[BBS]

[corruptedsouls]

[Tobias has mostly been keeping to himself, his studies, and his family lately. With everything that's happened, he's really just wanted to introvert for a bit -- at least as much as he can with the people he cares about. But all this time, a question has been nagging at him. Bothering him. He's certainly not the naive child he was before, but some things he simply can't seem to understand.

Which is why he's turned to Garden for help.]

What makes a bad person "bad?" Is it when they hurt someone? Or destroy something? Or is just thinking about doing that enough to be bad?

And... why do bad people do those bad things?

[And yet, amidst this, there's something else on his mind.]

[PM to Marco]

Hey Dad? Why don't you and Mom have an egg?

Comments

[BBS]

[fierybluebird]

I think that depends on different circumstances kiddo. Like when, where, how, and why they hurt someone.

Accidents don't count. And even being tricked can be forgiven.

- Marco

[BBS]

[corruptedsouls]

I'm just really confused about all of it. How do I know if I'm supposed to think of someone as "bad?" Or to not?

I remember Espio saying that I trusted people too easy and I was too forgiving. [There's a pause before the rest of the words.] I don't know why it's bothering me now. But it is.

[BBS]

[fierybluebird]

Okay how do you think your pikachu decide if someone is bad or not?

And I think Espio just means that if someone hurts you, you shouldn't always assume you deserve it. It's complicated.

[BBS]

[corruptedsouls]

I don't know. She either tolerates them or growls at them, but I can't really tell why.

I don't think I deserve it from everyone anymore. But you and Espio and Mom are family.

[BBS]

[fierybluebird]

I guess we can call that "instinct" then.

You don't deserve to get hurt by us either kiddo. Especially since being your family means we want to protect you that much more.

PM

[fierybluebird]

What do you mean? What kind of egg?

[PM]

[corruptedsouls]

An egg for a baby. Are there other kinds?

[PM]

[fierybluebird]

A baby what exactly?

And there are eggs for cooking.

[PM]

[corruptedsouls]

My brother or sister?

[Yeah, he just went there.]

Oh, you mean those.

(frozen comment) [PM] 1/? IDEK YET A BUNCH

[fierybluebird]

[Of course that's the kind he meant.]

[PM] 2/?

[fierybluebird]

[All the mental sobs.]

[espio]

Everyone's capable of being bad and doing bad things, and hurting other people. It's generally selfishness or ignorance, but there could be all sorts of reasons behind it. It doesn't necessarily make them a bad person, just that their actions are bad.

That said, there are some people who willfully cause others suffering for no good reason. Perhaps they want to exert their power over others and see others fear and hate them. Other people's lives and well-being are a toys to them.

[corruptedsouls]

Why are they like that? Is it just that they are? Or is there a reason for it?

[corruptedsouls]

[The second post comes only a minute later.]

And... what if they didn't mean it?

[espio]

The people I am thinking of are incapable of regret. They see harming others as an achievement. They just want to show what they're capable of, and show their power. To them, the only thing that matters are themselves - even their family or their so-called friends mean nothing to them when it comes down to it.

If the person didn't mean it, or they regret it, or they try to redeem themselves, did it to help their families... they are just as capable of doing good as they are bad. They're hardly evil.

[corruptedsouls]

There really are people like that?

[He didn't want to think of it. Really not. But the second part... well, that comforts him some.]

That's good.

[redcinemareel]

A number of factors can make someone bad, but it really depends on outside forces. Everyone has a hint of badness in them, and sometimes certain situations can bring that out full force.

Why do you ask?

-Grell ♥ ♥

[He gets two because he's her special boy!]

[corruptedsouls]

[He loves his mother, yes he does!]

It's really been bothering me and I don't how to figure it out. I'm not supposed to trust or forgive everyone, but I don't know who I should or shouldn't... And I don't like staying scared of people.

[corruptedsouls]

[It takes him a bit of fidgeting, but he manages to put in another post before Grell replies.]

♥

[redcinemareel]

At times you'll simply have to follow your gut feelings and past experiences in order to make the best judgment. Of course, you can ask your father and I for advice.

We'll try to be unbiased.

[Emphasis on 'try', in Grell's case. Her idea of solving problems is with a chainsaw.]

Forgiveness is not an easy thing, however. That's something else entirely.

♥

[corruptedsouls]

Then when do I know to do it? I don't think I know anyone I can't forgive except me

[Nononono. Backspace, backspace. He loves his mother and he'll be more than happy to talk to her about it, but... privately. Not here. Not on this.

...Of course, that means Tobias hits the send button after deleting without really thinking about it. Have a weird, half-post, Grell!]

[plotdeviceturk]

It is not the action that is inherently good or bad but the intention or reasons behind it. Sometimes there are things happening that few other people are aware of that force someone to do something.

[corruptedsouls]

Like the plots in books or movies? Where someone they care about is being held for ransom to make them do it?

[plotdeviceturk]

Yes, it happens often enough.

[corruptedsouls]

But how do you tell if that's why? Or if they just like doing bad things?