... I didn't insinuate that you didn't. [Though the fact that he's so defensive about it is telling.]
Ah, you can't tell? Most of these people consider themselves generally "good" people, yes? So what has this town done?
Take away everything that the older denizens have worked to get back, then send them a letter illustrating that they're to kill others, for some vague prize... anyone new to the town will bite without much hesitation, right? "We have your family", or your friends, or something else you care dearly for... but do they? How can you be sure?
And will they give us what we want most? Even if it's something like wishing to "go home"? Yet... humans have hope. They must, as they are mortal, and hope is all that holds them together in the worst of times. So they cling to that, and maybe even hold to their morals, refusing to kill.
But the seeds of doubt are there. What if they do have someone you love? What if they can offer consequences? That is the great experiment. How long does it take before a human's mind breaks, and they give in to their own bestial nature?
... Granted, this is all hypothetical, but it's the way I plan to observe this from! [Cheerful as ever, you can practically hear the smile on the other end of the receiver.]
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Date: 2011-06-02 02:56 am (UTC)Ah, you can't tell? Most of these people consider themselves generally "good" people, yes? So what has this town done?
Take away everything that the older denizens have worked to get back, then send them a letter illustrating that they're to kill others, for some vague prize... anyone new to the town will bite without much hesitation, right? "We have your family", or your friends, or something else you care dearly for... but do they? How can you be sure?
And will they give us what we want most? Even if it's something like wishing to "go home"? Yet... humans have hope. They must, as they are mortal, and hope is all that holds them together in the worst of times. So they cling to that, and maybe even hold to their morals, refusing to kill.
But the seeds of doubt are there. What if they do have someone you love? What if they can offer consequences? That is the great experiment. How long does it take before a human's mind breaks, and they give in to their own bestial nature?
... Granted, this is all hypothetical, but it's the way I plan to observe this from! [Cheerful as ever, you can practically hear the smile on the other end of the receiver.]