003 ✽ voice;

[goingsilent]

[ Kasumi's preferred method of dealing with the network is much like her preferred approach to life in general: lurk in the shadows, occasionally emerge to poke things just to see if they're entertaining. But every now and then, she has something she actually wants to say. This is one of those times.

Everyone's been buzzing about all these puzzles and riddles that have been showing up, and she's been keeping an eye on it more or less, though she can't say she's particularly engaged by it. That shows in her voice when she starts to speak. ]

Since we all seem to be enjoying thought puzzles so much these days, here's one to try out: What would you do if you found out that nothing you did had any real life consequences? Not for you or for anyone else. Not now or in the future.

Would you still follow the "rules" or would you toss them out and have a little fun?

Comments

video;

[stimulations]

A quick way to lose any will to do anything at all, I imagine. What would be the point, etc.

voice;

[goingsilent]

That's the tricky part, I bet. But fun, at least, should still be fun. As long as you're not a person who needs concrete results to enjoy yourself. [ Ie. Boring people. ]

video;

[stimulations]

Some results are usually important. They give us a sense of accomplishment. But then, those results don't always need to be concrete, as you say.

[His favourite kind of results were definitely not concrete, but he doesn't offer that up as an example.]

It requires a shift in thinking, sometimes. As would going against 'rules' most people are socialised to follow, with or without possible consequences. [A pause, and he tilts his head slightly, gives a small smile.] And that's without dropping into the quagmire of morals and potential consequences on the human psyche.

voice;

[goingsilent]

Socializing can only manage so much, though. Don't you think if a person was confronted by something as big and world-changing as "There are no consequences for your actions" that their view of things would have to shift pretty quickly?

video;

[stimulations]

Some wouldn't be capable of that shift. Some would, but it wouldn't necessarily be quick. [A pause, and a small tilt of his head.] And I think they would find consequences, or make their own.

voice;

[goingsilent]

That's true. We're all so used to consequences that we'd probably find something to fill in the gap. If the answers I'm getting prove anything, it's that a lot of people can't really process the idea of life without them.

video;

[stimulations]

They are a base part of our understanding of reality. We aren't naturally programmed for the lack of them, as it were. Of course, humans are always capable of adapting, evolving, but we also have a tendency to try to cling to the past.

[He shrugs, slightly, as if to say he's not surprised at the answers she's getting.]