username: Eraserhead

[passfail]

So, what's Black Friday, anyway? Is this some American day of remembrance for a tragedy I don't know about?

And before any of you decide to get cute about it:

1. I'm not from the US, and I'd never been before arriving here

2. I tried searching for the same information about Columbus Day and got what I'm pretty sure are all the same sales advertisements I'm seeing now only with fewer birds

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[passfail]

Thoughtful of you. I guess there's just nothing I need so desperately I'm willing to hurl myself into an angry mob like that guy from the video fighting over

what was it

Turbo Man?

Some action figure.

[goldtoxicity]

Honestly, if you write into the company and go "I'm an ImPort" and take some kinda social media photo with it, you can probably get whatever you want without needing to mess with the lines.

Perks of bein' a celebrity.

[passfail]

That's the kind of thing I hate about pro heroes back home. Any kind of celebrity, really. The idea that any one person is better than another, or deserves special treatment. It's abusing the system, even if it's for something as silly as a doll. Maybe especially.

Doesn't mean I wouldn't be tempted if one of my students needed something badly enough, though. I suppose that'd be worth flexing my stance.

[goldtoxicity]

I dunno. Life kinda sucks, nothings fair, the key is to make the world around you a little better.

And considering we're usually on like, the front lines between the world and total destruction - I'd say we earned a perk or two.

[passfail]

You're right about the first part, at least. Life can be terrible and unfair, and we should do what we can to make it better.

But the rest--we choose to be here, don't we? It's a choice we make, because we couldn't live with choosing to do nothing. If we stay, it's because of that, not because of any 'perks' we think we've earned.

[goldtoxicity]

Dude, I 'choose' to be here because if I leave, all the people I love go back to being dead.

[ it's probably not the best idea to get into this someone like josh foley. it comes out immediately and maybe a little harshly. ]

Like, that line of thinking is right up there with - hey, because you got this power you never asked for, it's now your responsibility to live your life cleaning up other people's messes and you'll probably die in the field. And hey, maybe the people who hate you will hate you less and won't kill your friends after you're dead because you inspired them to be better or whatever. We're allowed to be rewarded for doing some high-risk, potentially lethal work. We're not martyrs.