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[drivesadesk]

[Jonathan has been moping, and now he's sitting outside in the park, sharing his thoughts.]

So...the clones are gone. Not just apprehended, but actually...you know...

Is anyone else bothered by this? I mean, they were living, conscious beings. And now they're not.

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[d33tached]

Do you suppose we should be?

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[drivesadesk]

I don't know. I was just wondering if anyone else was. I know some people were fine with killing them, but I've never been comfortable with that sort of thing.

[d33tached]

You have moral objections?

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[knaval]

Yeah, but... were they? They were annoying, anyway. Who cares? Good riddance, I say.

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[drivesadesk]

Uh...they were clones of us, so yeah, they were just as aware as we are. They were just following some bad orders.

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[knaval]

Tch. Following orders is a pathetic excuse. Nothing stopped them from not following orders. If they physically couldn't, then they might as well not have been real.

[acclimatized]

A little bit. They did some horrible things, but they were still... well, us.

[drivesadesk]

And they were only like that because that was the only way they knew to be. If they'd had the chance to live a little longer, maybe they wouldn't have been so bad.

[acclimatized]

Mmmm... yeah, it couldn't have been easy for them. I think I'm going to spend the rest of my life wondering if there was more I could of done for him. Me. God, I'm still having trouble wrapping my head around it all.

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[drizzle]

[News about the clones will catch her attention, considering she has been very busy with some damage control to really pay attention to anything else. That's why she has to ask.]

What do you mean? What happened to all of our...doubles?

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[drivesadesk]

My clone was locked up. I called to check on him, but apparently he sort of...dissolved.

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[drizzle]

Dissolved...?

[She couldn't help feel a icy feeling go down her spine as she heard the news.]

...I don't think mine was ever captured... [Actually, she never did cross paths with her nor did she attempted it neither. Not that she could considering she was jailed and all, but still she avoided it.] ...do you think they all...you know...?

[The idea of them dying so suddenly was heartbreaking, no matter the situation.]

[vidiocracy]

Sucks to be them, but better them than us.

Also, like, how do you know they got 'em all? Like what if somebody's clone said the real them was the clone, and they got whacked, and now the clone is still here, just cloning around on the down-low.

[drivesadesk]

It's not so much getting them all. It's more that they dissolved. Or at least, mine dissolved, so I'm assuming the rest did.

[vidiocracy]

Yeah, so you dunno. I never even got one, which is bull.

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[darkpants_warmfeeling]

[Jacob isn't as mopey as Jonathan, but he does look at least a little regretful at how things have ended.]

Sorry, Jonathan. Sometimes there's just... nothing you can do.

If it helps, I'm bothered by it too. Whoever made them never wanted them to really live. They were just... weapons. Use them once, then throw them away. It's sick.

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[drivesadesk]

I know. I still find it disturbing that whoever did this would make fully self aware people that were programmed to just die like that.

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[aggressiveapathy]

Sucks, right?

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[drivesadesk]

Yeah, it really does.

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[codeoracle]

Yes...

But it's a problem they were made in the first place too, right? It's kind of a catch-22.
What should we be more bothered by?

[drivesadesk]

I think making people you know will dissolve in a few weeks is the bigger issue. I mean, creating evil clones isn't good, but this made it worse.

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[ghoulking]

Just like it happens to most living creatures, including the ones the clones tried to kill or actually killed.

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[drivesadesk]

Most living creatures don't have someone intentionally designing them to dissolve in a few weeks.

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[siriusly]

That any of this happened in the first place is...really ridiculous. Like from start to finish! [hesitation.] What I've heard of it, anyway. Which is...hazy, at best.

But. Of course I'm bothered! It's a relief that the chaos has died down, but...

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[drivesadesk]

Glad to know other people are, too. I mean, I'd rather the chaos died down because the clones were apprehended or decided to cool it with all the chaos and destruction than this.