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[lunchpenalty]

I found something interesting in one of the books tucked in the back of the library. For once, I think this is something that would be pretty interesting for all of us to do. So I don't mind Haruhi is making me announce it on the network this time.

It basically goes like this: I'll read a short story from this book, and you as the audience decides

Comments

[freedomwires]

In my deduction of the story, they're all guilty to the point where no order is necessary.

[lunchpenalty]

They're all equally guilty?

[freedomwires]

Yes. Though this is in a rather existentialist point of view, it also provides the necessary logic to explain why they are all equally guilty.

Without the King, then there would be no Princess. Without the Princess, then obviously nothing would have attracted the Prince's attention. The Bull will only become a significant definite variable in the equation if it is in the given setting that the previously mentioned variables X (the King), Y (the Princess) and Z (the Prince) are already there.

[lunchpenalty]

[......]

And here I thought Kantarou had answered it logically.

[sukimahag]

I suppose it would end as:

Prince, King, Princess, Bull.

[lunchpenalty]

And why do you say that?

[sukimahag]

The Prince, in his own selfishness, forced his will onto those around him, which the King allowed. The Princess, set in her own ways, would surely cause sadness for those around her by running. And the Bull was kind enough to put her out of her misery.

[lunchpenalty]

...Kind enough to put her out of her misery. Is that really how you view the situation?

[lovin_grasper]

Wouldn't it work as:

Bull, King, Prince, Princess?

[lunchpenalty]

Don't ask me. It's an opinion type thing.

Why do you say that, though?

[lovin_grasper]

The Bull ended up killing her. The King abused his power. The Prince was incredibly selfish. And the Princess was incredibly dumb.

[lunchpenalty]

So an animal acting on instinct is more guilty than a stupid Princess?

[flynmabisn]

King, Prince, Princess and then the Bull.

whut is that icon even

[lunchpenalty]

Your reasoning?

amazing :>

[flynmabisn]

Noone should really be blamed for something like that, but if it has to be asked, then the most guilty is the King for forcing the Princess to do something she didn't want to, even if it was the rules.

The Prince is next, for trying to force the Princess to do something she didn't want to do, out of pure selfishness.

The Princess isn't very guilty, because she was scared, but she did run away, instead of trying to stop what was happening in some other way.

The bull really holds no guilt at all, because he's an animal and was doing what was completely in his nature. He has no concept or good or evil or even blame. He does what he knows.

Just like you!

[lunchpenalty]

I can understand that answer.

Although, the bull was the direct cause of the Princess' death, wasn't it? Even if it can't feel guilty, and shouldn't feel guilty, it did kill her, right?

[lunchpenalty]

I think you're right--it is the parent's duty to protect their child. If he had just said no, none of this would have never happened, right?

For all we know, the Princess may have never told the Prince himself how she felt about him. The only person we know she told was her father.

As for the last two, I completely agree with you.

[lunchpenalty]

It is. And I you're probably right. Those who can't protect their own flesh and blood don't have the right to be rulers. Especially if they can't suck it up and put morals ahead of protocol.

Do you think he did?