four - audio

[scarredpalms]

[It is the wee hours of the morning. Hopefully you are sound asleep, just like Cyrus was just a few minutes ago, and hopefully your communicator is not being fussy.

Cough, sputter, hack, and then Cyrus picks up the comm. New level of hatred for the communicator is gained!]

Oh, fine. I will talk if you want me to fucking talk. Lucky it wasn't my

Comments

[chopshopgoddess]

[Flatly;]

Megatron.

[scarredpalms]

I can see that, him trying to kill your sun and all.

Guess if you want to get philosophical, though, the question is why?

[chopshopgoddess]

Hm. Hard question, cause I don't think he was always as crazy.

[But like hell if she'll ever get the whole story from the only one that would remember; Ironhide.]

[audio]

[scarredpalms]

Oh? I'd've pegged him as unhinged from the start.

[Audio]

[l33tshushuhero]

Evil needs a definition?

[Audio]

[scarredpalms]

Not necessarily. I knew a guy who didn't believe in evil, only opposing forces.

[Audio]

[l33tshushuhero]

Really? But wouldn't opposing forces make it obvious that there's such a thing as evil?

[Audio]

[scarredpalms]

No. It's all in your perspective.

For example: two countries at war. Each considers the other evil. Are either of them necessarily so? No.

[ntjstapwn]

*Marco chuckles a bit*

It woke me up like that once. Horrid, isn't it?

*His voice turns more serious after that, though*

Evil's a tricky one to define...why do you ask?

[scarredpalms]

Simply terrible.

No reason. Communicator wants me to talk, I'll talk. My definition right now, though? This little thing I'm talking into. That is evil.

[ntjstapwn]

Its pretty easy to see the Captain and the crew here as evil, but I don't think its as simple as that.

Evil can be hard to peg, because a lot of times people will do things that seem 'evil' but they're doing it for a good reason...or vice versa.

[scarredpalms]

[Cyrus is impressed, Marco.]

Vice versa? As in, people will do good things for bad reasons?

[ttlyisabard]

Doing things for the sole purpose of benefiting yourself while taking away from others. Or doing things just to hurt others ... that's really evil.

[scarredpalms]

So, unnecessary cruelty and selfishness. Excluding the first for just a moment.

What if you had to pick between your own life or another's?

[ttlyisabard]

That's ... self preservation. Animals do it ... they're not evil. It might not feel good ...

[She shuddered.]

But you can't fault someone for that ...

[scarredpalms]

Exactly.

That begs the further question - are animals capable of evil, or only people who can make the choice for themselves?

[Someone's feeling philosophical today.]

[standardpackage]

When someone's only goal is ta' hurt others.

[scarredpalms]

[Oh fuck Cyrus does not want to deal with your brand of retardation right now.

Or ever.]

Really. I think you might have a little experience in that front.

[standardpackage]

Hm. Nope, not at all.

[He's being serious, actually. But it's not even generic, IT'S BRAND NAME~]

[scarredpalms]

...you gotta be kidding me. Tell me you are fucking kidding when you say that.

[He's talking to one of your victims down below, in fact.]