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maskormenace2014-06-26 02:22 pm
beenwaitinglong) wrote in maskormenace2014-06-26 02:22 pm
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- † roy mustang | the flame alchemist,
- † will graham | wolf trap,
- † yuri petrov | lunatic
Blend #4 - Video
[Godot sits on the sofa in the living room of his new apartment. The room is bare except for a few small boxes, and a coffee table in front of him on which the communicator is resting. Something like 12 white coffee cups are scattered around the table's surface.]
Indulge me in a parable, my Imported amigos.
[You don't really get a choice, it seems, as he is all ready to go. It's time for Morality, Philosophy and Coffee Talk with Godot.]
There once was a doctor who lived in a small, peaceful town. He was very successful, and often called to other nearby villages to care for the people there.
The doctor returned from a long journey one day to find the door to his home left open. When he went inside, to his horror, he found his family, dead, all the victims of murder. He caught a glimpse of a man fleeing through the back window with a bag of valuables. The doctor gave chase, but could the man escaped into the woods. There were no other witnesses, and the doctor was left alone with nothing but his grief.
[He pauses for a slow, savored sip of the coffee in his mug. For a moment, it almost seems he's forgotten about the story, so concerned is he with the coffee. Just when it starts to become an awkward silence, he continues.]
The doctor left his home to continue his traveling practice, haunted by what had happened to his family. Years passed, and he finally felt able to move on with his life.
One day, he was working the back lines of a battlefield. The camp was small, and he was the only doctor working. A cry came out from one of the nurses, and the doctor rushed to help. A patient needed surgery, quickly, in order to live.
But when the doctor saw the face of the man lying unconscious in the bed, he recognized him. It was the same man he had seen fleeing from his home the day his family had died. Here, a man who had made a vow to save lives held in his hands the life of a man who may have committed the ultimate personal wrong against him.
His oath and his livelihood bind him to save this man. However, he could also do nothing-- or alternatively, twist the scalpel in his hands a little too far to the left or right, press a little too hard, and watch him die.
[Godot gives this part a long, dramatic pause as he finishes off the last of his mug.]
That's the end of the story. But the answer depends on the listener.
So tell me. Does the doctor save his life, or not?
Indulge me in a parable, my Imported amigos.
[You don't really get a choice, it seems, as he is all ready to go. It's time for Morality, Philosophy and Coffee Talk with Godot.]
There once was a doctor who lived in a small, peaceful town. He was very successful, and often called to other nearby villages to care for the people there.
The doctor returned from a long journey one day to find the door to his home left open. When he went inside, to his horror, he found his family, dead, all the victims of murder. He caught a glimpse of a man fleeing through the back window with a bag of valuables. The doctor gave chase, but could the man escaped into the woods. There were no other witnesses, and the doctor was left alone with nothing but his grief.
[He pauses for a slow, savored sip of the coffee in his mug. For a moment, it almost seems he's forgotten about the story, so concerned is he with the coffee. Just when it starts to become an awkward silence, he continues.]
The doctor left his home to continue his traveling practice, haunted by what had happened to his family. Years passed, and he finally felt able to move on with his life.
One day, he was working the back lines of a battlefield. The camp was small, and he was the only doctor working. A cry came out from one of the nurses, and the doctor rushed to help. A patient needed surgery, quickly, in order to live.
But when the doctor saw the face of the man lying unconscious in the bed, he recognized him. It was the same man he had seen fleeing from his home the day his family had died. Here, a man who had made a vow to save lives held in his hands the life of a man who may have committed the ultimate personal wrong against him.
His oath and his livelihood bind him to save this man. However, he could also do nothing-- or alternatively, twist the scalpel in his hands a little too far to the left or right, press a little too hard, and watch him die.
[Godot gives this part a long, dramatic pause as he finishes off the last of his mug.]
That's the end of the story. But the answer depends on the listener.
So tell me. Does the doctor save his life, or not?
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That being said, in a situation such as that, when a decision must be made quickly, one rarely has time to do little more than act upon their instincts. If he had any hesitations about whether or not he should or could perform the surgery, then I doubt he would be able to take any action at all.
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Though there is a tendency to operate on the assumption that the doctor is a morally good man. Excusing the pun.
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If he chose to kill him, then he would do it. Accidents on a battlefield, or even in a hospital, happen all the time. It wouldn't be hard to pass it off as something like that. However, if he chose that path, then he would most likely cease to be a doctor.
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Suppose the original story changes. The doctor witnessed the murders himself, and knows without a doubt that the man on his operating table is the one who killed his family.
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(He hesitates, but only for a few seconds.)
Something like that is hard to forget. We humans are protective by nature. If a loved one, or someone close to us, is injured or hurt in any way, then we will do our best to confront those who have harmed them, no matter what that may mean.
If he witnessed the murders himself, then part of his life would be dedicated to remembering those events. Even if he continued his practice and continued to save lives, even if he thought he had moved on, some part of him would want to avenge his family. Unless there is someone with him who is capable of stopping him, then it's most likely that he would be consumed by his feelings.
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I did ask what he would do, not what he should do, after all.
To me, it all depends whether or not he is the sort of man who would act out of passion. That requires a little extrapolation from the parable, though.
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While it's true that acting out of passion could blind a person to reason, that doesn't mean it isn't possible to stop them as well. Even if he did attempt to murder him in such a state, if his determination to his profession and his duties was strong enough, he might hesitate. Though, something like that would be hard to accomplish if he didn't have anyone nearby to help as well.
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There is no telling what any one person will do. It's possible to predict, but never certainly.
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So tell me, is there a reason why you asked such a question?
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[Lies. But his smile is smooth and impossible to read with that visor in the way.]
I like such silly little experiments of thought.
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(Which is to say, he's been stalking other people's responses!)
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