None of the characters belong to us–Epic Games created these epic characters. Wow that was cheesy. The story was written by both Auron_Kae (Gears of War Alphabet, Edge of Defense) and Jord (A Grievous Redemption) to the best of their ability. Enjoy!

Written by: Auron_Kae

Being a Logistics officer on a slow day can get boring, which lead Anya Stroud to ask this question over a beer at the local pub:

In a village, a man's family is brutally murdered – through an act of vengeance, and he is left unharmed and alive. After having apprehended his killer, the village headman presents the murderer, bound, to the grieving man. The trio, along with some of the other villagers, then walk towards a deep lake. Here, the headman tells the man that justice will be served according to the man's wishes. He can cast the killer, his hands and feet still tied securely, into the lake and watch him drown. Or he could put an end to the hate and untie the man, thereby forgiving him. What choice does the man make?


Marcus: *grunts* Fine, I'll answer.*sips* He kills the bastard. Even though the man might have a reason, he did the crime. He should pay for it.

Dom: *takes a long time to answer, chewing it over* Hell no, I wouldn't let the bastard live. If you met the men that were responsible for your mom's death, would you do it? No, just... just don't ask me those types of questions, okay?

Baird: You're seriously asking me this question? You know, I could say the things the little preppy schoolteachers say... 'Oh, you should always forgive!' or something insane like that. Truth is, are you really gonna let this piece of shit go when he could do that to other families? If you let him go, he'll only do it again. Mercy doesn't change really think a Stranded would stop stealing if you let him go? That's stupid.

Yo, Barkeep! Another round! Anya has to put her head on straight.

Cole: You know I'm all for the forgive-and-forget stuff, ma'am, but it ain't like he'd stop if he were let go. He'd stop if he was dead. *pause* But I'd want to know more about the man I'm killin' before I'd make my decision.

Hoffman: You want me to answer this? Well, alright then. *takes a long sip of beer* Good stuff, better than what we get in the mess...

I wouldn't drown him... no, no, too easy. I'd give him to Mataki. She'd figure out which cookbook category the asshole could fall under.

B. Carmine: I'd forgive the man. I know he killed my brothers and my ma, but there could be something that made him do it. What if I had to do something like that? What if I had no choice? Besides, we're all supposed to be together in the war. The more humans the less grubs, right? I just... don't think I could kill a human.

Bernie Mataki: Anya, sweetie, why are you thinking up things like this? *sighs* I would kill the tosser. You guys are my family, you know that. Why are you even asking this question?

Oh, of course, just wondering... Honey, please go wonder something else. Try the old chicken-and-the-egg one next time, okay?

Tai: It is not with our right or responsibility to dictate if a man lives or dies. If he knew of the punishment going in then it is himself he killed alongside the innocent, and his right to be tried by the justice that holds him. I would not take a man's rights away.