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What's Justice? - [OPEN - Not-strangers preferred]
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Post by ryouta on Sept 12, 2014 16:05:26 GMT
A figure clad in middle school summer uniform walks wobbly while helped by a strange looking animal(?). Perhaps, for a passerby, it'll looks like a midget inside a costume or something, but rather than that, the main concern is the boy. Despite it already dried out, there's definitely blood trace on right side of the boy's lip. His lips cut and overall, his body bruised so bad. Dracomon does not understand what makes Ryouta would fight three bullies all by himself despite the chance that he'll win is lesser than his chance in winning against a Tyrannomon.
"It's OK... I can walk..." Ryouta told the little dragon Digimon. It's already six in the evening. He wonders what his sisters would do? What would his little brother cook for today? Does their parents home? If yes, then... probably his mother gonna scold him like before... He sighed. He doesn't want to go home now. As much as he want to crash on someone's place, this is already too late and too far from anyone he knew. He sighed deeply. Right when he's just five minutes walk from his house, too...
"Aniki, wanna take a break? I can buy you some water bottle if you want..." Dracomon helplessly offered.
"Ah... ng, yeah, please do."
Dracomon ran off to nearby vending machine, inserting the money and thought a bit for his choice... Ryouta smiled a bit at his partner's antic... He's thankful that Dracomon still want to stick with him despite seeing for the first time fight between humans.
...He's feeling like a dead weight right now. He can topple forward anytime and probably won't get up for long thanks to all the pain... Ryouta walked to nearby playing ground and tossed himself to one of the swing. Makeshift chair, better than nothing. Dracomon returned with cold water bottle, which Ryouta quickly pressed to rib. The boy hissed from the pain... god, it really hurts...
He really need to sort himself... he wanted someone to talk, but not his partner... His partner is great and all, but he's too biased...
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Post by paarthurnax on Sept 12, 2014 17:25:46 GMT
It had been a while since Tatsuya had stepped into the Real World. How much days had passed, really? His Digimon had grown so much in so little time, it was amazing. The now Rookie level Dorumon walked beside him, since there seemed to be nobody around the street. Still, he thought that they might mistake him for a dog, which would be pretty funny to see. He had already warned Dorumon that he could not attack any human they encountered, under ANY circumstances, unless it was of course to defend theirselves, and if it was a few humans, Tatsuya's karate skill would handle them with ease.
-Ne, Tatsuya, where are we going? -asked Dorumon, looking at his human Tamer, who quickly answered in return. -I think we will be going home for the night. Then we'll think about what to do tomorrow. I kind of wanted to sort a few things here so no one will ask when we "vanish mysteriously", when we go to the Digital World I mean. That's one of the...
He stopped when he heard Dorumons sneezing the ground, and then rising his head and doing it again. It could definately be mistaken for a dog. -What's the matter? -Tatsuya asked. Whenever his partner smelled something funny, that usually meant Digimon. He readied for trouble.
-I smell Digimon, -his partner confirmed, but before Tatsuya could talk, the Dorumon carried on -but don't worry, it's one we know! I'm sure I'm familiar with the scent... It smell like... fire? -he tried to put it in words, albeit it was very hard to do so. Giving him permission to lead the way, he followed his partner as his Digivice started emitting a beeping sound, which confirmed Dorumon's words. There was a Digimon near.
As they advanced a few streets and turned the corner, Tatsuya glanced over the place, only to discover a familiar figure that was sitting in one of the swings. Smiling, he approached, waving his hand to the other human. -Oi! Ryouta! -he greeted, stopping next to him. It was then when he noticed the bruises and wounds covering his body.
-Wait... what the hell happened to you? -he asked, worried, as Dorumon slowly reached to their position. -Yo. You seemed to have been beaten up -he icily stated. Although he was a friend, the Digimon still didn't concern about other humans or Digimon. His goals still hadn't changed since the time he was Dodomon and Dorimon.
