Sixth Heart [BBS - Unsigned]

[feedmyglitch]

Greetings once more. Before, I have asked you about the heart and friendship. Today, I give you a change of pace.

How is it you decide someone is your enemy? Why is it that you humans are so easily consumed by hatred and desperation? So much negativity, you truly make it easy enough for me to feed. And all of that darkness... It truly is hard to keep from devouring some poor soul's heart. But that's another topic altogether. I digress.

Why are you humans so full of such negative emotions as opposed to positive emotions? It seems almost detrimental to survival.

[[OOC: School staff with the access, feel free to put a name to ID#, if that's possible, to get on to him.]]

Comments

[fierybluebird]

Detrimental? Hardly.

It's a very useful tool in getting revenge.

[feedmyglitch]

But doesn't revenge beget revenge?

[fierybluebird]

Not if you're good at it.

[Welcome to Marco's dark side (we've got fun and games?)]

[feedmyglitch]

But do they not have loved ones who would seek revenge?

[flirtninja.livejournal.com]

[feedmyglitch]

Is that so? Then why are you made so vulnerable when you are consumed by them?

[flirtninja.livejournal.com]

[waylights.livejournal.com]

You will find that not all of us are like that.

- Instructor Elika

[feedmyglitch]

Are you not? Humans are easily consumed by your emotions, from my observation.

[waylights.livejournal.com]

Humans may be overwhelmed by many emotions, including love, or happiness. It is hardly exclusive to despair and sadness, as you seem to believe.

- Instructor Elika

[feedmyglitch]

I never said it was exclusive. They are simply what appeals to me most. Concepts like love and happiness hold no value to me, and I find them to be quite amusing.

[bookshrew.livejournal.com]

[feedmyglitch]

Interesting. I believe this is the first real answer I've received.

[bookshrew.livejournal.com]

[feedmyglitch]

It would be helpful to my research if you could direct me to these books.

[turnip-rage.livejournal.com]

My enemies are whoever I need to stop. If they hurt other people who don't deserve it - people who can't defend themselves, or those who just won't fight back - then I step in to put a stop to it. By force if necessary. It's making them pay for what they've done.

If they get into the habit of repeating it, then they stay my enemy. If they call it quits, they're not, but that doesn't mean I have to start liking them.

[feedmyglitch]

But by order of nature, those who cannot or will not defend themselves are prey. The weak should be left to their demise, furthering the species while the circle of life continues on, should it not?

[turnip-rage.livejournal.com]

In the wilderness, maybe. Not in civilised society.

[easilytriggered.livejournal.com]

[feedmyglitch]

"Grow up?" I am unfamiliar with this concept.

[easilytriggered.livejournal.com]

[notaferry.livejournal.com]

[Botan has no issue with unsigned questions! ...she just wished the unsigned ones weren't usually so deep, with inclinations towards depressing. ;;]

Well, for one thing, it isn't just humans who can be consumed by emotions. Nearly all beings, despite their species, are susceptible to their feelings. It's not necessarily a bad thing, to feel, though at times in concerns of negativity it can be.

As for enemies... Personally, I try not to make them! Not much fun, fighting with someone all the time out of anger and the likes, now is it? Friendly rivals, learning along side each other and testing one's strength against one another, is much more preferable.

If I must find an enemy in a situation... it's typically one doing harm to others, with the others having no means to fight back themselves.

- Instructor Botan

[feedmyglitch]

My species is usually without emotion. I am an exception, and even then, my emotional range is rather limited.

This concept of "friendly rivals" interests me. Can you tell me more?

[He doesn't mean to be depressing. To him, these thing are simply questions and facts--data and nothing more.]

[notaferry.livejournal.com]

Understandable, if you're the exception. Even humans, when first born, must learn emotions outside their initial needs.

Well, let's see, now.

Friendly rivals is where you undoubtedly do have a rival, but the sole purpose isn't to just defeat him. Yes, you do want to win, no one can fault that, but it's more than winning. You have no intention to eliminate them horribly, wanting to learn from each other and find ways you can both better or help yourselves and each other. There is often a mutual admiration to be had, when one another succeeds.

Essentially, it is just how it sounds. Though you compete, you are still friendly towards one another.

[tortileghostwriter]

the human mind is a complex thing
with emotions often running rampant and serving as a negative influence upon our judgement
as it appears that my sister or her alternate counterpart anyway has told you
its much easier for people to give into despair than to steel their resolve and keep fighting

despite all that ive faced along my way i will never give in