And isn't that better? With no one left to judge, everyone would be off their moral high-horse and see that really, they're no better than we are.
[ Unfortunately, the truth of the matter is that people are selfish, cruel, and need little to no help to be downright bastards to their fellow man.
He can sympathize with Rook- caught in a whirlwind of people who ostracized him for doing the same thing they would have done in his situation and denying it. The ones who thought they were so superior because they would never fall to the temptation or be put in that situation. A dog-eat-dog scenario is too terrible for them to consider comprehending. ]
My name is Michael. [ He pauses briefly and adds as an afterthought: ] Langdon.
[ It's possible that Rook may know who he is- the case had been quite the scandalous affair. Either way, it doesn't matter to him, given their conversation. The way the world perceived him and his true nature were vastly different. ]
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[ Unfortunately, the truth of the matter is that people are selfish, cruel, and need little to no help to be downright bastards to their fellow man.
He can sympathize with Rook- caught in a whirlwind of people who ostracized him for doing the same thing they would have done in his situation and denying it. The ones who thought they were so superior because they would never fall to the temptation or be put in that situation. A dog-eat-dog scenario is too terrible for them to consider comprehending. ]
My name is Michael. [ He pauses briefly and adds as an afterthought: ] Langdon.
[ It's possible that Rook may know who he is- the case had been quite the scandalous affair. Either way, it doesn't matter to him, given their conversation. The way the world perceived him and his true nature were vastly different. ]