To be asked to do this is bad enough. That it's Daniel doing the asking - but not really Daniel, is it? Not the one Seth knows, anyway. Would he still have asked this of Seth, if it was? If he knew the things about Seth, if he knew what he's been through.
But then, what's the alternative? I don't want you to have to. It's right there. He has to. Daniel wouldn't ask this lightly. And the alternative, presumably, is that they both end up dead. Potentially worse consequences, with Daniel gone and unable to do whatever if is he needs to about this war. If it's supposedly his fault, surely he could be key to solving it as well.
Is Seth's life worth more than dozens of unknowns? Definitely not. Is Daniel's? Not an as easy question to answer.
And Seth has already killed before. He can't pretend to be innocent. The circumstances had been different, of course. He's not sure those zombies he had bashed to death actually counts as people, but even if not, it had been his fault they had become that way in the first place. Sure, it hadn't been intentional or knowing. Shannon, though, there's no way he can explain that away. Necessary, perhaps. Self-defense, maybe. But he still has trouble classifying it as anything but murder.
And this? Is this necessary? They've slaughtered millions, apparently, not the people involved directly, but the group they're part of. Perhaps on some level it would still be justifiable. As much as you could ever justify mass murder. Which is, well, barely at all. This is why he doesn't trust the military. People who have to make decisions like this, and frequently do decide to do the unthinkable.
He knows he doesn't have an awful lot of time to make up his mind, but he doesn't answer yet.
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To be asked to do this is bad enough. That it's Daniel doing the asking - but not really Daniel, is it? Not the one Seth knows, anyway. Would he still have asked this of Seth, if it was? If he knew the things about Seth, if he knew what he's been through.
But then, what's the alternative? I don't want you to have to. It's right there. He has to. Daniel wouldn't ask this lightly. And the alternative, presumably, is that they both end up dead. Potentially worse consequences, with Daniel gone and unable to do whatever if is he needs to about this war. If it's supposedly his fault, surely he could be key to solving it as well.
Is Seth's life worth more than dozens of unknowns? Definitely not. Is Daniel's? Not an as easy question to answer.
And Seth has already killed before. He can't pretend to be innocent. The circumstances had been different, of course. He's not sure those zombies he had bashed to death actually counts as people, but even if not, it had been his fault they had become that way in the first place. Sure, it hadn't been intentional or knowing. Shannon, though, there's no way he can explain that away. Necessary, perhaps. Self-defense, maybe. But he still has trouble classifying it as anything but murder.
And this? Is this necessary? They've slaughtered millions, apparently, not the people involved directly, but the group they're part of. Perhaps on some level it would still be justifiable. As much as you could ever justify mass murder. Which is, well, barely at all. This is why he doesn't trust the military. People who have to make decisions like this, and frequently do decide to do the unthinkable.
He knows he doesn't have an awful lot of time to make up his mind, but he doesn't answer yet.