text; un: sai

[daimeinashi]

[Sai hasn't entirely worked out how to use this whole magic jewelry network thing yet, but the thought-typing is relatively straightforward enough. So:]

is it truly wise to be rescuing the qorral ?
should a significant number of them perish, it will be far easier to complete our secondary mission of stopping the mining efforts

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text | un: Sasaki

[ex_adept136]

[Is this extreme pragmatism, or poor humor? Haise can only wonder...]

We're not here to cause undue harm, either by inaction or otherwise. Allowing people to die could have a much more widespread effect than you seem to be accounting for... Even on the most basic level, there's how willing they would be to work with us.

Not to mention, it speaks to the sort of people we want to be. I don't want to be so cold that I consider someone's life a matter of convenience.

[daimeinashi]

[Extreme pragmatism is this shithead's M.O., sorry Sasaki.]

this is a situation of their own making
why should they be owed our assistance? it would have occurred whether we were here or not
there is nothing undue about that
their cooperation is not particularly at issue either
currently, we are paying for our own living expenses
further, the qorral are merely incidental to ALISTAIR's current mission
should they cease to conduct business with us, it may prove harmful to them in the long run

[Because honestly, he doesn't think ALISTAIR is above wiping out the whole settlement.

That last part, though. He keeps hearing things like this, appeals for these people's lives that they do not even know. It reminds him of when Naruto and Sakura were so angry about that false story he fed them about teaming up with Orochimaru to rebuild Konoha in Danzou's image. But at least that was their village, with the people they shared "bonds" with. This, he doesn't understand.]

why do their lives matter to you? you are not of their world
they are not your friends

text;

[pummelling]

[congrats you've angered the shonen anime, you shonen anime]

We are NOT letting innocent people die.

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[daimeinashi]

they created this situation for themselves
we hold no obligation to them

audio; un: cardmaster

[fateality]

Shit, I'm sure everyone's going to hop right onto that idea in a jiffy.

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[daimeinashi]

[Unfortunately, Sai's ability to comprehend sarcasm is aggressively zero right now.]

They have not, but I do not quite understand their objections, either.

audio | un: ANIKI

[dokyuu]

Yeah, sure. We could let 'em all die. If we wanted to be heartless assholes about it.

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[daimeinashi]

you are angry

[no shit sherlock]

why?

[Seriously, he doesn't understand everyone's attachment to these people. It's not like they will ever see them again in a couple of months.]

[heroforhobby]

For real?

[daimeinashi]

yes

[why is that so mysterious to everyone]

text, un: I CAN B UR DADDY

[moneyballer]

whoooaaaaa ok homie

slow ur roll

[daimeinashi]

[???]

i am not rolling?
also my name is not homie, it is sai

un: swan

[sheriffing]

You'd seriously just allow people to die when you could do something to stop it?

[daimeinashi]

we hold no obligation to these people
their lives are not our responsibility

text; un: saccharine

[stickyfingers]

I think this is something that's more or less along the lines of 'better in theory than in practice'.

People don't like it when you suggest letting innocents die and all.

[daimeinashi]

[There's that word again, "innocent." What does that even mean? The jewelry can't pick up a sigh in text, but there's definitely one happening on Sai's end.]

so i have seen
i cannot claim to truly understand their objections

[They remind him of someone, though. That would almost be enough to make him look into it on its own, but the context is just different enough that he can't wrap his mind around it.]

it is not as if i suggested killing them

[Which isn't like, an off the table thing, for Sai over here. But he also isn't a sadist; he only kills people when it's necessary. The Qorral's existence is largely irrelevant to him in either direction.]

voice; un: MANDROID

[friendlykillingmachine]

[The voice coming through the gem sounds cheerful, almost absurdly upbeat, yet still quite genuine.]

I think you raise a very legitimate question! Whether you decide to help them or not is entirely up to you and I wouldn't hold your choice against you.

That said, we DEFINITELY shouldn't be helping them rescue their equipment! That's just plain silly. Personally, I plan to destroy whatever the earthquake didn't already get the moment their backs are turned!

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[daimeinashi]

[Oh.