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Post by UFADO on Sept 12, 2014 17:50:41 GMT
(OOC: Your caharcter doesn't know mine, thought mine virtually knows yours given it has access to the DATS files. Also, my character is ecil alignment but it won't fight until it reaches his champion armor.
If any of this is a problem to you, please tell me through PM and ignore this post)
From the shadowy alley, UFADO could see the tiny humans running around screaming and "playing". UFADO hated to see children caged like that. So much potential these children had and humans let them waist it on a metal cage, from which they could easily run away. They seemed happy, "playing" around for so long.
UFADO didn't understand the idea of "playing". It was a waste of time whose only purpouse was to fantasize about pointless, unrealistic cenarios, occasionaly practicing fighting by hitting each other, but with an almost immediate interfierence from the bigger humans, after one of the smaller ones cried. It was like they WANTED they're offsprings to turn out weak.
time went by as UFADO witnessed the human children gradually exit the park. UFADO decided to wait for someone else to show up and his patience proved compensating since another human appeared this time with a digimon partner. Knowing he might be able to avoid all the boring "what is a digimon?" talk, UFADO finnaly stepped foward.
"Hello. You seem to be injured. I hope the opponent has perished in return." UFADO greeted the human and his partner. "And hello to you too...Dracomon I believe?" |
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Mana
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Post by Mana on Sept 12, 2014 18:34:06 GMT
A brown haired girl wearing a mostly black sailor fuku with some white outlines was making her way through the Residential District. She seemed to be somewhat distressed, as she was clutching what seemed to be an onion-water lily hybrid plushie on her right arm with a mix between care and possessiveness. She was actually thinking about what had just transpired some hours ago…
The meeting with Charles had been indeed… weird. Mana didn’t know what to really think about all that. Was she to be happy? Or sad? Emotions freely flowed through her head as an endless river without a clear destination, mixing, separating, and then mixing again. Maybe Yuu could help her with all this stuff? Nah, if he ever found out that he’d mostly mad, Kyo would ask naïve questions and everything would be in a worse shape than before… she actually wished for someone to talk about all this. Karin would be perfect, actually. She always seems to come with at least useful advice regarding her problems, and Mana somewhat enjoyed the older girl and her digimon’s company, as they always seemed to cheer her up when she was down. But then, she saw the unthinkable and her head seemed to be clear for a second. It was Ryouta hanging on a swing and he seemed to be hurt! She ran there with Ayaka on her arms, not paying mind to neither the other humans or the mons that were there.
“Ryouta-san, are you alright!?” She had some bandages on her backpack in case she got bruised during her volleyball practice, so she started reaching for them “Do you need help? Are you hurt?”
As Mana made her worrying fit, Ayaka jumped to the floor a bowed to the three strangers.
“It is a pleasure to see you both again, Ryouta-san, Dracomon-san” Ayaka then regarded the strange trio that was around Ryouta before them “My partner’s name is Tsumura Mana, and mine is Ayaka. It is a pleasure to meet you three”.
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Post by ryouta on Sept 12, 2014 19:14:45 GMT
The first one to come... is unexpected. Ryouta thought he'll be all alone in here, but lo and behold, there's the black belt guy from few days ago! Ryouta chuckled in irony when he approached. The Dorumon however, took all the awards of being a Captain Obvious. Ryouta grinned, half in amusement, half in annoyance.
"No s**t, Sherlock. As you can see, I got beaten up pretty badly. Now don't go lecture my partner, I told him to stay outta it."
"A-Aniki was fighting bullies... But got ganged up. I tried to help, but..."
"If he joins, those guys would be dead by now. As much as that idea is tempting, that gonna be really troublesome to deal with," Ryouta scratched his head, despite obviously it's not itchy. "Now you know why I said I love to workout. What do you think about it?"
But before he could fully relax, a strange... creature approached. A Digimon? He's not sure. Dracomon immediately spreads his small arm in gesture to shield the boy. It's obvious that he's trembling, yet here he tries to protect him... Ah, Dracomon...
