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[a_civil_service]

[Yuri is seated in the kitchen of Odin House. He's made himself some tea. This particular kind of tea is not ideal, and the same can be said of the honey, which is of rather low quality, but it will have to do for now. He takes a thoughtful sip, then returns the teacup to its saucer

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[veritates]

...so what will you do then?

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[a_civil_service]

I can't yet say. I need to learn more before I can make that choice.

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[veritates]

Is there anything you could learn to change your mind about helping...?

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[a_civil_service]

As I said, I'll help those who need it if is in my power to do so, and I stand by that.

For now, my civil disobedience takes the form of words and intention only, as the mere acts of feeling and existing are part of what our captors want, and I cannot reasonably deny them that, unfortunately.

Yet if I see a chance to take nonviolent action and defy them further, I will.

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[veritates]

[ if it's nonviolent, souji sees no reason to protest. in fact, it actually sounds quite admirable. compared to most people, this person seems to have a pretty set plan for how he intends to deal with this place. ]

Do you think that will help?

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[a_civil_service]

I can't say, but if I did nothing, I wouldn't feel as if I had been true to my ideals. [He's aware that there may be negative consequences to his actions, but what else can he do?] I believe it's important to speak out against injustice, wherever it is found.

I hope I'll be able to address these "gods" directly in the future.

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[veritates]

You're right... So no matter what their reasons, you don't think that what they've done would ever be acceptable?

[ souji has his doubts too, but for now he feels he might as well go along with what's happening until he has more reason not to. ]

I think you will. They're supposed to be in charge of us...

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[a_civil_service]

Can true peace or happiness ever be built on another's suffering? I wonder about that, at times. [He pauses for a moment, considering this.] I am not inflexible. I try to view each situation impartially. So far, I see little reason to trust our captors.

I won't recognize their authority, but I would like to speak to them and understand their motivations better.

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[veritates]

That makes sense. Right now it's nothing but blind faith.. or benefit of the doubt. [ shrug. you can't expect everyone to give you that. ]

I spoke to one... all he said was that he wanted us to "live to the fullest".

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[a_civil_service]

Yes. I myself have no use for blind faith.

Which of them did you speak to? I haven't had the chance to meet any of them face to face, yet.

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[veritates]

Freyr. On the first day.

He was just... walking around the House.

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[a_civil_service]

I see. When I arrived, there was no one here but the other residents. There seems to be no way to contact these gods unless they choose to appear.

What else did he say to you?

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[veritates]

He gave me some money... saying that our basic needs would be taken care of, but we'd need to earn "luxury".

[ he reaches into his pocket and pulls out three coins: one copper, one silver, one gold. ] And he gave me these.

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[a_civil_service]

That strikes me as almost an insult. [Being kidnapped and then offered currency? That would do nothing to mollify him. He cares little for luxury, although there are a few things he needs.] And it does nothing to illuminate the situation.

So apparently they cannot be counted on to offer any further explanation.

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[veritates]

I guess it doesn't. [ he wasn't particularly insulted at the time, though now he wonders... should he have been? ] But it gives us an idea of some we can do, at least.

I don't think so. When I asked, he didn't... really give me any answers.

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[a_civil_service]

[To be fair, Yuri is easy to insult where matters of justice are concerned.] Earn luxury? I'm not sure that's very helpful. I have no intention of doing so.

If their aims are as noble as they claim, why do they not give us more information? I'm sure a truly convincing explanation could change some minds and earn them more loyalty.