A "Hypothetical" Question; VIDEO/ACTION

[greenmagick]

VIDEO

[Terra is sitting in her greenhouse when the video starts. Flowers climb up the back wall with buds peeking out towards the bright sunlight that filters through the misty glass. Her hair is down, falling in loose mint green curls around her shoulders. She looks thoughtful as she regards her phone.]

I have a question. It’s just something I’ve been thinking about…

…

People can't die here and hurting them doesn't make us feel better... what does it take to forgive someone? What do they need to do when they've done something really bad?

[As the video continues there is a flash of white fur before the phone falls on its front; turning the screen black.]

Howl!

[Terra’s disapproving voice echoes through the phone before the feed ends. She hopes someone might reply to her question, despite her cat’s interruption.]

ACTION: BAR

[Terra decides to take a walk to be alone with her thoughts. She spends most of her time at her flower shop and while it’s usually quite her pets or visitors have the tendency to distract her. As she makes her way through the city she starts checking out different businesses and stores. A few of them she peeks into and immediately leaves. That’s what she should have done at this bar.

The atmosphere is smoky but warm, it’s curious, and without hesitation she makes her way to the line of bar stools to take a seat. The bartender regards her seriously for a moment before ignoring her. She looks both lost and unsure; neither are traits he wants to deal with.

Terra’s gaze moves around the room. She makes eye contact with a few people staring at her though their eyes quickly dart away. It doesn’t bother her but she wonders if she looks that out of place. Her dress is red and short. It’s the closest thing to the dress she’d woken up with and her sandals were light brown. It is too hot to wear more though she’s noticed that most of the men in the bar are wearing pants instead of shorts. She can’t see how she might be out of place.

She turns back to the bartender.] Excuse me? [The soft voice does nothing to get his attention.]

RANDOM: FLOWER SHOP EMPLOYEES

[Terra has declared it employee day in her two shops. Everyone working or not will get a surprise flower delivery at their house! In it will have a small bag of candies and a little note thanking you for all of your help. Jefferson and Dave will get separate ones, despite the fact that they live together and each flower arrangement is different.]

Comments

Video - Private so a certain pirate can't see >.>;

[enchantressofore]

I suppose it would depend on what was done, and if there was any remorse at all. Any regret that may prove that such a thing would not happen again so easily.

I know of someone I could not forgive so easily for what was done to me and so many others, but I do not think he is the kind of person who would even want that. He relished in the pain he brought. I... I know I would seek to give him retribution for it, even if I know such an effort on my part would be worthless and it would change nothing.

[ Adela sighs, slumping in front of the camera - it seems like she's in a garage of some kind, likely Sycamore Cycles. ]

... I can be satisfied knowing that person would not do harm to anyone else again, if it were possible. It would not fix anything, but it is the closest to forgiveness I can come to, I think. I cannot speak for anyone else regarding it.

Video - Private so a certain pirate can't see >.>;

[greenmagick]

[Terra already knows that they are talking about the same person but she doesn't show it. The whole point of her question is for it to remain anonymous and there is nothing tying her to him. After all, she'd been one of his victims too.]

I think, I know who you're talking about... What if they did apologize and promise it wouldn't happen again... what if they meant it.

[She sounds unsure herself.]

This world makes it a lot harder to forgive and I keep finding that punishing others... it only makes me feel worse. [In this particular instance she's talking about her swear jar which is set up for mostly Dave and Ronan to deposit money for swearing.]

[Video]

[youfool]

To forgive takes, well...all the virtues necessary to have a forgiving heart, obviously. It takes repentance at least from the wrongful party.

As for what said party needs to do, repentance again, and making restitution where possible.

[Video]

[greenmagick]

How would you do that?

[It isn't a clear action and Terra is a little confused.]

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[sizedoesntmatter]

It depends on the person. I know, I can be a very forgiving person usually. It's rare that I actually can admit I hate someone.

[There was a reason he was sticking to voice, he didn't want her to see his expressions when he spoke.]

But sometimes only time can be the thing, or it will never happening depending on what happened. That's all there is to it.

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[greenmagick]

Isn't it sad though? If someone can never be forgiven?

[It means that they're hurt forever.]

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[bergkatze]

Cute fuzzball!

[Easily excitable boy (or is it a girl?) pops up on screen. It none other than Berg Katze in all of his magenta glory. His hair is just as wild as the rest him and ten times more fluffy than the little kitty.

He mewls at the screen in hopes of getting Howl's attention before diving into the topic at hand.]

I dunno if people can forgive at all. I mean somehow someway they'll always remember the bad over the good, right?

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[greenmagick]

Cute fuzzball? You mean Howl?

[She's never thought of her cat that way but he isn't wrong.]

I don't want to think so.

[Terra wants to think the best of people.]

Video/private

[02crusnikabel]

Forgiveness? Depends on how much they hurt me. In my case, I will never get an apology as I lost the person I cared about due to his madness, and it's his madness who hurt me, not the brother I used to know. There's no way to save him, I guess. So I have forgive myself, and realized it wasn't my fault.

Video/private

[greenmagick]

Can those people still hurt you? If you don't forgive them?

[She looks very lost.]

[action]

[chicken_kun]

[bars are great places to find pirates, and for pirates to find interesting things. Bartolomeo regularly cruises, well, all of them, looking for more people to intimidate, ideas for his criminal enterprises, so on and so forth.

