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[bewitchedreason]

While I appreciate the…willingness of this city to take part in the holiday festivities of my home world, do you really think it entirely appropriate to, ah, induce such public displays of…er…fondness?

It is tremendously unseemly. I daresay that one would nearly prefer to endure the consequences of physical harm over being forced into such

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[outlawing]

You're weird.

[bewitchedreason]

Pardon me?

What, precisely, do you perceive as being "weird"?

[outlawing]

Sounds like you don't like getting attention from the ladies.

...Who in their right mind would pass up a chance like this?

[bewitchedreason]

That...that is certainly not my point, and I do not believe that it is appropriate subject matter to discuss with someone you scarcely know.

It is merely a question of manners and what is proper. Such behavior ought only to take place in private, if it can be helped, and forcing such actions to be taken in public and with complete strangers is...is entirely inappropriate.

[mrbaseballfan]

Well.. It isn't so bad giving a girl a kiss if you..think they're nice.

[bewitchedreason]

Well, yes, I...I suppose that is indeed true.

But even if that were the case, it would be preferable to...that is to say, to do such a thing when one chooses, rather than being obligated to. And, er, to avoid doing such a thing with other people present. It isn't proper.

[mrbaseballfan]

How is it not proper? I saw people dating all the time in Onett. Although they usually went to Twoson.

I mean..kissing someone might be fine, but if you're full on making out or other..stuff, it could be a problem.

[bewitchedreason]

Every society is quite different, of course, and I suppose that it may be entirely proper and acceptable in certain places and times. But I am merely, ah...unused to such things, you see.

Yes, I should think that it certainly would be a problem. It is somewhat of a...relief, I suppose, that things of that sort are still not considered entirely proper here.

[shot_first]

Like bending the laws of physics? Totally. But while I agree that there probably are "worthier" causes to experiment, these blokes seem to have a pretty good idea on things you don't have a clue about. Like stereophonics, and valve air-currents. Like the little box. Since they figured that stuff out, I say giving us a chance at carrying on society in our own little way is a pretty okay experiment for the moment. Certainly beats a whole lot of other things I could be doing - or rather, not doing - right now.

And come on, the mistletoe is fun. If it keeps people occupied and happy, just try turning a blind eye if you don't approve, yeah?

[bewitchedreason]

Perhaps studying the unconventional version of society that we have here might yield wothwhile scientific results, but I cannot say I entirely approve of that sort of experiment, either. Bringing people here for experimentation against their will is far from ethical. It is fortunate, however, that there are those such as yourself who do not seem to mind being here, whatever your reasons may be.

It would be significantly easier to turn a blind eye if the mistletoe was less difficult to avoid, and not...always in the most inconvenient and unexpected of places. And while I cannot see how such a dangerous item could succeed in keeping people happy, it is of course not my wish to prevent them from doing so.

[shot_first]

Well, nobody's supposed to approve, we're just supposed to make do. The further you get along the road of all sciences, the harder it gets to keep things ethical. I mean, cripes, I knew societies where they were still having moral qualms about doing stem cell research on fetuses! Because it wasn't ethical to deprive the fetuses of their right to a proper life, or something like that. There will always be exceptions and people secretly doing stuff they're not "allowed" to ethical rules and regulations. It's the way science progresses. If this here little bubble of ours yield results by way of colonizing a dead/dying world, then the people running this show can apply it elsewhere. It's for a good purpose.
   And there's really no use to complain about it. Sure, some of us are deprived of former lives, friends, loved ones, all that, but we're here now and there's not really anything you can do but go on. So personally, I'm happy to guinea-pig around Discedo, if it yields some good results that might make a difference somewhere. It's not

[bewitchedreason]

Even if we are supposed to make do, I do not see what right these "scientists" have to decide such things in our stead. I suppose you may indeed have a point that the results outweigh the manner in which this particular experiment is conducted, but I should like to know what those results truly are. I do not expect to know this soon, if ever, but I do not believe I can be completely content being, as you say, a "guinea pig," without knowing that the results are not meant for a malevolent purpose.

You do speak of many fascinating concepts and ideas, however, so although I might perhaps disagree on that particular point, I certainly am not discounting your words.