the emperor's omen

[putonagoodshow]

Who: Ideo Hazama and open!
Where: Sagittarius, generally
Summary: Ideo's a little frustrated after a certain network post went up. So, he's off to work off stress!
Warnings: Ideo being broody as usual...???

It had taken him a good ten minutes to literally pry himself from his computer in R&D. He'd left Ceu in charge of the lab, made his way through the building's fluorescent lights, and braced himself for the strong winds. The weather was predicting clouds tomorrow, and with how blustery it'd been, he could easily believe it.

He hadn't bothered to bundle himself up however, just stepped out on to the street with his lab coat flapping. If he got a cold, it'd sort of be a welcome relief- he hadn't realized how tense he'd been lately until that post. Maybe he was working too hard?

Or maybe he was just overly worried...it was sort of the season for him.

Ideo didn't really have a destination in mind; he just walked the streets with his shoulders hunched, waiting for his nerves to calm down enough that he could return to work. But he didn't realize how far he'd walked from the building...

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[drakenguard]

Yamato snorted softly. "Of course. Isn't that how humanity always is?"

He straightened up, drumming his fingers against the table with a faint frown. "Although many people declare compassion and empathy towards their fellow man, they can only do so when reminded, or when feeling pressurised by society to do so. When interacting with someone who has no face, no identity, they forget they are human behind that disguise."

A soft laugh. "Hm, even when there is a face and name, people won't treat each other humanly unless there is a benefit from doing so. That is simply how they are."

It is clear Yamato has a very low opinion of society as a whole. He knows people would turn on one another in an instant to get ahead, or for holding different beliefs, looking different, being born different, having a different station...it was all ridiculous in his opinion. At least in his Meritocratic world, the only ones who would be treated lower than human would be the filth who are unable to keep up. That was fair, wasn't it?

[putonagoodshow]

"Such compassion being mass-claimed is almost offensive to the true sight of it." Ideo snorted, dropping his fidgety arms entirely and looking at Yamato dead on again. "I knew so many people who claimed to be good people- as they kicked me to the ground in their supposed superiority. Girls who said they were sweet while mocking others, boys who claimed strength as they hid behind others."

Seems, Yamato, some of your opinion is reciprocated. But oddly, he didn't outright seem eager to agree.

"...my sister is different, as was her friend. They acted out of need at first, but acted on my behalf out of genuine concern."

[drakenguard]

"..."

Yamato's expression darkened into one of brief, deep thought, before it cleared abruptly. "Yes, there are those who take the belief of altruism genuinely, but they are few and far between. A minority."

And hopelessly naive. Yamato didn't doubt Ronaldo's genuine wish for all of humanity to join hands together in ridiculous world peace, but it was a dream born from naivety and ignorance of how humans truly worked. No competition? Society would stagnate within months. That wasn't getting into the fact that it was a direct violation of what made people people.

Selfishness wasn't a pretty trait, but it was what made humans so advanced. A desperate need to have everything, to be the best.