Most of my Court, you, a handful of people at home. [But there's only ever been one person who knows his whole story, and Joshua plans on keeping it that way.]
I have heard good and bad about the Seelie Monarchs, but nothing good about yours. Isn't that the way of it, though? 'The other side is bad. Ours is the good one. Ours is in the right and the others must be stopped before it's too late.' [He shrugs lightly.] I believe that both sets of Monarchs are as kind to their Shardbearers as necessary to gain loyalty and their service. At the same time, I have observed that they enjoy free will, and will not force people to fight for them. They may live as they so please, as long as it doesn't endanger their side.
[Joshua hums a little in thought.]
A way to buy us more time, perhaps. That might be possible. However, if the path we choose turns out to be incorrect, I rather doubt that we'll be able to start over and try something else. Not unless you can part the veils of time itself and see what will happen if certain choices or actions are taken.
[Another shrug.]
Thinking about it is good.
[He raises his eyebrows.]
Really, Hiro, you don't strike me as the type to cut down swathes of humans or other sentient lifeforms in the way a soldier would. Will you be able to take orders in the field from a commanding officer? Will you have the discipline necessary to take a life and hold your ground against an onslaught of people trying to kill you? It's a bloody free-for-all with the only goal being to survive to the next day...or battle, as it were.
Entropy is running. We'll all die eventually, due to old age or something unexpected happens. Even I can die in my home world, and it will most likely not be my choice. Eventually, the whole universe will die. It's the way of things. You accept the inevitable, that death will come for you eventually, but until then you choose how you live.
[He pauses for a moment.]
There's also the possibility that you'll be forced to make the same choice Tadashi did. I wonder, what choice will you make in that moment? [Joshua asks this idly, as he knows it's not an answer Hiro can truly answer right away. Nobody can, not until they're faced with it.]
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I have heard good and bad about the Seelie Monarchs, but nothing good about yours. Isn't that the way of it, though? 'The other side is bad. Ours is the good one. Ours is in the right and the others must be stopped before it's too late.' [He shrugs lightly.] I believe that both sets of Monarchs are as kind to their Shardbearers as necessary to gain loyalty and their service. At the same time, I have observed that they enjoy free will, and will not force people to fight for them. They may live as they so please, as long as it doesn't endanger their side.
[Joshua hums a little in thought.]
A way to buy us more time, perhaps. That might be possible. However, if the path we choose turns out to be incorrect, I rather doubt that we'll be able to start over and try something else. Not unless you can part the veils of time itself and see what will happen if certain choices or actions are taken.
[Another shrug.]
Thinking about it is good.
[He raises his eyebrows.]
Really, Hiro, you don't strike me as the type to cut down swathes of humans or other sentient lifeforms in the way a soldier would. Will you be able to take orders in the field from a commanding officer? Will you have the discipline necessary to take a life and hold your ground against an onslaught of people trying to kill you? It's a bloody free-for-all with the only goal being to survive to the next day...or battle, as it were.
Entropy is running. We'll all die eventually, due to old age or something unexpected happens. Even I can die in my home world, and it will most likely not be my choice. Eventually, the whole universe will die. It's the way of things. You accept the inevitable, that death will come for you eventually, but until then you choose how you live.
[He pauses for a moment.]
There's also the possibility that you'll be forced to make the same choice Tadashi did. I wonder, what choice will you make in that moment? [Joshua asks this idly, as he knows it's not an answer Hiro can truly answer right away. Nobody can, not until they're faced with it.]