[Route 29] Text (locked from Ryner)/Action - Ecruteak City

[dreamsofahero]

*it's been a day of off an on drizzly rain throughout Johto today, and on the evening of this chilly wet day a post appears on the network from Sion. Unusual for him, it's in text. Even more unusual (not that, in theory, anyone but Sion knows), he's actually set up a filter to prevent his best friend from seeing it....*

Such melancholy weather as this leads to melancholy thoughts. If there are any who care to indulge my morbid curiosity, I wonder if there's anyone who's done something out of necessity that they've regretted. Or perhaps plans to do? What is it like to live with such a decision?


*...should anyone wish to seek him out in person, he can be found sitting in a quiet cafe somewhere in Ecruteak, reading a book that's piqued his interest*

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[ex_cashcow493]

[ EVERYTHING IS REGRET AND PAIN IN SABER'S PAST. ]

It isn't very much like living at all.

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[dreamsofahero]

I can only imagine.

*a pause, then he switches to a private filter. normally he wouldn't bother, given the risk of such things being hacked, but... well, given how he never uses them, who would suspect? if they even cared to bother for a post like this...*

Even without any complications, the responsibility of being a king is a heavy one, isn't it?

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[ex_cashcow493]

Agreed.
That is why people look to us for guidance and to do what is right.
Even if they cannot agree with the methods or some acts.
At the end of the day, it is their loyalty that must keep our conscience clear from regret.
Acting with guilt in mind will only suppress what needs to be done and plague every act with questions of it's sincerity.

[ Though she suspects he's asking for his own reasons, she doesn't pry. If he wishes to tell her, he will. ]

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[dreamsofahero]

So you would suggest that the good of the people outweighs the cost, even if it means harm to some of those same people?

*he does indeed have his reasons, but it may take a bit for him to get around to them*

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[ex_cashcow493]

It is what it is.

[ Which is to say sacrifice comes in all forms; sometimes at a cost of something of her own and sometimes at the cost of the good people who believe in her. ]

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[dreamsofahero]

And yet, I do not wish to see anyone come to harm.

*he knows it's "necessary", and yet....*

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[ex_cashcow493]

[ So why does he hesitate? ]

People will be hurt regardless.
A restraint of action does not hurt any less.
Choosing to do nothing is just as bad as acting in most situations.
When you refuse to take action, it creates doubt in your ability to lead.

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[premiumheaven]

Depends on the decision, I suppose. So far it's been hard but. Well, it's been livable. And I've been lucky enough to have many people I care for around me in my life. Though, I feel horrible and guilty the longer I have to think about it.

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[dreamsofahero]

What sort of decision was it, if you don't mind my asking? Though you needn't go into detail.

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[premiumheaven]

[It's some time before Tifa responds. It's not that she minds telling the other person, it's just a bit hard to admit to herself.]

I've killed several people.

[By which she means a good couple hundred]

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[dreamsofahero]

I understand.

*if you count the ones who've died because of his orders or due to his plans... well, it's quite a few, and only going to exponentially increase when the preemptive strike he's planning is put into action...*

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[premiumheaven]

So I'm guessing you're going through something similar, if you're asking.

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[dreamsofahero]

Many lives have rested in the outcome of decisions I've made and will have to make, whether I wanted to or not, yes.

[ardent]

The only people who say they don't regret anything they've done over the course of their lives lack the discipline to know better.

I've made a choice like that, and I'm continuing to live with it because there aren't any other options. It's something I decided for myself; my intent didn't matter, what matters are the consequences, and I have to live with those consequences. That's all.

[dreamsofahero]

Then do you regret those consequences?

[ardent]

Of course I do.

[dreamsofahero]

Do you still feel it was worthwhile despite that?

[ardent]

No, I don't.

[dreamsofahero]

What do you do about it, if anything, then? Do you try to rectify matters in some fashion, or leave things as they are without further meddling?

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[tearsofademon]

['Sup, Sion. A certain best friend of yours, who is completely oblivious to your text to the network, is just going to sit down next to you in that cafe without fanfare. There is a Joltik on his head.

...Okay it's something between a sit and a flop, but this is Ryner we're talking about.]

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[dreamsofahero]

*will glance up at that; to all appearances he was doing nothing more than fiddling around looking at network things*

Ah, Ryner.

[Action]

[tearsofademon]

[and it's not like Ryner's going to pry]

Hey, Sion. Find anything good?

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[dreamsofahero]

*shrugs a bit*

More of the usual, really.

*nevermind that he's still kind of idly reading through comments and tapping out replies as he speaks....*

[Action]

[tearsofademon]

[Hey, for all he knows you found a potential date or something. Your business is your business.]

Figures. You'd think it wouldn't be this hard to find anything new.

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[dreamsofahero]

*well he IS talking to Saber--*

It's hardly the first odd thing about this place.