Oh.]

that is an excellent idea

[It solves this whole issue rather neatly, Sai thinks. He was getting kind of tired of arguing with people about this, anyway.]

i will certainly do the same

text; un: CAPTAIN

[nishishi]

NO!

what is wrong with u sai come on!!!!!!!! u dont just let people die like that thats just cruel!!!
we have 2 stop their efforts AND get them out safely that makes the most sense!!!!
even if its extra work!!!!

[daimeinashi]

[That is so many exclamation points. The sad thing is he can practically picture that whole tirade being said verbally, by a certain other shonen protagonist that doesn't happen to be here. It's weird how this response is the one that makes him ache, just a little.]

please explain, luffy-san
how does that make the most sense?

text; un: shuyi

[gunah]

[ The others seem so ready to disagree without considering the possible merit to his words. Shuyi can't quite do so, not when she has thought the same about those who should have been more familiar to her. ]

And the primary objective: prevent the Deemers, by whatever means necessary. Will more die if they succeed?

[daimeinashi]

perhaps
we are unfamiliar with this dimension, and cannot know the consequences of completing our mission or failing to
however, we have no choice but to cooperate with ALISTAIR, should we wish to return to our worlds

the possibility that we may need to kill the deemers is not one we can discount
there is no need to harm the rest of the qorral as yet, but i do not see the use in going out of our way to protect them, either

text; un. hawkeye

[strictdiscipline]

The easiest route is not always the right one to take.

Does human [or in this case, Qorral] mean nothing to you?

[daimeinashi]

[This is starting to get tiring. He understands enough to realize these people are angry about his suggestion, but not why. And his attempts to ask questions have mostly led to more outrage. So instead of asking her to explain what she means, he takes a different approach:]

very little
i was never meant to be a person
"you have no name, you have no feelings, you have no past, you have no future. there is only the mission"
that is how we are trained in root

the things that are obvious to many of you are not so, to me

text; un: okami

[whatshimadayou]

Deplorable.

Cease your stupid suggestions and simply proceed with your mission.

[daimeinashi]

our mission has nothing to do with the qorral, save the deemers
who we may be required to kill, ultimately
i am not suggesting we harm the others unnecessarily
but what reason is there for us to protect them?

text; un: man of still

[figureitout]

okay, dude, i see where you're going here, they were the ones to do the mining and cause the earthquake, just desserts

but also, consider: why is our mission to stop the mining?

[daimeinashi]

does it matter?
our mission is our mission
we have no choice but to cooperate with ALISTAIR if we wish to eventually return to our worlds

text; un: diclonius

[scarredhorns]

[So far Nyuu was the one people would see around the network, but Lucy had been awake ever since the earthquakes, meaning she was the one who was responding now.]

I agree with your line of thinking, but as you have just seen for yourself, humans tend to be empathetic creatures. To those who look human, that is, and the Qorral look human enough.

[daimeinashi]

[Regard for all life is not something he really understands. It's too abstract for a boy who has only ever been an assassin. Regard for any life at all is only there because of Naruto, honestly. If not for him, he wouldn't even be entertaining these conversations, trying to understand how they're thinking about this and why.]

i am technically a human as well, but not like most, as you can tell
you are not human, then?

[dishearten]

( Graham finds the responses to this post frankly strange. so many had cared little about killing in Nalawi, and now they were piping up with such visceral reactions against it? where had these voices been then? )

there's a difference between stopping the mining efforts and turning a blind eye to the death of the species.

besides, we don't know yet what is disrupting the timeline. the extinction of the Qorral could very well be why we're here. we ought to take no chances until we are certain.

i could've sworn i tagged this

[daimeinashi]

our mission documents seem to imply that the deemers are the primary threat to the timeline
the planet and its resources seem to be ALISTAIR's major concern

besides, the species is nomadic, isn't it? they were going to leave this planet soon enough with or without or presence here

text; un: no2

[ryusoken]

Sai, no. I don't believe in that mindset. Not ever.

[They're still people who are in need of rescue. Why risk more lives on the line?]

[daimeinashi]

please explain
what do you mean by "that mindset"?