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[jedies]

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[jedies]

All wars end badly.

[ he sighs. ]

But they do end.

[tealeafs]

I guess it is true that there are always people hurt in the end. [ Chizuru won't deny that. She even says it a little more softly, because she would never want to trample right over the feelings of people who died, and those who were left behind.

With her personal experience, she understands very well just how rough that sort of thing is. ]

But.. I do think there are better and worse outcomes when it comes to war. After all, sometimes one side of a war is unnecessary cruel, or their victory could endanger a whole lot of innocent people..

[ Chizuru's tone is a little sad. This is hard to talk about, but it's also a topic she's been thinking about pretty hard for a while now, considering everything going on back home. ]

[jedies]

That may be true. But we should be wary of calling ourselves righteous or better. Pride should not be what people wage wars on.

[ it had been their failing. they thought it would be a swift war, not a long-drawn one. even jedi are not immune to pride and shortcomings. ]

[tealeafs]

[ Pride.

It's a loaded word, and not one Chizuru will pretend to understand well on a personal level, considering she hardly experiences the emotion. But she has seen a whole lot of people back home with it.. particularly in the war. ]

Was that what the war where you came from was about, sir..? About pride? [ She asks it softly, carefully. Not wanting to offend him, or make him think too hard about bad things that have passed. ]

[jedies]

[ he chuckles. ]

No, it's more complicated than that. We involved ourselves to make sure those who couldn't defend themselves had help. Still, even the most noblest intentions doesn't make for a better war.

[tealeafs]

No. You're right that war is always bad. I would also prefer it if people would never have to get hurt..

[ So much so. Chizuru doesn't even have words for the sheer extent, but the tone in her voice is saying a lot right now. ]

But I think it would be even worse if there was no one to stand up to protect the people who are hurting. That would be an even sadder world.

[jedies]

[ there is no world where people do not get hurt. even unintentionally. it's how they bare and help each other through those hurts that determines what kind of world they live in. ]

That is how I feel.

[tealeafs]

.. that must mean you are a good person, sir.

[ Maybe it's a bit too quick to draw that conclusion, but.. well, that's just who Chizuru is. She always wants to see the good in people, and this definitely seems like a good thing to her.

Not everyone cares whether or not innocent people get hurt, after all. She has learned as much back home through experience. ]

[jedies]

[ he inclines his head politely. ]

I can only keep working at doing good things. None of us are good or evil by nature. It's what we choose to do that truly defines us.

[tealeafs]

[ She lets out a breath - it faintly sounds like a laugh, around its edges, though it doesn't quite fully get there. ]

Now you're sounding like some people I know.

[ Not that it's a surprise to her. They are also good people. ]

[jedies]

[ he smiles. ]

Well I would hope that's a good thing.

[tealeafs]

It is!

[ For how shy and flustered Chizuru has sounded this entire time, it very much sounds like she does mean this part of it. There's no doubt in her mind when she says this. ]

They're really good men. But some of them also often said deep things, like what you just said about making choices. I guess it might be since I'm a little bit more simple, but I think it's really amazing how some people can say such profound things.

[jedies]

I think being able to recognize that doesn't make you simple.

It means you understand what's important.

[tealeafs]

[ That makes a small, surprise noise escape from her mouth. ]

You think so? [ It somehow feels more weighty when it's coming from his mouth. Maybe exactly because he can say such profound things in the first place. It makes him seem wise. ] I just, um.. I just try to make sure to think about things thoroughly, that's all! Even if there's a lot I can't understand..

I just think it's important to actually listen to what other people say.

[jedies]

That's never a simple thing to learn.

[ listening and being listened to are the most valuable skills there are. that's why jedi devote their entire lives to it. after all, what kind of peace-keepers would they be if they could not?

they may stumble and draw wrong conclusions, but it's still a guiding principle. to be mindful, to be open. ]

And you're right. It is very important.