tucky | IC contact for lastvoyages

Because they see it as giving in, you know? Getting redeemed, being forced to change.

There's a difference between being forced to change and choosing to change.

Yeah, exactly. But lots of people think graduating's the first thing.

I always thought it was more about learning than changing, anyway.

I think that change is a constant, the act of learning brings on change. The question lies in what exactly you're learning.

You mean good stuff rather than bad stuff?

Good and bad are subjective matters. Maybe do you learn to be a fuller version of yourself or are you turned into someone else. At least I imagine that to be a debate.

Yup. It's a debate I heard before.

I don't think it's either.

Neither do I.

I just have no idea of what it really is.

Different for everybody.

[Dryly.]

That is incredibly unhelpful. Even for someone like me, who isn't exactly in a rush.

I know. I'm sorry. But it's the only answer I got.

I know and it's not your fault we're all dancing to the Admiral's tune.

Seriously, I'm not bothered by being stuck here but I'm concerned for some of the other inmates.

I am, too.

Blowing stuff, killing people - teenagers are used in wars and it's not good for them. The difference in consequences doesn't make it any better.

I don't know if Toad was used or not. I haven't asked; he ain't up to talking to me.

I don't mean used in the sense of forced or following someone else's plan, I don't know Toad so couldn't begin to guess. It's more being exposed to and surrounded by a certain type of mentality.

There ain't a way to avoid that on the Barge the way it is now.

And that's part of the problem. You can't take back the experience of killing someone just because the person comes back to life.

At least he's got friends. A friend, anyway. He ain't alone.

I hope his friend can help him deal but I can't really believe in a system where murder is part of positive growth.

I don't think it is. I just think it ain't avoidable.

But I don't believe in the system either.

It's rarely avoidable.

...Ha, and I was just talking about choices I wish I hadn't had to make.

I have to make them here a lot. I had to make one just a couple days ago.

You thinking of any choice in particular, or just... all of 'em?

Teenagers being used in war.

What choice did you have to make?

A friend of mine got hurt in all that, and he wanted to know why. Motives and stuff. He wanted me to find out for him.

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