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[i_love_squats]

[It’s Zack, of course it is. He looks strangely serious, strangely quiet, even as he rubs oils down into the rather significant sword laying across his lap. He’s talking, but not looking into the camera; maybe he’s afraid of what you might see there.]

I want to, too, you know. Go after the one who hurt Yachiru. Of course I do. Of course I want to

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[private]

[lifestreamqueen]

[Still as sweet as ever, despite whatever's bothering him. Somehow, she's not surprised.]

Oh Zack, you don't have to do that! I'll be fine, don't worry. I would like to see the cart, though.

[private]

[i_love_squats]

[Hey, someone's gotta be a gentleman around here. Arthur's already trying to take the Best Looking crown, the sneaky bastard.]

I just want to make sure you're safe. I worry about you.

Sure! I can even show you Angeal's garden that he started. I...[cough] I don't really have a great green thumb. They could probably use some love. And water.

[private]

[lifestreamqueen]

[As if anyone could really take it away from Zack.]

It can't be any worse than the slums, right? Besides, if it's really bad, I could always move in with Tseng. [She's teasing. Maybe.]

I'd love to see it! You haven't stepped on them, right? Though I'm sure Angeal certainly wouldn't have let you~

[private]

[i_love_squats]

[I know, right? The audacity of it all!]

It's... been a little more violent around here lately. Dangerous. I don't want you to get stuck in the middle of something you can't handle. [Oh, he makes a face. A little one.] Beware of those Turks.

And, um, of course not! ...much. I mean, it was an accident!

[ voice ]

[xnoble_reasonx]

The punishments dealt by the Force are just.

[ voice ]

[i_love_squats]

It's not solving anything, though. [And he doesn't mean to snap; he's just... invested. Worried. Hurt.] It's only getting worse! And what happens when they come back?

[ voice ]

[xnoble_reasonx]

If they choose to continue, they will be put down. [ Simple, isn't it? ]

[ voice ]

[i_love_squats]

So, in the meantime, other people -- innocent people-- are in danger while we just sit around, waiting for the same thing to happen again? Don't you think that when they come back, they're going to be more pissed? What about if someone not on the Patrol or the police force kills a killer? What then?

[Voice]

[sugaryoptimist]

You have a point, but if we can stop someone from bein' hurt, shouldn't we fight? I've...run away a lot. It's not right to just leave someone to the wolves, though. You've gotta do what you can when you can.

[This is hard topic for her.]

Gettin' revenge seems pretty petty in the long run. Preventing bad things from happenin' doesn't.

[Voice]

[i_love_squats]

Shiva, I'm not saying we just ignore it. I couldn't! I wouldn't

[Voice]

[sugaryoptimist]

But you can't prevent everything. Sometimes you either gotta fight or run.

[Voice] ACK! My html fail!

[i_love_squats]

No, you can't prevent everything, but... maybe we're not doing enough to try before it gets out of control?

[supercilious]

As Kuchiki said, it is the duty of those who protect the people to enact justice. This is to discourage eye-for-an-eye behaviour.

[i_love_squats]

But aren't we doing an eye-for-an-eye? Shouldn't there be another way to punish them or stop it from happening at all?

[supercilious]

A justice system is meant to dissuade criminals rather than escalate conflict. There's not much we can do when our charges do not fear the law and are nigh impossible to imprison or punish without extreme force. This isn't my domain, here, but I've spent most of my life in the pursuit of justice and support the Police Division.

[i_love_squats]

Then, maybe we need to find something else. Maybe we need to think outside the box. Maybe we need to make them fear us.

I just... feel like there has to be something we're missing.

[Voice]

[musketsandtea]

I can assure you she won't be bothering anyone for quite some time.

["She", of course, being Bellatrix.]

[Voice]

[i_love_squats]

What happened to her?

[Voice]

[musketsandtea]

She ran into me.

[Voice] Private

[i_love_squats]

[He's quiet for a moment, unsure what to say, before he locks the post.]

Did you kill her?