Interlude Four
gabby_latour: Sorry. Frost was IMing me and making me crazy.
alim_essex: It is a difficult time. Your question concerning “What do
we do now”, is very pertinent. And difficult. It is not, however,
unanswerable. In my opinion, at least.
gabby_latour: I hope so. But if they kill Thib, I have very few
reasons to hold on to my hope.
gabby_latour: What's the point of saving a world if you don't even
want to be part of it anymore?
alim_essex: Part of moving forward will be to maintain the wheels of
society. Or else other individuals may engage in vigilantism. However,
if Mr. Thibedeaux can be preserved, that would be preferred. It is
difficult, and I have not been able to fully analyze even that
information which I have.
alim_essex: Further discord isn't productive, but some things may not
be able to be laid aside in the face of a common enemy.
alim_essex: As for the world, and your part in it, you can do it
because it is virtuous, or because you have faith that time will
change your feelings toward it. Just as you used to care, you will
care again.
gabby_latour: Sometimes I wish Akuete had just left me alone to die.
alim_essex: Ms. Harriman, you have lost several people you cared about, correct?
gabby_latour: Yeah. I know. And it would be selfish to do the same
thing to the people who care about me.
alim_essex: Correct. But not my point, in actuality.
alim_essex: Most of these were lost, I assume, through inaction on your part?
gabby_latour: Or despite action on my part.
alim_essex: (It bears mentioning that this is not an advocation of
foolish action. Inaction is a choice, and often better than incorrect
action.)
alim_essex: And, I assume, your presence enriched their lives?
gabby_latour: I hope so.
alim_essex: Then, logically, their lives were improved by your
presence and would have ended regardless of your lack of existence.
gabby_latour: I suppose.
alim_essex: Obviously, that does not change your heartache or wish
that you had perished earlier, so as not to suffer it. However, your
existence can be argued as a net good. I would encourage you to view
it in that manner.
gabby_latour: I will try to.
alim_essex: Thank you.
gabby_latour: Thank you, Alim.
alim_essex: It is a difficult time. Your question concerning “What do
we do now”, is very pertinent. And difficult. It is not, however,
unanswerable. In my opinion, at least.
gabby_latour: I hope so. But if they kill Thib, I have very few
reasons to hold on to my hope.
gabby_latour: What's the point of saving a world if you don't even
want to be part of it anymore?
alim_essex: Part of moving forward will be to maintain the wheels of
society. Or else other individuals may engage in vigilantism. However,
if Mr. Thibedeaux can be preserved, that would be preferred. It is
difficult, and I have not been able to fully analyze even that
information which I have.
alim_essex: Further discord isn't productive, but some things may not
be able to be laid aside in the face of a common enemy.
alim_essex: As for the world, and your part in it, you can do it
because it is virtuous, or because you have faith that time will
change your feelings toward it. Just as you used to care, you will
care again.
gabby_latour: Sometimes I wish Akuete had just left me alone to die.
alim_essex: Ms. Harriman, you have lost several people you cared about, correct?
gabby_latour: Yeah. I know. And it would be selfish to do the same
thing to the people who care about me.
alim_essex: Correct. But not my point, in actuality.
alim_essex: Most of these were lost, I assume, through inaction on your part?
gabby_latour: Or despite action on my part.
alim_essex: (It bears mentioning that this is not an advocation of
foolish action. Inaction is a choice, and often better than incorrect
action.)
alim_essex: And, I assume, your presence enriched their lives?
gabby_latour: I hope so.
alim_essex: Then, logically, their lives were improved by your
presence and would have ended regardless of your lack of existence.
gabby_latour: I suppose.
alim_essex: Obviously, that does not change your heartache or wish
that you had perished earlier, so as not to suffer it. However, your
existence can be argued as a net good. I would encourage you to view
it in that manner.
gabby_latour: I will try to.
alim_essex: Thank you.
gabby_latour: Thank you, Alim.