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[Four months. January would mark her fourth month in this place and Arturia is very, very confused. This is a place where special abilities are not only accepted, but commonplace, and there's little chance of the Grail War coming here. She always hated keeping secrets back home, but had understood the why of it. It bothered her, but she had accepted this as a fact of life.

Even more than that, Shinji weighs on her mind. Shinji had been a jerk, there was no question about that. The girls who followed him around were the type of teenage girl who seemed to think that sort of person was a real man. Arturia knew better than that just from spending so much time with Sakura. The only reason Arturia had not tried beating him to a pulp for what he did to his sister had been due to Sakura asking her to leave him be and stay out of it. It angered her to just stand by and yet....

...yet when she gets back home, she has every intention of going to the Matou home and telling Sakura in person that her brother is dead. Arturia has no idea how to tell her and the thought of lying to Sakura and creating a cover story leaves her slightly ill whenever she thinks of it since, in the end, Arturia feels like she is the one responsible. Archer may have put the bullet through Shinji's brain, but he had been Arturia's Servant.

There had to have been an alternative. There had to be.

Once she figures out how to post anonymously on the Network, she does so.]

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When is it acceptable to kill someone?

For that matter, when would you say it is acceptable to keep secrets.?

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[Given her business is a delivery one, it kind of is. Except she can't say that now, can she?]

No, but the members of his family are people I see every day.

What about if you didn't have time to think of another way?

I don't know.

I think the first part is well said, Miss. Others who have replied seem to share the same opinion. As for secrets: would that include a secret meant more to protect yourself than others?

Then tell them if it bothers you that much. Honestly though I don't really get why it would.

I know most people make a big deal out of it, but death, killing, murder - they all happen, especially if you hang around certain groups. People make too much fuss over it, in my opinion.

And...?

It's hard to say; especially because that isn't the kind of decision where there's any chance for a do-over.

But... if there's something I've learned, then it's that sometimes there might not even be an acceptable answer. Not everything in the worlds is clear-cut black or white.

Though... regardless of what decisions are made, we have to live with their outcome and take responsibility for whatever it may be.

What about hobbies? Running a business and w/e shouldn't take up all your time.

Killing is better left as a last resort. Nothing comes from mindlessly taking lives--it only dehumanizes you.

I'd say keeping secrets is alright as long as you know the person enough to not betray your trust, but even the most benevolent person on the surface may have their darker shades.

Edited 2013-01-05 03:15 (UTC)

Don't listen to them.

Murder, the act of killing someone, is nothing that just happens. If you feel responsibility to the ones left behind, then talk to them. If you feel that it's the right thing to do, tell them the truth.

Why only as a last resort?

Define 'greater good'. Good according to who?

Because it never works out well when it's the first thing you do when faced with a situation. Talking things out is a much better way to handle it in most cases.

I haven't found many people willing to talk things out when murder is an option. They shoot first and ask questions never.

Metafalss has survived by clinging to the Rim of the Second Tower: my people stand to lose the very earth beneath their feet in the advent of a true war. There has been political unrest in our history but, aside from the War Against the Goddess, there has been nothing that has lead to full-scale battles that would put the Rim at risk.

The only thing that I would add to it is that, no matter the circumstance, a life should never be taken lightly. It should always stand as a last measure, when every other course of action has ended in failure. A life, even one filled with evil, should never be taken lightly.

I believe that would depend on the secret and what benefits or harm would arise from it being brought to light.

What of this war against the goddess?

After what? After they're dead? You try and put the pieces back together. It's all any of us can do.

Otoha, don't be a dick. We talked about this.

[That's the big question, isn't it? Though...]

The greater good is the decision that is not just the best for yourself, or your friends, but the decision that is the best for absolutely everyone.

[The moment after he types that, he feels a splitting ache shooting through his head and heart, reaching up to press his hands against his temples (H͞ǫw͏̵͜ ̷w͠͡͞i͏l̴̕͞l ̷͠I ̀k̀͡n̛ó̴͝ẁ́ ͘͞҉w͡h̸̷é̢re ̨Ì҉- I̸̸'̛m̧͠͡n͏̷͞o̸̢̢t̶̸͞ ̷̡̕s͡ur̴̷e ͝͠I͏̀́ ̀c͘͜a̷n ҉p̸ro̶̵̕m͏ì͢s͘e̶- ̶ w̛͢͠í̷t̕h̵ ҉̶͠t̷͢h͡e͜ ̢̢̛ŕi͘g̢h̷̕t ̨̀ą́n̨͘ś͝ẁ͜͝e̛r.͠ W̨el̢͜l͏-̢ ̵c̢͟a͡͡n'̡t̢͘͡ ̵̸j̡͟͞ú͢͝s̕t ҉b͜e̴ ŗ̷ì̴g͘ht̕ f͢o̵̢͜r̨ ̵y͏oų͞.͞ ̛͢͞-̕͞h̀as ̵to̶ ̢b̨é ͜҉ơ̕n̴͘e̡͢͠ ̴̛th͟a̷t͞ ̡͞w͠o̶̸̕r҉k̨͡s ͏̛-̕͜͟yo̢͝u҉r̛͜ ́͞͡f͜͡͏ri̡͘͜e҉nd҉̛̕ś̨ a̵n̵͞d̸͞ ev̶̧͢e̷͠ŗy͢҉o̸͜n̷͢e̛͝ ȩ̴l̛̕͠s͢͜e̢͠.͢͡͞).

...Just what-?]

When there's no other solution for keeping things safe.

Edited 2013-01-06 23:06 (UTC)

Would you be willing to tell the family what had happened?

I like to read and take care of my pets.

[Yeah, saying it like that makes her wince with how lame she probably sounds.]

I apologize. I've never killed someone before so I don't know how to handle it.

I'll do the best I can, then. Thank you.

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