Week 28

[scurveydog]

Hain't gonna have the weather this time 'round. Hope ye lot are doin' well wi' the navy or not gettin' yerselves too hurt. I'll be takin' a leave of absence ta see if I can help stop this bedamned plague from spreadin'. We haven't had an outbreak like this fer thirty years-- fortunately we know how ta stop it but I'd keep a fair distance from Dermaevern if I were ye. I wouldn' take a risk on Blackfisk either.


Afore I set out, I hae a little time fer a question ta which ye know the rules of. Ta be specific, though since damned near all 'o ye seem ta hae this problem. I hain't here ta be yer nursmaid or explain ta ye th' ups an' downs 'o friendship. In other words, if ye can ask any 'o yer mates the same question and expect to get answer, do it and don't waste me time.

Comments

[abundantlove]

You kind of did, yes.

[havesomedeath]

...Oops?

I don't get it, though. I mean... Plagues are fun...

[abundantlove]

Not for people who suffer from them, Henry-san. Or people whose loved ones are affected. Or... well, people who worry about others.

What if one of us got sick?

[havesomedeath]

Well, that'd be bad, obviously! I don't want you guys to get sick.

But I dunno why it matters what happens to other people, though. It's not like I like them or anything!

[Empathy is hard.]

[abundantlove]

But other people would see this differently, alright? I don't want people thinking the Shepherd is the kind of vessel where we revel in others' suffering.

[havesomedeath]

Why's it matter what other people think?

[really late tag, orz]

[abundantlove]

Because other people will make judgements about the things we do or say, and change how they approach us.

[havesomedeath]

So? People will do that anyway. If people think that the entire crew thinks like I do, that's their fault for being dumb!