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I have been here for over a year now.
There have been many hypotheses posed regarding the nature of this place. A prison, a purgatory, a problem that has to be solved.
If it is a prison, then we would all be criminals. And there are criminals here. Some have been captured and briefly incarcerated. Some have admitted their crimes and have been left free. Some have never admitted what they've done, and their crimes remain unknown--or known only to a few. One of the murderers was recently identified. Now they will begin the process of his capture, unless someone beats them to it.
But what is more important: a crime here, or a crime at home? "Important" in this sense means "worse", or perhaps "more deserving of capture". If someone kills someone at home, should he be pursued?
[A slight delay. It would seem that this message is over, but then he adds:] Hi, Kira.
There have been many hypotheses posed regarding the nature of this place. A prison, a purgatory, a problem that has to be solved.
If it is a prison, then we would all be criminals. And there are criminals here. Some have been captured and briefly incarcerated. Some have admitted their crimes and have been left free. Some have never admitted what they've done, and their crimes remain unknown--or known only to a few. One of the murderers was recently identified. Now they will begin the process of his capture, unless someone beats them to it.
But what is more important: a crime here, or a crime at home? "Important" in this sense means "worse", or perhaps "more deserving of capture". If someone kills someone at home, should he be pursued?
[A slight delay. It would seem that this message is over, but then he adds:] Hi, Kira.