[A little girl with red-brown eyes and purple hair is looking at the camera. She is upside-down.]

My hat fell off.

We'll get it later.

[The second voice sounds exactly the same, but is coming from offscreen. Both are speaking chirrupy, childrens' Japanese.]

Your bracelet! You turned it on!

It was an accident! It bumped against the branch!

[ ( Read more... )

The 'malfunctioning' teleporters; I get the impression that some of you are intentionally using them.

I'll go ahead and ask; Why?

[Her tones indicates that she's absolutely certain some of you are doing that. If you're familiar enough with this particular tone, it's also clear what she thinks of that particular crime against the rule of survival ( Read more... )

We can't afford to keep reacting to events without thought. I mentioned some time ago the hazards of setting yourself up as the final moral authority.

[Would it be rude to say 'I told you so?' Motoko doesn't seem to care.What's your opinion on this 'Purge?' It's been said that it doesn't necessarily have to be initialized by Hypatia- there's more ( Read more... )

( Encrypted to Self | 65% )

Shepard. If you have some time, I need to speak with you.

According to my chronometer, today is December 23rd. For those of you who happen to be Japanese citizens; happy Emperor's Birthday.

For those of you who aren't, 天皇誕生日 is a national holiday in which the gates of the imperial palace are opened to the public so that they may view and wave at the imperial family. In a show of love and trust for the ( Read more... )

The Übermensch is a concept in the Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche. According to his writings, this 'super-man' sets himself as above the social and moral grounds of his world, considering nothing sacrosanct by the rules of those other than himself. This is the moral vacuum of nihilism and presents the Übermensch as the creator of new values. In ( Read more... )

[Goddammit. She didn't want to do this- and knowing Batou, she might not even have to, but ( Read more... )

Status?

"Human beings are
soft and supple when alive,
stiff and straight when dead."

This is a popular quotation that originated in the Tao De Ching; it was said by Lao Tzu. The remainder of the text goes on to extol the virtues of flexibility: "The army that is inflexible will not conquer; the tree that cannot bend will snap." However, like many such ( Read more... )