Does guy 2 cleverly scream “oh my god what is that” and point behind guy 1 then step off the board when 1 is distracted? Guy 1 dies first.
CW: Dark thoughts and self termination
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Then guy 2 survives and goes home to his family, struggling with the guilt of taking a life, even in self defence. Months then years go by, the guilt gnawing at him, wondering if he could have done something to save both of them. He never focuses on the present, locked on those few seconds in the now distant past. His partner feels abandoned by his constant pondering, his friends tire of endlessly rehashing the same scenario. Eventually he is left alone, just like on that cliff that day. He goes back to close the loop. He steps off the cliff and as he falls, everything comes together. He sees that he’s not responsible for guy 1’s violent choices and for taking reasonable action in self defence, even if it did cost a life. He sees that his constant worry and being trapped in that moment effectively ended the life that he saved that day. He wishes he’d taken his partner’s advice and gone to PTSD counseling. He wishes-
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13 Comments
justdaveisfine@piefed.social · 53 pts · 1d
3: The viewer who is already falling in mid-air when they see this setup.
mushroommunk@lemmy.today · 16 pts · 1d
The land could curve around, it's not a straight line. We also don't know anyone about the lens and it's zoom capabilities. We could be a mile away
jdr@lemmy.ml · 14 pts · 1d
I was there and it didn't
Objection@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 1d
We also don't really know how far the drop is, could just be a few feet.
db2@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 1d
Nah he's fine, just didn't look down.
KazuyaDarklight@lemmy.world · 37 pts · 1d
Really depends on whether 1 is a decent shot or not.
OwOarchist@pawb.social · 3 pts · 1d
If 1 is a bad shot and hits 2 non-lethally (or misses entirely), then 1 might be the only one who dies.
Or if 1 hesitates and 2 just steps off of the board.
Hal@piefed.nz · 3 pts · 21h
If 2 suddenly drops slightly to the side, 1 will begin to plummet almost immediately and not many people have trained for that at the range.
altkey@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 22 pts · 1d
Frog dies first, then the scorpion.
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 23h
microcapybara@sopuli.xyz · 15 pts · 1d
Does guy 2 cleverly scream “oh my god what is that” and point behind guy 1 then step off the board when 1 is distracted? Guy 1 dies first.
CW: Dark thoughts and self termination ::: spoiler Tap for spoiler Then guy 2 survives and goes home to his family, struggling with the guilt of taking a life, even in self defence. Months then years go by, the guilt gnawing at him, wondering if he could have done something to save both of them. He never focuses on the present, locked on those few seconds in the now distant past. His partner feels abandoned by his constant pondering, his friends tire of endlessly rehashing the same scenario. Eventually he is left alone, just like on that cliff that day. He goes back to close the loop. He steps off the cliff and as he falls, everything comes together. He sees that he’s not responsible for guy 1’s violent choices and for taking reasonable action in self defence, even if it did cost a life. He sees that his constant worry and being trapped in that moment effectively ended the life that he saved that day. He wishes he’d taken his partner’s advice and gone to PTSD counseling. He wishes- :::
lenocolomo@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 23h
farmgineer@nord.pub · 6 pts · 22h
1 doesn't seem to know how to hold or use a handgun, so I think 2 is safe.