Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-25924729-20150722084207/@comment-5999656-20151118054714

(Pretty good, I was a bit unsure at first with you taking temporary control of my OC but you did a decent job!)

As Platinum walked besides Vert, she thought about what the battle-hardened Kreutznauer had just told her. His explanation had been long and a bit rambly, but as she had asked for an honest answer and he had given it to her, there was nothing to complain about. Now that he had justified his point in a less overly-aggressive manner, Platinum was willing to accept the simple merit of his points. The decision to jump onto the truck and start a high-speed chase had been almost ridiculous in its recklessness.

In the end, he was right and I was being self-centered, she realized quietly. ''I've got a long way to go... I'm so eager to run ahead and get the job done that I'd ignored the wellbeing of those traveling with me.''

His logic derived from experience was so obvious that the girl was getting embarrassed with her lack of forethought.

Platinum decided to ponder that later and moved on to his personal explanation. It was always interesting to learn about other people, but what good was another sad backstory when it seemed like every single fighter in this world had their own tragedy motivating them onwards? She herself was no stranger to loss.

And I'm only 17.

That reminded her of something she'd overheard earlier.

"Vert," she turned to her new companion. "Kreutznauer had said something about your parents during his speech. If you don't mind, could you tell me what he was talking about?" The odd points that had been brought up just now about the life story of the young man next to her sounded piquing, for sure. But then...

"I'd get it if you don't want to," she added quickly.

Even so, she was starting to think deeper about her own motivations for becoming a detective. The professor's impassioned speech about the futility of justice had been a tad bit depressing in its harshness.

''I'm no supporter of dictatorships. What made him think I wanted to control people by gathering power through violence?''

Platinum was starting to get that this issue was way, way bigger than she'd originally imagined.

"Hey, Vert. I don't think all of the world's problems can be solved. But there's gotta be a better way than how we're doing it now. Just because we can't fix the world permanently doesn't mean we should give up before we even start to try. I believe that there are enough people in the world who have the heart to stand against what's inherently wrong. They just... need a leader to direct these invisible forces in the right direction. A leader which currently doesn't exist..."

She trailed off awkwardly. And sighed.

"My friends don't care so much about fixing the way things are, the crime, I mean, even when their best friend has been casually assassinated by a power that's more intricate than anyone cares to notice. But there has to be more to justice than killing the Grimm and being killed by them, again and again and again in some inescapable unending cycle. I don't know what to think anymore."

She was too caught up in her reflections to notice anything amiss in her surroundings, but it wouldn't be long before the depressing thoughts had passed and her attention as pulled back towards the present once more.