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[therightagent]

[Sure, why not split open her problems for strangers and creepy masked things? This seems like a great idea.

Bucky's wearing loose jeans and a long-sleeved shirt with a glove on her left hand so that entire arm is covered from shoulder to fingertip. Easier to pretend it's normal that way.]

If you were being put on trial for something you did when you weren't calling the shots for yourself, would you plead not guilty because you weren't in control or plead guilty and let them figure out what to do with you?

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[exterrorist]

Where I'm from, the law's not. Really equipped for dealing with crimes committed under "it wasn't 100% me" conditions, assuming we're not talking about, you know, a DUI.

But going with guilty and throwing it all to the wind isn't a great idea either.

[therightagent]

[Her lips twitch upwards in tired amusement.] We're not talking about a DUI.

[And she sighs.] Probably not a great idea, no. [But. It still seems like she should consider it.]

[exterrorist]

[ The question already had the sound of "distinctly not hypothetical" and the sigh confirms it, but John tries not to get too personal. ]

That option can look like the right thing to do when it seems like the crime was bad enough. It's another way of giving up, though. Of handing responsibility over to other people, as if they'll know any better what to do.

[therightagent]

Maybe they would know better. I sure as hell don't.

[exterrorist]

Figuring it out would be better than relying on "maybe." "Maybe" is a rocket ship to Whothefuckknows Land. You get on and there's no getting off without a lot of trouble.

[therightagent]

I don't get to decide what I deserve, though.

[exterrorist]

Nobody else does either, apart from in the eyes of the law. You get to decide what you do, though.

[therightagent]

[Yeah. Choice. Funny how double-edged it can feel when you didn't get any for a long time.

She lets out a breath.] Yeah.