After looking at all of the evidence of the people who lived in the Station (plus a lot of discussions with K), Royce is not really thrilled at the idea of saving anybody but Madame. He thinks it'd be cruel to just fix the station and leave everybody there, because that doesn't solve the problem. Nobody would be there to continue to keep the station running and it'd just die anyway. Plus, they'd be leaving a person who has the capability to feel sadness and fear alone without company for centuries.
He also doesn't care about the MODs and he's VERY against reprogramming them to be alive. The whole problem with this place is that Madame is alive enough to be lonely and have awareness, but she doesn't have enough free will to make her own decisions for herself. Royce doesn't WANT to reprogram Madame because he thinks that's like violating her, but he could be convinced to do it if it means saving her and giving her her own free will.
So here's a bullet point list of what Royce wants and doesn't want:
- Royce DOES want to save Madame - Royce DOES NOT want to save the MODs or the Libra Station - Royce is INDIFFERENT on whether or not they save the Chariot Unit; he's erring on the side of "this is gross and I hate the concept" but he's not going to throw a fit about it existing - Royce DOES NOT want to reprogram Madame, but will if there's no absolutely other choice (or if they reprogram her to give her the ability to choose) - Royce will throw a fit and fight people who suggest leaving Madame behind
He's also very passionate about all of this and he'll argue until he's blue in the face about it, so if there's a big Group Discussion you can bet your ass he's there shouting people down.
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He also doesn't care about the MODs and he's VERY against reprogramming them to be alive. The whole problem with this place is that Madame is alive enough to be lonely and have awareness, but she doesn't have enough free will to make her own decisions for herself. Royce doesn't WANT to reprogram Madame because he thinks that's like violating her, but he could be convinced to do it if it means saving her and giving her her own free will.
So here's a bullet point list of what Royce wants and doesn't want:
- Royce DOES want to save Madame
- Royce DOES NOT want to save the MODs or the Libra Station
- Royce is INDIFFERENT on whether or not they save the Chariot Unit; he's erring on the side of "this is gross and I hate the concept" but he's not going to throw a fit about it existing
- Royce DOES NOT want to reprogram Madame, but will if there's no absolutely other choice (or if they reprogram her to give her the ability to choose)
- Royce will throw a fit and fight people who suggest leaving Madame behind
He's also very passionate about all of this and he'll argue until he's blue in the face about it, so if there's a big Group Discussion you can bet your ass he's there shouting people down.