[ She's valid, and he's probably contemplating stripping and shaping some branches and wood into projects.
Hua Cheng is quiet, for a beat, weighing the words. ]
Angry, but fine. [ A wry but dark look passes his expression. ] There are many people I've punished, over the centuries, whether by my own hand or not. They were guilty - corrupt officials, unjust and cruel gods, the list could go on and on. I've lived through any number of wars. Injustice and unfairness are long familiar notions to me.
[So this kind of thing is a constant even when you're around for 800+ years, huh. That's depressing to think about.]
They do. And it's easy to talk about wanting to change it, but... it's not so easy to actually do it. [See: how close they were to fucking up week 0 and how they actually did fuck up this week.] ...it's going to be hard not to lose my temper if we find out who was responsible later, I think.
[ Where there is mankind, there is always unkindness. But there is still the potential for good - he believes that, and only one person made him believe. ]
I think many of us would say the same thing. [ What a mess - they have at least one murderer unaccounted for, if not two. ] And the fact that they got away with it is going to embolden those that were tempted by the idea, if they were uncertain before.
Fighting amongst ourselves wastes energy and distracts from what we're meant to be seeing. We'll miss the signs of that scale tipping.
[She wants to fight everyone, but he's right! Alas. She'll just have to focus, which would not be too difficult for her in canon but unfortunately she's being written by someone who lacks a braincell right now.]
We need to be on the lookout for that. And... as much as I'd really like to let whoever killed this week have it, we need to find out what their motivations were, too. Was it just wanting to get a memory back? Or was it something else?
[ Listen, he's someone that is down for a good fight. He'll fight anybody. Has, for as long as he's been alive and dead alike. But - priorities. Thankfully these tags are written by someone whose braincell has been working at the time of publication. ]
This week, we had nothing to go off of. [ displeasure ] We were doing well in the investigation process, at first, but then we were left scrambling afterwards. We can't do that again, not when lives are on the line and there are so few answers about the Realm and nova, and whatever intent is behind these killings.
Are they in their right minds? Is that being taken from them, just like their memories?
[...hm. She closes her eyes and tries to force herself to calm down.]
...if they aren't in their right minds, then - maybe we'll be able to figure out something from how people are acting. Though... some changes in behavior might be caused by lost memories, so it's not like it would be concrete proof.
En. That's what I was thinking, too. [ Virid still seemed in his right mind, at the end. Hua Cheng knows desperation, the need to survive longer than those your sword is turned towards, for whatever your goal is. He can't speak of the past week and whoever was involved in the killings, though.
He looks at her, contemplative, taking in her anger and then grounding afterwards. ]
Whether we like it or not, more have to die, to better know the impact that the loss of memories and nova has on those that are doing the killing. But in the meantime, all we can do is rely on the leaders and our own investigations during the rest of the week. Hope that we can find an answer or some means of stopping them before they can act.
[ Pensive, agitated, even without emotionshare in this PC. ]
Nothing we've done thus far has been enough. Someone innocent was chosen for a crime he didn't commit, and we have few answers directing us towards the truth.
So, we do better. Or we die. Whether we fail to collect and salvage nova, or if we fall at the hands of a killer, that is the ultimate end for failure here. And I have no intention of meeting such an end.
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Hua Cheng is quiet, for a beat, weighing the words. ]
Angry, but fine. [ A wry but dark look passes his expression. ] There are many people I've punished, over the centuries, whether by my own hand or not. They were guilty - corrupt officials, unjust and cruel gods, the list could go on and on. I've lived through any number of wars. Injustice and unfairness are long familiar notions to me.
The innocent always bear the weight of injustice.
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[So this kind of thing is a constant even when you're around for 800+ years, huh. That's depressing to think about.]
They do. And it's easy to talk about wanting to change it, but... it's not so easy to actually do it. [See: how close they were to fucking up week 0 and how they actually did fuck up this week.] ...it's going to be hard not to lose my temper if we find out who was responsible later, I think.
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I think many of us would say the same thing. [ What a mess - they have at least one murderer unaccounted for, if not two. ] And the fact that they got away with it is going to embolden those that were tempted by the idea, if they were uncertain before.
Fighting amongst ourselves wastes energy and distracts from what we're meant to be seeing. We'll miss the signs of that scale tipping.
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[She wants to fight everyone, but he's right! Alas. She'll just have to focus, which would not be too difficult for her in canon but unfortunately she's being written by someone who lacks a braincell right now.]
We need to be on the lookout for that. And... as much as I'd really like to let whoever killed this week have it, we need to find out what their motivations were, too. Was it just wanting to get a memory back? Or was it something else?
At least last week we were able to ask.
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This week, we had nothing to go off of. [ displeasure ] We were doing well in the investigation process, at first, but then we were left scrambling afterwards. We can't do that again, not when lives are on the line and there are so few answers about the Realm and nova, and whatever intent is behind these killings.
Are they in their right minds? Is that being taken from them, just like their memories?
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Just the very suggestion of it makes her look pretty pissed off, actually.]
...if that's being taken from them too...
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...if they aren't in their right minds, then - maybe we'll be able to figure out something from how people are acting. Though... some changes in behavior might be caused by lost memories, so it's not like it would be concrete proof.
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He looks at her, contemplative, taking in her anger and then grounding afterwards. ]
Whether we like it or not, more have to die, to better know the impact that the loss of memories and nova has on those that are doing the killing. But in the meantime, all we can do is rely on the leaders and our own investigations during the rest of the week. Hope that we can find an answer or some means of stopping them before they can act.
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[haha, anger's back.]
I know that there's only so much that we can do, right now, as we are - but it really doesn't feel like enough.
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[ Pensive, agitated, even without emotionshare in this PC. ]
Nothing we've done thus far has been enough. Someone innocent was chosen for a crime he didn't commit, and we have few answers directing us towards the truth.
So, we do better. Or we die. Whether we fail to collect and salvage nova, or if we fall at the hands of a killer, that is the ultimate end for failure here. And I have no intention of meeting such an end.
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[+1 to everything Hua Cheng is saying, basically! God, she'd like to burn whatever is responsible for this down to the ground.]
...and I've got no intention of letting the people I care about meet an end like that, either.
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Then I think we are in agreement, on where we go from here. [ Answers, wherever they are. Protecting their important people, whatever it takes.
Justice delivered to those responsible. ]
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...yes. I think we are.
[Seems like this is a wrap for this thread? Which works out because now we have a new one!]