[ it'll be a bit of time before he goes to find jiaoqiu. courage has never been necessary in the safety of the tower - not until recently, perhaps, and even then, fear and regret are the things that drove him most. heaven should have been different, and yet he still says things he shouldn't without stopping to think.
but laurence does eventually find him, hands shoved in his pockets, vines thick and tight around his neck. ]
Do you still want to talk...?
[ after this day?? he'll understand if jiaoqiu wants to hold off on it. he's still reeling a bit, himself. ]
I can't be sure my theory holds any weight. It's only based off my best guess, and while I do trust my own judgement, nobody is infallible.
It just seems to fall in with the idea of redemption, and what it means to be a good person. How do we respond, in situations where morality is up for debate?
You mean like those awful questions the angels keep asking? The trolley, and... whether it's okay to kill sometimes?
But if you guys are right about those two being sick, what does that mean for those two? If they really didn't choose to do that, if it's like they were hypnotized or something - then it wouldn't be fair for them to be expelled for it. If this is just some messed up test, then no one should be dying at all.
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but laurence does eventually find him, hands shoved in his pockets, vines thick and tight around his neck. ]
Do you still want to talk...?
[ after this day?? he'll understand if jiaoqiu wants to hold off on it. he's still reeling a bit, himself. ]
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it's been rough, today, but jiaoqiu is okay. he's doing okay. his hair is white and he looks exhausted, but it's okay. ]
I would, if you'd like to. You can certainly take a break from me if you need to, though. [ a little teasing. ]
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No, it's... [ "okay" is the wrong word. ] I can talk. I don't really want to be alone after that, anyway.
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I don't blame you. [ a little sigh. ] I wanted to reiterate my apology.
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...I still don't really get it. I didn't think there was anything here but us and the angels.
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It just seems to fall in with the idea of redemption, and what it means to be a good person. How do we respond, in situations where morality is up for debate?
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But if you guys are right about those two being sick, what does that mean for those two? If they really didn't choose to do that, if it's like they were hypnotized or something - then it wouldn't be fair for them to be expelled for it. If this is just some messed up test, then no one should be dying at all.
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[ a sigh. ]
You're right, of course. It isn't fair. But that may just be the fate of a test subject.
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