Dr. Alan J. Hill (
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Values
The desk is back in the Nexus again. And the owner of it is once more behind it, hands folded primly in front of him. Set off to the side is a fountain pen and a pad of paper. The banker's light and the metronome rest on the desk as well, though both are turned off. The snow is cleared in a neat three foot circumference around his seat, and though he's in just a dress shirt and sweater vest, the cold doesn't seem to bother the doctor one bit.
"I wonder," Dr. Hill begins in his usual northern European accent, "What do you, as a person, value more? Honesty? Or loyalty?"
A simple question, really.
"I wonder," Dr. Hill begins in his usual northern European accent, "What do you, as a person, value more? Honesty? Or loyalty?"
A simple question, really.
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He readjusts his arms to fold them in his lap instead now, leaning back further. "So what situations do you determine are worth lying about? Why would you be so certain you know what's best for the people who you deceive, keeping the truth from them like that?"
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That's a wide array of reasons.
"When the right thing to do doesn't follow the law to the letter and you make reports to the law."
That's slightly better.
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"Sometimes honesty manifests as a form of rebellion. Railing against those who are calling the shots because you know something they do not, or you see they are on a path to destruction. Sometimes there's value in a being who will question your actions.
"For example! Did you know that in the Old Testament, the direct translation for what we know as the Devil was more accurately known as the Adversary? And some scholars believe he was made by God to be someone who always doubted and challenged His verdicts. Such is why he wanders Heaven freely in the story of Job and is able to issue the test he does. Isn't that interesting?"
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"I do think I may have heard that tale before, once upon a time."
She pulls the weight and lets it go.
"Was Job not rewarded for his loyalty though? I'm not sure though, as to why a god would need a devil to do his dirty work. Wouldn't it be easier to give the test himself?"
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Always.
Without fail.
And this is a familiar question.
"Honesty." His answer is unsure, hesitant. "Got a hard enough time telling reality from not without folks lying, these days."
This is not a drill.
This arrival makes him stand up from his desk, shock on his face.
"Josh?! Joshua Washington?"
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Isn't this the office? No...it's not. Other people are here. That's definitely new.
"Were you expecting someone else with those stupid ass questions?"
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Of course this is coming from a bot who wears a banner at her hip and slaps identifying emblems on every piece of kit she owns, so one can assume the two principles don't often conflict for her.
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"So you would abandon someone if you felt honesty dictated a different path? Or deliver an unpleasant, maybe even harmful, truth? Even if you knew it would destroy those that heard it?"
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I just realized Blaze could easily be thinking, "This guy sounds like the Dead Orbit merchant."
Ah, the only faction she actively dislikes...
Hooray for Stormare as a voice actor!
For all your creepy-yet-helpful character needs!
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She nods and approaches, keeping a polite distance for their discussion. "Loyalty. I was made for a purpose, one desirous of my self to fulfill."
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"A call to duty. Noble, very noble. I suppose I can relate, as a therapist. A duty to my job. And would your loyalty lead you to unsavoury acts? Would you continue to serve even if it meant danger? Cruelty?"
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"Loyalty, above all else. Honesty is easy enough to differentiate when you get to know someone." And through practice, but details.
It's the usual uniform for the Intelligence officer today, though he's wearing a coat due to the cooler temperatures here in the Nexus. The doctor's lack of a coat makes the officer a little suspicious, though.
"Say, aren't you cold?"
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Now back to the matter at hand! "What do you mean, differentiate?" Dr. Hill picks up his pen, flicking his thumb at the end of it as he considers Hughes with a tilted head. "Reading between the lines, perhaps?"
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This might be a topic she's passionate about. Hm.
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"Loyalty and Honesty. Both of those seem to go hand in hand, as one cannot exist without the other. I value both equally." [He gives Dr Hill a look-over, then a small nod. "What about you, good sir? Which do you value the most?"
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"Uh..." Henry approached the desk, in order to better let his quiet voice be heard. "Aren't they both important?" He does not get this question.
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"Oh certainly, but sometimes choices must be made. One or the other."
Of course! The psychiatrist called to me. ;)
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If you have not had enough characters >_>
He had a feeling Dr. Hill might know a little something about that.
PILE 'EM ON
"...Hate's a strong word, isn't it? I certainly won't fault you for your opinion, especially since I asked for it. Freedom from what, I wonder."
Or whom.
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