Nebula 16

[zombiemessiah]

VIDEO|CW: ZOMBIE RELATED STUFF

Alright. Alright. One of those opinion posts.

[For those that don't know Murphy, the man on the screen outright just looks likes Voltaire wet dream, complete with red skin, Satan aesthetic, black suit with a red shirt and he's got the voice of a story-telling podcaster.]

Moral Quandary Time! Where do you draw the line in killing people? Are you a 'no, never' person? A 'only in self-defense person'? A 'the world'd be better without this person' person? Maybe even a 'You killed my father, prepare to die!' type. Or, maybe? All it would take is something that'll line your pockets.

Maybe the setting counts. Somewhere like my world, where billions of undead roam hungry and the living trample each other to survive. Definitely one where even the softest heart would be hard-pressed to stay their hand. Or you go to one of those colorful, magical places where the grass looks like astroturf and there are rainbows with no clouds. But you found out all the cute, adorable fuzzy things there were slowly going to cause the extinction of five other species.

This isn't just a question about murder philosophy. Missions are tough and some just want to help and some of us are desensitized. You might need someone who can easily do what you'd struggle with. Then again, you might need someone with a little more patience so you don't snap someone's neck.

[Murphy withholds the question about whether someone would rather him get information one way or the other if it came down to a choice. He'll wait on that one 'cause he's sure the initial answer would be, 'I would rather you do neither.]

Also hello to the new people! Hiiii. Yeah. You might get mindfucked. There's a lot of that recently. I'm sure someone else with a healthy dose of PTSD can fill you in on how that went.

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[zombiemessiah]

Well, good to know you can.

But remember, guy, you're allowed to let someone else do their thing. Some people can make it painless too.

I mean, I can't, unless I luck out with a headshot. Other people can. But are there situations where you would prefer to have that responsibility?

[controlsthedie]

[ Thanatos is silent for a long time. It's not a refusal to answer. If he was going to do that, he'd just end the connection. No, he's thinking hard of people, scenarios. ]

No, I can't think of a situation where I wouldn't. Prefer to have that responsibility, that is.

Not everyone needs to carry the weight of death. I've done so before, and I will continue to do so. If someone hates me for it, that's only what I'm used to.

In the event of someone near me having to die, then I would grant them a gentle death.

[ And he would not have to look upon another as the person who killed someone he cared about. Thanatos may not be okay after having done so, but the alternatives sit worse with him. ]

[zombiemessiah]

Welp, if you can do it, you can' do it. Good to know on that one.

I don't know what a gentle death would even entail but that's just the kinda place I'm from. Even people that die of old age need a bullet to pass them on if they want to go easy.

[controlsthedie]

I cut their thread; they die.

[ He doesn't even physically cut the person with his scythe or sword. ]

[zombiemessiah]

It kills me. You got this weird mellow charm and then you go and say something super intense like that. And it's not bad, I just don't expect it for whatever reason.

Are you able to do that on most worlds?

[controlsthedie]

... When the world doesn't actively hamper them.

[ Which so far has been every mission on some level. So... maybe it wouldn't be as easy as Thanatos thinks it would be. ]