- 69 [Voice/action]

[fortunefail]

[Filtered to Kadaj and Yazoo]

If I ever catch either of you near Martel again, I won't hesitate to run you through. Consider this a fair warning.

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[Of course, telling two murderous assholes to back off is like inviting them to your doorstep, which is exactly where Yuan will be. Well, his front lawn, to be more precise. If they are stupid enough to show up, at least he'll have a nice excuse to follow through with his threat. As much as Martel insists these guys have been punished enough, Yuan wouldn't mind having them pay a bit more.

If you happen to be passing by house #8, feel free to bug him. He doesn't seem to be doing much besides sitting on the grass and sketching something on a piece of paper.]

Comments

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

Hmm. I was hoping that helping them with their war will lead us closer to a way home.

In any case, the Third Party should be considered a mutual enemy.

[fortunefail]

Of course. But if they're simply brought back to life every time we defeat them in battle, this war will wage on forever.

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

Really? You don't think they'd give up at some point?

[fortunefail]

So long as they have their ritual to finish people off for good, they have the upper hand. There's no need for them to give up.

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

So it's still up to the Malnosso to figure that out. All we can do is tighten our belts and survive in this fish bowl.

[And he's not necessarily just talking about the Third Party.]

[fortunefail]

Which is exactly what people have been trying to do for the past two and a half years, now. So long as we're trapped here, there will always be some sort of threat lurking.

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

There's been talk of establishing some sort of justice system here to deal with the threats within the barrier. Is such a thing really possible here?

[fortunefail]

Such a thing is circumstancial. It depends how far they're willing to go to achieve 'justice' and which methods they'd use to set a standard between right and wrong.

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

"How far they're willing to go," indeed. There's also the question of what good it will do. Whether they lock up the criminals or kill them, they'll just keep coming back.

[fortunefail]

A prison inside a prison. It'd be ironic, to say the least.

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

That's already been done. Naoya and Dilandau were locked up for the murder they committed, but I don't know if they're still in there. And I remember when the Medic had been imprisoned for his act.

[fortunefail]

Three imprisonments is still a far cry from a justice system.

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

Yes...they were talking about additional punishments while the former two were locked up, but I doubt anything was decided.

[fortunefail]

Who would give them the right to decide something like that in the first place?

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

They were going to let the general population decide...which is likely why no decision has been made.

[fortunefail]

[Yuan can't help but snort at that.] From what I've seen, half the population wouldn't even care. The decision would fall into the hands of people who are actually involved with the murders, thereby effectively ruining the whole point of being impartial.

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

Tell that to the Justice League; they were the ones who were talking about it.

[fortunefail]

Then let's see if their bite is as ambitious as their bark.

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

From what I've heard, this "Batman" person has a tough bite.

[fortunefail]

[... Yeaaah. Forgive Yuan for not relying on a guy called "Batman", just yet.]

We'll see.

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

[Yeah, Jay doesn't exactly rely on Batman either, or anyone else for that matter. On the other hand, he does know that Batman is not one to be messed with. And now Jay is intrigued at Yuan's smirk.]

Are you planning on challenging him?

[fortunefail]

[W-what. What kind of assumption is that, Jay?] Of course not. I'm not interested in his physical strength, nor would there be point in challenging any other aspects. He's not my enemy. If this Batman fellow and his Justice band are confident they can bring the general population together, I'm more than willing to sit back and watch them try.

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

[Hey, devious smirks often indicate an intention to either challenge or betray someone.]

You wouldn't consider yourself part of the general population, would you? You would just do your own thing regardless?

I feel the same way.

[fortunefail]

[This was more of an "I'd like to see him try" kind of smirk, really. Yuan's got so many, it can get hard to differentiate.] Hm, don't get me wrong, I won't object to following the crowd when it comes down to getting something productive done. It's a bit hard to do when there's no crowd to follow, though.

[unseenspy.livejournal.com]

Indeed. Everyone does their own thing, really.