[ Hooded Justice followed the small motion that he made, looking at the man. Didn't he understand? Didn't anyone? Capital punishment, the fear of pain, and the fear of repeated pain was a powerful motivator. How else were they going to learn? They hadn't learn from being locked away.
Fear was what kept them in line. Fear is the only thing people responded to. Gilbert obviously hadn't learned that yet. Most didn't, and that was why they weren't up to snuff. The machine brought too many of those types, and not enough who could lay the law down, and show society what they should and could become.
He rounded in front of the man, making sure all the boy could see was his bulk. HJ towered over him, looking down at him, head tipping back slightly. ]
You will, until you understand what it is I am doing. He doesn't deserve pity, but I am not planning on just killing him.
[ He didn't need to stop, or even convince him to leave, but maybe it was the weakness in him that did it, or the gun in his hand, and the fear of his heartbeat stopping again. Fear was a powerful motivator. If he could get the boy to understand that, and leave, then all the better. It made it easier for him. ]
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Fear was what kept them in line. Fear is the only thing people responded to. Gilbert obviously hadn't learned that yet. Most didn't, and that was why they weren't up to snuff. The machine brought too many of those types, and not enough who could lay the law down, and show society what they should and could become.
He rounded in front of the man, making sure all the boy could see was his bulk. HJ towered over him, looking down at him, head tipping back slightly. ]
You will, until you understand what it is I am doing. He doesn't deserve pity, but I am not planning on just killing him.
[ He didn't need to stop, or even convince him to leave, but maybe it was the weakness in him that did it, or the gun in his hand, and the fear of his heartbeat stopping again. Fear was a powerful motivator. If he could get the boy to understand that, and leave, then all the better. It made it easier for him. ]