[I ASSUME THAT REPLY MEANT RAIL STATION so here they are again... in the middle of this mess. emet-selch is unconcerned with it, though, just perched on a bench as if everything is perfectly normal.]
If there was more to it, then it has yet to make itself apparent. It is possible he'll have more to say on the matter.
[but seeing as their culprit was unconscious, well.]
[ YES THIS WORKS because. There won't be very many people coming back here, he thinks. And looking at things again doesn't hurt, even if he won't outright say it.
Hua Cheng examines the window that Xie Lian broke, a mirror to the one that was broken by - who? ]
Oh, probable. Though I have to wonder if he's going to protest his, ah, removal from the Realm since he looked at it like a competition.
Some of them are... [ He weighs the words in his mouth for a moment, to choose the right ones. ]
Some of the people here aren't used to this side of humanity, or want to see the best in others despite their actions. They'll want to hear him out, I'd guess. But sometimes, there is no best, or there is no choice.
Naive is almost too gentle, for some of them. [ Some of them have obviously seen some of the grittier, shittier sides of humans, if their profiles are right. And yet! ] But you're right there. If this Realm nonsense is true, with the balance to restore nova, there isn't a choice. Unless someone wants to step forward.
I should hope not. The very last thing we need is half of them throwing themselves in front of each other, desperate to throw their lives away instead.
One was more than willing to offer himself up. I'm sure more would be, as well. [ A click of the tongue. ] We'll see if their willingness to throw themselves on the sword, as it were, is still there when tomorrow comes.
[why are mortals like this. he exhales a sigh, with a shake of his head.]
It is not only their willingness-- we shall see if they even have any opportunity to demonstrate it, or if the decision is absolute. From what you have said, I expect that if there is any way to alter those results, they may be seeking it.
[ He can't... completely disagree, to be honest. But still. ]
Even if there wasn't, they will be trying. That's simply how it works. We saw the worst of mankind, and having talked to and watched many of the people here over the past week... there's a lot of the opposite.
Oh, we're only at the start of it. It's a downward journey from here, if things aren't kept in check. And given the absolute uselessness of the "leaders," and the lack of information...
[ He spreads his hands. They're in for a wild ride. ]
[ Dianxia, he wishes he could say they would be pleasantly surprised. ]
Just wait for the in-fighting to begin before the murders do. It won't be long.
[ Squabbling over the rights and wrongs in the universe, the justice of the Realm's injustice and how it solves its problems... he won't even wholly blame it on mortals being mortals. It's just people as people. ]
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If there was more to it, then it has yet to make itself apparent. It is possible he'll have more to say on the matter.
[but seeing as their culprit was unconscious, well.]
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Hua Cheng examines the window that Xie Lian broke, a mirror to the one that was broken by - who? ]
Oh, probable. Though I have to wonder if he's going to protest his, ah, removal from the Realm since he looked at it like a competition.
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[he's not making any guesses at it yet, not knowing just how this removal is to be carried out.]
Should he protest, how likely do you think anything is to change the decided outcome?
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Some of the people here aren't used to this side of humanity, or want to see the best in others despite their actions. They'll want to hear him out, I'd guess. But sometimes, there is no best, or there is no choice.
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[it's the truth, isn't it?]
But I highly doubt any level of understanding would change this outcome, either.
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Naive is almost too gentle, for some of them. [ Some of them have obviously seen some of the grittier, shittier sides of humans, if their profiles are right. And yet! ] But you're right there. If this Realm nonsense is true, with the balance to restore nova, there isn't a choice. Unless someone wants to step forward.
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One was more than willing to offer himself up. I'm sure more would be, as well. [ A click of the tongue. ] We'll see if their willingness to throw themselves on the sword, as it were, is still there when tomorrow comes.
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[why are mortals like this. he exhales a sigh, with a shake of his head.]
It is not only their willingness-- we shall see if they even have any opportunity to demonstrate it, or if the decision is absolute. From what you have said, I expect that if there is any way to alter those results, they may be seeking it.
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Even if there wasn't, they will be trying. That's simply how it works. We saw the worst of mankind, and having talked to and watched many of the people here over the past week... there's a lot of the opposite.
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[a brief huff of a laugh, there, though it sounds somewhat tired.]
We are yet far from that.
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Oh, we're only at the start of it. It's a downward journey from here, if things aren't kept in check. And given the absolute uselessness of the "leaders," and the lack of information...
[ He spreads his hands. They're in for a wild ride. ]
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[if he ever had much faith in them, they'd broken it long before he ever arrived here. it's certain to just get worse.]
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Just wait for the in-fighting to begin before the murders do. It won't be long.
[ Squabbling over the rights and wrongs in the universe, the justice of the Realm's injustice and how it solves its problems... he won't even wholly blame it on mortals being mortals. It's just people as people. ]
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[a slow sigh, a shake of his head. there are constants, among mortals.]
The real struggle will not be overcoming the challenge of fixing this Realm, it will be getting past that.