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Are you there?
YES.
I had a thought.
THIS OUGHT TO BE INTERESTING.
You're given the option between firing a bullet and copping it in the chest. You pull the trigger.
YES. I PULL THE TRIGGER.
Aren't you worried about what that might do to your soul?
NOT AS WORRIED AS I AM ABOUT WHAT IT'LL CERTAINLY DO TO MY CHEST.
Good point.
WHY SO THOUGHTFUL?
Something on Tumblr made me think about violence, and how it affects the human condition.
AND DOES IT?
Oh yes. They used the world endemic. I prefer to think of it as epidemic.
BUT YOU'D STILL PULL THE TRIGGER.
Oh, yes.
I SUPPOSE JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE A THING IS BAD...
Just so. 
IT'S A NASTY, BRUTAL WORLD OUT THERE.
I am starting to suspect so.
STILL. CAN'T HELP HOW WE'RE MADE.
That is becoming more and more apparent as time goes on, actually.
I HAD A FEELING IT WOULD.