A/N: Thank you Chikyuuhime for keeping that magic wand out! And thank you Usagi of the Feudal Moon Era and Chikyuuhime for all of your support – ya'll keep me smiling!

# 78: Sill Waters Run Deep

"People will revert to their inherent Hobbsean nature," Zoisite said. "The philosopher Hobbes himself said that men are ruthless and smart; they will take what they need for survival using any means necessary."

"Still, my favorite philosopher, Rousseau, believed man was inherently good and formed society out of necessity," Ami countered. "Everyone starts with a clean slate, and it is not that man is inherently evil, as Hobbes believed, but it is society itself that corrupts people. People intend to be 'good' until they have to start playing mind games and politics to get ahead- and politics and mind games are created by society itself."

Zoisite and Ami walked hand in hand down the demolished streets of what used to be Tokyo. The world had just awoken after the disastrous great freeze. The Senshi and Shitennou had yet to begin constructing Crystal Tokyo, but Zoisite and Ami couldn't help but debate the social implications of what they were about to embark upon.

"It doesn't matter so much how we think people will act in this temporary state of anarchy. Neo-Queen Serenity already has earned their respect and captured their attention. They will follow us as long as they see action. We need to prove that we are going to follow through with all we promise to do," Zoisite continued.

"I still believe we will see neighbor helping neighbor, for the time being, as long as we act quickly. Besides, anarchy is not necessarily a bad thing. The word has negative connotations, but in reality, the world before the freeze existed in anarchy. Nations acted and reacted based upon how they perceived other nations would act and react. It was all an unpredictable and unorganized game," Ami said.

The two of them reached the sight of a melting lake. Zoisite took off his jacket and spread it out on the ground for the two to sit on.

"That is true, but we don't have nations playing a strategic logic game anymore. You are assuming that the actors in question are operating under sufficient conditions-they are taking action because they can. Now, with the new Crystal Tokyo to design, we need to define necessary conditions-we have to take action because we can and we have to. We have to establish the Shitennou as the Four Kings again, and we have to make this place utopian enough so that you four can re-colonize your planets and not worry about protecting Serenity 24/7," Zoisite said.

He gathered Ami in his arms and she leaned against his chest.

She sighed, "I guess you are right, but I am out of my element here. I don't know as much as you about political philosophy. Once we are organized and have Crystal Tokyo underway, I can go back to working with what I know the most about - medicine and technology."

"Your boy Rousseau did make a point that should give you hope. He said that once society came out of anarchy and formed their social contract, they began to specialize," Zoisite said. Ami reveled in the soothing feeling of his chest vibrating when he spoke.

"Social contract theory? Remind me," Ami said.

"People agreed that instead of running around like headless chickens, that they would be nice, polite citizens of a government. So, since they agreed to behave, the government agreed to protect them from harm, and make sure that they got basic rights like freedom. Rousseau said that after people got used to living with a government, that they began to specialize and do what they were best at.

"For example, some people could farm very well and others could make horseshoes very well. So people let each other do what they were best at, and then shared what they had. Farmers bought horseshoes from blacksmiths and blacksmiths bought the farmer's food. That is how people began to evolve into the complicated society we have today," Zoisite finished.

"Mmmmm," Ami sighed. "I love it when we get to have a free moment to talk about whatever we want, without the others interrupting. They always say that our conversations go way over their heads, but I don't think so."

Zoisite looked down at her and gently tilted her chin up toward his. "I agree," he said, kissing her gently.

A/N: I hope I didn't go too over the top with intellectual conversation. I was looking at what I have written for Zoi and wanted to show a more serious side of him, and that even someone as fun-loving as Zoi knows that there are deeper things going on in his world. I wanted to hit home that Ami/Zoi were made for each other on every level. And it was just too much fun to write...