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[drops_acid]

Date: July 19th
From: Anonymous


How would you define the word monster?


[A few recent conversations have gotten her thinking about certain things and she's genuinely curious about the answers she might get. Cardia is well aware that there are a few people who do know her secret and could probably guess that this is from her. But she's not brave enough to ask something like this without anonymity to hide behind.]

Comments

(Text; From: Dali)

[stonebird]

Abundant. Ruthless. Deadly. Close.


Why do you ask?

Re: (Text; From: Dali)

[drops_acid]

Curiosity mostly.
What do you mean by 'close?'

(Text; From: Dali)

[stonebird]

They are always nearby. Heaven is not immune to them.

Re: (Text; From: Dali)

[drops_acid]

I see.
I certainly can't deny that you have a point.
And do you think the monsters that are in heaven have become a problem?

(Text; From: Dali)

[stonebird]

Yes. A problem that needs to be addressed before it gets more out of hand.

Re: (Text; From: Dali)

[drops_acid]

And how would you address it?

(Text; From: Dali)

[stonebird]

Justice must be seen to and those responsible for committing crimes must be held accountable.

Re: (Text; From: Dali)

[drops_acid]

And what sort of justice do you think monsters deserve?

(Text; From: Dali)

[stonebird]

Simply - death. But if there is humanity left in them, other punishments can be considered.

TXT

[nailed_navigation]

One that willingly disregards friends and family to their own benefit.

text; Anonymous

[latentforlife]

Something beyond human, ruthless and terrible.

text: from Sha Gojyo

[erogappa]

I've been trying to figure this out myself. If you had asked me when I first got here I would have had a clear answer, without a doubt. But now I don't know anymore. Can somebody be a monster and still be a good person, or are monsters always completely bad?

text: anonymous

[rev13_3]

A monster is an aberration. Stray too far from what is natural and you will become monstrous.

Anonymous

[tadanokusuriuri]

That which exists where it shouldn't, corrupting all in its path.

Re: Anonymous

[drops_acid]

Exists where it shouldn't?
Do you mean that the same creature might be a monster in one place and something else in another?

Re: text: anonymous

[drops_acid]

But what about something that is a monster from birth?
Could it stray?
Perhaps become something less monstrous?

Re: text: from Sha Gojyo

[drops_acid]

I would very much like the answer to that question myself.
Do you mind if I ask what your answer would have been?
Back when you first got here, I mean.

Re: text; Anonymous

[drops_acid]

What do you mean by 'beyond human?'

Re: TXT

[drops_acid]

So it's based more on what you do than what you are?

Re: (Text; From: Dali)

[drops_acid]

How could you tell whether there was humanity in them?
Is it possible for something that was never human in the first place to have it?

(Text; From: Dali)

[stonebird]

They will display empathy, kindness or other traits that fly in the face of being monstrous.

I suppose so, yes.

Re: TXT

[nailed_navigation]

I believe that plays a major role in what I deem a monster. To me a monster is someone that could bring emotional and physical harm to others and take joy in it.


This may be hitting a little bit too close to the betrayal that he and Viina just recovered from but hey-she did ask.

text

[eternalshield]

"Inhuman."

But the meaning of that depends on how you define "human," so that probably won't help you.

Text; Aditi

[bussounoshima]

When something is frightening and unfamiliar, it's a monster.

text; Anonymous

[latentforlife]

Like something else. Something beyond the limits of normal people.