neornithes | one; anonymous

[Hello, Deadman Wonderland. Today you get a brief message on your communication device of choice. Mitsuki is very well aware any of the higher staff could find out who she is but she's not going to say anything that would be too beneficial to them. No. She's aiming for the prisoners.]

Good day, Deadman Wonderland. It's been a little while since we spoke but a few of my thoughts were repeating themselves. I have another question:

What is the difference between a dog and a wolf? Metaphorically, speaking, of course. In this situation... Well. I wouldn't go so far as to accuse of everyone being guilty but a little paranoia may be forgiven when you're in prison. I suppose the better question is: does the vote of a judge define what guilt is? Is the person who did nothing but convicted a wolf? Or are they a dog, wrongly identified, and thrown in with the real wolves?

I admit it's a bit of a heavy subject. If you'd like to ask me questions instead, I'll answer them to the best of my ability. After all, we're all civilized people here. Conversation keeps our minds agile.

[Yes, she's pretending to be this anonymous person. I mean. She totally is that person, what are you talking about?]

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Do you agree?

I think it's a valid viewpoint.

How noncommittal for someone already anonymous.

Admittedly, I'm trying to be impartial for the sake of this debate but I will say that I do agree.

Are you concerned others won't risk self disclosure if they can read your position in this thread, concerned for your anonymity, or is it something else?

The first.

You want to see who makes excuses for themselves.

Otherwise, who would excuse you.

Oh? I see you're an observant type.

So, which is it? Do you think you're speaking to a wolf or a dog?

Judgment in here doesn't mean anything: everyone will be a wolf or a corpse.

It's true.

But I will say that it matters, and not merely ontologically, whether one can be just when it's no longer literally life and death.

Who says that it doesn't matter now?

There are times dogs act as wolves. The state undertakes the task of imprisoning and killing people, bad acts for the good of society. Men are conscripted to go to war and kill for the good of society. This place is a situation like that. The good may have an obligation to struggle but they don't have the obligation to die. They have the obligation to live and perpetuate a society where good can thrive, even if it means getting their hands dirty from time to time. If two truly good people kill each other under these conditions, that is what's called a tragedy, but it doesn't make either bad.

That's why one can't tell good from bad in here. Good must act bad. What matters is when they're outside the box.

Edited (Typo.) 2014-03-19 16:03 (UTC)

Killing each other in a game or struggling against the prison itself is one thing. That in of itself doesn't mean there isn't a difference, even in here. Haven't you noticed?

It may seem there's a noticeable difference but paranoia out there is due caution here.

I wouldn't call it paranoia. Just merely trying to find out who's worth watching and who isn't.

For reasons beyond survival, I'm guessing.

I'm just a simple guard dog.

[There's a few minutes longer of a wait than usual.]

For a single specific prisoner or for the good in general?

For the good of all, of course.

Edited 2014-03-19 18:07 (UTC)

How long have you been here?

I'm keeping that information to myself.

Either you're an exception on the network or you've been here less than two weeks. If the latter, that's quite an undertaking, looking out for the good of all, with such little time to establish stability or familiarity yourself.

I'm finding that you're quite knowledgeable but your imagination is quite limited. There are prisoners here that have been here longer than two weeks. There's also staff. Maybe not someone high ranking but there's guards, not to mention other such people that fill jobs that prisoners can't.

Short of certain exceptions (the staff) it appears nobody who had come here before the December 8th group uses the network. This includes making posts or replying to posts, including those on which they would be knowledgeable such as income rates from events and the free lunch set's oat meal. It isn't impossible that I've missed examples or that older prisoners are simply not social on the network, or even that I'm only unable to view posts that existed before my account was created. However just shy of two weeks ago devices were offered for free. Older prisoners who hadn't bothered with devices would presumably have become active on the network with their new acquisition, but posts remained largely questioning and new, with no experienced feedback. Furthermore, there was a welcoming party for that specific incoming group. That's too many coincidences related to that time point not to draw an inference, no matter how inexplicable or even improbable.

Thus you're likely either an exception, that is to say not a prisoner, or engaged in an extremely ambitious undertaking. That's granting that you're being honest. If you're an exception, and being honest, it's nevertheless a noble undertaking.

If.

anonymous

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