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[puzzlekeeper]

Who: HSS (and pals??)
Where: HSS dorm
When: Day 59

[ WHEW!!!!

At some point during the day, HSS group chat is receiving a text from King. ]

King: When you all have a free moment, there are some things I want to discuss as a group.
King: Meet me in the common area.

[ Whenever they get there, King is seated at the table with a torn out piece of paper with some writing on it, a journal, and a stack of library books about.... religion? He's also absentmindedly rocking a dice against the table. ]

There are some things we should probably talk about and regroup on. Since we're rarely all in the same place at the same time, I decided we may as well make it a meeting.

[ Also to keep Hiryuu from doing it this time, god. REST. ]

Comments

[puzzlekeeper]

[ King would personally LOVE TO SMASH SOME HEADS IN THE NAME OF JUSTICE but maybe he'll just do that on his own time — ]

Those are terms I'm willing to agree to, if everyone else finds that the most acceptable way to proceed.

[ferociousfuckingnerd]

I'm in favour of that. I'd prefer to stick to protecting people.

[inspiteful]

Which, uhm, this brings me to another concern I think we should talk about.

In what circumstances is it...okay? Acceptable, understandable? For us to kill someone when we're interrupting murder.

I'm not gonna say we should never do it, 'cause a do-or-die situation may happen. And maybe I'm just overthinking this and this particular thing won't ever become a problem.

But if we're doing this hoping to prevent and deter killing people outside of games, I don't want our efforts to become counterproductive and it ends up that sensitiv and pep pep have to clean up our mess instead.

[crossmyheartandhope]

Well, I mean... we can't die, right?

The ones with that one power, anyway. We're never really gonna have an us-or-them situation.

[inspiteful]

Yeah, but how about the ones who don't or who aren't comfortable with getting that power?

[crossmyheartandhope]

Let us handle it?

[inspiteful]

[ He's going through a bunch of complicated feelings but, you know, he's isn't sure if he can express them this time. ]

...I just don't want you guys to get really messed up by people because you can't die.

[crossmyheartandhope]

Kinda comes with the territory, though, right? That's what we signed up for when we took that thing in the first place.

And better that than you getting killed.

[inspiteful]

I mean, I get that, it's just...

...Really, I just don't want to see any of you get messed up.

[dragonheartedgirl]

This is why we have this ability. So that those who aren't comfortable with it or can't get it don't have to worry.

[inspiteful]

[ > "don't have to worry"
> flashback to dangerbear

Hhhhhhhhh... ]

I find myself worrying still.

[dragonheartedgirl]

You're going to give yourself grey hairs like that, mom.

[ patting his head ]

[inspiteful]

I'm serious, after what happened during that game it's hard not to think about it.

[foolmetwice]

[what if someone buys the power and gets their head cut off and shoved in a jar tho]








[is that too morbid of a thought for a new kid to have]

[puzzlekeeper]

[ yes ]

[foolmetwice]

[IT'S WHAT HE'S THINKIN', THO]

[inspiteful]

[ Look Eclipse's thoughts on that are not too far off so you're not quite alone there buddy. ]

[foolmetwice]

[IT'S A LEGITIMATE CONCERN???]

[crossmyheartandhope]

[Dude I guarantee those thoughts and way worse have already been considered.]

[foolmetwice]

[tmw you have a huge appreciation for the ability to die]

[dragonheartedgirl]

[ Naw




we're just jaded because we've been thinking those thoughts for like. fifty days by now. ]

[foolmetwice]

[he is super late to the zombie body horror train]

[puzzlekeeper]

If we were resorting to murder to prevent murder, it would be because we exhausted all other options, and taking the aggressor out is the only way to prevent more carnage overall.

[dragonheartedgirl]

If one death would spare the lives ten, or even three....

[ it's the trolley problem but we don't know what a trolley is ]

[inspiteful]

Then we're going to have to make that clear to everyone.

...Honestly I hope it doesn't get to the point where we literally have to murder to prevent further murder but this place continues exceed itself in that regard.