"W-w-w-w-what do you want?" his partner asked shakily. Ryouta pat the dragon's head to tell him it's fine. If the guy wanted him to die, he'll probably die because he's so badly wounded anyway... There's just so much what a Digimon can do, and protecting someone... that might be hard if you're still very timid.
"...Like I said, they haven't perished yet, but I already give them good beatings... who are you, though, bub?" he asked.
Yet once again, the event haven't ended up right there.
No, no, no no no NO, ANYONE BUT HER! his heart screamed. He was about to stood up, but it's too late. she already starting to rummage her backpack content. Among last people to see him in this condition... she's one of it. Why, oh Kami-sama? Why the heck does she have to be here? This girl reminds him too much of his little sister.
"...Nah, I'm fine," he only can mutter that weakly. "My house is close anyway, but if I go home right away, you know what would a good mother would do, right? Plus, I'm sure my little sisters gonna get really angry... I broke my promise that I won't get into fight until I got all beaten up like this anymore."
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Post by UFADO on Sept 12, 2014 20:03:53 GMT
The group that gathered was indeed... complete. UFADO couldn`t just himself ignore this potential threats or allies. It was time to see exactly who they were. It was time to use his favorite toy, DATS "Matching files to body structure ... Opening fies... Interesting... Well nice to meet you Tatsuya Kazan, Tsumura Mana, Noguchi Ryouta, Dracomon, Dorumon, Ayaka. If you want, I can dispose of such foes of yours, the damage they caused to your data seems worthy of revenge. All I ask in return is some answers. But first, my name is UFADO." UFADO greeted the group "And Mana, do not worry, Ryouta´s wounds are highly superficial and his "muscle" data is recovering density as we speak. But I still wonder why ayone would come to this metal cage and neither can I understand it`s purpouse. Is it ment for healing? The human children seemed to be in perfect phisychal conditions, so why would they to come a healing facility with no intention other than to do something as futile as "playing"? Oh, and I can`t Forget Tatsuya, Mana, Dorumon, and Ayaka, if there is anything I can do to earn your answers, do tell me." UFADO was intriged by the possible reactions these group of tamers could have to his words and mechanical speech. As he waited for the answers, his sistems were calculating the possibilities to see the best escape route in case something went wrong. |
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Post by paarthurnax on Sept 12, 2014 20:20:11 GMT
Tatsya opened his eyes greatly as he heard Ryouta's story. -Bastards... -he muttered, cracking his fists. If he happened to cross paths with them, they would get a taste of their own medicine.
Dorumon narrowed his gaze at the teen's answer to his statement. So he got beaten up and still asked his partner not to interfere? -Well, Sherlock knows it's bad to pick fights you can't win -he coldly answered, although Tatsuya's partner, the one that had been fighting higher levels all the time, was the least indicated guy to point that out.
-Er... Dorumon, you are the one that's always getting in trouble, remember? -But that's because I didn't like them, and they were in the way -he replied, thinking about the injured human's words. He could not find the point in that, though Ryouta would soon make clear that, should have Dracomon joined that fight, those bullies would be dead, not knocked out, dead, and it sounded tempting, but it was something that could get him into serious trouble. He was curious, then. A 3 on 1 was hard, even for a Digimon. He had never asked his partner how he would do in an actual fight between humans.
-Ne, Tatsuya. Have you fought people before? -he asked. The teen chuckled. -Sure. And many have tried to gang up on me, the same that Ryouta has experienced today. I got beaten up once, then I started learning karate. Last time I got in a fight was before meeting you... and it didn't end up well for the guys that went for me -he muttered, his gesture turning cold. -But back on the topic, now I understand why you like working up, Ryouta. But how did you get into trouble? -he asked, curious.
