[Who were they meant to kill? Who would ensure they die? She wants to ask, but she also doesn't; she doesn't want to break this fragile conversation, dancing around something honest.]
There's a nobility in that, perhaps. But nobility is a luxury. To weep for a better choice won't make it possible.
Probably, yeah. She got lucky that she had family out to save her, since she probably would've been killed sooner or later.
[and a lot of people don't have the luxury of having anyone there for him. not that white is speaking from experience or anything.]
Anyway, the point is less about ethics and shit, and more like—if you feel conflicted about something, that just means you had more than one important thing in your life, right?
People who can do stuff without ever looking back... sometimes, it's less about resolve and more that they didn't have anything else in the first place, maybe. Or, you know, they're sociopaths.
[Oh. That. . . makes some sense, actually. More than one important thing. Does she have that, too? She's not sure she could articulate what that is, but all the same.
. . . Or her cohort are all sociopaths. That makes sense, too.]
It's a cold comfort, but it is a comfort, I think.
[Her voice is a little soft, again. Bullying aside, White is. . . he's good. There's something about him, and the way he carries himself, that makes her want to trust him.]
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There's a nobility in that, perhaps. But nobility is a luxury. To weep for a better choice won't make it possible.
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[and a lot of people don't have the luxury of having anyone there for him. not that white is speaking from experience or anything.]
Anyway, the point is less about ethics and shit, and more like—if you feel conflicted about something, that just means you had more than one important thing in your life, right?
People who can do stuff without ever looking back... sometimes, it's less about resolve and more that they didn't have anything else in the first place, maybe. Or, you know, they're sociopaths.
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. . . Or her cohort are all sociopaths. That makes sense, too.]
It's a cold comfort, but it is a comfort, I think.
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Well, can't do much to change the fact that the world tends to be crappy like that.
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[Her voice is a little soft, again. Bullying aside, White is. . . he's good. There's something about him, and the way he carries himself, that makes her want to trust him.]
But maybe we'll find a way.
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... Heh. Well, I'm always up for spiting whatever life wants to throw at people.
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Good. I feel that I might like to as well.
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he makes a vague hand gesture that. probably doesn't mean anything but is meant to look confident.]
Then you better keep that in mind, even when this place is being shitty.
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. . . Did you think that was a cool thing to say?
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I-I was trying!