REDACTABLE - Rufus

[heartablaze]

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[heartablaze]

[She flinches at the intensity of it, though her emotions don't flicker. Ah. Okay. Maybe they were on a closer train of thought than she assumed.]

Do you think someone that is that desperate still deserves a chance to live?

[soulus]

Whether someone lives or not doesn't concern me. As a bounty hunter, I am more interested in the deceased.

[heartablaze]

[Ah, right. Demon, underworld, money... him being a bounty hunter actually makes sense and that's kind of sad.]

Would someone with this kind of view be looked upon badly in the Underworld?

[soulus]

I do not speak for the Underworld; however, cheating death is bad for business.

[heartablaze]

Is that why the idea revolts you? Just because of what it might do for "business", if this had happened in your world?

[soulus]

[Irritation flares at her questions.]

Is that a problem?

[heartablaze]

[She shakes her head, almost sheepish at the obvious nerve that hit.]

Nope. It's just how you feel, right?

I'm just wanting to make sure I understand.

[soulus]

[Frustration brews until he answers simply:]

Their attitude annoys me.

[heartablaze]

Mm. What about it?

If a stagnant world truly will deteriorate, then... does it matter whether they die as they should or stretch it out for forever?

[The own twisting of anger in her heart shows just where her thoughts lie. But it's not her question to answer when she'd already made her choice clear.]

[soulus]

If they want to dance with death, they can do that on their own.

[heartablaze]

You mean without getting others involved?

[soulus]

Do you disagree?

[heartablaze]

... For not involving others? I agree with wanting to keep that away. But I don't remember enough about their circumstance to say for sure, Rufus-san.

All I know is the existance if the suffering that those kind of choices can bring, no matter how strong or determined someone might be. Even if you know you will die... to bring an entire world with you, and to say it is to protect those you love... it seems cruel, to me.

[soulus]

It's just self-seeking disguised as righteousness.

[heartablaze]

Yes. It is.

To be selfish isn't bad in itself. You need to be able to fight for yourself and your own desires. But... there are better ways to grieve, or to fight for what you have left, than to turn to something so drastic.

...

Your turn, then, Rufus-san.

[soulus]

[He looks at her. What does she expect him to say?]

[heartablaze]

[She blinks, before awkwardly trying to explain.]

I've asked you enough that I feel I have my answer for how you think. I appreciate you being honest.

Do you have another question for me?

[soulus]

. . . Not at the moment.