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[steadycourse]

I'm assuming that others also received a word, mine is 'beta!' I'm still uncertain what that really means, but maybe we should do a tally and go from there!

Anyway, I do have two other questions that I wish to ask! So, I'm going to ask!

Question 1: Has anyone heard of the name 'Kiyotaka Ishida?' I assure you that is not my name, I'm Kiyotaka Ishimaru, but I've been getting strange messages about him! From what I've gathered, he's a college student with blonde white hair.

Question 2: How would you define a 'moral compass?' Is it really possible to be the um, best in that? An ultimate moral compass??

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[flametheif40]

Supposedly I'm a beta too...

Some other guy was going off about Omegas being a bad thing...

Nitemares apparently


Kiyo...oh gosh...Is it okay if I call you Kiyo? or Ki?

I don't think you can have the "ultimate moral compass"

Can one compass point north better then another? Well one can NOT work but I don't think you can gauge it, especially if morality is relative.

[steadycourse]

He did mention that! I didn't quite understand though and he advised me not to google it for whatever reason.

Huh?! Well, I don't see why not! You can call me that. I was often given nicknames in school because my full name was too long!

For this reason, let's say that a person can have that title! I at first thought that being moral was just following the law, but that won't work if the laws are harmful to others! Then is it following the rules until you think they're wrong...?

[flametheif40]

I don't know either...but I did manage to get him to say that Omeags would have horrible nightmares bad enough that they would want death.

So we have to look out for those poor souls!

Why look to the law for morality at all? What is legal, isn't necessarily moral.

Is it a good idea to follow the law, yes, but if you asked a criminal. They would tell you the problem is that they got caught, not that what they did is wrong.

[steadycourse]

That's pretty extreme! We should watch for anyone that had the title of 'omega' then! Ensure that they'll be fine!

Ngh, well laws help shape our society! Things would be chaotic without them... and I think we can agree that murder isn't acceptable!

And if a criminal said something like that, it still wouldn't erase the fact that they committed a crime! And it could be very immoral!

[flametheif40]

I know! Geez, as if we have enough to worry about without bad nitemares!

Oh I'm not saying they are useful, I'm pretty sure even a theif would say laws are freaking useful, but I don't know if they would say they are moral.

There is the whole "what if a thief stole because he was poor" the law doesn't really solve why he got poor and desperate in the 1st place. The order it brings is to ensure people don't abuse another TOO much...

By law, I don't HAVE to help anyone. But if someone never once ever helped another we would call them an asshole but we don't write laws forcing them to help another do we?

[steadycourse]

There should be laws that help the poor! At least bring some food to their table!

Ngh, but I guess you don't have to help others by law. So, is being moral helping others as much as possible?

[flametheif40]

But there isn't! That's the point!

Then you have people who are hungry enough to steal! and if they keep stealing as a way of life; Do you think they would/could stop, if they suddenly weren't poor anymore?

Would you think anyone would care, if they stole again?

Illegal DEFIANTLY! Are they immoral? I don't think so.

I honestly don't have the answer for ya. But, if you were to help other people so much that you couldn't take care of yourself, or those around you...wouldn't that be a bad thing?

[steadycourse]

I'd like to think they would stop if they weren't poor anymore! I'm sure someone would care... like a friend or family member! Maybe even the store owner, because they might get in trouble for letting too many thefts happen!

Well, I always ensure that I have my balanced meals and enough rest for the day! Just in my spare time, I could be helping others, including those around me!

[flametheif40]

If there were more people that cared, I don't think we would be having this conversation.

But I don't think you need to sacrifice your life to help others, how would you find happiness, if you were only concerned about others?

Can you imagine...doing something for so long that you just do it out of instinct? You don't barley think twice about it and BAM! You already did?

I imagine that's how thieves might be too, if they had to steal for soo long, could they just simply stop? After all, they could find themselves being poor again and that skill, for better or for worse, kept them alive.

[steadycourse]

There's a balance between helping others and sacrificing your own life! It's not just one or the other.

