nine wild roars ✪ video; after news of the debrecen bombing breaks

[earnedmystripes]

[Eyyyy, network. How're you all feeling today? Disgusted? Pissed off? Frustrated? Yeah, Kotetsu too. Hence--yep, that sure is a whole bunch of cases of beer in Kotetsu's living room.]

Sssssoooo. If anyone wants to be less than sober for dealing with this latest bullshit, come by my place, Heropa 14. You can bring your own alcohol if you don't like beer, and there's gonna be pizza and ice cream too, if you're a minor. Or if you just don't drink, I guess.

[The grumpiest, unhappiest sigh]

God bless the USA, am I right?

[ooc: Open log to follow soon!]

Comments

[earnedmystripes]

They don't need to motivate anyone, s'the problem. They already know we care too much to let people suffer, so we're always gonna get involved, no matter how much the government pisses us off. They depend on it, 'cause it means they don't have to change shit.

[resipiscent]

Well, most of us do, anyway. But you're right. And if we didn't then they'd just force us into it somehow.

Which makes this even more pointless.

[earnedmystripes]

If they had to force us into it, things'd be different, cause it'd mean we didn't wanna help on our own, and then they'd have to either start electrocuting people like the Russians, or start changing stuff until people were satisfied. But the second thing is never gonna happen.

[resipiscent]

Mm. The thing is... not everybody cares quite that much. So for those people, it's just another reason not to help.

[earnedmystripes]

I know. There's enough that do, though. The government's always gonna be covered on that front.

[resipiscent]

Yeah.

[He huffs a sigh.]

I don't know what I want to do.

[earnedmystripes]

Well, why did you register in the first place?

[It's a legit question; he's registered too.]

[resipiscent]

Well... there's not really much reason behind it, honestly. When I showed up here, I was totally alone. So it was just a means to an end at the time.

Honestly, I'd like to not be, just because it feels kind of weird. I mean, registration papers? We're not dogs. But until I can use my portals safely I need to be able to freely access the Porters.

[Well, okay. Some of them are dogs. But that's neither here nor there.]

[earnedmystripes]

Yeah. Well...there's no shame in staying Registered because it's convenient. That's why I did it, too.

[And why he'll continue to do it tbh, because he can't be Wild Tiger as effectively without them.]

[resipiscent]

Mm. And the stipend is convenient, though I usually end up just spending it on everybody else. My earnings from my job are enough to live on.

[earnedmystripes]

Yeah, same here.

[He basically spends a portion of it on that fund for the unsettled regularly, just out of spite at this point.]

[resipiscent]

I mean... what else am I supposed to do with it? I can honestly live as comfortably as I want here and still have money left over. It's kind of a waste that way. But at least we can redistribute it how we like.