Dorumon then tensed up, and faced another direction. As Tatsuya was about to ask what was going on, a new Digimon appeared. It was... kind of wierd. Bipedal, with a tail, and it said that he hoped the ones that did that to Ryouta were dead in return. However, it seemed that he actually meaned it and was not just a dark joke. -And who are you? -Tatsuya asked, as his partner growled. He didn't like the newcomer a bit, however this was not his usual "I hate everyone". No, there was something in that thing that made him feel uneasy. As he stared at the Spellmon, two more people joined them!
Tatsuya facepalmed as the newcomers came without introducing themselves. As he feared, his partner's aggressive attitude intensified greatly, almost at the point of barking at them. He crouched down, trying to convince him to calm down for the time. He knew that, would they be into trouble, they still were able to Digivolve, but he was afraid Dorumon might want to start getting into fights with the newcomers even before knowing a little about them.
So, it seemed that there was a female Tamer, and she was an acquaintance of Ryouta, since she quickly went by his side and started treating his wounds, completely ignoring them. Dorumon was on the verge of jumping against the strangers, showing his fangs, although his Tamer was doing his best to calm him down.
-Not now, buddy, okay? We can get into trouble in the Digital World, but for now, keep it cool! I don't want you to hurt them -he warned, as the fox-like dragon snorted, still not sure. The girl's digimon jumped on the ground, introducing herself as Ayaka, and her partner as Mana, Tsumura Mana. As the teen crouched down, attempting to pet the newly introduced Digimon, he directed a warm smile towards her, his eyes closed.
-Well, it's nice to meet both of you as well! I take it you know Ryouta already, as me and my partner do, right? Oh, name's Tatsuya Kazan, by the way, and this over here is my partner, Dorumon -he pointed to the right with his thumb, as his Digimon snorted and looked away, a typical gesture of his when meeting someone new. As always, he made clear that he did not like the human or her partner either.
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Mana
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Post by Mana on Sept 13, 2014 13:14:16 GMT
As Mana tried to tend to Ryouta’s wounds, Ayaka regarded the three strangers with courtesy. But as of now, these people were definitely far from what she expected as gentlemanly company
“Excuse me, UFADO-san, why would you need to check a registry to know who we are when I just introduced myself and my partner? I hope that this is just a misunderstanding and that you are not doubting of the truthfulness of a lady’s words. That just would be too much of an offense, and I still firmly believe you to be a well mannered digimon. Hopefully you will not ruin that”.
She then sighed at the digimon’s antics… maybe he wasn’t a gentleman after all. His form of speech was just too… unrefined.
“I do not know what ‘your answers’ are you talking about, UFADO-san. Could you be more specific about your query? Or are you just asking us the same questions that you are asking Ryouta-san?”
Mana, as she heard Ryouta’s story, became frantic.
“You got into a FIGHT?!” she shouted worriedly “Ayaka! Stop socializing and come here, NOW!”
As those commentaries were flying to her partner’s ears, the unthinkable was happening to Ayaka. A stranger. Who didn’t introduce himself yet. Trying to pet her. She expelled a small cloud of her Tear Gas on the spot as she evaded the gentle hand.
“Pardon me mister, but I am not some kind of pet or furry animal. I am a refined lady and I will not tolerate that degrading behavior towards me, especially from a person who has yet to introduce himself. Now, if you excuse me… My partner is asking for my assistance”
She hopped to where Mana was, and even before she reached her, Mana pointed her digivice at her, digievolving her on the spot. As if she already knew her partner’s intent, the newly evolved Kodamon concentrated a greenish light on her hands and pointed them at Ryouta, enveloping him on a thin green mist. Her Lifebloom should be more than enough to completely heal his body, she hoped.
As Ayaka healed Ryouta’s wounds, Mana hugged him tightly, sobbing.
“Why you did that, Ryouta-san? Fights are dangerous things!” she childishly scolded him “Yo-ou we-ere lucky now, bu-ut you could have been really hu-urt” her voice broke right there “O-or even wo-orse, you c-could have be-een…” she stopped right there. The mere thought of that happening to Ryouta saddened her greatly.
