Don't you think the fact that I was willing to do it would be enough for them? Human laws are selfish and arbitrary, they won't need much of a reason to go after me.
Balance of terror? I thought you'd be familiar with the figure of speech. It's a human expression from the nuclear arms race. Handy, but maybe a little overdramatic.
Most laws are selfish and arbitrary. And you weren't willing to do it, not the way I asked. I'm not sure how much I'm ready to count on them taking my moral principle over yours.
My world has managed to avoid nuclear catastrophe so far. [And normally, he'd be fascinated by this topic, and follow it until he found something even more interesting, but right now it's a struggle to just stay focused on the topic at hand.]
They don't care about moral principle, they just want a target. Just suggest to them that I might be considering attacking House and they'll switch their attention over to me.
In that case, you probably have the balance of terror to thank for it. Isn't it a terribly useful thing?
While some of them are hypocritical, none of them are stupid. Well, none except Zack, perhaps. Refusing my request makes you look surprisingly moral. Overcoming temptation most terrible, I would say. And you do have the medical doctor card to play, which I do not. I'm just a selfish vampire.
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Date: 2016-05-03 11:45 am (UTC)Don't you think the fact that I was willing to do it would be enough for them? Human laws are selfish and arbitrary, they won't need much of a reason to go after me.
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Date: 2016-05-03 12:37 pm (UTC)Most laws are selfish and arbitrary. And you weren't willing to do it, not the way I asked. I'm not sure how much I'm ready to count on them taking my moral principle over yours.
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Date: 2016-05-03 07:23 pm (UTC)They don't care about moral principle, they just want a target. Just suggest to them that I might be considering attacking House and they'll switch their attention over to me.
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Date: 2016-05-04 02:48 pm (UTC)While some of them are hypocritical, none of them are stupid. Well, none except Zack, perhaps. Refusing my request makes you look surprisingly moral. Overcoming temptation most terrible, I would say. And you do have the medical doctor card to play, which I do not. I'm just a selfish vampire.
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Date: 2016-05-08 01:15 am (UTC)I'm sure you can make something up, if you need to.