24: Confusion (Anon Text Only for now)

[enchantressofore]

I had imagined not taking vengeance for its own sake in order to help someone else would be a good thing. It should not feel horrible or like I did something wrong, and yet it still does.

I wish to ask what you would have done; if confronted with someone who brought you great harm in the past, one who you know had the capability of doing so again, would you be able to walk away? Would you be satisfied with it? Is it even right to let them be?

Comments

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[om_nom_namur]

Alredy got a basturd done all kinds of wrong 2 me and mine
Gonna wup his ass and eat as much of him as i can stomak w/o puking
So i can turn him in2 the shit he is

Tho acshully i think back home hes gunna kill me b4 i can do that
Time is weerd and i hurd some shit

Neway
No sum1 going thru sumthing similar
Wat part of wat u dune u think is wrong?

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[enchantressofore]

[ Namur why

Give her a few minutes to try and actually read his text because wtf does it say

Adela's text should probably give away to Namur just who it is though, at least to him. ]

That I walked away instead of finishing them off. Even if death is not permanent, perhaps they would have given up some of their power upon their return and become less harmful, or they even might not have returned at all. With things as they are now, they could still be out there and able to hurt many more people here.

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[om_nom_namur]

[....... Yep. That outed her.]

Sure is a hell of a lot of wat if going on there sweethart

You
Are
Not
Him

Shit he pulls aint on ur hands
U dont control him
U dont owe him shit
But now he owes u
So if he turns arownd and repays u with shit its on him
NOT u
Catch me?

[fierybluebird]

Revenge for yourself only lowers yourself. Revenge is not to be taken lightly and ought only to be done to avenge your fallen comrades.

I always let those who try to hurt me, but not my family, live. It leaves a greater impact to kill the ones I do, and sometimes leaving someone alive is far more torture than can ever be inflicted with death.

[enchantressofore]

Be that as it may, I was not the only one this person hurt. My friends suffered at their hands as well.

[fierybluebird]

So did mine, but killing in revenge should be to send a message and protect the others. In a place such as this, wouldn't that cause an escalation and endangerment instead?

[Video]

[kalmaleader]

[So one can even hide their identity with these devices? Qubine hasn't quite figured out all the functions yet, so he just sticks with video. This piques him because he's sort of been in that situation before. Regarding confronting those who did him wrong, anyway.]

I've had it happen before. I've confronted the beasts that killed my sons and killed them in turn. Not for vengeance, but to make sure they don't cause more harm.

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[enchantressofore]

That is something else I have been worried about as well -- that I have merely left them free to do more harm, even if they claim they cannot at this time.

[Video]

[kalmaleader]

[Well, there can be only one solution.]

It sounds like you already regret letting them be. So you'll know what to do the next time you confront them...correct?

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[have_hat_will_travel]

Hm. Perhaps I am not one to speak, given my own past. I chose vengeance then, and even now, I regret it not.

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[enchantressofore]

So in my place, you would have chosen vengeance. What bothers me is that I cannot imagine being any happier had I gone through with such action either. It seems I would have been wrong either way.

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[have_hat_will_travel]

Mayhap it is a matter of scale. Or perhaps, mere uncertainty. Perhaps the grass is always greener on the other side.

The choice is a deeply personal one. You chose what most would call the "right" choice. That you regret isn't unreasonable at all. But, am I safe in assuming naught can be done now? No reversing a decision like that.

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[justicereigns]

You can't know what'll happen until it does, and to presume otherwise is pure arrogance. I've let my enemies go before and I'll do it again every time I feel necessary. Even the most treasonous of pirates can do good for others, and refraining from taking a life is never wrong. You can always kill someone later, but you can't take back killing them if you take that final measure. It should only be a last resort when you have no hope left, nothing more.

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[enchantressofore]

[ Of course Smoker would respond, and she just stares at the video answer before responding in text once again. ]

And if you know your enemy is a merciless killer who has taken joy in the suffering of yourself and others before, and is entirely capable of doing so again?

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[treesus]

It is difficult for me to say if I would have let it be. I have faced this choice before and was persuaded against it.

I cannot say if your choice was right or wrong.

I feel action would be prudent if you could assure the result was permanent.

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[enchantressofore]

In this place it could not be assured, but that hardly mattered to me at the time. It felt like it would have ended everything had I struck that person down at the time.

A part of me knows that I did well in not succumbing rage and hate, or at least I wish to say that. How this feels makes me uncertain, however.

[treesus]

No matter what action you do or do not take, the pain will take time to pass.

Rage and hatred have their place, it's a matter of directing them wisely.

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[orlokbutterfly]

I would have killed them without a second thought. No one of that ilk deserves any such mercy.

And even if death isn't permanent here? That just allows me to force their suffering over and over again in turn so they get what they truly deserve.

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[enchantressofore]

I do not think I would have been satisfied even if I had killed them. Doing that changes nothing, does it?

I may feel that they deserve to suffer for what they have done, but it is not my place to do such a thing.

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[k2so]

Assets the risk and determine if the advantages of having that person in your life overcome the risks.

Try to look at the issue in a logical way, not paying attention to feelings.

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[enchantressofore]

That is far easier said than done. Even if I could, there is still no clear answer that I can see.

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[hellish_butler]

Part of you is human, and even so, the other part of you doesn't have enough hatred to finish what you desire...to destroy what you abhor.

I won't walk away. That's cowardice and weakness. What's the fun if the predator does kill off weaker prey that doesn't deserve to live? A crime must be punished.

I'll be satisfied with vengeance. So no, it's isn't right. Then you have unfinished business, and the cycle of guilt is incomplete.

[Private Text; Anon]

[enchantressofore]

[ That it's Sebastian replying throws her off, and what he's saying about it gets to her beyond that. It makes it difficult to reply, causing some time to pass before Sebastian will get a response. ]

Would you consider me a coward for walking away then, for staying my hand after being close enough to kill them with one strike?

[ It doesn't matter if Sebastian knows it's her or not... After all that, that statement actually kind of hurts, even through her turbulent thoughts and feelings. Is she really just a coward after all...? ]

Voice to text function! anon

[sarcastass]

Why would you let them walk away? They'll hurt someone else. Perhaps twice as terribly as they hurt you.

After all, they've already proven they have no issue with doing it, and anyone will lie to save face or save trouble.

Honestly, it'd be almost a crime to let them leave, wouldn't it?

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[enchantressofore]

For reasons I likely should not have believed. I still do not have an answer to why I stopped.

I am to understand that you would have done so were you in my place, then?