"Wait, what?" Rui raised an eyebrow. "Really?"
"Genism is the path to self-realization," she told him. "We don't speak of ethics."
"Oh, that's great," Rui smirked.
He could get away with more without earning Amare's disapproval.
She wasn't the most happy with his attitude, however.
She stared at him with uncharacteristically blank eyes, which, by her standards, was nothing short of a glare.
"I'm kidding," Rui raised his hands. "But I'm sure you understand why this is necessary. The Virodhabhasa Theocracy must participate in the Solution of Harmony, or everything we have done thus far will have been in vain. Not to mention, countless people will suffer."
"But you don't have to kill them when they have done nothing wrong," she insisted.
Rui understood that he wouldn't be able to convince her of the merit of his decision with rational debate.
This wasn't a logical issue in the first place.
It was an emotional issue.
