Game 049 [Written/Voice]

[neverplaysfair]

[ Sometime in the early afternoon, the following question goes out over the journals. The camera is covered, and the handwriting is disguised. ]

Let's have a thought experiment. Say you were dying, and the only possible way to save yourself is to get help from someone very close to you. However, you don't know for sure that this help will indeed save you, and whether or not it does, there's a chance that it will damage the one helping you. Trying to help you might even kill them.

Do you ask for their help anyway? Would you accept their help if they offered it?

[ Later on in the evening, Joshua makes a separate post from the previous, this one voiced and not anonymous. ]

[ Filtered to Neku, 100% ]

Hey Neku, are you busy tomorrow?

[ /Filter ]

Comments

[Written, filtered]

[neverplaysfair]

I'd like to know what others would do.

[Voice, filtered]

[cynicism]

From this group? I wouldn't expect anything worthwhile.

[Written, filtered]

[neverplaysfair]

It's more curiosity than any sort of advice.

[Voice, filtered]

[cynicism]

And has this curiosity produced anything interesting?

[Written, filtered]

[neverplaysfair]

That depends on what you find interesting.

[Written, filtered]

[cynicism]

I'm asking about your definition.

[Written, filtered]

[neverplaysfair]

Plenty. Any answer to a question like this gives insight into the one answering.

[Voice, filtered]

[cynicism]

So you're spying on people.

[Written, filtered]

[neverplaysfair]

Is it still spying when I ask and they hand me the information?

[Voice, filtered]

[cynicism]

Knowing how manipulative you are? Absolutely.

[Written, filtered]

[neverplaysfair]

How so?

[Voice, filtered]

[cynicism]

For starters, right now you're trying to manipulate me into telling you something about myself.

[Written, filtered]

[neverplaysfair]

I think you give me too much credit.

[Voice, filtered]

[cynicism]

Or not enough.

[Written, filtered]

[neverplaysfair]

I'm never allowed to be simply curious with you people, am I?

[Voice, filtered]

[cynicism]

What do you mean, "you people"?

[Written, filtered]

[neverplaysfair]

You aren't the first to be suspicious of me for it.

[Voice, filtered]

[cynicism]

Which implies that you're a shady sort of person yourself.

[Written, filtered]

[neverplaysfair]

It could be that too many people are paranoid sorts.

[Voice, filtered]

[cynicism]

And I'm sure you don't think you've done anything to warrant that paranoia.

[Written, filtered]

[neverplaysfair]

Of course I haven't.

[Voice, filtered]

[cynicism]

This conversation isn't going anywhere, Joshua.

[Written, filtered]

[neverplaysfair]

You were the one who decided not to answer the questions.

[Voice, filtered]

[cynicism]

Because I have no intention of playing along with your games.

[Written, filtered]

[neverplaysfair]

This isn't meant to be a game.