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[mighthaveknown.livejournal.com]

[British accent. Sounds youngish and a little bit high and mighty.]

I don't want to be a superhero. What is more: I'm not going to be a superhero. I am perfectly content to work to help reestablish safety in the City, but I won't fight. That is hardly going to help anyone, not in the long term. He cannot expect me to discard everything that I've believed in all my life after he kidnaps me from—

I am not a soldier, and I am not fighting in any man's war, even if it is against crime.

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[voice]

[ajrimmer-ssc.livejournal.com]

[Also British!]

Good for you, m'laddo. Don't do it, it's a game with loaded dice.

[voice]

[mighthaveknown.livejournal.com]

[pause]

I think you misunderstood me.

[deadthenred]

They're not asking you to fight a war, but most folk'll agree that Iron Cross is full of crap.

[voice]

[mighthaveknown.livejournal.com]

I can agree without thinking that it's right to fight.

[VOICE]

[justiceobjects.livejournal.com]

I always thought the 'war against crime' was a dangerous misnomer, in a normal world. Here, it's a little less misnomer and a lot more dangerous.

Anyway, I take it you're new? Welcome to the City.

[deadthenred]

Yeah, buddy, you probably weren't here for the ruckus it caused a couple months back.

[voice]

[mighthaveknown.livejournal.com]

—In a normal world?

Oh, thank you.

[cantyouhearmy.livejournal.com]

I think choosing not to fight's legitimate, man. A lot of people around here do just because we can, and it feels better than just, uh, standing by and watching.

But there are other ways to help. And, uh, I guess if you didn't want to do that either, no one's going to force you to.

[mighthaveknown.livejournal.com]

No, of course, I want to help. One cannot stand by idly.

[gamblers.livejournal.com]

Alright? There are other ways to fight than with weapons or fists. You don't even have to if you don't want to, you could just ignore what that Ironman says.

[voice]

[mighthaveknown.livejournal.com]

Are there?

[pullingyourlegs.livejournal.com]

There's really no requirement for you to do so, if that's how you feel.

[voice]

[mighthaveknown.livejournal.com]

Really? That wasn't the impression that I had. Oh, good.

[Voice]

[asdflkjgh.livejournal.com]

[slow, accented English]

If you don't want to, don't. Not a war.

... but bad things happen, and can be helped.

[Voice]

[mighthaveknown.livejournal.com]

But violence is hardly a solution.

[hellsing-dog.livejournal.com]

[not British, but he protects British kids like you from Vampires all the time!]

There's no need to be a hero in the first place.

[voice]

[mighthaveknown.livejournal.com]

Pardon?

[lyingbrat.livejournal.com]

It en't a war.

[mighthaveknown.livejournal.com]

You're being told to fight en masse against an enemy. What makes that different from a war?

[voice]

[chlorodermic.livejournal.com]

Wow, what a brat.

But hey, not everyone here's forced to be a hero, princess.

OOC

[mighthaveknown.livejournal.com]

Andrew canonically doesn't respond to this kind of thing, but I did see it! Sorry.

[grenadeball.livejournal.com]

annnnnd you don't have to

seriously

i am a prime example of 'not doing any goddamn crimefighting'

[voice]

[mighthaveknown.livejournal.com]

Are most people like us in that respect?

[pacifister]

No one has to fight if they don't want to, but it isn't completely unnecessary for us to fight.

[mighthaveknown.livejournal.com]

That doesn't make it right.

Have a faux English accent

[psychoticracer.livejournal.com]

Lead, follow, or get out of the way.

Milksop.

OOC

[mighthaveknown.livejournal.com]

Canonically, Andrew ignores people who insult him, so I can't respond to this comment, but I did see it. Sorry!

[Japanese, Translated]

[howdoesiskate.livejournal.com]

I guess no one can force you to be some sort of superhero, but hey-! If you're gonna do it, you might as well kick some ass along the way!

[voice]

[mighthaveknown.livejournal.com]

I think you've missed the point.

Voice

[liebe_krieg]

[chuckling] Ahhhhh, am I correct in assuming that you are a pacifist, then? Oh, I certainly hope not! If you are, you are not going to like this place even one little bit!

[Voice]

[mighthaveknown.livejournal.com]

I've been a Friend all my life, so yes, I am.