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[philonous]

this is why my smerdy design has glasses btw. simply to spite ivan 😭

[philonous]

6, 7, 16 por Ivan smiles so sweetly

6. why did you join the company? if you don't mind disclosing.

My reasoning is the same as that of everyone else in here. I joined the company because I desire something. That is an answer enough.

7. what experiences do you believe make you a good fit for the company? or, do you even believe you are a good fit for the company?

They would not have hired me if I was not useful to them one way or another- this much at least should be obvious. I am here on account of my adequacy, the finer details are omitted.

16.favourite dinner place? what's your favourite thing on the menu there?

I do not have ample time to be dining out frequently. There isn’t a dinner place I can note to be my favourite.

[philonous]

silly Ivan fact is that he has been moving around his whole life! he doesn’t really have a place he can consider a home as he never spent any significant amount of time in any one spot. way to show how he represents ambiguity in another symbolic way dostoyevsky ,,

[philonous]

10 + 15 + 18 for ivan perhaps?

10. in general, what do you think of your job here? do you like it?

Is this question meant to be sarcastic..?

15. what do you think about your home district? anything you liked there?

About a ‘home’ district- I am afraid there is not a lot I can say on this topic. I don’t believe something like this should matter to you in any case.

18. heard we're having a company potluck soon. what are you planning on bringing? (if… you're bringing anything. you can admit you don't have anything. it's alright.)

You will not be seeing me at said potluck. I have more important things to do with my time. I happen to be quite busy, unfortunately.

[philonous]

everyone should thank me because as bad as i am, i am holding myself back from being much worse

[philonous]

2, 6, 7, 14 for Hermine :> ⛪️

2. any id you'd think would be fun to have personally?

A La Manchaland id would be so fun! I am practically begging for one at this point, sigh… I have a fondness for extravagance and dance- although you could not pay me to wear that ugly dress.

6. why did you join the company? if you don't mind disclosing.

You’ll have to take me out for dinner first before asking such questions! I am not tawdry, by the way, so please make sure it’s a worthy one dear~

7. what experiences do you believe make you a good fit for the company? or, do you even believe you are a good fit for the company?

You’re asking in such a silly tone- I am alive enough, haha! That seems to be their only requirement.

14. how would you describe yourself in a single sentence?

Oh- I am but just another person.

[philonous]

im picking random questions!! 7, 9, 11 for peter?

7. what experiences do you believe make you a good fit for the company? or, do you even believe you are a good fit for the company?

I suppose I have collected a lot of outdoors and hands-on experience from my life. I can depend on my strength as well, people often comment on that. Im confident I can help us navigate through most open areas..? Other than that it’s up to the situation at hand. I do what I can.

9. if you could resign from the company, would you? (not that you can, just curious what you'd answer if you had a choice in the matter.)

It doesn’t matter to me very much. It was this or nothing else. It’s all there is for me right now.

11. anything you particularly dislike about the company?

There is… a lot of pointless and merciless death around. Endless…

[philonous]

13, 14, 19 SMERDYAKOV!!! ⛪️

13. Which do you find more appealing: working on your own, or working with others?

What kind of stupid question is this- I prefer working on my own. I am always on my own either way.

14. How would you describe yourself in a single sentence?

I am just the most fascinating person you will ever meet in your life probably *batting eyelashes and smiling annoyingly*

19. I give you the classic trolley problem. What’s your answer?

I am not pulling the lever because i do not give a fuck about what happens to any of those people

(if the one person in the scenario was ivan he would pull the lever and have the train turn him into pulp)

[philonous]

can you make Ivan answer 19 - G

I unfortunately did but that is absolutely not all he wanted to say. he wanted to say more. but he can’t because- (im too lazy to analyse the trolley problem rn)

[philonous]

need everyone to know that there is an entire chapter in tbk where ivan is straight up monologuing for the duration of the whole thing. and this is not an exaggeration at all. he is a yapper.

[philonous]

1, 4, 5, 12, 19 Forrrr Ivan :] ⛪️

1. Do you have a favourite mirror world/id of yours? Or least favourite?

I do not care to think about the supposed versions of ‘myself’ that exist in other worlds. The phoney reproductions that masquerade as I in these mirror worlds do not concern me in the slightest.

4. Would you say you’re particularly close to anyone in your branch? Is there anyone you’d like to get closer to?

You are strangely curious (and quite audacious in your assumption that you would receive a response) about some very insignificant matters. I quite fail to grasp why this should be of any concern to the likes of you?

5. On the contrary, anyone you particularly dont get along with? Anyone you can’t really stand?

My personal relationships have no reason to be discussed here- or with you, whoever you may be, for what it is worth.

