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[...and it seems it's time for another round of Horribly Inappropriate Questions, with your host: This Asshole.]

You know, a while ago I posited to the network that this world is based around battle culture – admittedly a softer, watered-down version of it, but battle culture nonetheless. One's power is assumed based on the strength of their personal army; one's social status is determined by how many gym leaders they've managed to defeat, or how easily they can crush those who stand in the way of what they want. It's interesting to me that such a society should likewise be based around a message of love, peace and tolerance; one would think that for the sheer amount of destruction that everyone's carrying around within arm's distance, this place would have dissolved into anarchy long ago.

Equally interesting is the stance on war that most seem to have taken here; even the locals seem opposed to it, overall. I have to wonder why – what it is about this place in particular that makes the idea of war and conflict so abhorrent to all within it.

Ah, but it's entirely likely that it's a matter of points of view, isn't it? I'm from a militaristic society, personally, so war and conflict seem to be the natural state of things – are most nations generally pacifistic like this? Or is this abnormal even by your standards as one of the..."foreigners", I believe they like to call us?

I'm interested in answers, though I can take or leave identities; answer anonymously if you wish, but even if you don't, you know what they say about glass houses.

[...You know, there are some things that never change. Yes, Kimblee, everyone here probably does get mad about genocide; either way, happy birthday, you crazy son of a bitch. If this is how you're going to spend this evening, you are more than welcome to do so.]

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I'm going to presume that means you've met one of my valuables.

...If you tell me you're close to the small girl that got thrown in the pool, then I'm going to start questioning your choices.

I'd like to think I'm a little more predictable than that.

Mine is the one who threw her in. Assuming the rumors I heard were accurate, anyway; I didn't see it firsthand.

[...THE SENSE OF "OH SHIT" IS PROBABLY TANGIBLE IN THIS GODDAMN PAUSE HERE, CARMEN]

The very loud one with the cropped hair and disturbingly large red eyes, often in some sort of white uniform - that's one of yours?

[...whyyyyyyy did that just

...

ohhhhhhhhhhhh here it goes]

And has been for a while now. Is there a conflict of interest?

No, he's safe. I know that much.

You have a prior acquaintance with him, then?

Something like that.

If he gets into trouble of his own volition, that's not something I can do anything about.

He's just important to me. As are some of his friends.

He's not in trouble. As I said, I know he's safe; I won't be ordered to act against him.

[... :|a

And then she types another whole three sentences or so before thinking about it, deleting it all, and going with something else instead.]

All right. That's good to hear.

...Thank you.

Don't mention it; it's fine.

There's potential for a conflict of interest, but to my knowledge none currently exists.

Do you remember last year when we were in Mahogany together, and there was that one night I ended up waking you up, utterly beside myself?

That's a figurative "do you remember", but you know what I mean.

I do, yes, on all counts.

That's about how long he's been one of mine. Since then. Maybe a little before that, but...

...I can't promise that I'll be able to tell you if his status changes, with regards to safety and well-being.

I know one of his...siblings, I think he is? His brother that looks literally nothing like him, with the insultingly stupid hairstyle. I can mention him, if I'm told to shift targets in his direction. But I don't know about yours.

Granted, the chances of that happening are low, assuming that he doesn't do anything stupid.

[Just gonna...gradually add that up now, and...]

Then mine's had contact with your superior.

He's not...being blackmailed or under duress or...no, maybe you can't tell me that, can you.

Well, we're in one of those situations again where I couldn't tell you if he is, but there's absolutely nothing saying that I can't tell you if he isn't.

And he isn't.

All right, then I have just one more for you.

Can you tell me if he isn't oblivious?

To what aspect?

It matters.

To you and your superior's...moral fiber.

He is.

He is not oblivious.

...I wouldn't say he's oblivious so much as I would "deeply mistaken."

Oh, no.

[And yet somehow she is entirely unsurprised.]

It goes without saying but — you do know I'm not going to say anything to him about it.

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