text; un: xxii

[orphne]

Hi everyone!

Jerry gave me some homework. Can you help me with it, please? ( •̯́ ^ •̯̀)

He wants me to ask if there's such a thing as going “too far” to protect someone you love. What extent would you go to protect others? Would you physically harm them if it meant saving them from harm?

Oh, you can respond with video or call or text or whatever, that's fine! If you want to talk to each other too, that'll probably help, also.

Thank you! ₊˚⊹♡

Comments

text, un: fauna

[nightwild]

jerry sucks
dont give a shit about what he thinks
if he wants to give you homework or whatever he can get out here and start helping out himself

[this is what you wanted right]

private text | un: shortstack

[jaganshi]

No.

There is no such thing as too far or too much.

[video | un: kurama]

[sinningtree]

I am uncertain what constitutes "too far" after the events of last month. Many of us acted outside of our own control, or did things we normally would not, in the name of protecting others.

( text | un: revanche )

[nilhilistic]

I probably would not go against their wishes.

Beyond that, anything.

private text; un: ryojikun

[luneminary]

[Hm. Ryoji thinks he knows the cause of this homework.]

I think the important part is to consider the feelings of those you want to protect. Sometimes what we think might be the best for them isn't actually the case.

Do you remember a couple of months back, I thought I would save everyone from suffering by doing something terrible?

[It's been long enough that he's comfortable enough to talk about it, but he still doesn't want to say out loud that he killed Kotone and a bunch of other people because of such reasoning.]

I went too far in trying to "protect" people back then. (╯︵╰,)

text; un: ushiromiya

[entreats]

[ .. huh. ]

Why did you get "homework" from Jerry?

[ Ange knows what homework means in this context, obviously. But she's more just curious if it was a random thing - since that does seem to happen - or that Kotone's been Up to something.. ]

[orphne]

Hehe, that seems like a very "you" answer!
He'd probably say something like "rebuilding is your task" or whatever

But I'm kinda curious now! What do you think about protecting others?

[orphne]

Even if that person gets hurt 'cause of what you did...?

[orphne]

[Kotone hums, her video background that of her sitting with the sheep at the farm. She likes to sit with the sheep when she has to think about difficult stuff. Sheep are simple and fluffy and sometimes try to steal her wallet out of her pocket -- very relatable to what she wishes to be, sometimes!]

If that person gets hurt 'cause of what you did, I guess that would be too far, right?

[orphne]

What if you knew somebody was gonna go into a super-dangerous place, and you could stop them from getting hurt? Even if they didn't want you to...

text; un: tsuna27

[theskyaccepts]

[It takes Tsuna a long time to answer this question, and a lot of lying on his bed thinking about it.]

I think...I think I'd try to avoid harming them, if at all possible.

And see if there was another way to save them

🥺

[orphne]

It wasn't your fault!!
But I see what you mean...

How do we know when it's our own feelings and our own thoughts...?
Plus, I want to protect everyone, but then they get mad if I put myself in danger to do it.

["They" of course usually being "Scott."]

[nightwild]

protecting people huh
its hard
im not the one who fights to protect people
i fight for justice
but i guess
sometimes protecting people is part of justice

i guess
protecting people is important
most of my fights here have been to protect people come to think of it

[orphne]

[Oh... hey roomie.]

You know how Scott was in the hospital when the Black Beast attacked...?
That was my fault. (◞‸◟,)

[jaganshi]

What qualifies as hurt?

[orphne]

What if you don't think there's any other choice...?

[nilhilistic]

Then I would go with them and ensure they do not get hurt. And they could not stop me from doing anything.

[theskyaccepts]

Then I'd keep trying, I think. It would have to take a long time to convince me otherwise.

Unless...I guess it became that much of a danger.

text; un: echo

[individualized]

[She's not sure who Jerry is, but this is a subject she likes to weigh in on.]

I don't believe there is a right or wrong answer for this topic. People will do whatever they feel they must without much regard to anything else. Their actions will depend upon what the threat is.

text; un: grimreaper666

[rebellions]

no
no there isn't

[ Given his recent escapades, this one probably shouldn't come as a big surprise.

He's probably not helping either of their sentencing with this response, but oh well! ]

text; un: sheepsongs

[gravity_flares]

Homework, huh? That's a weird assignment to get from this Jerry jackass.

Whatever. This one's easy enoughー there's never a "too far" involved when it comes to protecting what's dear to you. Even if it means having to use force to stop 'em from doing something they'd regret later.

[sinningtree]

[Kurama's expression visibly perks when he sees that she's at the farm. He hasn’t been back since his disappearance into the woods. There even now, as he gets caught up on the network.]

I believe there is no right or wrong answer, but my opinion may be ... biased. Too far is a rather personal metric, is it not?

[He takes a moment, speaking cautiously. Does he feel bad for injuring Hiei? Yes. Is he going to address that openly on someone else's public post? Absolutely not.]

Demons heal a great deal faster than humans, a minor injury in one's effort to prevent more serious damage or avoid certain danger is... not unheard of.

[luneminary]

I know, I know! But that's what happened, right?

I wish I knew when if it's my own wishes too, but it's hard when this place just wants us to do anything it fancies sometimes. (＃＞＜) You just have to trust what everyone else says, I think!

They Scott get mad because they also want you to be safe, and because getting hurt makes them sad. Think about it this way - they want to protect you too, but they can't do that if you end up in danger because of them.

TXT; un: QUEENOFZAUN

[opheliac]

"going too far?" nope!

what extent would i go? as far as i can take it.

would you physical harm them if it means saving them? probably! most definitely.

well, that killed 3 mins. what's next, miss popular? are we going to paint the town blue? spice up the crumbling buildings so they have more personality?

text | un:wundervagner

[digthefuzz]

That's a tricky one.

On one hand, I feel like I would fo anything to protect the people I care for.
But I also feel there's lines that shouldn't be crossed.
Still, to save someone I care about, maybe I would, if I couldn't find any other alternatives.