十 四 ; shí sì

[getsomesleep]

I understand that the voices following us all are not reliable sources of information; but still, I do wonder who, exactly, have I tried to kill with a forklift.


Smoke-jūn, may I meet with you sometimes this week? I'm in need of some advice that I think you are best equipped to give.

-- 火


[OOC: Sorry couldn't resist. ^_^]

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[getsome-sleep.livejournal.com]

Power is not the problem.

[Briefly he still looked down at the table, then shifted his gaze up to meet Smoke's eyes. His tone was clipped - almost challenging. This was not a subject to be waved aside.]

The problem is one of character. One who knows himself to be easily swayed by temptation, who is aware of his unscrupulous appetites, may control himself and do no harm. Yet without awareness, there is no control. And without self-knowledge, there is no safety.

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[inthecenterfold.livejournal.com]

[Smoke shrugged]

Plenty of us aren't aware of our pasts. Our... characters change every day. Besides... [he smirked] Temptation's not always a bad thing.

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[getsome-sleep.livejournal.com]

[Huo responded with a resolute shake of the head.] One's essence is not so easily transformed. True virtue is the top of a great mountain, achieved only by effort, sometimes by great pain. In believing otherwise, do we not risk complacency?

[He paused then, glancing away.] Forgive me. You have come to give advice, and here I am, lecturing you. [Smoke's choices were his own. It was difficult to think of any choice as truly right.] I fear I'm not much for temptation.

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[inthecenterfold.livejournal.com]

Ah, no big deal. Get the feeling I'm used to being lectured. [He inhales from his cig again and taps it out over the window as he exhales.]

So aside from all that... any other questions this humble sinner can answer?