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[justicereigns]

[This is a man who sounds pretty angry. Of course if you know Smoker well, then you might know he often sounds like that. Still, even for Smoker, clearly something's set him off.]

Welcome to New Feathers, if you haven't heard about the Shifts or Drafts yet, I suggest you look into it. If you want to learn basic self defense I could teach you, or Chun-Li could, or any of other teachers who offer it. Normally I'd offer to teach jitte as well, but I'm using flimsy knock-offs right now because some idiot seems to have borrowed it without permission.

[And here he gives a lethal glare to the camera.] I know a pirate took it before, and I've spent all this month hunting you down. I don't know who took it, but step forward now and I'll be far more lenient than if you continue to make me wait!

[His tone suggests that "lenient" means he'll only beat the thief half to death instead of two-thirds.]

I'll be by the barracks stacking rocks. [And making a snowman. Not that he's going to admit to that to anyone. Except kids maybe.]

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[gorehowl]

Progeny will remember it, those who are taken next to this world will know your name when the new order is established, and those kin you have who might be elsewhere in this world, or waiting to be gained elsewhere in this world will know it. A true warrior does not think only of personal hunts or personal glory.

[justicereigns]

[Snorts and narrows his eyes.]

I'm not a warrior, I'm a soldier for justice. I'm a marine, and a pirate hunter. This world's life cycle is already skewed from what everyone was used to in their own worlds. There's no death because the world restarts it, though the Third Party sure seems inclined towards stopping that cycle. I'm not going to concern myself in an invisible war where there is no justice to be had.

[gorehowl]

[Justice? Ke...kekahahahaa] Justice?! The only justice that ought to sit on everyone's minds is a better future for everyone stuck in this world, and to shove a fist down the enemy's throat until the way home is clear? Pirates?! Death?! It's all immaterial in the face of victory!

[justicereigns]

Justice is all that matters anywhere. Whatever world or alternate timeline someone's in. It can't be forced down any enemy's throat.

[gorehowl]

Yes, human, it can. Justice is victory.

[justicereigns]

No, it's not. Justice doesn't change with the tides, it protects the weak, not conquers them.

[gorehowl]

The weak have no rights but to grow stronger or die. Azeroth is not so forgiving, and nor, from what I hear, is this world.

[justicereigns]

[His eyes harden.] No world is going to be forgiving when the people in them don't strive to create that justice themselves.

People are strong because we don't have to assume that every setback is the end of a career or a life. No one's born the strongest and the weak can't get stronger if they're killed from the very start.

[gorehowl]

Create justice? [Slowly, lightly, and he leans forward and down now. More intent on this situation now]

The weak must earn their strength for themselves.

[justicereigns]

Find it within themselves.

Everyone is capable of strength, but not everyone knows it or realizes how.

[gorehowl]

That changes nothing, those who don't become strong will die.

[justicereigns]

Unless the strong protect them so that they can get stronger.

[gorehowl]

The coddled weak won't do anything but waste away in their weakness.

[justicereigns]

It's not coddling to save someone's life.

[gorehowl]

Perhaps.

[And now he goes to walk around Smoker, to head towards the barracks's entrance]

[justicereigns]

[Just leaves him to it and snorts. He is never going to be good at dealing with people.]