[He hesitates for a minute--but it's been a long day. So, tentatively, he reaches out to take it.]
Yeah. To be honest, I don't know why they asked us to do this. I know it was in the rules, but with the way the place prevented us from being able to interfere, I didn't think we'd have to figure out what happened after the fact.
[solid! buzen will just hold onto his hand then, giving it a gentle squeeze after he takes it.]
That's what I thought too... it seemed like it was in the favor of the killers - and then now we still get a chance to catch the killers, but arguably in one of the worst ways because it's a headache for everybody...
And then we have to Erase someone else anyway, who only Erased somebody because they were told they had to.
[Yeah. Yeah!! It's how he feels, honestly. He's not exactly against killers getting punished, but it's so hard to feel that way when no one asked to be here.]
I know that it's--that they can't bring everyone back. But the way this is set up, the way they call it a game... [He trials off, looking for the right words.] It's asking so much from us.
I don't even know why they can't - I don't know who this is supposed to be entertaining, or proving.
[ . . . . he frowns a bit, sighing.]
I dunno, Kaveh-san. I've been through some tough missions. I feel like I have a higher tolerance for this [fucked up] stuff than most but... at least I understood the reason behind those things.
This just feels like suffering without any reason.
[It's easier, with Buzen sharing his thoughts too. It keeps him from sinking too far into his own thoughts and feelings; he nods, empathetic even if he can't truly understand.]
It does. [Softly.] Elizabeth mentioned that it could be an issue of power--that whoever is capable of it may not be able to bring all of us back. But even if that's so, I don't know what this is meant to prove.
[If he put his mind to it, he could theorize about why it's a competition. He would hate to do it, but he's a smart man--it wouldn't be that hard to figure out. Survival of the fittest, prove you want it badly enough, all the things that come along with far more mild competitions, just on a much grander scale. But the rest of it, the way they're prevented from interfering and then told to solve the crime in the aftermath... that, he can't grasp.]
but he doesn't interrupt the conversation to ask, instead just thoughtful. he's quiet at the idea that not all of them could be brought back, gaze flicking to the sky.]
... so why not just tell us? If that's the case. People can come to their own decisions.
Or is it because they don't want it to break out into violence and chaos? So the 'trial' is meant to be some way to level out the playing field and give a chance to get back at murderers?
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Alright enough. It was a lot for him, but I think it was a lot for all of us.
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Yeah. I know the rulebook mentioned this would happen, but... I've never been through anything like that before.
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he'll just go to sit next to kaveh then?]
... neither have I. I'm used to battles and warfare - but all of that... it's a different toll.
It's a lot - to have to sit through thinking about all the ways people could be violent.
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Yeah. The only people I've ever really fought were mercenaries.
[Who are like. Very straightforward about their attacks and everything.]
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And it's not like you have to sit around talking about solving a mystery with mercenaries either.
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Yeah. To be honest, I don't know why they asked us to do this. I know it was in the rules, but with the way the place prevented us from being able to interfere, I didn't think we'd have to figure out what happened after the fact.
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That's what I thought too... it seemed like it was in the favor of the killers - and then now we still get a chance to catch the killers, but arguably in one of the worst ways because it's a headache for everybody...
And then we have to Erase someone else anyway, who only Erased somebody because they were told they had to.
How's any of that supposed to be okay?
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I know that it's--that they can't bring everyone back. But the way this is set up, the way they call it a game... [He trials off, looking for the right words.] It's asking so much from us.
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[ . . . . he frowns a bit, sighing.]
I dunno, Kaveh-san. I've been through some tough missions. I feel like I have a higher tolerance for this [fucked up] stuff than most but... at least I understood the reason behind those things.
This just feels like suffering without any reason.
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It does. [Softly.] Elizabeth mentioned that it could be an issue of power--that whoever is capable of it may not be able to bring all of us back. But even if that's so, I don't know what this is meant to prove.
[If he put his mind to it, he could theorize about why it's a competition. He would hate to do it, but he's a smart man--it wouldn't be that hard to figure out. Survival of the fittest, prove you want it badly enough, all the things that come along with far more mild competitions, just on a much grander scale. But the rest of it, the way they're prevented from interfering and then told to solve the crime in the aftermath... that, he can't grasp.]
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but he doesn't interrupt the conversation to ask, instead just thoughtful. he's quiet at the idea that not all of them could be brought back, gaze flicking to the sky.]
... so why not just tell us? If that's the case. People can come to their own decisions.
Or is it because they don't want it to break out into violence and chaos? So the 'trial' is meant to be some way to level out the playing field and give a chance to get back at murderers?