Vol. 1 #106 -- [Voice/Action]

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[Voice]

[The feed starts with Bruce staring down at the journal, resting his head on his hand as he taps on the journal with the eraser part of his pencil. This goes on for a couple moments before he readjusts and finally speaks.]

Oh, sorry... [He kind of zoned out for a moment there.] It seems like everyone has been getting into the Valentines Day spirit lately. I guess Cupid's been busy this year... [Actually he’s more than positive that this must be an experiment of some kind, but hey, he won’t spoil anyone’s fun.]

But to fit in with the season I figured I’d ask a fitting question: What is your definition of love?

[Action]

[Bruce is not the happiest of campers on Valentine's Day. The Holiday reminds him far too much of the time he's spent with Betty. And the life he had that used to be relatively normal. It was something that he knew he could never get back again. And being stuck in Luceti only made that realization that much harder.

He'll be moping on a bench somewhere, doing theories and mathematical equations in his notebook.]

Comments

[voice]

[whydidisaverick]

Yeah, I don't disagree with that...

[But he's a scientist! It's his job to cheapen emotions!]

With all the love that's been in the air lately though, I figured it might be a fitting question? [...] Actually definition probably wasn't the word I was looking for. I wasn't looking for anything precise really...

[voice]

[tenofspades]

So what were you looking for, then? [If definition wasn't the right word.]

[voice]

[whydidisaverick]

Discussion mostly. Back home I used to be a scientist. And science... usually has a rather different view on love. I wanted to see how people felt about it from an emotional stand point.

[And he also wanted to see just how far the Malnosso had possibly tinkered with the villagers mindsets this time around.]

[voice]

[tenofspades]

Well, that's the thing. Emotions are complicated and with love it's the same. Love can feel great, or it can be painful. Love can make people do stupid or amazing things. You can love someone and still hurt them, or vice versa.

[Sigh.]

Love can be both good and bad, depending on how someone handles it. That's why a definition doesn't really work. It varies from person to person.

[voice]

[whydidisaverick]

["You can love someone and still hurt them..."

Boy, does Bruce know this part all too well...]

All of that's true as well... But I think that's also why it's such a good topic to discuss isn't it? Two people could have two completely different theories of what it is and neither of them has to necessarily be wrong.

Like I said I wasn't really... looking for any concrete examples or definitions. It was curiosity mostly...

[voice]

[tenofspades]

It definitely makes for an interesting conversation. So, what do you think about it?

[Sure, he's a scientist, but he's also human. And all humans have emotions.]

[voice]

[whydidisaverick]

I think love... is about sacrifice. And sometimes compromises. You should be willing to do anything that's within your power in order to make and keep that person happy

[...]

Which sometimes can even mean letting that person go I suppose... [A living reincarnation of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde isn't exactly someone who would be on the top of your list to date.]