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?"

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[amnesiadragon]

[Ryu had mostly stayed away from the group. He'd heard what had happened, but he was more concerned with managing the fallout than the big revelations. Wars and weapons, while things he understood on a basic survival level, weren't really things he understood on a more complicated political level.]

I... I just wanted to know. Why do people have wars? Why do they hurt each other?

[followsthevoice]

[The question caused a pause in The Kid; not out of any sense of shock or guilt, but simply because it was a good question, and good questions deserved good answers. He took the time to ponder it, let it roll around in his mind until he finally composed a series of thoughts cohesive enough to begin speaking.]

'S a good question, people've been hurtin' and warrin' with each other since time started. I s'pose there's no one answer t'that though; every incident and war has it's own reason; sometimes it's t'protect someone, sometimes it's outta fear, sometimes it's outta hate, but in the end we all find ways o'justifyin' what we do.

[He sighed, leaning his back against the tree he was resting under and rolled his shoulders a bit as he tried to undo the tension that had been knotting up in them.]

[amnesiadragon]

[It's fine with Ryu, who's also used to long stretches of silence. He thinks about what the Kid says, considering the words.]

Why can't people talk it out, though? Something as terrible as war should be avoided, right?

[followsthevoice]

Some people don't listen to reason; either cause they can't or cause they don't want to. Sometimes, people jus' like hurtin' others...it ain't right, but t'only thing y'can do in those situations is stand up fer what you think is right.

[He would have loved for things to have been worked out. For the Ura and Caelondians to have put their past behind them and come together...but that was too wishful of thinking, especially now that it was all said and done.]

I do agree though, world'd be a better place without all the violence.

[amnesiadragon]

[He can't argue with what the Kid is saying - he's seen enough stubbornness and constraining circumstances in his short time awake. He sighs though, and runs a hand through his hair, mussing it.]

Hopefully we can make a peaceful world as we rebuild...

[followsthevoice]

I like t'sound of that.

[The Kid had seen enough fighting in his life; enough bloodshed and pain and suffering to last several lifetimes. Some peace...now that was something he could get behind.]

T'question is, how d'ya keep the peace?

[That was the question to be answered, and The Kid waited patiently for his new acquaintance to answer...he was curious to see how he'd respond.]

[amnesiadragon]

Well...

[He thinks about that for a few moments.]

If everyone has what they need, like food and shelter and things like that, it'll be easier to have peace. And if we can talk out the problems, maybe we can... at least stop some of the fighting.

[Don't mind Ryu, he's an idealist.]

[followsthevoice]

What happens if a group decides they deserve more food and shelter than others and refuse t'back down on the issue? Or if they decide one group is lesser than them and tries to make 'em slaves?

[He doesn't want to burst Ryu's bubble, or even really contradict him; The Kid wants to see how he'd handle the situation, maybe even a little of him was hoping he'd have a good answer to come back with.]

[amnesiadragon]

... Why would they do that? If everyone is equal why would people try to hurt others?

[It... doesn't really make much sense to him.]

But... if that happened, maybe we can ask them why they feel that way? It seems kind of strange to me.