Ace of Swords: Inevitable Change

[angelic_lawyer]

{text}It's interesting, really, how the scientists want to rebuild their city, but in bringing us here, there's less of a chance it will ever be theirs again. The nature of those here and of people in general is to solicit change, however slowly. No matter what the scientists wish, with the number of people from different worlds, with different

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[superblynatural]

That was a very detailed story. Did you know that person?

[angelic_lawyer]

An associate of mine - a detective - covered the investigation into his death. The reporter had recently contacted my sister with regards to an article and the detective happened to visit my sister at a time I was present, which was how I came to be aware of the story.

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[superblynatural]

That really is unfortunate. I hope people take your story into consideration.

[angelic_lawyer]

I suppose so. Some would say that through his own actions he created his own death, though. But then, that brings into question all manner of things surrounding 'misfortune'. It would be nice to think so, but I would not get my hopes up although, as they say, 'change is inevitable'.

[crocodile_grin]

This is a cautionary tale against stupidity, not greed and revenge.

[angelic_lawyer]

Those that wish to seek revenge often find themselves indulging in stupidity.

[crocodile_grin]

Idiots foil their own revenge by not planning properly. This is why I hate morality tales.

[angelic_lawyer]

Yet still you chose to read it.

[pissedkitty]

Sometimes the price is worth it for revenge.

[angelic_lawyer]

You would consider death a suitable price even when you are unable to fulfil that revenge?

[pissedkitty]

Death was the price for revenge, not his greed. When the man wished to satiate his greed as well, he had nothing left to give, and upon wishing for more than he could pay the price for, he earned nothing.

When there are wishes, there is always a price. If death is the price for revenge, then...

[angelic_lawyer]

I'm afraid I'm not entirely certain how you came to this conclusion. Admittedly, it might be because I didn't explain things in their fullest since it wasn't particularly short as was, but if he hadn't gone to meet the man he had been blackmailing in order to retrieve the fifty million yen, he would not have fallen to his death. The man he had been blackmailing had informed the 'underground' businessman's men that that was where he was, fully aware of the reaction he would have.

Upon wishing to satiate his greed, he lost sight of his revenge; he wasn't as committed to it as to consider death a suitable price to pay. If he had been, he would not have been concerned with the money and his death, which arguably may have occurred regardless would have at least been postponed and would have given him more of a chance to enact his revenge.

I quite agree.

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[2cool4europe]

What an idiot! Blackmail is such a lame way to deal with things like that. The reporter should have just crushed the company.

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[angelic_lawyer]

He didn't have the power or the influence.

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[2cool4europe]

Then he should have gotten it.

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[angelic_lawyer]

It wasn't quite that simple; the people he sought to cause the fall of had more power than he ever would have. The man he sought to blackmail, whilst not as influential as the company, had a large amount of influence amongst other traits, which was how the reporter sought to succeed in his plan. Unfortunately, the man was more intelligent than he was and turned the tables.