Serious Deep Thinking...If you read, please respond

Nightwing · Jun 16, 2009 7:47 PM

All right, I was reviewing one of my fan fictions. There is a chapter in one in which an ultimatum is issued.

Let's pretend for a minute.

You are an adult in command of a large army. You have a second-in-command, much less experienced than you and still learning, but you trust them with the details of your plans and they obey you without question. The two of you are good friends.
You are fighting in a war and for some reason the enemy has the upper hand - they are holding three-quarters of your soldiers hostage. You call a peace talk.
The leader of the other side says that your hundred thousand soldiers may walk free and not be completely massacred and wiped out - provided you choose one of two options.

Option 1: You die.

Before automatically choosing Option 2, wait until you hear what it is.

Option 2: Your second-in-command dies - and you're the one who has to kill them.

What will you do? Will you take Option 1 and die yourself, leaving the war and the lives of your soldiers in the hands of your naive second-in-command? Or will you take Option 2 and kill your friend yourself - in front of your army?

Which option do you pick?

Please respond to this. I would really like to know what people would do in this type of situation.

Sorry if this seems dark. I was pondering it last night as I couldn't sleep. But please respond seriously - no ridiculous answers like "Don't pretend" or anything like that.

Aceedwin · Jun 16, 2009 7:57 PM

Option 2 every time. But the idea of allowing thousands of enemy soldiers to be traded for a single officer seems rather silly. I hope it was a metaphor...

Nightwing · Jun 16, 2009 8:02 PM

It was kind of a metaphor...I probably need to edit my fan fiction now...

Yeah, it is kind of silly...but the enemy leader in my fic is mentally unstable...and she will do anything to see her enemies die...particularly the leader and second-in-command...

Spyro Master · Jun 16, 2009 9:07 PM

This isnt taking the *bleep* but heres my own option:
Option 3: Choose option 2 but just as your about to kill ur second in command you turn and shoot the leader of the oposite army big_smile without their leader it should send them into dissary. This, like i said wasnt taking the *bleep* just saying my idea.

Aceedwin · Jun 17, 2009 3:48 PM

She did say, "no ridiculous answers like "Don't pretend" or anything like that."

Choose either one or two.

ontels · Jun 17, 2009 5:59 PM

SPAM

Aceedwin · Jun 18, 2009 6:22 AM

Ontels! Disestablishmentarianism.

Spyro Master · Jun 18, 2009 9:02 AM

Oh yeh, i read tha bit when i did it, but i just didnt think, meh no biggy.

ontels · Jun 18, 2009 7:55 PM

SPAAAAAAM!

yes

Spyro Master · Jun 18, 2009 10:06 PM

SSSSPPPPAAAAAMMMMM

no

~cornys~ · Jun 19, 2009 1:43 AM

Real life: 3/4 of your Army is captured and not killed you might as well surrender yourself.. there would never be a "peace talk" it would be an all out surrender.

oh and MEATLOAF MADE OF SPAM!!!!

ontels · Jun 19, 2009 6:03 PM

There are more fouler things than Orcs in the deep places of the world.

Spyro Master · Jun 20, 2009 9:28 AM

Yep and thats kjakings.....

Aceedwin · Jun 20, 2009 9:29 AM

And me. I live there too. 's called London.

Spyro Master · Jun 20, 2009 9:31 AM

Ive been there, saw the stig there to, watching from a tower block, then he walked away.

Aceedwin · Jun 20, 2009 9:35 AM

London might just be the most tricky city in the world.

Spyro Master · Jun 20, 2009 9:36 AM

because of the endless stream of traffic which leads to traffic jams i suppose...

ontels · Jun 20, 2009 2:41 PM

London is like a giant, powerfull, productive ant hill

Aceedwin · Jun 20, 2009 2:54 PM

You're kidding right? Do you even live here? There are chocolate saucepans more efficient than London.

ontels · Jun 20, 2009 2:58 PM

shut yo mouth you filthy red!

Aceedwin · Jun 20, 2009 3:34 PM

... What exactly is a red?

ontels · Jun 21, 2009 9:17 AM

ask Ronald

Aceedwin · Jun 21, 2009 9:26 AM

Burn you filthy brunette!

ontels · Jun 21, 2009 9:31 AM

I didnt mean that! AHHHHHHHH HULK SMASH!

Spyro Master · Jun 22, 2009 1:17 PM

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