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Free or Dead
« on: August 28, 2008, 11:01:00 PM »
The famous Animorphs slogan, better dead than a controller.
I used to cheer at that win I was young and agree, but now I hesitate. I don't deeply fear death, but I'm not looking forward to it. Life is life, and any life has some hope.

So really, if your options where a guy with a dracon beam pointed at your head in one head, and a Yeerk in a jar in the other, which, really, do you pick?
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Re: Free or Dead
« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2008, 11:06:05 PM »
life as a controller. If I'm a controller, I'll either one day be free, or die as a controller, so really it's live or die. I'd rather live. And besides, I don't think being a controller is that bad unless you have a yeerk like visser three.
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Re: Free or Dead
« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2008, 11:22:38 PM »
I'd rather be a controller than be dead.  I'd rather be pretty much anything than be dead.  :P
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Re: Free or Dead
« Reply #3 on: August 28, 2008, 11:28:16 PM »
I'd choose death, screw being a slave in my own head, and lets be honest, the chances of actually being freed were pretty slim, it ended up working out for most of them in the end, but in real life no way
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Re: Free or Dead
« Reply #4 on: August 28, 2008, 11:39:14 PM »
Dracon beam to the head or being a controller? I'd definitely go with controller. I like being alive, thankyouverymuch.
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Re: Free or Dead
« Reply #5 on: August 28, 2008, 11:54:52 PM »
Oddly I have to agree with Duff.  In reality the odds of everything really working out so well for everyone in such a situation would be negligible.  I think I would have to take death over being trapped helplessly in my own body helping trap others.

Then again, wouldn't really know what I'd choose for certain until it came right down to it...

You can make a strong point for choosing life and keeping hope alive.
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Re: Free or Dead
« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2008, 12:19:41 AM »
why is it odd to agree with me? haha

You have to also consider the fact that you arent just getting rid of your freedom, you are giving it to a yeerk, giving him the power to do terrible things through you, like turning your friends and family...
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« Reply #7 on: August 29, 2008, 12:20:06 AM »
I can't believe living your life as a slave of your entire body, letting a torturous alien slug use you as a gigantic ventriloguist dummy is much worse than death.

I can understand wanting to be alive but that is way too high a price.
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Re: Free or Dead
« Reply #8 on: August 29, 2008, 06:34:32 AM »
Dude, I'd choose death!

Once your dead you don't need to worry about anything anymore. No more pain or suffering or anything... You'd be dead!

Life as a controller? That'd be torture, for the rest of your life, every single day.

Death's the easy way out.
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Re: Free or Dead
« Reply #9 on: August 29, 2008, 07:49:06 AM »
Death. It would be like spending the rest of my life paralyzed, but worse. What would be the point? Besides, it would drive me insane, and in my few short hours of freedom every three days, I'd probably be trying to commit suicide.

Now, if one of the options were "Life as a Controller with the possible chance of escaping" were an option, I'd choose that.  :P I don't give up until I'm sure I've lost.
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Re: Free or Dead
« Reply #10 on: August 29, 2008, 08:08:33 AM »
I'd probably take my chances with the Yeerk. Maybe he would be a nice Yeerk, or if he isn't maybe eventually we can develop a kind of bond with each other. Really, what are the chances of being infested by someone like Visser Three.

Due to Yeerk culture, though, you can't get a very high rank in the military unless you shed things like compassion and mercy.
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Re: Free or Dead
« Reply #11 on: August 29, 2008, 08:43:27 AM »
I'm with Duff on this one.  As Dumbledore said, "death is nothing but next great adventure" and look at what happened to him.

Though I'm not sure if any Yeerk would want some one as stubborn as me as a host.
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Re: Free or Dead
« Reply #12 on: August 29, 2008, 09:26:19 AM »
Though I share a different point of view on death, I agree with Claire. I rather be dead and in heaven then have some es cargo in my head.
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Re: Free or Dead
« Reply #13 on: August 29, 2008, 10:57:04 AM »
Quote from: Duff on August 29, 2008, 12:19:41 AM
why is it odd to agree with me? haha

You have to also consider the fact that you arent just getting rid of your freedom, you are giving it to a yeerk, giving him the power to do terrible things through you, like turning your friends and family...

Lol, not what I meant.  I meant odd that my initial response was to choose death...it's kinda final.  My wording wasn't exactly phenomenal there though...

I didn't mean to imply that no one should ever agree with you Duff.   ;)
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Re: Free or Dead
« Reply #14 on: August 29, 2008, 11:13:42 AM »
Quote from: CharlieTheUnicorn13 on August 29, 2008, 07:49:06 AM
Now, if one of the options were "Life as a Controller with the possible chance of escaping" were an option, I'd choose that.  :P I don't give up until I'm sure I've lost.
I figure that's kind of implied; of course your chances aren't good, but as long as your alive there is still the very very very slim possibility. Not good odds, but still something to hold on to
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