Discord
04-21-2020, 03:53 PM
You make an excellent point, Jasper. And they really can't be our friends just yet. They don't have the agency. They are part of a cult. And while, in this world, that's a strange line, it fits. They've never been allowed freedom. One of them, at least, was never Taught to speak. If we leave them here, where we have little power, Spit will fight everything we try with words in their minds and physical reinforcement, and we'll just have to kill them.
But there's another way. The first steps of deprogramming, followed by exit counseling once they have any semblance of choice in their lives. We can Teach either(if you ask), but the first one can be... unpleasant in some circumstances. It will be necessary here, though, as death threats, torture and abuse will keep her TCP's from seeking help, and their god is a consummate expert in all. And all of her TCP's are going to try and kill you, or as this lab has shown, forcibly mutate you into monsters that will kill everyone you've known. They will be free once they value themselves as individuals, and we have no expectation for them to stay with us if they ultimately decide not to.
The problem is that Spit doesn't value her TCP's as individuals with thoughts, hopes and dreams. We do. We want to empower them to be themselves first, and really really hope they'll still be our friends, freely, afterwards.
Thank you for questioning us. Continue to do so whenever you feel the urge. Keep us honest. Does that address your worries?
(echoing 1011686's offer for Jasper's feedback on what they feel would make this better)
But there's another way. The first steps of deprogramming, followed by exit counseling once they have any semblance of choice in their lives. We can Teach either(if you ask), but the first one can be... unpleasant in some circumstances. It will be necessary here, though, as death threats, torture and abuse will keep her TCP's from seeking help, and their god is a consummate expert in all. And all of her TCP's are going to try and kill you, or as this lab has shown, forcibly mutate you into monsters that will kill everyone you've known. They will be free once they value themselves as individuals, and we have no expectation for them to stay with us if they ultimately decide not to.
The problem is that Spit doesn't value her TCP's as individuals with thoughts, hopes and dreams. We do. We want to empower them to be themselves first, and really really hope they'll still be our friends, freely, afterwards.
Thank you for questioning us. Continue to do so whenever you feel the urge. Keep us honest. Does that address your worries?
(echoing 1011686's offer for Jasper's feedback on what they feel would make this better)
