154. Ballgames (Backdated to this morning.)

[thegooddrjones]

[Warden Filter]Last night, Coyolxauhqui ran a sacred ball game with my permission on deck. She'd done this before and all the participants were willing ones. The game went well until about the half way point when Coyolxauhqui started to get increasingly violent, but within the confines of the game. When she began hurting people, I stepped in and

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[leadsthestars]

Now?

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[thegooddrjones]

How are you feeling?

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[leadsthestars]

I don't remember biting somebody's ear.

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[thegooddrjones]

You were rather in the heat of the moment, Coyolxauhqui.

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[leadsthestars]

Yes, I suppose I was.

It was a good feeling, Martha. I was happy.

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[thegooddrjones]

How do you feel now after everyone was hurt?

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[leadsthestars]

It would be a lie to say I did not feel good.

I am sorry I injured some people.

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[thegooddrjones]

So you have regrets about it when you're not in the heat of battle?

Why?

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[leadsthestars]

I injured people who were not there to fight. They were friends.

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[thegooddrjones]

But that's how the game would have gone at home, yeah?

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[leadsthestars]

We would have fought, yes. The ballgame is like a battle. It can be violent.

And the losing team would be sacrificed.

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[thegooddrjones]

Would you have felt bad about it at home?

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[leadsthestars]

No, never.

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[thegooddrjones]

Would the people you played at home with have been friends?

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[leadsthestars]

My siblings would play, but this was not the true ballgame. I would never play in a true ballgame.

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[thegooddrjones]

Because of the nature of it?