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Post by Rojo on Apr 10, 2009 18:58:53 GMT -5
"I'm sure." They reply in that ever monotonous tone, looking at Devon's face, taking in his facial features, tones, expression and posture. It would feel somewhat unnerving.
Tir and Quentin are doing things I am too lazy to describe.
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Post by Seven on Apr 10, 2009 20:51:35 GMT -5
Thrasymachus creates a small fireball and shoots it at Jack through his monitor. "STOP BEING LAZY!"
Lief and Devon stare oddly at Thrasymachus. Devon turns back to Vigilante. "I am afraid that it is only a matter of time before we all go mad...."
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Post by Rojo on Apr 11, 2009 8:57:41 GMT -5
Suddenly all the characters controlled by Jack froze. Seeing as their creator was now dead they could not move at all.
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Post by Seven on Apr 11, 2009 10:02:29 GMT -5
"Thrasymachus! Wait did you do!?" Devon exclaims in horror, watching everyone freeze.
Thrasymachus shrugs. "I win--I mean, oops?"
Lief looks quite curiously at a frozen Tir. So a mortal was his end? Hmmmm....
" It's fine, I think I have an idea to get them moving again," Thrasymachus says with a sigh. Thrasymachus casts a spell to initiate free will.
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Post by Rojo on Apr 11, 2009 12:21:29 GMT -5
They resume mobility as if nothing happened...
Blank.
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Post by Seven on Apr 12, 2009 18:59:47 GMT -5
Devon looks at Thrasymachus. "What did you just do?"
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Post by Rojo on Apr 13, 2009 15:29:23 GMT -5
Everyone else looks questioningly at him too.
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Post by Seven on Apr 13, 2009 16:17:40 GMT -5
He shrugs. "I just killed their creator, so I had to give them free will."
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Post by Rojo on Apr 14, 2009 8:22:26 GMT -5
Quentin stares.
"Like in Bladerunner? Are we all going to die?"
Tir waves his comments away.
"Pshaw. You mortals can waste time with your petty 'dying' if you so wish..."
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Post by Seven on Apr 19, 2009 18:20:59 GMT -5
Thrasymachus thinks quietly to himself for a moment. Then he smacks his forehead lightly. "I just realized that if it was possible to give you all free will, I could have just as easily switched your will being under the command of your creator to me. Now that would have been---" he pauses. Perhaps such thoughts shouldn't be thought out loud. Devon stares at Thrasymachus. His dashing, youthful hero sense was tingling.
"Are you a villain?" Devon asks quite bluntly.
Thrasymachus purses his lips. "What sort of noble are you? Isn't nobility supposed to be tactful and witty?"
Devon shrugs. "Rojo must have left his impression on me." And there are no ladies to impress here, he secretly thinks. "Besides, you are eluding my question!"
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Post by Rojo on Apr 21, 2009 11:44:14 GMT -5
MILES AWAY...
Rojo shivered.
"My 'blunt retort' sense just tingled..." he shook himself, standing on the large floating island he had created. He adjusted the large pole of wood. He stood back to admire his handiwork. "Ah...that'll do..." he murmered to himself.
BACK AT THE PLACE WHERE ALL THE IMPORTANT STUFF IS HAPPENING...
"What's the difference between a Villian and a Hero, I wonder?" Voiced Tir playfully, balancing on his head in mid-air and changing the ground around him indigo.
"...are you stupid?" Quentin asks, staring at the djinn like he is some kind of half-wit. "The differences between Hero and Villian are blatantly obvious! Heroes are good-natured, selfless people who strive for a better world. Villians are-"
POP!
Quentin looked down at the stub at his elbow where his left arm used to be. Now in its place was a ("Stylish, I think!") blank stump of flesh. Tir grinned maliciously.
"Shut up." He says cheerfully as Quentin's mouth forms a perfect "O"
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Post by Seven on Apr 21, 2009 21:58:52 GMT -5
Thrasymachus watched Quentin indifferently as he was beginning his little two-dimension spiel about the forces of good heroes and evil, wicked villains. Such trifles did annoy him. So much so that he almost felt amused when Tir made a mockery of the man. Then he realizes that Tir more or less stood up for him. What a surprising turn of events!
Devon watches in silent horror as Quentin's arm is replaced by a stump. But Thrasymachus, folding his arms elegantly, decided to voice his opinion at long last. "Personally, I'm not sure how to answer your question. Heroes and villains are really such imaginary concepts...at least to me. Entirely one-dimensional. And how could I discern if I were a villain or not? Tell me, what sort of villain thinks himself evil? If anything, many villains feel that they are doing what is morally or physically correct, are they not. Is a hero nothing more than a vigilante, breaking the law to serve a supposed higher good? Tir is correct, in what way is a hero any different than a villain other than they believe different steps are necessary in the attainment of good.
"But I consider myself neither of these fairy tale concepts. If anything, I am a soldier. I obey orders. That is all."
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Post by Rojo on Apr 22, 2009 11:51:33 GMT -5
Quentin continues to stare at his arm, gulping like a goldfish and making short stunted "sh" noises.
Tir frowns at Thrasymachus.
"Not neccisarily," he comments, shaking one finger from his upside-down positon "a villian doesn't neccisarily have a purpose. Take the Joker for example. Some people just want to hurt things." A deviant fire seems to illuminate his eyes, making him look somewhat demon-like despite his appearance. "Also, on the topic of heroes I believe what you are referring to is the mostly overlooked (but recently obsessed with) Anti-hero. Not neccisarily a villian, but a hero who fights for justice not because of a sense of selflesness but because he either has to or other reasons such as guilt, regret and just plain ol' violence without wanting the reprecussions of being wanted for manslaughter. True heroes are foolish people, fighting for a false sense of 'justice' or want for a better world. They put themselves through mortal danger for the betterment of the rest of the world, and often gain nought in return. Personally, I see that the cosmos is my oyster, and I intend to take a big marker pen and drawn crude penises and moustaches all over it." He grins nastily and seems to look off somewhere else.
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Post by Seven on Apr 22, 2009 12:17:51 GMT -5
Thrasymachus nods thoughtful. "Yes, you do have a point. But I also believe the issues of heros and villains and anti-heroes mainly has to do with the framing of the story. Given a children's tale, the villains rarely have any purpose other than being harmful. But the same story could always be reinterpreted for different reasons or different audiences. So often the anti-hero is someone who could traditionally be viewed as a villain from said chidlren's story, but the story is shifted to be told either in the villain's point of view or a light that is sympathetic to the villain, making them an anti-hero. And it could work the same way with heroes. If you only read the superficial line of events, the audience would only see good actions. But if you delved deeper into the hero's story and explored different framings, he too might come off as more of an anti-hero than just they typical do-gooder."
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Post by Rojo on Apr 28, 2009 16:35:44 GMT -5
"Well, it all depends on your point of view, doesn't it?" Tir says, still floating upside-down "I mean, everyone has different views of right and wrong, right? I mean I could be wrong but I'm quite sure I'm right about being wrong and when I'm wrong I know I'm wrong but I don't feel wrong so I must be right." He smiles "anyway, who is anyone to say who is a 'villian' and who is a 'hero' in this insane place? For example, I'm sure if we got everyone in all the worlds we would find at least one person who did not agree with our personal ideals and we would find at least one other person who would agree completely..." the djinni folds his arms in a matter-of-fact way.
Quentin has now fainted in shock.
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