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[aubins]

[ just, very bluntly: ]

That was a stupid decision. Give a child a sword and they're just going to hurt themselves on the blade.

[dotcom]

Oh, completely. But they weren't getting anywhere with the cases, and they wanted it to look like they were doing something.

... I was a police officer before. I hadn't actually been on the force for very long before all this started, and that decision made me quit. Why work for an incompetent organization? It's how I ended up working with Mineo after.

[aubins]

[ ... ]

If you're working as an ex-officer, are you working with others of the same? I know Mineo likely had reasons that could have driven him to leave his line of work. But the details are his to know, not mine.

[ ... ] Even where I'm from, you lock away your weapons from untrained hands. Otherwise you're just asking for more trouble than you want to be taking on.

[dotcom]

[ honestly the introduction he kept giving people in w0 spoiled he was a cop, but most people probably had no idea what mineo was talking about because it was so fuckin extra. ]

You can ask him if you want, but I can't promise if he'll say anything. He is generally more open than I am though.

[ so there's that. ]

Exactly. But if we stop Adonis, then there's no reason for everyone to have firearms.

[aubins]

[ w0 was an entire year ago ]

To a point, it seems. [ mineo your hickeys ]

Adonis being the terrorist group you mentioned? I'm not sure we have that word where I'm from. What does it mean, terrorist?

[dotcom]

In mythology, Adonis is a god of beauty and desire. I'm sure you can dig and find some meaning in their name choice, but I don't particularly care.

[aubins]

No, I mean... what's a terrorist?

[dotcom]

[ HE LOOKS AT THE CEILING ]

It's basically in the name-- a person or organization that does acts of terror.

[aubins]

...

[ look, the word hasn't been coined yet in fire emblem land. ]

That could be a very broad definition.

[dotcom]

There's usually a specific intent behind it-- a message. In America, there's the KKK, which is a terrorist group that is motivated by racism against a specific group of people. You create fear and chaos and death to send your message.

[aubins]

... Like a crusade targeting innocents in the name of religion? That sort of thing?

[dotcom]

That fits, yes. The group tends to believe their cause is righteous.

[aubins]

And any unnecessary death that happens along the way is just a consequence of the path to justice. Or something along those lines.

[dotcom]

Mmhm.

For Adonis, their thing is specifically is that they wish to punish sinners.

[aubins]

... That's especially vague. Sins can be anything, and differ depending on the purpose.

[dotcom]

Mm. It's pretty much horseshit.

But they recruit members by promising them a chance to get revenge against those who sinned against them.

[aubins]

... Revenge, the great motivator.

Clever of them, you have to admit.

[dotcom]

It is, especially considering their method of making sure everyone has a good alibi.

[ ... ]

But it's easy to get someone to kill for your cause if they already wanted to kill before you asked.

[aubins]

Less persuasion needed that way, that's for sure. You're just taking someone and giving them what they want, with your goals as their goal.

... Quite the neat, hands off way of getting stuff done.

[dotcom]

Mm. Even if it pains me to give them any sort of compliment.

[aubins]

It goes without saying the smarter move would be to not do any of what they're doing, I think.

[dotcom]

It would be.

But I think if you're at the level of desperation to accept that kind of deal, whether or not something is the smart choice doesn't matter.

[aubins]

I expect you're right. Makes it worst though, doesn't it? If they're seeking out people intentionally when they're at their most desperate.

[dotcom]

Mm.

It's part of why, no matter what they say, they're not actually trying to change the world for the better.

[aubins]

They just think they are. Which is a dangerous mindset to have.