The lovely lady, there, looks rather nervous, but Barty can't help himself. Green-haired people need to stick together! Especially when the majority of the men in the bar are eyeing her like a piece of meat. If any of them try something shitty, he just might end up an accidental hero. Barty sidles up alongside her and flops into the next seat over, swiveling around to face the room and draping his arms along the bar]

What'cha drinking, sweetheart? Maybe I could treat you something that tastes better.

[wow that did not come off like a friendly offer, did it?]

[action]

[greenmagick]

Um... I don't know.

[Any innuendo goes right over her head.]

I don't know what to order.

[Terra's head cants to the side, spilling mint green curls over her shoulder.]

Video

[infinitejustice]

[Athrun has a curious expression on his face. He wonders why she would ask such a thing.]

This is...honestly, it's a topic that's very close to my heart. I was once very deeply hurt by someone else.

Video

[greenmagick]

Did you forgive them?

[She wonders how hurt and why but she's worried about asking.]

[Video]

[duelistoflegend]

Unfortunately, there are certain things that I will never allow myself to forgive.

[ Like hurting his Aibou. Or his friends. And he doesn't mean hurt in the "Kaiba is an idiot and hasn't accepted his cards" way either. He means someone who tortured him. ]

[Video]

[greenmagick]

What sort of things?

[It sounds like such a sad way to live.]

[Voice]

[tuxedo_magician]

Hey.

Thanks for the gifts.

Best. Boss. Lady. Ever.

[ And there's a grin in his voice as he says it. ]

[Voice]

[greenmagick]

You're welcome. I hope you like them.

[She's made sure the arrangements where perfect.]

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[whiteas]

Forgiveness shouldn't be about the person who did the crime. Making it about that just because they can't die here is selfish and undeserving of forgiveness in the first place. Whatever the person you're talking about did, if they did something worth dying over they should probably be in prison until they find a way to change the kind of person they are into someone who wouldn't do bad things in the first place.

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[greenmagick]

So if you could change that person? Then it's better?

[That's what she's curious about though she's purposely leaving out specifics.]

[action because I just have to]

[sonicosuper]

*After recent events, Sonico felt that she was in need of a drink. She hadn't really ever considered that she'd get a taste for it, but she's actually discovered that she doesn't mind going out for a few fruit beers, or a cocktail or two. Sonico isn't exactly the queen of bar ettiquette, still prone to getting herself into bother, as per usual, but as she sidles up to the bar she sees Terra and realises that she's having a hard time being noticed by the bar staff.

Sonico moves in beside her and grins, then stands on her tip toes and leans her upper body across the bar, a pose that catches the attention of one or two of the men in the crowd, and the bartender*

Hey there, bar guy. Can I get a couple of peach beers?

[action because I just have to]

[greenmagick]

[The bartender looks at her, looks down at her rack and then shrugs and complies. He doesn't really care despite how nice the view is. He just isn't going to start there while someone decides what they want.

Terra's head turns towards Sonico, her expression confused but openly so.]

Sonico? What are you doing here?

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[meteorrains]

Thanks for the gifts, Terra.

[You do realize this means he's going to end up doing something nice for you in return, right?]

video;

[greenmagick]

[Terra doesn't want anything in return, she just wants to say thank you.]

Of course. You work so hard. It's the least I can do.

[video]

[hyuuga]

[She's a little concerned at the thoughtful look and the question; it's a little different from the woman she remembers meeting only a couple of weeks ago.

Though forgiveness is something she has a bit of experience with.]

Forgiving someone... I've found it's more about when you are ready. Forgiveness is something you do more for yourself and not the other person, I've found. If only because, depending on who hurt you and how, they might not want or need it.

[video]

[greenmagick]

[Terra thinks about her words for a moment, her fingers fiddling with a twig in her lap.]

It is wanted... that is why I ask.

[She pauses looking unsure.]

What if... what if the people they hurt aren't here. They still did those things...but can't be forgiven.

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[justiceerror]

[and he is certainly talking to her while in his own abandoned home.]

My, my.... could you be asking for my own sake, my master?

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[greenmagick]

[Terra feels her cheeks flush a bright red.]

M-maybe but also for myself.

[She can't bring herself to lie to him but she is thinking of him.]

Is that alright?

[video; private]

[offwithhishat]

[ Jefferson had been about halfway to Attleton, actually, when he took a peek at the network and saw Terra's video. He had intended to thank her for the gifts in person, but as he watched the video his pace slowed until he was at a stop completely. Her question was concerning. She didn't think people thought of her in that way, did she? That didn't make sense. There were only so many in Genessia he could think of that had done, "really bad" things and she wasn't on the list.

When he finally decided to answer, he looked like he had been thinking about the question for a while. ]

It takes a lot of things. There's no completely set rules in how to forgive or be forgiven, what that person can do to attempt to earn forgiveness is to start with repenting for what they did. To try to make it right. Do you think the person you're referring to can do that?

[video; private]

[greenmagick]

[Terra bites her lower lip when she sees Jefferson. She suddenly feels very nervous. Her question is general but she is referring specifically to a few situations and people. She hasn't told many people about her own past but it isn't happy. She has no happy memories before Genessia and most of the pain was caused by her own hand.]

I do...

[She pauses.]

What if it doesn't seem like enough?