Entry 31 [Backdated by about two weeks]

[shutterbug_13]

They're dead. Scorpion--I mean Gargan. He's dead, along with Stillwell. Buried under hundreds of tons of rubble and debris. The explosion caused half of Lower Manhattan to experience a blackout. Never would have thought Stillwell would have had an underground laboratory hooked up to the power grid

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[humanwitmutants]

((hope you don't mind, but April knows some heros xD))

Sometimes a hero can't come in the nick of time. You shouldn't give this Spider-man too much blame. I mean, we see these guys in costumes and mask and sorta forget there's a person underneath.

[shutterbug_13]

((OOC: It's all good. Pete's pretty much used to the fact that some people will know who he is based on the movies/comics. Still freaks him out, though. XD))

But that's why people love heroes, right? Because they're more than human, superhuman, even. They're a symbol of justice and all that is right and good in the world. People lose faith when their heroes don't match their ideals. A human can't be a symbol ...

[humanwitmutants]

People love heroes because it's a way to distance themselves from whats going on around them. They don't have to deal with things, cause there's some guy in a mask running around fixing everything. You should tell Spider-man to think of all the people he has saved, and really all he can do is try harder next time.

[shutterbug_13]

... Sure, I'll do that, when I see him again. He and I have a bad habit of running into each other. Well, it's kinda my job to follow him around.

Still, it's hard for everyone involved, both heroes and civilians. I'm feeling just a bit stressed out by all of this.

[dragon_scholar]

I know it is trite to say, Peter, but very often the world isn't fair. He is the one chose to attack this Stillwell, in the end.

And I suppose it is quite unrealistic to expect Spider-Man to be able to save everyone.

[shutterbug_13]

I know, but still ... It's all so tragic, so senseless. There was no reason any of this should have happened to Gargan. I know I shouldn't be taking this personally. Guess I get a little too involved in my work with Spider-Man, huh?

Maybe. But it seems that no matter how hard he tried to save the "villain," he always fails to redeem them. They always end up dying (though Octavius is obviously a "special" case.)

[dragon_scholar]

It seems that way, but that sort of compassion will ever be a virtue.

Though I wonder at myself saying it, better they die unredeemed than live, unrepentant, yes? If they cannot be saved, at least they won't be a danger any longer.

[shutterbug_13]

You're right. I'd hate to end up like the Punisher. That guy ... has no sense of mercy whatsoever. It's a scary thing, to lose your heart like that ...

... Maybe. But in Otto's case, he was redeemed, because he chose to die as a man rather than to live as a monster. Harry also sacrificed his life to save Spider-Man's. The Green Goblin and Venom, though ... I don't feel sorry for what happened to them, but it still makes me sad that they couldn't see the error of their ways.

[a_silvertongue]

Maybe this Stillwell deserved it.

[shutterbug_13]

Oh, I have no doubt. But he still deserved to be tried for his crimes. I don't really go for vigilante justice. But Gargan didn't deserve what happened to him.

[a_silvertongue]

No one deserves to be experimented on. Not without their permission.

[shutterbug_13]

And ... Gargan certainly didn't give his consent. Or if he did, it was under false pretenses.