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[ahappylie]

Well... that'll teach me to lose my journal. You would think I'd have kept better track of it, but it looks so much like all the other books I had lying about. I really should return some of those. [He pauses for a bit as if looking around the room.] Oh well.

Looking back on what you've all done, you've certainly been busy! And now, at least, I know where the music has been coming from. More of you need to dance. It's so cute.

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[justicereigns]

You do?

[ahappylie.livejournal.com]

I'm part of the protection force for my city.

[justicereigns]

Oh, really? [Voice clearly perks with more interest.]

[ahappylie.livejournal.com]

[Oh ho, Okita knows how to get in with Smoker now. How interesting.]

Yes! We're the shogunate's special forces entrusted with the security of the capital city and protecting it from the rebels that are trying to overthrow the government.

[justicereigns]

[Justice types always.]

Shogunate, huh? What kind of government was it?

[ahappylie.livejournal.com]

It is a government where the Emperor places his military and the command of his country into the hands of the Shogun, the highest ranking samurai in the country. The Shogun then distributes power of the smaller domains into the hands of his followers. Very militaristic in theory, but I don't think the Shogun has fought a war in a very long time. He leaves it to people like us.

[justicereigns]

Right.

I've heard of it, it's just a little outdated in my world. Still a worthy cause; protecting innocent lives.

[ahappylie.livejournal.com]

Ah, I see.

And...yes. The rebels tend to come in from the countryside, heads swelled with the idea that they are fighting for a worthy cause, and end up harming the townspeople with their brash actions. They unsettle the land with their rebellion, causing the people more trouble.

I hope for a quick solution to them, but it appears that our war will be longer than I hoped.

[justicereigns]

Wars are rarely won overnight.

[ahappylie.livejournal.com]

Yes, regardless of what we wish, it does seem that way.

[justicereigns]

Still frustrating to see a battle carried out beyond justice however.

[ahappylie.livejournal.com]

Mm....That is the nature of war, isn't it? On the battlefield, people so often lose their sense of justice, of right and wrong, when faced with the threat of losing their life.

[justicereigns]

Far beyond that and well into what I'd call blood-lust, however.

[ahappylie.livejournal.com]

[Oh, Smoker, you just hit a sore spot.]

Yes, that is a dangerous thing.

[justicereigns]

Hn.

[He's still grumpy about a certain marine admiral >>]

To put it mildly.

[ahappylie.livejournal.com]

Some people cannot help it. They try their best to hide it, train it, get rid of it....but it's like a demon taint in them.

It's unfortunate, but they can only live on the battlefield. That is where they must also die. Or risk bringing their horror to the rest of the world.

[justicereigns]

Everyone can have a taste for violence. I'm a hunter, it's what I do. But it crosses a line when it becomes torturing for the sake of more blood, fighting beyond when the fight is already won and an enemy's surrendered. Worse still when the lives being sacrificed are not their own to risk.

[ahappylie.livejournal.com]

[Which is what Okita is afraid of becoming if he survives the war.]

Ah, yes....the corruption of the warrior's soul is perhaps the most terrifying and saddening thing to behold.

[justicereigns]

[Poor guy. D:]

Hn. Corruption of justice.

[ahappylie.livejournal.com]

[It's okay! He dies before that. orz]

A sad thing indeed. I hope to avoid seeing that.

[justicereigns]

[D: Extra sad?]

I hope you can then.

[ahappylie.livejournal.com]

[Being a historical figure sucks.]

....

[He smiles.]

I have a feeling I will.

[justicereigns]

[So it does...]

Heh. So long as there's no regrets.

[ahappylie.livejournal.com]

I try to live so I will not have any.

[justicereigns]

Best way to go.