I believe that people can stop a bad habit if they try hard enough. Like those that manage to quit smoking or something similar to that! The road may be difficult, but it's entirely possible.

[flametheif40]

Hmmm, how to find that balance though? Might morality be balancing those two?

I of course want to help people when I can, but when does it become too much? Or how do we know when our help does more harm then good despite our intentions??

Yeah, it is. I just don't think we could understand how hard it is unless we were in their shoes. For better or worse, they are alive because they stole, or broke the law just to survive...not for some fancy stuff...

ya kinda get what I'm saying?

[steadycourse]

You can't help anyone if you're too tired!

Wouldn't people just tell you when you're not helping at all? I think that's a good indication!

I guess I understand...

[flametheif40]

That would be assuming that people always know what they need and to what degree they need it, I guess people telling us would be alright, but I don't want to hurt them in the 1st place.

I'm sorry that I'm not exactly helping with your question, I wish there was an easy answer I could just give ya.

or a answer for that matter

[steadycourse]

I don't want to hurt them either.

No, it's okay! I thank you for your input! I realize now that there's not a simple answer to this. Maybe it's a sign that I need to figure it out for myself.

[flametheif40]

If you don't mind me asking, why such an interest in not just being moral but THE MOST moral?

For me, I figure if you are doing alright then that's good enough. If your an angel that's even better and something to inspire others to be good.

And hope I am being helpful, I'd hate to think I'm just wasting your time.

[steadycourse]

To put it simply, my past self had the title of an ultimate moral compass... I understand it sounds strange, but students that attend Hope's Peak Academy are all given a title to show that they're the best at something.

For him, it was being dedicated to his public morals committee and enforcing the rules, but since that can't be applied to me, I've been trying to figure out a way to still be really moral!

Because my friends have titles and they're currently living up to them in their own way! I wanted to do the same!

[flametheif40]

Ah, hmmm, I think just be context. I think that might mean that you were incorruptible and your word was your bond sort of deal.

I don't know how I feel about our other selves, but I think it's neat that you found something from your other self that you liked and are trying to emulate it.

Though, I don't think its a bad thing if we were to deviate from those...after all I'm pretty sure all of us have gone through things our other-selves wouldn't have.

[steadycourse]

My word is my bond... I like the sound of it! Making sure that people can place their trust in me is important!

That's true, but I'm certain that his life was far more difficult than mine.

[flametheif40]

Maybe your answer might more grounded in that. Like, being honorable, making sure that everyone gets the best from you.

If you always do that, can anyone ever say your immoral?

That's his life though, if you remember it, then I guess the only thing you can do is learn from it. But I don't think you should judge yourself based on that one.

I don't know to much about mine, although I assume he is one tough(possibly crazy)customer. My 1st memory was being smacked by an elephant, set on fire and slamming into a wall, getting up, fully intending to fight it.

[steadycourse]

I think it still depends on what I'm doing, exactly... but I overall agree!

[Ishimaru can't help but squint at his phone for a good minute before texting back the next part.]

What sort of life did your past self had?!

[flametheif40]

Good enough :)

My other self, I honestly don't have too many memories about him.

I was part of something called the Fog troop, no idea if they were good guys or bad guys. Just that he was passionate about defending them. Got his ass handed to him by some purple haired guy who was a legend.

Other then random fragments, that's all I really got. I have been on the app for...two, three months maybe?

[steadycourse]

People have extraordinary lives in the past...

Are you interested in knowing more about him?

[flametheif40]

Not everyone did. We just told tell stories about the boring ones.

And yeah, it would be nice to know more about him. But I'm far more interested in knowing more about his fire magic and how I can use it myself. Because I can use that to influence the here and now. Ya know what I mean?

[steadycourse]

I do understand! You want to protect people with your fire magic, correct?!

[It's his first assumption anyway. For the longest time, he wanted powers so that he could protect others.]

[flametheif40]

People I care about yes. Which right now, the list isn't exactly that long. Hopefully that list gets bigger over time.

[Considering he just figured out he loves his adopted family(of 2 years), small is an understatement ]