Episode 2.1 - Page 13
posted 6th Sep 2015, 9:25 AM
6th Sep 2015, 9:25 AM
mars
[EDIT] Note - This Sunday's post (the 13th) will probably be delayed till Monday. I'm out of town / unable to update, and i've been having trouble with the post system that lets you update and schedule a post (ie. it hasn't been working)
So i'm going to manually do it but it'll be no later than Monday :) sorry for the wait!
Does might-make-right? Jay doesn't necessarily believe that is the case... but he certainly does believe in everybody having a responsibility to fight for what they believe is right.
But if his alternative to the army's "Justify the means with the ends" strategy is really simply doing the same thing... is he really in the right?
And so lies the struggle.
Either way, time to sort this shit out with Alice one way or another.
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~Marshall
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6th Sep 2015, 11:25 AM
NeilKapit
Alice isn't exactly a paragon of stoic maturity, is she?
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6th Sep 2015, 12:13 PM
thing 1
She's a non-conformist anarchist of the most extreme type with suicidal tendencies, and she's darn lucky she hasn't gotten herself killed before now. But one day she is going to run into some one who's not going to put up with her crap, and she's going to get really hurt, or really dead.
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6th Sep 2015, 1:25 PM
jamie59
Go on in. What's the worst that can happen with a hot tempered red head?
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7th Sep 2015, 8:28 AM
CCG
I suspect part of his problem might be that while he's survived orbital bombardments and all, he may not be precisely equipped for dealing with temperamental females... particularly at the further reaches of the scale. His skillset is of limited value here.
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8th Sep 2015, 2:24 PM
mars
Like using a hammer when all you need is a feather touch, haha. Good tool, way out of its element.
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8th Sep 2015, 6:23 AM
quetzlsacatanango
As Mr. Han said in Enter the Dragon: "It is strength which makes all other virtues possible."
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8th Sep 2015, 2:31 PM
mars
True. That makes it pretty hard to tell who has good intentions but simply lacks the strength to do good, vs people who have no positive virtues at all.
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9th Sep 2015, 7:05 AM
CCG
But what's the functional value of a good intention, if not supported by action?
Neutrality and inaction arguably carry their own evil in many situations.
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10th Sep 2015, 5:12 AM
MadJak91
I think he just did what he thought is the right choice.
In the end, he saved people.
It is not his fault the system exploited him and painted him as someone more. It happened.
I guess Alice has to realize that at some point.
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25th May 2016, 2:35 PM
Thracecius
Realize? Maybe.
Accept? Probably not, though if I were a betting man I'd say she has a heart of gold (Valentine's pinup notwithstanding) encased in a leaden shield. She just needs enough stability (personalized moral support, essentially, as in a good friend) in order to let her vulnerability shine through.
Alice (and Jay) are in for rough times if they stick together.
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25th May 2016, 11:09 PM
MadJak91
Good point!
Judging by the recent pages, she is at least on the acceptance path.
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