Post by Kyubey on Aug 26, 2015 22:51:12 GMT -5
To Morrison, Jack's speech was difficult to listen to. It was painful enough, hearing why he killed Sam, still moments after the death had happened, but even worse, that Jack tried to justify it, that he attempted to take responsibility off of himself. So what if his friends and allies convinced him to do it, so what if it was the ghost of another person who was also him, Sam was still dead, and he couldn't shake off the fault so easily. Yes, the blame did not lie with him alone, but he had his share as well, and if he had confessed, then it was likely that Morrison would certainly not forgive him, but at least respect him. Still, that was not the worst thing that was tearing at him.
What weighed most heavily on him, the only thing that could have given him any pause at all, was one simple fact, that he had been blind to until that moment. For ages, given his lifespan, he had been desperately seeking one thing, convinced beyond any sort of other reason, that it was the only possible road he could take. It was natural and right that he should seek revenge, for the wrong that had been done to his friend. Now, she had been killed by someone who was seeking the same lofty goal. He couldn't make peace with that.
Then why should I object to the full realization of Vengeance? said the words on the page. "I do not know what it is you have suffered, nor can I fully comprehend what it was you shared with Sam. However, what I know is, those who commit wrongs shall be punished. That is what justice is, isn't it? If Sam had to die, for this to be achieved, then perhaps there was nothing I might have done to stop it, to begin with. Order is always maintained. However, I do not think I can accept that the outcome of this play, as you put it, is so inevitable. Yes, it will be a tragedy, life is tragedy by its nature, that will never change, but I do not think that individuals hold no power, either. After all, it was still a choice of an individual that led to the trigger being pulled in the first place. Vengeance may continue down the path it's on, and it will live up to its name, before meeting its own end. Or, I suppose, it's not too late for it to still be the country you say Sam envisioned, whatever that was. It can only be for a moment now, but her death would not be wasted. As her brother, you still have that power, if not to make it so, then at least to change direction. That too, I think, could be justice.
Given that Jack was no longer facing him, Morrison didn't know if he would read the note or not, and with the overload of light in the room hitting his sensitive eyes, the cat wouldn't be able to tell anyways.
Even though Sam had died for the sake of Vengeance, and even while he tried to rethink his own path, and where he was going, and as he was beginning to see where his path would lead, there was one thing that remained for him: that a wrong had been done, and it could not go unpunished. In that moment, he tried to realize whether or not what he was doing was wrong, and yet, he still failed.
What weighed most heavily on him, the only thing that could have given him any pause at all, was one simple fact, that he had been blind to until that moment. For ages, given his lifespan, he had been desperately seeking one thing, convinced beyond any sort of other reason, that it was the only possible road he could take. It was natural and right that he should seek revenge, for the wrong that had been done to his friend. Now, she had been killed by someone who was seeking the same lofty goal. He couldn't make peace with that.
Then why should I object to the full realization of Vengeance? said the words on the page. "I do not know what it is you have suffered, nor can I fully comprehend what it was you shared with Sam. However, what I know is, those who commit wrongs shall be punished. That is what justice is, isn't it? If Sam had to die, for this to be achieved, then perhaps there was nothing I might have done to stop it, to begin with. Order is always maintained. However, I do not think I can accept that the outcome of this play, as you put it, is so inevitable. Yes, it will be a tragedy, life is tragedy by its nature, that will never change, but I do not think that individuals hold no power, either. After all, it was still a choice of an individual that led to the trigger being pulled in the first place. Vengeance may continue down the path it's on, and it will live up to its name, before meeting its own end. Or, I suppose, it's not too late for it to still be the country you say Sam envisioned, whatever that was. It can only be for a moment now, but her death would not be wasted. As her brother, you still have that power, if not to make it so, then at least to change direction. That too, I think, could be justice.
Given that Jack was no longer facing him, Morrison didn't know if he would read the note or not, and with the overload of light in the room hitting his sensitive eyes, the cat wouldn't be able to tell anyways.
Even though Sam had died for the sake of Vengeance, and even while he tried to rethink his own path, and where he was going, and as he was beginning to see where his path would lead, there was one thing that remained for him: that a wrong had been done, and it could not go unpunished. In that moment, he tried to realize whether or not what he was doing was wrong, and yet, he still failed.