...Think that's the right amount of depth, actually.
[...Lavi looks at her, which he has done a lot of because she's so cute, but for once the gleam in his eye isn't STUPID. he looks thoughtful instead,]
I asked Famine about the goat, and they said they're not sure how it's related to the god. But back home, the Sabbatic Goat's a symbol for balance, like for good and evil, man and woman. It represents social order.
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[...Lavi looks at her, which he has done a lot of because she's so cute, but for once the gleam in his eye isn't STUPID. he looks thoughtful instead,]
I asked Famine about the goat, and they said they're not sure how it's related to the god. But back home, the Sabbatic Goat's a symbol for balance, like for good and evil, man and woman. It represents social order.
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[ things to think about. the goat could be anna putting it in for fun and flavor, but robin is thinking hard about it. ]
For balance and social order? I don't know how that applies here, but... it's one of the few things that seem in tact in this village.
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It could represent the ritual itself. Since they have to exchange forty lives for their god -- they could see it as a type of balance.
[(fma voice) equivalent exchange]
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Sacrifice is not balance even if something is being exchanged. It is one horrible thing for another horrible thing.
[ gods are more neutral beings, but what they want this god for isn't a neutral thing. ]
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Their faith could tell them different, probably convince them that it is.
[...]
'Course, we haven't met any cultists beyond the Masks, and they don't seem to think this is an act of balance either.
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[ she looks a little conflicted about him calling ritual sacrifice faith, but she can't argue against it.
destruction is a Path. ]
Faith can lead anyone to think anything.
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[that and kanda would just go "what horse". he glances at her, taking in her expression]
What about you? What do you have faith in?
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[ 85% positive the four horsemen of the apocalypse don't exist in hsr.... ]
The strong should help and support the weak is my conviction.
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So you're into balance too, kinda.
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[ considering they came bearing the news of ritual sacrifice. ]
There is balance in harmony, but it's not balance that's the most important to me.
[ she can't deny it. ]
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Then is it peace?
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[ since peace doesn't guarantee happiness. ]
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[her skills list....]
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What's the other part?