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[curingidiocy]

[ Soon after LILITH hands the decision to Outsiders, Ratio makes a post on the ocular network. ]

I hope you have all had ample time to rest from the aftermath of the kaiju's attack. However, it is time to turn our attention to the future. We have been given an opportunity to decide our next step.

1: Stay in Seoul and assist the city.
2: Chase after the escaped Imugi.

I imagine opinions may be divided on this front, so I would like to open the forum for discussion. Please state your choice and provide thorough reasoning for your decision. You will not convince anyone with a half-baked argument. You may respond to any comment as you please, but remember to stay civil and do not resort to derogatory or inflammatory comments. Should you break this rule, I will revoke your comment permissions.

Keep in mind that your choice will have a grave effect on the people of this planet. It is not one to be made lightly, so do not treat it with levity.

You may use the form below to keep your comment clear and easy to read.

<b>Decision:</b> State your decision here. <b>Reason:</b> Be concise. Bullet form preferred. <b>Other:</b> If you have any other comment to make, do so here.


[ ooc: This is meant to be a mingle text log! Feel free to comment on each other's posts, yadda yadda go wild! Also the form is only a recommendation, feel free to disregard Ratio's instructions and annoy him. ]

Comments

[cranekin]

(That mad obsession he'd seen...)

Only nicks and scratches? I'm glad to hear that, Ishmael.

(Truly.)

But not everyone is as fortunate. Pursuing an enemy for an unknown length of time when our forces are exhausted is dangerous.

[wheft]

Then just send a select few who can still fight?!

We are not letting this go. What's the point of rebuilding if it comes back with its ilk for backup? Then the government might just blame us for not taking care of it sooner.

[cranekin]

Then we'll send a few.
Surely, that will be enough to take down an entire beast.
If these kaiju were that easy to defeat, we wouldn't be having this discussion now.

(They would have already killed it.)

[wheft]

[ ... ]

It was our fault anyway. That we let it escape.

But even if you say that, the majority has already spoken despite knowing all this. If we get more blood in our hands, so be it. Most of us here are used to that.

[cranekin]

(Yes, he can see which way the public opinion is swaying, and well...)

You feel responsible for it escaping so you want to be responsible for chasing it, too.
I understand.

You're right. Most of us have blood on our hands and most of us are used to it. But not all blood is the same. Some of it can't be washed away.

[wheft]

...Then don't wash it off. The sooner you accept it as a part of you, the better.

Because this won't be the last time we'll be faced with such a decision.

[cranekin]

Ah, I'm not worried about me.
I'm a sword, after all.

(What's a little more blood and another heavy decision for him?)