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Post by ryouta on Sept 13, 2014 14:50:42 GMT
It was chaos. Tatsuya definitely not happy at all, just like he is, but with the appearance of both Mana and the strange Digimon, who introduced himself as UFADO, Dorumon grows more and more irritated. He got some personality trouble, but that's much is already obvious since the start. Just as he thought probably he'll just reply UFADO's question then go home, Ayaka treated him. He felt much better.
"Ahh... thanks, that's much better, definitely..."
However, Mana suddenly hugged him. His eyes widened. Wait, wait, this is way too intimate! He's not ready! Ryouta's arms hanging helplessly mid-air as the boy himself still unsure to hug back or simply calm her down... However, he finally decided to do the most sensible thing of what a big brother would do... he stroked the girl's head gently.
"...Tats and Mana, here's the answer of your question... I was after a little game center moment with my friends... as usual, I lost quite number of shooting matches, but that's not important... I met someone I know from elementary school. He's not part of our group, but I remember him being quite a nice guy to hang out with. He got bullied by three older guys, probably some senior... Of course I did the thing I thought most logical: Help him and punch his assailants. I told him to run and I fought with his attackers. Generally, I'm able to win, but my mistake was... they're all experienced martial artist. Dracomon tried to help, but... he was scared, so I told him to stay out of it. I forced him enough already, I don't want him to fight... That's just how it is.
UFADO, answer for your question is... Human is different from Digimon. We stressed our interaction more to socializing than fight. Call it softhearted, but parents generally forbids their children to have physical conflict. Something like one sided fight is scowled upon... however, some human apparently still have some desire to torment one another..." Ryouta's anger definitely showing itself. "...Humans are complex creature, but by nature, we're conflict hating and prefers to raise our children in situation where they never have to fight. That's my answer. Now... it's my turn to ask you guys..."
He stared one by one at them, then sighing before opening his mouth again. "...What's justice exactly?"
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Post by UFADO on Sept 13, 2014 18:35:49 GMT
"Of course not. I would never doubt your words unless you gave a reason to do so. I wasn't looking for your names I was looking for your history. DATS keeps a rather detailed record you know?" UFADO replied to Ayaka. He still found it rather offensive that her partner just ignored him. The other pair, Tatsuya and Dorumon were aggressive towards UFADO, but he could understand that, given he did hack what was considered the most secure network on the human world, wether they knew it or not. Ryouta then began to answer UFADO's comment, leaving him wondering how humans could be such a source of power that he wanted one if they didn't even fight as children or adults.
"Justice?" UFADO began to express his opinion on the rather philosophical question Ryouma had just asked "It's quite simple: doing everything in your power to make the world a place as good as possible.Anything done to achieve such a goal is just. So, anything done to make the world perfect is just."
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Post by paarthurnax on Sept 13, 2014 20:24:50 GMT
OOC: The only one that doesn't like UFADO is Dorumon... but then again Dorumon hates everyone xD Tatsuya doesn't like or dislike him yet, they've just met!
Tatsuya raised an eyebrow when Ayaka jumped away, not allowing him to pet her. As she did it, she left behind a cloud of something that made his hand feel itchy. The Cormon then replied to the intent with a sentence so elaborate that the human was very surprised to see a Digimon with such great knowledge of the language. Her speaking skills were mostly impressive.
As he stood up once again, he apologized to the vegetable-like Digimon. -Whoops, didn't mean to offend you, little lady. But I did introduce myself, ya know... -the teen spoke, before turning his attention to Ryouta.
He was then amazed: the young girl called Mana and her Digimon, who had digivolved into Kodamon, used a strange technique, and Ryouta was healed almost completely. That was nuts! He definately didn't know of any other Digimon that could do that. Well that was interesting. He pulled out his black D-3 and scanned the Digimon. "Kodamon. Jungle Troopers, Rookie level Data Digimon. Has complete control over her body, changing it at will, and can also heal itself and allies with Lifebloom, but the true potential of this Digimon lies on the ability to command nearby flora with Wood Spirit's Song".
