Twenty-Ninth Hex - [Written, Action should anyone be at the South Lake]

[hisdarkmark]

Comments

[written]

[purpledemoneyes]

Congratulation on your soon to be two-year-anniversary. Maybe you and Hisoka can have a shared party.

Morality is a loaded word. It's often used as an excuse to judge, and to divide the world into Good people and Evil people, and it goes downhill from there.

Though, I think it's important to follow your conscience. Especially here, since it would be so easy to follow Malnosso's example and be mindlessly cruel.

[written]

[hisdarkmark]

I'm not entirely sure that's something to be celebrated. I think we'd both agree to bail on that party, actually.

And what if a person doesn't exactly have a conscience? What does one do then?

[written]

[purpledemoneyes]

Why not? You survived two years here. But but but the cake.

You pity them.

[written]

[hisdarkmark]

That's like celebrating a birthday, but this isn't exactly a joyous occasion. Oh make your own cake, Tsuzuki.

I don't feel like pitying anyone, nor do I want pity.

[written]

[purpledemoneyes]

You could always make a time capsule, if you don't want to celebrate.

[There's a pause before the next reply is written.]

You don't think you have a conscience?

[written]

[hisdarkmark]

And a time capsule does what? [He's thinking it's just another form of a time turner, actually.]

I never said that. Don't be stupid, stop jumping to conclusions.

[written]

[purpledemoneyes]

It's a mag meg non-magical device where you store letters to the future. I think it's tradition to bury it once you've filled it.

Okay. I'm sorry.

I'm curious. If you could choose between mercy and justice, which would you pick?

[written]

[hisdarkmark]

That sounds sort of pointless if you ask me.

What kind of a question is that?

[written]

[purpledemoneyes]

Why do you think so?

I've noticed that people prefer one over the other a lot of the time.

[written]

[hisdarkmark]

Why would you want to dwell on the past? If it's buried and you have full access to it...besides, we've something much better where I'm from anyway.

Which do you prefer then?

[written]

[purpledemoneyes]

You have it all wrong. I'm not doing it for me. Something better?

Mercy. Hisoka prefers justice, I'm sure.

[written]

[hisdarkmark]

Then who are you doing it for? And yes, it's called a Pensieve.

Considering how he's so...well, you're aware of how Hisoka is, you don't need me to remind you. I wouldn't doubt that.

Why do you choose mercy?

[written]

[purpledemoneyes]

Whoever comes after us. And Hisoka, in case he forgets. How does a Pensieve work?

[He crosses out several answers, before settling on this one.] We're human. We make mistakes. Justice has no value if you can't have mercy.

[written]

[hisdarkmark]

Hisoka never forgets anything. And a Pensieve works in a way that you can draw forth memories from your mind and bottle them. When you wish to view a time, you can pour the memory into the Pensieve and relive the moment. They're not entirely common anyway.

What about for those who aren't entirely human? The sociopathic, the powerhungry. Can you show them mercy?

[written]

[purpledemoneyes]

So what happens to the memroy after you pour it out? Is it spent?

What do you mean by "those who aren't entirely human"?

[written]

[hisdarkmark]

No. You can rebottle it and keep it forever, and you can revisit it when you wish...I think.

It's a long story. You ought to know exactly what I mean. Monsters, demons, people that don't have a moral compass at all. What about them?