Evil Headgames
Sep. 26th, 2022 08:49 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kerravonsenOne of the most horrible headgames a villain could inflict on a hero is as follows:
The villain captures two of the hero's loved ones. He says to the hero, "Normally I'd just kill both of them in front of you, but today I'm feeling generous. I'll spare one of them if you tell me which one to spare. But if you don't choose, I'll rescind my offer, and kill both of them."
The hero hesitates, of course.
"Choose!" the villain says. "It will be YOUR FAULT if both of them die!"
So the hero reluctantly chooses which one to spare.
And the villain spares the other one.
The villain captures two of the hero's loved ones. He says to the hero, "Normally I'd just kill both of them in front of you, but today I'm feeling generous. I'll spare one of them if you tell me which one to spare. But if you don't choose, I'll rescind my offer, and kill both of them."
The hero hesitates, of course.
"Choose!" the villain says. "It will be YOUR FAULT if both of them die!"
So the hero reluctantly chooses which one to spare.
And the villain spares the other one.
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Date: 2022-09-26 06:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-09-26 11:38 pm (UTC)Because the loved one who is still alive will know that they were the hero's second choice. So the hero is racked with guilt and grief already, and then the one person who could best give him emotional support because they were there, is going to be, at best, conflicted, and at worst, hating him.
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Date: 2022-09-29 05:46 pm (UTC)