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[fatespoken]

Instead of an "Oh hay, I've been quiet again" post or an awkward accidental voice post this time, how about I go for something trendy and jump in with an probably open-ended, overdone question? At least we have an diverse sample group in the city: Heroes, neutral parties, and unmoral filth all around. And remember, No need to dress up your answer with lies to present yourself in a good light.

If you were put in the situation of either saving your own life or a large group of people, what would you choose? Self-interest or altruism?


Oh, and another far less important question. Why is the female species a such fickle and temperamental creature? You have to wonder how they can be so damn sensitive.

[ooc: Thank you for all the HMD comments. ;3; Responding to Amory and Sam's right now. ]

Comments

[girlwithabow.livejournal.com]

A: Altruism. Always.

B: Because we hate you.

strike outs = private to himself >_>

[fatespoken]

A. And why?

B. Hey, not all women hate me. Just you and Eden and various other - many girls back home.

[girlwithabow.livejournal.com]

A. Because think about it. Could you live with yourself knowing you could have saved so many people but you chose not to?

B. That's because Eden and I are smart.

[fatespoken]

A. Doesn't that question depend on the person then? I'm sure quite a few City citizens would answer yes.

B. Because the two of you are immature.

[concept-killer.livejournal.com]

I'll give you an answer when it actually happens. People who answer now are idiots.

[fatespoken]

Should we conduct an experiment?







...Joking.

[concept-killer.livejournal.com]

That was the worst attempt at a fake joke I've ever heard.

[fatespoken]

And who's to say you have a sense of humor?

[sword-boy.livejournal.com]

Are we assuming that it's a definite sacrifice or be sacrificed?

I think that's something you assume automatically when you define the term "woman". I still don't understand my unrequited love of my life some days.

[fatespoken]

Definite. Say someone put a gun to your head and said you or the group of people behind you. And no answers like, "Well, I'd find a way to defeat the gunman."

They aren't worth the trouble, are they?

[sword-boy.livejournal.com]

I don't know. I would depend on my situation. I would generally take the action of saving others, although if the sacrifice of many could help bring the end of the Worm in my world, I would sacrifice them. The destruction of the Worm are worth the sacrifice.

They are... I love my Misakinu very much!

[virgocentric.livejournal.com]

Depends on who's in the group.

I'm sure women have their own, mysterious rational for it that we'll never understand.

[fatespoken]

So only if they're your friends and family?

A rational that ends up complicating everything.

[virgocentric.livejournal.com]

Anyone I feel obligated to die for, yes.

A complication that some people find attractive.

[valentineluke.livejournal.com]

The far more important question: Will you survive the next twenty-four hours after making such a remark?

[fatespoken]

And which remark is that?

[valentineluke.livejournal.com]

The latter.

[i-themagician.livejournal.com]

That might depend on who the people are and why they're going to die, but I think I'd default to altruism partially because I'm already dead.

I've never noticed this, personally. Perhaps you've been associating with the wrong sorts of ladies?

[fatespoken]

The fact you're already dead excludes you from this survey.

And what are the "right" sort of ladies?

[i-themagician.livejournal.com]

I call discrimination.

The kind that know exactly what they want and seldom change their minds. They do exist, I've met some.

[palmtoptaiga.livejournal.com]

The female species has to wonder why you can be so damn sensitive.

[fatespoken]

Sensitive? How am I sensitive? I'm a supposed jackass.

[mercifulsun.livejournal.com]

If the large group of people were my family or children or Esther was among them-I would choose to die for them.

If they were killers and murderers-I would deal with them.

[fatespoken]

And how about your generic innocent strangers?

[mercifulsun.livejournal.com]

I'll give up my life-for them.