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[un_forgetting]

[The screen clicks on, and Naoya is staring at it rather blandly. If one looks at his surroundings, they could see he's sprawled over a bed, a laptop nearby. This part is Filtered from Kiyoshi, and is utterly unhackable.]Hmn...I'm curious, Somarium. I have two questions...answer both, if you will

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[carpo_vita]

[Blink.

Would you know his answer already, Naoya? He tilts his head a bit, lightly inquisitive. It's not unexpected, but that's still kind of sudden.]

[un_forgetting]

There's no need for you to answer...in a sense, you already have.

[carpo_vita]

[Nod. Nice to see you somewhat complacent today, Yamada-san.]

You could tell from the moment we first met, but you've learned my circumstances too, since. It does become somewhat obvious once you know, doesn't it? [/scratches head.] ...Though my answer would probably be pretty typical, either way.

[un_forgetting]

It seems to be, but I wonder if that would still hold true if it was posed as God taking away humanity's free will.

[shouharekkousen]

Free will is too important to give up.

[un_forgetting]

And if the opponent was God?

[shouharekkousen]

I don't see why that would matter.

[un_forgetting]

That makes you more intelligent than many.

[gotnyxed]

Safety or free will...

Free will is what makes humans human, isn't it? Sure, they make mistakes...but overall, I think that's what makes them interesting. If everyone thought and acted the same, then what would be the point of living?

What I...wish to protect?

I want to protect my friends. They've stood by me, no matter what has happened. That means everything to me. Standing by them is the least I can do.

[un_forgetting]

Genetics is what makes humans human. Free will is what gives them higher brain function.

[gotnyxed]

That's...kind of what I was getting at. Genetics are nothing but blueprints, more or less. It's a person's soul that makes them who they are. Free will is a large part of that.

[un_forgetting]

Identity is made up of several points, Thanatos. The choices we make, the circumstances we're born to--including gender, species, and the society around us--and the way we feel.

Without free will, thought and emotion will become somewhat meaningless. It's not to say creatures without free will don't have emotions, but their capacity for judgement becomes limited to what they are told is right or wrong. Humans can fall prey to the same thinking, but they can also resist, or break free of it. They have potential, and that cannot be allowed to be hindered or stripped away.

/holds face in hand

[rupturedbabylon]

[Creeper chuckle goes here.]

Distraught, Cain?

/pats

[un_forgetting]

Not particularly.

[rupturedbabylon]

[He just. Looks amused.]

Enough to waste breath over a question this ludicrous? A farce, surely. Have you truly received a single answer to which a mongrel is senseless enough to forfeit his free will?

[un_forgetting]

I know of at least one. But he has yet to respond. But I know plenty would believe that humanity has somehow 'brought this on themselves'.

[selfishworld]

People... need to be able to make their own choices.

As to what I want to protect... my freedom. And those I... care about.

[un_forgetting]

But what, exactly, is freedom?

[selfishworld]

The ability to live my life as I see fit.

[un_forgetting]

Very well done.