[after the introduction of their new members and new belongings, vin's sticking close to the mansion, still the safest place in her estimation. she's fiddling around with the smart phone, trying to uncover how it works, when she notices him approaching. she tenses a little, but:]
Ah - '-san' is an honorific where I'm from. It means I respect you. Normally it's considered rude if you drop the honorific with someone you're not close to.
But if it's what's easier for you, then I can do that.
[he pauses a little at that and rests his chin in his hand]
... it's complicated... but I've seen the way that sometimes humans make laws that they think'll help, but it doesn't work out the way they want them to.
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w0, sunday.
Yes?
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Vin-san—right? Or would you prefer I keep calling you Traveler-san?
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[what are honorifics]
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[no]
That's a pleasant surprise!
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[vin]
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That's what I thought!
But if you don't mind just Vin, then that's fine with me. Then also feel free to call me just Buzen.
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I do not have a last name, and if I did, it would not be San.
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But if it's what's easier for you, then I can do that.
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Respect is common where you're from?
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There's places where it isn't?
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[she says that pretty easily.]
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[ . . . ]
The battlefield... sometimes. But even then...
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Are you a soldier, or a rebel?
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[anyone can be a soldier or a rebel, depending on the framing]
I guess that's why I mostly identify as a traveler, who occasionally has to fight or protect.
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All rebels are soldiers, but not all soldiers are rebels.
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[whether the law is in line with justice or morality is a different question entirely, to her.]
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[he nods at that and then seems to really think on it]
If it's human laws, then I am likely sooner a rebel.
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[ . . . he laughs to himself]
Well, it gets a little more complicated than that sometimes. But ultimately, that's the mission.
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... it's complicated... but I've seen the way that sometimes humans make laws that they think'll help, but it doesn't work out the way they want them to.
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That's a little optimistic of you.
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It's not that I don't think people can be cruel - I just don't know if I believe cruelty is all there ever is.
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