I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies [video]

[corruptedsave]

[It's a tiny white dog, which is laying with it's legs up and very much asleep except... Someone off screen is doing a dorky voice as if it was the dog talking.]

Golly Chara, why would you want to run to be Guardian of Attleton?

[The device is spun around to show Chara, attempting to smile nicely and such. Even though they look scruffy and a bit dirty, they live in a tent what do you expect??]

Good question, Toby. [YES THEY NAMED THE DOG THAT.]

When you consider how stupid a lot of the adults who post around on the network, and would most likely also run for this position, are as dumb as a sack of bricks. It's my duty as a young person in this place to step up and do my part.

[Yes, they just called everyone an idiot. Camera back to the dog, who has rolled over and let's out a doggy "chuff", before Chara does the voice again.]

Oh but what about Mister Andor? He did a good job, right? [Back to Chara now.]

I dunno about that, he did allow someone to kill a bunch of cops and his boyfriend during his run. I'd have to say that's doing a poor job, don't you think folks?

[And gonna click off the video on that note.

Yes, they did just go there.]

Comments

[corruptedsave]

That's an excuse and you know it. A person is still themselves, no matter what memories they have, going "Oh they weren't themselves, so they should get away with murdering people" is just going to let others use the same excuse. "But sir, I was under crazy mind shenanigans! So it wasn't really me who killed all those people", no wonder Attleton has such a murderer problem.

[In Chara's case it's more they don't want to go all melty faced.]

And everyone has contempt, some are just better at hiding it. At least I'm being upfront and honest about it.

[pianola]

You are twisting the perspective on fact.

Who a person is, is meaningless, without choice.

With choice, we have meaning, we are the people who we intend to be.

And, if the culprit is someone who would make the choice to murder my friend, then I would wish him brought to justice immediately.

If he is not - he can not be held responsible for choices they wouldn't even make.

[ Another pause, and then: ]

My contempt for certain individuals is why I am not attempting to be Guardian.

[corruptedsave]

And you seem to be willing to let people avoid the consequences of their actions, and not looking at the bigger picture.

Every choice can change a person, but they're also a choice that said person is capable of making. While now they may not be willing to do such a thing, they are still capable of doing so. I wouldn't impose the harshest punishment on those who are good people but ended up influenced by something beyond their control, but I still think they should face some kind of consequence for their actions.

[They're doing their best to keep their expression and voice level, it's hard because they do honestly believe that no one is above consequences. Enough so that they have done some horrible things to make that point.]

And that works for you.

[pianola]

That is the difference.

I do not think the terrible choices these people made last week were ones they would make now. I do not believe they are capable.

If consequence is not linked to what a person would do - how a person would act - what a person is rather than what they may have been -

Then it may as well be useless.

[corruptedsave]

Then you believe in something that doesn't exist.

[pianola]

Perhaps.

But you can't see their Memories, what choices they can make, either.

[ Her eyes are steady, of course, unblinking as always. ]

You might want consequences for something which doesn't exist any longer.

[corruptedsave]

I'm no mind reader, yeah. But I do know that humans at their core are horrible selfish destructive creatures.

And I feel sorry that a machine like yourself seems to trust them so much.

[pianola]

I don't believe that.

[ She seems to be looking at the child in the video a lot more closely, however. ]

Trust is earned. But faith, that not every human is as you claim?

Most of us need that to stay sane.

[corruptedsave]

[Maybe Dorothy will see a flicker of something dark on Chara's face, but it could be just them blinking.]

And most people are, well, as I've said before stupid. A coping method that is biased on lies is a dumb one.

[pianola]

Stupidity isn't the same as being violent, or destructive.

[ She noticed. It may have been a blink. A subtle facial expression.

But it might not have. Her eyes narrow slightly - Dorothy is expert in subtle facial expressions, as it were. ]

I don't think it is wise, or sane, to associate foolishness with murder.

[ Sure, murderers were sometimes foolish - but they were also often very intelligent.

It was not a clear correlation in either direction. ]

[corruptedsave]

Stupidity isn't the same as being foolish either.

[Their face looks perfect normal, for a kid who has red eyes and all that.]

[pianola]

[ Which could, after all, simply be a quirk from whatever reality they're from. ]

True.

My point still stands.

[corruptedsave]

It's a point that we're going to have to agree to disagree upon then, Miss.

[They are a hate filled monster, no amount of talking will make them change their mind about humans.]

[pianola]

... Yes.

[ Another pause. ]

With that sort of outlook on humans.

I hope you do not win.

[corruptedsave]

Heh, well then you just have to not vote for me.