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[forgottendecade]

[ this id sometimes shows up when talking tech or acknowledging certain kinds of post on the omega-network. the name attached to it is 'Rider' and as far as anyone knows, he was from another country - Japan being the general consensus - and semi-retired from the life though not above to help out with technical problems or even get involved in a battle. he never displays any special powers, but his technical skills were almost magical. ]

odd that so many past names have been reappearing while others make demands of people
maybe it's the weather or just another cycle of the world moving from one end to the next
but i am curious
someone brought up the question what makes a hero
there were as many answers as there are caped heroes and each one particularly fits in with what they are known for
so i wish to ask another question along those lines, especially since we are seeing the contest set up by one 'slade' asking us to preform like so much monkeys
so
what do you fight for? what drives you to be a hero?

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[pega_pony_princess]

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[forgottendecade]

and who do you consider weak and who do you consider strong?

[pega_pony_princess]

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[forgottendecade]

you don't have to type if it is that hard for you
what if the weak are the villains trying to find some way to attack the strong?
what is your personal reason why, not what is the rhetoric of all heroes

Audio

[pega_pony_princess]

"Oh, thanks, it's hard to type with my gauntlets on. Anyway, if you want my personal reason why..."

There's a slight pause, almost as if she's gathering her thoughts for some kind of serious speech.

"My heart BURNS at the sight of injustice! My fists TREMBLE! And when the people CRY OUT for a HERO, I SHALL BE THERE, AND MY WAR CRY SHALL SHAKE THE VERY HEAVENS!"

...nope, nothing serious about that speech.

Audio

[forgottendecade]

[have a soft chuckle in response. he sounds older, and has a clear accent and there is a hint of mockery with his words]

That is the same thing I hear from others. Almost as if it is rehearsed, passed down from one cape to another. I knew a man who fought to preserve smiles, another who fought so others do not need to bloody their hands. You talk of justice but does that mean you wish to up hold the laws or do you wish to up hold morals?

[pega_pony_princess]

"...you're saying that like there's a conflict between the two."

[forgottendecade]

There is. Justice does not necessarily get along with laws. Justice would mean that someone who has harmed another gets the same amount of harm in return, but law says you do not harm the attacker until it is proven that they indeed are the attacker.

Morals follow the path of justice while law follows the path of the majority consensus.

[pega_pony_princess]

"Your idea of justice sounds an awful lot like plain ol' revenge."

[forgottendecade]

Sometimes justice can sound like that because in a way, there is some revenge in a hero's mind. Someone was hurt once and the hero wished for no one else to be hurt like that or something they saw promotes them to prevent that from ever happening again.

I suppose that justice can be found outside of that, but it is a rare thing to see.

[pega_pony_princess]

"...I just wanna help people."

She sounds kind of bewildered. SHE IS FIFTEEN STOP CONFUSING HER WITH FANCY WORDS

[forgottendecade]

[ it wasn't confusion, it was hope that there was more than simply words. ]

Ah, and now a more honest answer. The words you were using before means nothing without intent behind them.

[pega_pony_princess]

"...I think I wanna stop talking to you now."

[forgottendecade]

Pardon, I do not mean to upset you, only to find a truth inside the words.

perma-video

[steamboatkilly]

Cuz it's fun! Duh!

[You don't need any other reason, right? Right.]

perma-voice;

[forgottendecade]

It is fun to fight or it is fun to be a hero?

[steamboatkilly]

[Hold on...

Just...

Give her a second here.]

This ain't some kinda trick question, right?

[forgottendecade]

It isn't. There are times when a hero does not need to fight to be a hero.

[steamboatkilly]

Y'know if this is leadin' up to some kinda "fighters an' policemen're the real heroes" bunk, I'm gonna be real sore.

[forgottendecade]

Then would you brave a fire to save lives?

[steamboatkilly]

'Course I would! It's my job, ya dummy!

[Might be getting a little screechy here.]

[forgottendecade]

[it doesn't bother him as much as it would bother some. after all, he had been around the Dai-Troopers which are loud even when they weren't jumping around blowing themselves up.]

It is also their job as well.

[steamboatkilly]

Well it's a good thing I ain't a firefighter!

[wait what]

[forgottendecade]

Because you rather be fighting the ones that started the fire?

[steamboatkilly]

Pre-cisely. Now yer catchin' on!

[forgottendecade]

Heroing is the thrill of the fight, not the thrill of helping out... or it is that way in your mind, yes?

[steamboatkilly]

That's what I keep tryin' to drill inta yer skull, dingus! Do ya understand the words that're comin' outta my mouth?

[forgottendecade]

English is not my native tongue, so pardon that I have some confusion with the words.

[ save him from all these children and heroes. they never seem to think save for their own corner of the world. ]

Then the challenge of fighting should have called you to action instead of arguing with me about it.

[steamboatkilly]

Well sorry if I had to take time outta my busy schedule to talk shop with some dork who won't even show me his friggin' face!

[Come on, she wants a face to attach all that anger to.]

[forgottendecade]

If it was so busy, you wouldn't have started to talk in the first place.

So you can make fun of the glasses? No thank you.

[steamboatkilly]

No, that's a perfect reason t'show me. So I can make fun'a ya.

C'moooon. Just a lil' peek. I promise I won't laugh too hard.

[forgottendecade]

I can't. I'm currently fighting the slurg monster of blarrg in this MORPH and can't stop.