entranceway | 004; video (demon)

[Before he even speaks, there is something distinctly, perceptibly different about Armin. For one, he is lounging. Armin does not lounge. He barely even relaxes. Secondly, his eyes just aren't... right. They lack their normal clarity and alertness. They are hazy, and subtly scrutinizing, as if he's sizing you up.]

Good and Evil. Hmm.

[He presses his fingertips together.]

I think such broad terms are too... confining. It depends on the situation, doesn't it? You can harm a person to save yourself, or someone you love. Or your kind actions, or good intentions, can lead down an unwitting path of destruction. No, drawing a line line in the sand between what is and is not sin-- that isn't very fair, is it?

Stipulations. There needs to be stipulations. The Commandments should be open to amendment. Humans aren't as simple as they were... How long has it been now? 4000 years ago? It's not all first borns and blood sacrifice anymore. We need to modernize. Preferably democratically.

Not every good action is good for you. Not every bad action is bad for others. Think about that.

[This, of course, is a logic trap. Any action you would take would then end up being a sin. But that's exactly what he wants. Spreading little discontents is so much more effective than traditional tempting.]

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No. God loves sheep so much they call His Son the Shepherd, and of them there are many. But some will always wander.

That would mean that God had created people to choose. So why would God punish people for doing it?

Ah, the Ineffable Plan. We just don't know.

I don't think I can believe in a god like that. That's all.

That point of view is becoming more popular these days.

[And it's certainly a win for him, so he's not complaining.]

It's been popular where I come from for most of our history... Unless you believe that everyone who practices any religion is worshiping the same thing or being in different forms.

No. Religion is extremely different depending on who is practicing it, where, and how. Organized religion, however, that's an institution. They're two different things.

Yeah. From what I've read, I can see that.

Not everybody is able to make that distinction. Many would argue that the church is a body of Christ, but I don't think it's held that kind of sincerity for centuries.

How do you know so much about Christianity? [Let's get back to the fundamental weirdness of this conversation, shall we?]

It's a vocational interest.

I thought you fought Titans.

[Clearly the event is giving Armin a different memory, but Souji wants to see how far he can push it.]

Titans? Like in Greek mythology?

[Yeah, this event has definitely messed with him.]

Can't say I have. Where would you get such a notion?

I guess I must be mistaken.

[Evasion seems easier than arguing reality.]

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