dude looks like a lady (yuri lowell)

[malewife]

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[malewife]

I do. It seems to be the only link at the moment.

[ He sighs. ]

All we talk about is our situation, don't we.

[ Joonghyuk is aware. ]

[senjinrouha]

It kinda takes over a lot of what we do.

[ ... ]

Why, you wanting to play twenty questions as a getting to know you exercise?

[malewife]

Not my choice to spend time, but... A break isn't bad.

[senjinrouha]

Not straining the grey matter for a couple of hours? I'm fine with it.

[malewife]

You're a vigilante?

[ 20 questions. ]

[senjinrouha]

As in "I piss off the Empire in little ways that make their lives more difficult"?

Sure.

[malewife]

Authoritative establishments always need to be challenged in some way or another.

[senjinrouha]

Well I’m glad that’s something we can agree on.

[malewife]

My world has become a world without kings. No government or the like. At most, there are groups like tribes.

I've forgotten what it's like, really.

[senjinrouha]

… Is it better or worse? Ignoring the whole part where your lives are games for entertainment, and everything’s violent as hell.

[ … ]

I’m not against laws. But when they weigh too far one way and stop benefitting everyone, that’s when the playing field needs levelling.

The Empire’s laws are bad, but the depending on the Guild, their laws can be just as bad.

[malewife]

I'd say worse, but in ways you can call it freedom. Freedom from politicians. Freedom for unnecessary and oppressing laws. Freedom from the everyday grind of capitalism.

However, the price to pay is that you can be killed at any moment. No one will enforce punishment, unless you take it into your own hands. [ Hm. ] It is a place where you are rewarded for doing harm to others.

What stays the same is only the strong survive.

[senjinrouha]

Some people aren't strong in that sort of way. Doesn't mean they should die.

Adapt or die are just words thrown around by people too scared to try and do a system and do it right. Absolves them of guilt if someone dies and they can just say "well maybe you should've been stronger, tried harder, been better".

[malewife]

It isn't always physical strength. Cunning is just as important. Resolve more so.

You are thinking of a world where human decency is expected.

[ Joonghyuk kind of remembers what that's like, but he doesn't come from that kind of place. ]

[senjinrouha]

I'm thinking of a world where people actually look at human decency and use their power when people aren't upholding it. Not throwing their weight around for their own sake, or the sake of other people with too much power or money.

[malewife]

You're quite noble.

[senjinrouha]

No, not really.