12. What would you consider to be your own ‘weaknesses’?

I am not so much a fool to casually hand out such vulnerable information about myself. Your shamelessness with these pointless questions is beginning to get on my nerves.

19. I give you the classic trolley problem. What’s your answer?

Ah, so it is this question now. A more respectable one, at least. (the answer is. Long. so im putting it under the cut)

To discuss it, it is important to consider the background of the dilemma before anything else- It was proposed by Philippa Foot as a thought experiment trying to explore the idea that it seems permissible to our moral intuitions that we can sacrifice one man to save five when the one is tied up on the tracks. Ultimately, I do not believe that there is a correct answer to the trolley problem, as it was created specifically to inspire deep thought and analysis, and the concept of ‘righteousness’ is something that is hardly rigidly defined across the world or even within the limits of a single culture.

To approach this question we must first define what it means to be moral. Morality is the human attempt to define what is ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ in thought and behaviour, but you will find that in many instances, no two men can agree on one definition for this concept. It is said that man is a moral creature, but morality is in itself a subjective matter. It greatly varies and depends on one’s geographic location. Religion and culture within a certain geographic location determine the set of moral values that people incidentally subconsciously live by. It makes sense, then, that there are so many different answers to this seemingly (to many) simple trolley question. Most often religion is the thing that primarily shapes morality, so if there is no god to guide man, then everything is permitted, is it not? Thus the trolley problem is rendered meaningless, so one must answer this question while assuming that a god exists, and im afraid i am not the person suited for this. The trolley problem is often presented with a set of follow-up questions to further complicate the discussion. It is a valuable question to ask whether our answers do, or should, change if (for example) the five individuals on the tracks are convicted felons and so on. However, assuming that the question I'm being asked is simply about the ambiguous and lacking in detail trolley problem which simply asks whether one would or would not pull the lever, I will disregard any hypothetical additions to the problem to save us time and simultaneously, not wander ‘off track’ (haha). The problem is based on the person in question not having any knowledge about the people tied to the tracks. If we add a new element to the problem, it will of course be altered completely. If we know nothing about any of the people involved, each life is valued as unequivocally equal. To reach my personal answer after all, I do not believe I can confidently say that I know, in the moment, whether I would switch the lever and kill a single person or whether I would allow for the train to kill five others instead. Aside from moral intuition, our setting and emotional state will affect our action or inaction in every possible situation. The trolley problem is fundamentally based on the question of whether the lives of five people are worth more than the life of a single person. We are not God, we cannot make such a comparison and judgement, and thus we are not allowed to interfere with the situation one way or another(if we consider morality). There is no 'right' answer to this dilemma ( there is not meant to be one in the first place), only an acknowledgement that we cannot anticipate all the possible outcomes because we do not have all the information available. Ugh. Such a question is impossible to discuss in only a few words, there are a lot of other factors to consider, but I will have to finish here, for the sake of saving the time I do not possess the privilege of wasting at the moment.

[philonous]

there is high demand for Ivan trolley question I can’t stop laughing

[philonous]

LCB interview(esque) questions

[ note: these questions were made with Limbus Company OCs in mind, but technically these could be for any OCs ]

[ meant to be answered in character, as if answering questions from an interview. you can twist the questions to be 3rd person if you wish, however ]

do you have a favorite mirror world/id of yours? a least favorite? (or if you want to just talk about your favorite, as the muse, feel free.)

any id you'd think would be fun to have personally?

what your favorite/least favorite abnormality that you've either seen or faced in battle?

would you say you're particularly close to anyone in your branch? is there anyone you'd like to get closer to?

on the contrary, anyone you particularly don't get along with? anyone you can't really stand?

why did you join the company? if you don't mind disclosing.

what experiences do you believe make you a good fit for the company? or, do you even believe you are a good fit for the company?

do you think you've changed from the person you were when you first got hired? in what ways?

if you could resign from the company, would you? (not that you can, just curious what you'd answer if you had a choice in the matter.)

in general, what do you think of your job here? do you like it?

anything you particularly dislike about the company?

what would you consider to be your own "weaknesses"?

which do you find more appealing: working on your own, or working with others?

how would you describe yourself in a single sentence?

what do you think about your home district? anything you liked there?

favorite dinner place? what's your favorite thing on the menu there?

would you rather fight 1 horse-sized duck or 100 duck-sized horses?

heard we're having a company potluck soon. what are you planning on bringing? (if… you're bringing anything. you can admit you don't have anything. it's alright.)

i give you the classic trolley problem. what's your answer?

what do you do in your free time? (whenever you have it, that is.)

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