-"Now that's very interesting" -the older teen thought, before speaking. Meanwhile, his partner was greeting Dracomon, his tail wagging slightly, maybe due to the fact that they had fought before. -Ohai, Dracomon. How's it going? I bet I could take both you and Patch on this time! -he said in a rather playful way which was uncommon for him to show. Still, he already knew the draconic digimon meant no harm, and that calmed him down a little.
As Ryouta thanked the little girl by petting her head, the latter hugging him tightly, Tatsuya also thanked them. -Mana and Ayaka, wasn't it? Thank you for taking care of Ryouta -he said with a warm smile, bowing slightly. When Ryouta explained how he had gotten into trouble, the Kazan was startled.
-What? No way! Martial arts are only for self-defense, meditation, and improving your concentration. It should never be used against someone, specially when they were bullying your friend...! -he growled, angry. His statement was rather confusing, as Ryouta had actually attacked them first, but ganging up on him? What kind of martial artists were those?
As UFADO revealed that he had a record of Tatsuya's story, he immediately looked at the Digimon. -What? I just moved here! -he told him, as the digimon asked a question to which Ryouta answered with a few sentences that could actually be summarized in the last one. Dorumon looked at the teen, interested. He then asked one question.
-"What's justice, really?" -he sadly spoke. UFADO quickly replied with a radical definition of the term: to do everything that was in your hand to make the world a better place. As Tatsuya was going to give his opinion on the point, his Digimon spoke first, clenching his paws as a gesture Tatsuya had already seen before crept onto his face. Dorumon's indifference had turned into quiet rage. Again, memories flowed into his head...
-I don't know what justice is, because I haven't known it. We do not know it, and humans certainly don't, either. There's no justice, because the one who has the power will always get away with their own desires without any negative reprecussions. You know how our world, the Digital World, works, don't you? It's the law of the jungle... eat, or be eaten. It does not matter how things look from the outside! At any given time, if a Mega level wanted some Digimon to die, its as easy for him as stealing candy from a baby! Tell me, what can a bunch or Rookie or Champions do about it?
UFADO, you said anything done to achieve the goal of making the world better is just. But have you stopped and considered that what might be good for you isn't good at all for others? Tatsuya has explained it to me. Here, money equals power. Many rich people could make poorer people suffer if they wanted to, avoiding the consequences by simply paying enough, am I right? It might not be the same thing as in the Digital World, but the meaning is exact. Does justice even exist? Sadly... I think not.
It's sad, but the world isn't a fairy tail... If you have power, you live. If you don't, you can only survive, or die... That's why I will become stronger!!!! So nobody can control my destiny!!!! -Dorumon finished, rising his voice and leaving Tatsuya astounded.
He expected his Digimon to answer with a plethora of nonsense, mixed with insults, but he could never think he had such a hard opinion of the world... which was true, in a way. Saddening, of course, but close to the truth, nonetheless. In everyday's news, many of them were manipulated by the media, payed to do it, of course. But why did his young partner have that thoughts about the world when it had been born just a month ago?
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Post by Mana on Sept 13, 2014 21:50:44 GMT
Ayaka nodded at UFADO’s reasoning, finding it somewhat… well, reasonable.
“Then the disrespectful ones are the people from DATS? It is not as if I would not respond any of their questions if they just asked them respectfully, you know. It is not like as me and miss Mana have something to hide, after all”.
He then looked at Tatsuya with a calm, yet strong expression on her face, as if she were a sergeant looking at a fresh recruit.
“Yes, but you did try to pet me before introducing yourself. The correct thing to do was to introduce yourself first and then ask before doing anything overly familiar with me, Tatusya-san. I will overlook your previous lack of manners, but I expect from any gentleman that I meet to treat me with the same amount of courtesy and respect that I am currently having with you”.
Mana squeezed Ryouta a little harder before finally letting him go, and finally became aware that there were two digimon and a person she didn’t know around Ryouta. She quickly wiped her tears and genuinely smiled at the lot of them.
