rathercommon: (facing things head-on)
Kitty Jones ([personal profile] rathercommon) wrote in [community profile] maskormenace2016-01-21 08:51 am

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[ Kitty's voice is a little strained. ]

Right, so...Hullo, Kitty here. And we've already had a bit of input on glorious-war and glorious-war-but-do-be-careful-about-it-because-the-Russians-are-a-bit-scary, and at this point everyone's probably like shut it won't you. But for anyone who's still out there and still listening, just...

This is hard for us. We've lost our friends. That's scary. But remember that no real harm has been done yet. They've been kidnapped, but no one's been killed. The situation right now is not that bad. But it has the potential to get so much worse if we let loose our anger. Remember, the weapons in the Russians' possession - and in the Americans' - can scorch the earth. Kill everyone. Everyone. It won't just be us who go if we escalate this war: it'll also be the little kids in the school down the street from you, and the girl who always remembers your order at the malt shop, and the bloody...puppies in the animal shelter.

So those of you who are thinking that it's time to go burn down Russian cities, or join up with the army as they march to destroy our enemies - close your eyes and think of the entire baskets of puppies and kittens that'll get scorched into nothing but atoms when this war gets stepped up and the bombing starts. Okay? So instead, maybe let's give thought to negotiation. Forgiveness. Stepping down the violence. Some of the kidnapped have gotten word out - I bet you anything they'll agree.
huntergames: (encounters a slightly difficult problem)

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[personal profile] huntergames 2016-01-24 08:51 pm (UTC)(link)
If we surrender, then the people of this country suffer, don't they? There's a lot of good and innocent people here who don't deserve that.

[ Now it's Sasha's turn to shake her head. ]

I don't want to be right. I hope I'm not... [ But... ] I don't know. I don't think fighting is the best option, but waiting around isn't good.

[ She doesn't want to get her hands bloodied again, but she can't shy away from the call to arms either. ]

... I'm sorry, I'll stop wasting your time...

[ She feels embarrassed now, that she can't articulate exactly what she's feeling or thinking. So she disconnects in a hurried movement. ]