It is said that the machines were installed to free humanity from the burden of governance, held aloft by the idea that no human could be truly just, truly fair... I don't know, Itachi. I don't know what the whole truth of human nature is, even here among those untouched by that system. I would need...so much more time.
Hope. That there can be some change for humans and Mu back there... That if Soldier Shin can break the shackles of Superior Domination...it won't open the path to more loss and bloodshed. Another thing...that can't be known...until one is there.
Yes. Not only is he stronger than I ever was, but he still retains his memories of living a human life. He may be the bridge we need to cross that gap.
There is so much, Itachi. The military, their weapons, that planetkiller... The propaganda fed to the people, painting us as monsters... If I could've shouldered that burden myself instead, I would have. He was so young when his journey began. But there is no changing it. Not without great consequence. I understand that now.
I wonder...if that is the sort of thing anyone can truly believe. For themselves. In their own circumstances. We are here...having refused to put something of our pasts to rest, after all. Believing there was more that could be done.
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But where I am from is very different. People are different.
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How do you think they would function without the machines?
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I don't know, Itachi. I don't know what the whole truth of human nature is, even here among those untouched by that system. I would need...so much more time.
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That there can be some change for humans and Mu back there... That if Soldier Shin can break the shackles of Superior Domination...it won't open the path to more loss and bloodshed.
Another thing...that can't be known...until one is there.
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The military, their weapons, that planetkiller... The propaganda fed to the people, painting us as monsters...
If I could've shouldered that burden myself instead, I would have. He was so young when his journey began.
But there is no changing it. Not without great consequence. I understand that now.
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You are allowed to rest.
Whether he succeeds or fails is not a reflection on you. You did everything you could.
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We are here...having refused to put something of our pasts to rest, after all. Believing there was more that could be done.
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Having a chance to change an aspect of my history is... meaningful to me, but it is not necessary. I have already lived longer than I intended to.
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what is there to say to that?
nothing, so — he does not reply. ）