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[neverbeenworse]

I don't really blame the people in Europe.

[Enma isn't looking at the camera -- he's fiddling with the bandages on his hands and watching the kitten on his apartment floor bat at scattered bits of newspaper]

Shibusen isn't their problem - they just want to keep their families safe. Just like the people in Death City.

[A pause. He frowns, the

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[ih8spiders]

I don't think there's any other choice, in the end.

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[neverbeenworse]

Any other choice to..?

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[ih8spiders]

Between refusing outside help or solving the problem by themselves. In the end the greater chance of success lies with the side with the greatest amount of pooled resources.

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[neverbeenworse]

Not when Shibusen attracts more trouble.

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[ih8spiders]

[blink]

The definition of madness is that it exists everywhere, even with normal humans, and a soul is a soul; there's no difference between a Shibusen soul and a non-Shibusen soul. If witches want to spread madness and kishin eggs want souls, it doesn't matter if a place is affiliated with Shibusen or not.

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[neverbeenworse]

[And he snaps back, just a bit]

Well they seem to like the people here best.

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[ih8spiders]

[shakes his head] I'm not trying to fight with you. I'm just saying that even though I agree with you that it makes sense for them to strike at the place with the greatest resistance at first--it means they'll go for Shibusen first--they'll still go for everyone else once Shibusen is gone. By getting rid of what seems to be the source of trouble now, they'll only be giving up and delaying the inevitable.

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[neverbeenworse]

And that would be their decision. One they made without Shibusen trying to tell them what to do.

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[ih8spiders]

[There's a long pause as Kurapika falls silent and just looks at the boy at the other end of the line. When he speaks up again, his voice is soft, low, and almost sad.]

You believe that absolutely no one must help someone who's hurt or dying unless he specifically asks for it?