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.

Comments

[katzenpfote]

It helps - or hurts - if you have a very excitable team who ends up getting into trouble more often than not. Like the time we accidentally stole a ship.

That... was not a wise battle to pick. I'm still not totally sure how or why it happened, and I have an extremely good memory.

[zombiemessiah]

I'm just going to assume you got high and assumed it was yours 'cause that's the only reason I could imagine.

And you would be perfectly valid in doing so.

[katzenpfote]

That would have been a better excuse.

It started with trying to get information from someone about who hired him, which turned into a fight, which turned into 'we have to get away from the authorities'.

[zombiemessiah]

That doesn't feel like an accident. That feels like an 'on purpose'. But still absolutely valid.

[katzenpfote]

Well, we didn't intend to steal a boat at the beginning of the fight...

[zombiemessiah]

Still intentional. But I think that's a traveling group thing. I've been in the 'stole a vehicle in an emergency' situation before. It sucks but I'd rather it suck less for us than the other guy comin' after us.

[katzenpfote]

Exactly. I'd rather not talk to the authorities about the powerful magical artifact in my friend's stomach, thank you very much.

[zombiemessiah]

Did he eat it or was it his navel or something? [Did this man have a troll doll as a friend.]

[katzenpfote]

... Honestly I'm not sure. We all saw him pick it up and shove it into his stomach. It just... phased through. It had to do with his former patron - ah. Warlock patron.

[zombiemessiah]

Welp... I suppose when one can't quickly find a pocket, over by the liver works just fine??

That's really, really strange.

Sure it's 'add to the pile' strange but, still notably a good shade of 'Why not this too?'