Kaga

An Old Veteran's Past

I only remember Nat posting ponies everywhere and people getting mildly annoyed.

Don't recall any sort of "Brony war".

I do remember people getting annoyed by Homestuck, though.

Now it seems to be Doctor Who that everyone's against. *shrugs*

Random bitching about the games industry

Well I bought Super Smash Bros for 3DS recently and I think it's great. [/clearly knows nothing about serious gaming]

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code gary said
man. i bet i love doctor who much more than you fucking do.

I don't know if making this into a contest is the smartest idea but if challenging you to such a thing will give me an excuse to show off all my obscure Doctor Who merchandise then I'm all for it...

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xcalx1dw said
Computer broke, cant post till probably wednesday...on dds now woop woop

That's fine. No worries.

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Raineh Daze said
Archer thinks the refusal to kill is naive and the ideal is doomed. But then again, this is also him:Though he's trying again anyway, because of the rest of the route. XD

Meanwhile, I already linked the butterfly/spider video so I don't think there's anything left to say about Vash's ideals.

Plus, it would be OOC for his mind to be changed by anyone, so... yeah. These debates won't change anything. At all.

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Vash’s expression saddened as he listened to Archer’s story. It was clear that the man had endured some hardships as a child — the two of them weren’t so unalike in that regard — but, Vash didn’t know what to give as a response to all of it. Not that it mattered much, because before he could so much as open his mouth to respond to Archer’s closing remark, the man vanished. And then, while Sorin continued to offer arguments to Saber and the others — it seemed he was unable to argue with Vash any further, instead only insisting that Vash would suffer for his ideals if he did not change them.

Vash sighed audibly. He couldn’t convince anyone that killing was wrong — not that he was too surprised by that — but he hoped he could at least make them understand his perspective. Instead, everyone, even Saber, seemed to be in agreement that his ideals were childish and impossible to achieve.

Hearing Saber’s response, though, he did at least have one thing to say. “I agree with her.” he spoke up. “You might not agree with me, but I still believe that killing is never the answer. And I won’t abandon those ideals,” he told Sorin. “No matter how much I suffer.”

Vash then turned from the group, feeling like there was no point in debating anything further. He heard Takatora’s scenario as he started to walk away towards the wall of supplies, and of course his answer was obvious — try to save as many people as possible. Even if it seems like only fifty can survive, try to find a way to save more. He felt no reason to share that out loud, though, as he could say nothing more without repeating himself. If he couldn’t preach to the group, he would just have to continue living by example.

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Flamelord said
Wait, wait, wait. There's actual worthwhile discussions going on in the comments section of a Youtube video? What heresy is this?

Well, some of those comments are better than others.

I'm just amused that people are debating this so intensely when all I got out of that scene was "Knives has a really good point - Vash's philosophy is extremely flawed but he's not going to change it no matter how solid Knives's reasoning is because he's Vash".

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So... that video I linked in my latest post.

There's an intense philosophical debate going on in the comments section.

I am amused by this.

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“I never said we should’ve let it kill anyone.” Vash responded firmly to Saber, almost sounding offended that she would suggest he valued the dragon’s life more than that of his teammates. “I tried to fight against it — to weaken it.” he explained. “I didn’t want anyone to die.” he told her, tuning out Evahld’s rant as it didn’t seem worth arguing at that particular moment.

Before Saber could respond, though, Sorin presented a rather familiar argument. Vash tensed, stuck without an answer. The thought wasn’t exactly new to him, as his brother had given him almost the exact same problem a long time ago. Vash’s gaze drifted to the ground as he struggled to think of a response. He certainly hadn’t underestimated the complexity of the problem, as, even after a hundred years, Vash still didn’t have an answer.

The question became even more difficult to answer when Archer added his two cents. The Servant was completely right — the dragon was the spider and its prey, the butterflies. And just as Knives had told him, there was no clear way that everyone could survive.

“Perhaps there are some times when it is impossible to save everyone…” Vash replied slowly, looking to Sorin and Archer. “However…” he continued, directing his response to Archer’s argument in particular. “Just because there are some times when it’s impossible, that doesn’t mean it always is.” he told him. “Even if it’s difficult to find an answer… it just might be possible. If there’s any way to save both sides, we have to go that route. We can’t just assume that the only option is to kill.” he argued. “So, if a creature can only survive by taking the lives of others, then perhaps it is impossible to prevent any deaths. But, if a village is being raided, as you said, then the raiders do not need to be killed. You can stop them without resorting to murder — and the raiders can survive through other means.” he explained. “You say that a hero can only take sides, but, I disagree.” he continued. “She’s right,” Vash glanced in Saber’s direction. “Saving the lives of others should always take priority. And so long as there’s some chance of saving everyone involved, I have to try.” he told them. “For all we know, maybe there is a way save someone who must kill to survive as well as their victims without allowing any deaths, and we just haven’t figured it out yet. That said… I have to try. I always have to try. I will never assume that the only option is to kill.” he looked towards Sorin and Archer with a look in his eyes that suggested this was more than just an ideology — it was a promise. “I will always try to save everyone. Even if the solution isn’t clear — I’ll always search for it. I won’t ever assume that death is the only option.”

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VitaVitaAR said
Rain's still got to edit, but she's not home right now.

Ok, just making sure we were all on the same page regarding whose turn it is.