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[fightbymoonlight]

[Yuri has been busy panicking since she encountered Kaitou. Though by now she's calmed down, she's still not sure what to do. It's not visible in the video, but she's left the DiendDriver and the cards she took from him on her desk.]

I have a... query, if that's alright.

So... hypothetically speaking... [Oh, Yuri, no, nobody's ever hypothetical when they say that.]

How bad would you say it is to steal from a thief?

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[sunbloom]

That depends on the thief. And what you stole.

[There's a slightly sharp look from Itsuki...]

[fightbymoonlight]

It's not nearly as bad as what he stole, really.

[sunbloom]

Really, now. That sounds quite a bit less hypothetical and more like you have a particular heist in mind.

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[oceanicbutterfly]

[She has a feeling she knows who they're talking about.]

...Tsukikage-san. What did you do?

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[fightbymoonlight]

...I said hypothetically, didn't I? [Yuri, you're not fooling anyone.]

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[oceanicbutterfly]

A lot of people say hypothetically.

[wildmelody]

Hypothetically? Probably it would mean that they got what they deserved.

[fightbymoonlight]

Yes, they did would have, wouldn't they? It might even be appropriate for them to get a taste of their own medicine.

[wildmelody]

It really depends on what kind of rap sheet this guy has.

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[unknownrival]

Let me talk about thieves for a moment.

A phantom thief steals a gem from a museum. The museum doesn't really need that gem - they have many other objects on display, and in fact, with all the publicity from the phantom thief's highly-televised stunt, they attract a lot of visitors to the museum and the surrounding area. In that case, it's like sports: even if they lose, they win.

Or, a starving thief steals a loaf of bread from the market. The market doesn't really need that piece of bread - they have others - and in any case it doesn't compare to the thief's need to survive. In that case, it'd be good for the thief to manage to find a means of employment so that this didn't have to continue, but you can't really curse them for it.

Or let's say you steal something a thief needs like a doll that keeps them from having nightmares, and you do it just to be an ass. In that case, you're an ass. It doesn't matter whether the victim is a thief or a jerk or a violent murderer - if your motivation is just to punish them for their supposed crimes, you should probably rethink your motivation.

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[fightbymoonlight]

[...okay, yeah, now she's feeling pretty horrible about what she did again. At least she has something to offset Karen and Hibiki's blatant encouragement.]

So... if I said I may have stolen DiEnd's transformation device from him, for reasons that even I'm not entirely sure of, how horrible would you say that is?

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[unknownrival]

How likely are his enemies to take advantage of this and kill him?

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[material_guy]

'Bout as bad as swiping from anyone else, I'd figure.

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[fightbymoonlight]

Even if the hypothetical jerk really had it coming?

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[material_guy]

In that case, screw 'em.

[bag_has_snapped]

...stealing is stealing, no matter who it's from...

...Y-Yuri, did something happen?

[fightbymoonlight]

...I ran into DiEnd.

[lookstairs]

I think that would probably depend on the motivation.

[fightbymoonlight]

In this case? Prevent the thief from interfering with matters of my world, which are very much not his business.

[brigading]

Why are you stealing from a thief in the first place?

[fightbymoonlight]

Would it make you feel any better if I said the guy stole something very important first?

[everything_is_dangerous]

I suppose that would depend on what was stolen, and what they stole first.

By the way, if you really want to avoid people thinking this is you directly, you might prefer to remain anonymous rather than simply saying it's hypothetical. No one will believe it, even if it's true.

[fightbymoonlight]

He stole a baby fairy, I stole his transformation device.

And I'm starting to see that. I'll remember it for next time. [In her defense, panicked Yuri is not as smart as regular Yuri.]

[poison_puppet]

I'd say its part of the job, and its really not that bad at all. Thieves steal from other thieves all the time.

[fightbymoonlight]

Do they now? He was remarkably ill prepared to deal with theft himself.