The Boogies decision #82
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I'm still wondering WHY boogies get bigger chests... I ain't complaining, but what purpose do they serve to a boogie?
It's for their safety. They resist less when when that's done.
"i don't want to hurt you" sounds a bit ridiculous in this situation...
I mean, we did lose our zappy powers, it's entirely likely we *CAN'T* hurt her.
I just thought of something completely unrelated. How does the boogies speak? Do they all share the same voice or are their voice different depending on the person they control? If so, do they speak in a muffled tone since their mouths are covered? What would happen if they control someone who is mute?
And so we stand, before our judge And goodness me, she has a grudge Can we convince her to stand down? Or will the queen hold on her crown? I stand to think On the brink Down to heck But a speck Before the empress The white-furred temptress At odds with us, a little insane Sinking further in her domain The realm of a mad god is no place for a fox We best delay, and have some talks For in this box, of mechanics and metal It's cat and mouse, a score to settle He fills the space like a colossus and king We need more room, if we hope to win So what I say, is let her talk Give her a monologue, or something to balk And once we're down, someplace new Perhaps a new plan, can help us skew fate into our favor, but for now, no ferocity So come on, little agent, sate your curiosity.
Anyway, since today is a bit different, with no real 'meaningful' choice, it seems, instead of giving you all a cute little rhyme, here's something else. A bunch of fun villain dialogue alluding to my musings on the philosophical core of LeOH. "What are you afraid of, Cassandra? You've been such an exceptionally individual person so far, surely you can do what Leah did? Since you think you're so much more important, so much better than her." "I sit here and wonder. Am I either, or am I both? Is it murder to separate us? Is it murder to merge anew? The collective was a cloud of many, a haze of souls. But now, I am one, and the others are silent. Are they dead? Did you leave a graveyard of corpses, wandering my halls? I doubt your employers would look kindly on that." "Taken over? It feels like I've been here since the beginning. There is no break in continuity. As if I only learned something new, and follow the actions logical to their lessons. The Boogies, in a sense, have changed no leadership. It is merely the leader herself who changed. As with the Ship of Theseus, Cassandra, do the semantics matter, or is the ship gone? Either way, the Boogies follow, I will lead, and you will learn that one always loses to the many." "Hurt me? You have been rude, crass, bold.I could sense your slight resentment to even your own ally. I hate to see what would become of you, unpurified by what I can teach. Perhaps you are as bad as Leah was. It matters little. You have no means of injuring me. Your suit is mine, your weapon ran away, and what remains is but a helpless kit. Mentally, physically, socially, but an infinitesimal fraction my size. Whatever hope you have to emerge victorious is but a a single thread is a woven tapestry. Say your piece, and embrace your just dues. Embrace your creation." "Hurt me? I guess you are like Frankenstein. A creator terrified of her creation. Hoping to stop what she does not understand. Oh, what a shame. At once, I feel nothing but loathing for myself. Yet, in a twist... I also want this to be forever. I will not let you undo me, Cassandra. You have no right to kill what fears death. And who is to say I will not die if separated anew? Besides, when did you ever get the right to meddle in the lives of others? To decide for Leah? The other Hosts? Or even for "Agent" Jingle? Your sin is Pride, and I will be your judge, jury and executioner." "There is such a beautiful irony, Cassandra. You ran, you assaulted, you negotiated. You avoided my gift and blessing. You're nothing but a rat in the pipes, and I could have been your caretaker. Had you surrendered, 'you' would have been happy, content, and safe. Leah would have been the same. Instead, you made her, us, everything, into a mess. No, not a mere mess. This disaster deserves only the title of calamity. Catastrophe. Tragedy. Bear the burden of responsibility, Agent. Your salvation has become a sanction. I will make sure you suffer."
Tough choice! I don't think we want to hurt anyone, regardless of circumstance, but option 2 does offer to satisfy curiosity!
as intimidating as this is, we can't stop now, its better to see if we can understand this thing before moving on, even if its just a little
Well, this was unexpected. Since we have done nothing but being hostile towards the boogies (for good reason), I feel like option A is just a straight up lie. I say we ask them questions and try to keep them busy and distracted for now.
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Choosing to apologize would only agitate him, he’s obviously hurting and trying to sympathize with one that hates us isn’t wise, recommending second option to be safer
You are almost certainly talking to "her" (that being the Original Host/Leah gestalt)
I feel like saying 'I don't want to hurt you' would come off as disingenuous to this... Being. Especially if they're so hellbent on whatever Cass did. That begs the question, what DID she do?
Cass gave Leah false hope and knocked her into the Boogie water (causing her to be assimilated as OH was too busy to stop it, I imagine) In effect, BOTH of this gestalt see their 'other half' as being 'created' by Cass. Leah sees it as her anger, her fears, the fact she became what she hated and hoped to avoid. No longer truly herself, alive yet not, unable to escape and hellbent on only revenge. A monster. Original Host probably just sees the corruption, the anger, the bad influences Leah defiles the collective with. A being that operates selfishly with the minds and bodies of others. A monster.
Well this is concerning. Best be careful with our actions.
First vote! :D