been a lot worse than it was. [It could have been messier. Or it could have been an innocent person on the chopping block.] But "it could have been worse" doesn't mean what happened wasn't still... you know. Bad.
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[He glances back at her, solemn, but there's a flicker of sharp curiosity in his eyes.]
...You didn't remember anything, did you?
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Part of me was expecting to, after what he said, but... no, I didn't.
[So there must be something more to it than just "taking a life = regaining a memory".]
...I wonder why.
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[And a real mystery, too. He frowns.]
You really haven't experienced anything different after that happened? I mean, if anything did change after what you did...we have to know.
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[Her brow furrows.]
If something had changed, I would tell people, but... [She shrugs.] My memories don't seem any different at all. I still can't remember...
[Her voice trails off.]
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[TELL HIM, YONA]
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[Depressing.]
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[.....Wow.]
I'm sorry. That's terrible.
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[Yeah. It is pretty terrible.]
It's probably for the better. My father... he was very opposed to violence. He avoided fighting whenever he could, and never wanted me to even touch any kind of weapon. I don't think he would have been happy if I took someone's life and was... rewarded with remembering something for it.
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That's something to keep close to your heart. To take another's life for whatever reason is a heavy burden. Even if one is rewarded for it, it doesn't really justify it, right? There is no good price for murder. And I'm sure your father would agree with that.
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[The really scary people are the ones who can take lives without feeling the weight of it at all.]