“Hi everyone!” she greeted the two mons and the human “I’m sorry I didn’t pay attention to you earlier! The name’s Tsumura Mana, but you can call me Mana! It’s good to meet you all!” she then a made slight pause “Although I guess that Ayaka had already introduced us, right?”
Ayaka nodded at the question, and then the pair heard the one made by Ryouta. What was justice? As Mana pondered about it too, Ayaka took her cue to answer.
“Justice, Ryouta-san is a very simple concept, actually. It is not about giving or handing things freely, but to determine who deserves what with ethic, equality and honesty. It’s the continuous will of giving everyone what they deserve, it is a referent of righteousness that reigns in the conduct and forces us to respect the rights of the others” but then, in a really strange gesture of her, Ayaka seemed to frown “The hard part about it is that it requires the will of the community to be enforced in a... pardon the repetition, a just way. Societies always seem to have these stains that for some reason or other, oppose this notion. So, maybe I am being brutally frank, but justice in its true form is both nonexistent and unattainable in most applicable situations. Luckily, there are even exceptions to that rule”.
Mana was indeed surprised at the depth Ayaka’s words, and had a good deal of concern about how Ryouta would react to them, but she had already said them… and if she was honest with herself, she actually thought that they had their quota of truthfulness.
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Post by ryouta on Sept 14, 2014 6:29:59 GMT
The first to answer is UFADO. The Digimon said something about creating a perfect world. A perfect world, he doesn't really understand what he means, but that... he's not sure it's the justice that he's looking for. UFADO seem to be sort of hellbent in making the world perfect and he said all means justifies it, which means suffering of other might be a little sacrifice for that... yes, he's not sure if that's the justice he's looking for.
Tatsuya is obviously outraged at the cowardly act of the martial artists. However, for him, it's normal. Martial artist or not, honorless human is still honorless. People who blinded by their own power will fail to see the consequence, and in return, they get away without any sort of punishment. Dorumon seem shares his sentiment. He truly felt like him, someone who knocked down out of their comfortable spot thanks to someone's selfishness, but he's unsure... This Digimon might have it much harder than him. However, he disagree to the Digimon that justice doesn't exist. Still, what he said... reminds him of a certain event.
Then, on Ayaka's turn, she said something rather society-philosophy way regarding justice. It's not wrong, he agree on some part of it, but still not an answer he's looking for.
"...Alright, thanks for your answers... Lemme tell you a story. My father... was some sort of... a businessman whose business just boomed. He started it with a friend. Before that period, our family basically just a normal family. My mother is elementary school teacher while my father is a baker... until he got his friend persuade him to add something like patisseries at it, too... The business got popular, and basically, it all goes really well for us. We moved, we bought new store and stuffs, all with help of that friend. Despite so, I don't think those jobs to be anything cool...
I idolized my uncle. He's a policeman, and back then, he still have no child. Probably thanks to that, he saw me as his own. I love him, too. In fact, he's my hero, much more than my meek father. I always think that my father is a bit too trusting and undependable. My uncle is the one that told me to always be someone who protect the weak, something I took to heart... Well, what happened next is that...
Father lost a ton of money.
Basically, that business partner apparently got into lots of debt, and he borrowed the shop's money. Being . He ran away without returning any ounce of it. Imagine what we have to do... we sold the shop, the house and everything else. It's the reason why I'm separated from Yuuki and the others... We're forced to move. Can I accept it? Sure I can. I thought I still can visit my friends, but soon, I later found out most of them has moved, too... Then, even if I can, my little brother can't, yet he put up such a brave front... those that take it the hardest are my twin sisters... they're still very young... they're used to be pampered with such delicious foods and they have to go through moment where we can even barely eat! Father and mother have to work extra just to crawl up... and it's not rare that they have to fight at night from all the stresses! That was living hell... I can't help but to think... that guy still living as parasite, somewhere out there..."
