audience: north

[cyclists]

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[televised]

[... The gesture catches her off-guard, but she recovers quickly enough. Crossing her arms, she regards him quietly for a moment before huffing out a laugh. It goes without saying that it's devoid of any real humor.]

Well, at least you recognize it.

[A...pology accepted...?]

You say you have your own will. So, what does that entail? What is it telling you to do, regardless of what the universe wants from you?

[cyclists]

[they'll straighten then, apparently glad to have received? her? forgiveness????? if it can be called that.

regardless their answer is even, and certain]

Only what it always has - to protect all that I can, for the sake of those who only wish to live their lives without causing harm to others.

[televised]

... So you're the noble type.

[There's. A slight hint of respect there. She doesn't disagree with a vision like that. She can't.]

Is that the only thing? Is there nothing you'd like to do for your own sake, and not for the benefit of others?

[cyclists]

[there is a slight laugh at that if only because - ]

If the aim is to achieve harmony, then do I not also prosper in the happiness that comes afterward?

I suppose I derive my own self-satisfaction in being able to survey the peace of others. It is a precious thing, after all.

[televised]

Not if you become a martyr in the process. [Said bitterly, like a bitter person.] There's no self-satisfaction if you're dead.