Day 151 | Open

[amnesiadragon]

Who: Ryu and anyone who will humor him with questions.
Open: Open
When: Day 151
Where: All around the Bastion.
What: Ryu has some difficult questions for people.
Format: Either
Warnings: Possible mention of death/war/other upsetting topics. His questions today are running on the existential side.

After all the excitement of the day, Ryu is still left with questions. He just doesn't understand why people hurt each other, or go to war. He doesn't understand why people have to fight. None of this makes sense. And his heart hurts at thinking about all of these things, so there's really only one thing to do.

In the evening, Ryu approaches people, gently clearing his throat or tugging their sleeve if it doesn't look like that will provoke violence. It doesn't really matter the age - he knows he's one of the youngest in the Bastion anyway, even if he doesn't look it. Still, the worry in his eyes is evident as he speaks softly.

"... Do you mind answering some questions?"

Comments

[blackblooded]

[What an odd question. Crona considers it for a long moment, then decides on a good answer.]

Did you know that if a bee goes into the wrong hive, the other bees will rip it apart until it's dead?

[amnesiadragon]

[... That is not a good answer, Crona. Ryu's eyes widen, horrified.]

That's terrible!

[blackblooded]

[It was the perfect thing to say.]

Monkeys kill and eat other monkeys so they can make their territory bigger.

When a male lion comes into a new pride he kills all the cubs so the lionesses will have his children.

[amnesiadragon]

[Stahhhhp.]

But they don't drag the whole world into their war...

[He thinks. He does not know much about animals.]

[blackblooded]

They would. If they were as strong as humans they would.

[amnesiadragon]

But why?

[All this violence... he doesn't get it.]

[blackblooded]

I already told you. Weren't you listening? It's rude not to listen.

[amnesiadragon]

I was listening, but I still don't understand. People can work things out without fighting...

[blackblooded]

They can. But that doesn't mean they want to.

[amnesiadragon]

Why?

[blackblooded]

Because other people have something they want. Because they don't think people will listen.

Humans are fearful creatures. They expect the worst, so they act like the worst already happened.

[amnesiadragon]

But the world can be great, too. Going around scared all the time seems weird...

[blackblooded]

It's a bad idea to be scared all the time. You'll go insane.

[amnesiadragon]

But most humans aren't insane.

[... Kind of.]

[blackblooded]

Do you know where hell is?

[It's not a question Crona expects him to answer.]

It's in your head.

Humans will do anything to stay away from it. They hurt each other so no one hurts them first. They pretend they like other people so they don't have to be alone. Everything people do is for selfish reasons. Sometimes they don't care who they hurt.

[amnesiadragon]

... I don't know what hell is.

[The point





Ryu's head.]

[blackblooded]

Think about everything bad that's ever existed. Imagine it worse. That's what it is.

[amnesiadragon]

[... So water, and rotten food, and Rasso.]

[... Ew.}

[blackblooded]

Imagine worse.

[amnesiadragon]

That's terrible.

[blackblooded]

Mmmmmm. That's why humans fight a lot. They imagine the worst things that could happen if they didn't.

[amnesiadragon]

But things aren't all that bad. Why would they imagine something like that?

[blackblooded]

That's how humans are. They're scared of things.

[amnesiadragon]

But why?

[blackblooded]

I don't know. Why would I know something like that? Do you know why? I don't know either.