Ryouta's balled his fists. "Despite we're better now that you can see we're living here of all place... I still can't forgive him... That's why, am I correct with my justice? Am I fine the way I am, who want that guy to suffer the same way!? Why... why would human took other's kindness, other's weakness for granted...? It's pitiful...! They doesn't want to get hurt, but hurt another person instead! To shoo their boredom, they bullies those with weaker strength! Is that justice!?"
It's almost like he want to cry, but there's no tears coming out from his eyes. Dracomon tried to cheer him up, but decided to goes against it and put a comforting hand on his leg instead.
"Aniki..."
What does he know about justice, anyway? He felt his world is so totally difference to Ryouta's.
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Post by UFADO on Sept 14, 2014 8:18:42 GMT
After hearing Ryouta`s story, UFADO believed it was his turn to speak. This story telling and speaking turns thing was extremly boring to him, but he needed potential allies and people who could answer HIS questions. Yet, something that made it even harder to bear was that UFADO arledy knew the story. It was in the files he opened. Well, except for the personal parts Ryouta spoke of.
"I see. Well, first, I must say that power flows. Anyone can become stronger or weaker. This ways the powerfull who ause others meet justice in time. Second, there`s is no need for a "community" to make justice. An individual can too. But a just individual and a just action is different. A just individual has to have the intention to make the world perfect. The action has to help achieving that goal to be just.." UFADO explained, replying to the previous theories about justice "And about your new questions, Ryouta, I must say harming the weak is a good thing. Weakness must be wiped from existance to create a perfect world. However the man you spoke of is the weak one. He cowardly ran away with the reward. Such scum should not suffer: they have to be neutralized as soon as possible. I`d tell you his adress Ryouta, but it seems the man has disappeared, according to the files DATS has on him. Also, taking one`s kindness for granted... in this human world of yours everything seems too kind. I don`t know why anyone wouldn`t just take that kindness for granted." |
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Post by paarthurnax on Sept 14, 2014 15:18:28 GMT
Tatsuya looked at Ryouta as he told them his story. It was kind of saddening that people like that still existed on this world, the ones that took advantage of others, and that business partner was one of them. The eighteen-year-old was left speechless as Ryouta revealed that their current situation was far worse than anyone might think, despite them recovering a little. His brother and twin sisters had it very hard on them, as they used to live a rather normal life and now everything would change for them. To make the situation even worse, his parents would fight a lot due to the unfortunate event.
-Despite we're better now that you can see we're living here of all place... I still can't forgive him... That's why, am I correct with my justice? Am I fine the way I am, who want that guy to suffer the same way!? Why... why would human took other's kindness, other's weakness for granted...? It's pitiful...! They doesn't want to get hurt, but hurt another person instead! To shoo their boredom, they bullies those with weaker strength! Is that justice!? -Ryouta finished, as Dracomon put a hand on his leg, concerned.
Tatsuya was becoming angrier at each word. He hated people like that, who could play with you, fake a friendship, and then run away when they got what they wanted from you. It was sickening, so much that he wanted to punch something at that moment. Sighing a deep breath, he sat on a swing next to Ryouta's, and followed Dracomon, putting a hand on his shoulder in a calming way.
-You are right. That can't be justice... -he said, looking at Dorumon, who also seemed to be enraged. Ryouta's story reminded the Digimon of something that he couldn't describe by words, but also made him feel a deep hatred towards the world that had played around with many lives. -This is reality. There is a cruel world out there... I may not like humans, but I do understand how you feel, Ryouta. But it is as UFADO says... power can shift every now and then. The weak can become strong... So it is your choice. -the fox-like being said, as Tatsuya spoke again.
-That said... do not let the thirst for revenge consume you. I could teach you a thing or two about martial arts, if you want. Also... tell me if you need something, whatever it is. I know this topic isn't comfortable for you, man, so thanks for sharing it with us -the teen said, as an idea came to mind. If Ryouta's parents really needed it, he could always e-mail his father and ask him to get them a job in his software business. However, he didn't want to bother or offend Ryouta, so he thought he would tell him later.
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