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misfire | un:justice

[whatisright]

i set the rice on fire
is that normal in the cooking process

[originallutece]

No. How on earth did you manage to set it on fire, you're supposed to put them in water.

[whatisright]

i did
then the water boiled away
and then the rice caught fire

[originallutece]

Then the solution is to pay closer attention next time, hm? They say a watched pot never boils, but in your case it may be prudent to simply watch it the entire time.

[whatisright]

i was watching it the whole time
you never told me how to tell it was cooked
i thought maybe i would simply know

[originallutece]

You assumed the knowledge would simply pop into your head.

How old are you?

[whatisright]

i could not tell you
time does not exist where i come from

[He's only just realizing that this isn't Anders he's talking to.]

[originallutece]

[There's a little pause.]

And where is that, exactly?

[whatisright]

the fade
it is the place you go when you are dreaming

[originallutece]

I'm fairly certain dreams are merely the product of the subconscious sorting through one's daily actions, memories, and so on.

So. Are you a product of that, or some other dimension?

[whatisright]

it is both
a space filled by mortal dreams and memories
that is where i began
my kind do not cook rice often

[originallutece]

No-oo, I'd imagine not.

[There's a little bit of a pause.]

So what are you, exactly?

[whatisright]

a spirit
i am a spirit of justice
but i was pushed into the mortal realm by accident

[originallutece]

What does that mean, precisely? Being a spirit of justice . . . how does that affect your behaviors and thought processes? Are you eager to dispense and see justice done, or do you simply observe when it does or does not happen?

[whatisright]

the former
all spirits have a virtue to which they always strive and mine is justice
i aspire to be just in all that i do
and i attempt to inspire mortals to be just as well

it is different from how you live
mortal identity grows and changes with time and experience
and yet the mortal remains who they are
spirit identity centers on their virtue
perhaps the way one approaches their virtue might evolve
but if a spirit ever changes and strays from their virtue
then they are no longer themselves

[originallutece]

Do they emulate another virtue-- or vice, I suppose, that might occur as well?

How have you found life here, then, amidst all these riots and massacres?

[whatisright]

a vice
if a spirit strays from their virtue it is because they are lured by vice
and they become a demon of that vice
such as desire or fear or despair

i find life fulfilling
there is wrongdoing and evil but there always will be
what matters is that people fight against it
there are many opportunities to do righteous things
and there are many mortals who do good