11. Undecimus | Text

[5thchild]

[ time for philosophy ~]

Tell me, what do you believe freedom to be?

[ and for the less philosophical ones ] I have adopted another cat recently, which means I have now three cats. Though I've never had contact with animals before arriving here, I find the bond between an animal and a person fascinating. What sort of animals can someone keep as a companion and how do you decide what would fit you best?

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[saving_sound]

There's lots of different kinds people can keep! Dogs, cats, birds, that kind of thing...

Actually, somehow I've gotten a lot of pets here, too.

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[5thchild]

Which ones do you have here, Hibiki?

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[saving_sound]

I have a hummingbird, a Cyndaquil, a sheep, and now a hamster, too!

[She counts them off as she names them.]

...I wasn't sure at first, but somehow they all get along. I'm really glad for that!

[advocacy]

a right to choose and to be who you are.

[5thchild]

No matter what?

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[comeonthensexy]

The sky, and beyond.

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[5thchild]

The sky and beyond?

And what do you hope to achieve there?

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[livedtwice]

Freedom is defined by choice. If you aren't able to choose, then you can't be free.

As for animals, I once had a much more limited idea of them until I went off to school. But I had an owl there, so I'll talk about her. Her name was Hedwig, and she was a brilliant owl. Owls where I come from are used to send letters, you see, and they're trained for that. There are all different types of owls that do this, of course. It depends on your preference.

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[5thchild]

Choose what, exactly?

I never saw a owl, but I have read they were wild animals. Do they enjoy the company of people like that?

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[wasthemaster]

[He'll come back to the freedom thing in a bit, because philosophical questions with Kaworu tend to get rambly and weird.]

Dogs. Jade and I have two of them and they seem to work out fine for us. Prior to being in Asgard though all I ever had was an owl. My father had dogs and we had a peacock that roamed the grounds, but otherwise animals never really graced our lives. As for how to decide what would fit you best, you have to think about it in these terms. Do you want something that will drive you completely mental? Get a dog. Something that will ignore you unless it wants food or attention? Get a cat. Something that just looks nice and can be used for services? Birds. Make sense?

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[5thchild]

Owls seem popular :) I never saw one before, but I do know they are birds.

I suppose each species has its own general personality. However, I do have a cat that is quite friendly and attached to everyone. And there is someone I know who says her birds are quite friendly as well. So I suppose there are exceptions?

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[silverkhaleesi]

Freedom means that no one own another person or dictate what you do with their life, as long as they do not threathen the peace of the kingdom or cause another person to suffer.

And about the bond between animals and persons, it is indeed fascinating. I have three dragons, and I love them as if they were my children.

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[5thchild]

What if you suffer because you are limited by that? Does it matter?

We did not have dragons in the world I came from. How are they?

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[airborn]

Freedom is living how you want, and nobody tries to make you do things that hurt people.

[Of all the non-Panem travelers, Kaworu probably has the best idea what she's referring to.]

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[5thchild]

[ he nods. yes, he does know what she is talking about ]

Are you leaving how you want here, Rue? Even with the war?

[kuramaless]

[Cats. That's all he heard, actually-- he knows quite a bit about bonds too, but he doesn't know this guy well enough to feel sure about talking about them. With team mates, or tailed beasts.]

Where'd you get a cat from anyway?

[5thchild]

I have found them on the streets. Asariel I found near Gladsheim Palace, Zadkiel by Draupnir theater and Chamuel during the last attack by the giants.

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[horlogerie]

Why do you always ask these kinds of questions?

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[5thchild]

I'm curious about other people's nature.

Do they upset you?

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[watchher]

There's surely a range of opinions, but I would describe freedom as the ability to live as one chooses. Something not simple to measure -- we've a degree of it here, within the confines of our... rather limiting situation. Kidnapping, recruitment, whatever you choose to call it.

[ He doesn't sound bitter, particularly; mostly thoughtful. It's an interesting discussion. And, after a pause: ]

I'm very familiar with horses, but I've come to own a dog for the first time, here. The company is more enjoyable than I'd expected. [ He's not really a pet person, generally. ]

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[5thchild]

Can one ever be completely free, then? Can one choose how to live simply like that?

[ oh, horses is a new one! ]

Horses? How are they?

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[longwinded]

Freedom? A right to choose how you live. Which we have here, I guess? But there is still that air of confinement.

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[5thchild]

How is it freedom is you feel confined?

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[nukeoleptic]

kaworu
that is way too many cats

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[5thchild]

It is? :o [ the crazy cat mister ]