The intention behind it is important. You said you want to destroy humanity to save your family. I'm not going to justify your action and you're still as much of a monster as ever to me, but that's survival, not cruelty.
But even if I didn't, it makes no difference to those who I've killed. The fathers who will never see their daughters, the children who will never see their friends, the warriors who believed in and died for a goal that will never be achieved.
Do you think the fact that I enjoyed their deaths is really what they hate?
No. It's that their goals were crushed under mine.
It won't make a difference to those who died, no, but it makes a difference to me. Is it that much of a problem to you, that I can't agree on it being the same?
You were right in saying it's not for them. I'll admit that. But it's as far as I'll go.
We still agree. It's for you. I'm saying it doesn't have to be.
I've put some more thought into your question. I'm a good friend. A good brother. A good teammate. Not the best, but... well. Who is? And to be a good friend I'll hide my darkness from them. And to be a good brother I'll torture our enemies. And to be a good teammate I'll teach all other teams proper fear. And what's the difference between you and I? Nothing. Just that afterward you'll sulk and feel bad and I won't.
... It isn't like that. It's not that simple. Maybe it's for myself, but that doesn't mean I'll feel bad and sulk about it. I just refuse to take pleasure in it.
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Who would? [ha ha ha ha]
No, but you do load up on all of these unneeded worries.
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What's the difference, if you do the same thing, whether you call it being a villain or being 'kind'?
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That's right.
But even if I didn't, it makes no difference to those who I've killed. The fathers who will never see their daughters, the children who will never see their friends, the warriors who believed in and died for a goal that will never be achieved.
Do you think the fact that I enjoyed their deaths is really what they hate?
No. It's that their goals were crushed under mine.
And you would do the same.
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You were right in saying it's not for them. I'll admit that. But it's as far as I'll go.
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I've put some more thought into your question. I'm a good friend. A good brother. A good teammate. Not the best, but... well. Who is? And to be a good friend I'll hide my darkness from them. And to be a good brother I'll torture our enemies. And to be a good teammate I'll teach all other teams proper fear. And what's the difference between you and I? Nothing. Just that afterward you'll sulk and feel bad and I won't.
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The difference between you and I is that.
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[saaah, digs out a cigarette]
Well, that's human enough too.
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Is it an underestimation? I wonder...
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