First Day. [text/action for rocket base.]

[laplaceattorney]

[Keisuke's not really feeling up for too much talking, given his situation, but he feels the need to take care of some basic business between his Rocket training seminars, etc.]

I've already figured out that this isn't a dream. Though it may not seem normal, the universe itself makes too much sense for that. Knowing that doesn't solve my problem, though...

Why am I here? Is there a way to get back home so I can finish something I need to do?

...If anyone knows Atsuro Kihara, Midori Komaki, or any of their friends, I would appreciate it if you'd tell me. I can't be the only one here, after all.

K-T

[God, he hoped he wasn't the only one here.]

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[jumyouboshi]

What an intricate society Man has created.

[But he can't say it's all that bad. Their culture is the result of their choices, and their potential for freedom.]

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[laplaceattorney]

It is if you dwell on it, but thinking about it isn't always the best way to observe and learn. Some things just need to be accepted at face value. Besides, I would think that every society is complex in their own way because of the individuals involved.

K-T

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[jumyouboshi]

[But Keisuke, he wants to KNOW ALL THE THINGS about humans.]

That is the result of free will, no?

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[laplaceattorney]

[And Keisuke totally doesn't think that's creepy at all, nope.]

Even societies without free will can be unique, but that certainly does help.

K-T

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[jumyouboshi]

Without free will?

[no free will

no...free...will...

this is a Big Deal to him.]

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[laplaceattorney]

Hypothetically speaking. The closest examples I can come up with are enslaved people, or demons. Though they have conditions--contracts or otherwise--that keep them from acting freely, they still have free will in how they act out orders.

If there were to be a society without free will, it would be drastically different from any others, and so would be unique. Its customs and values would also be complex.

K-T

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[jumyouboshi]

[Hrm.]

I see. Would you also say free will and culture are unrelated?

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[laplaceattorney]

[Small pause while he thinks.]

Not at all. People shape their culture because of who they are and who they decide to be.

K-T

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[jumyouboshi]

I see. Humans nurtured culture with their freedom...

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[laplaceattorney]

This is something that really interests you, isn't it?

K-T

[Even if it's totally obvious, he figures he should ask directly.]

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[jumyouboshi]

Yes. It has interested me for a very long time.

[A very long time.]