And behind him, someone in the crowd picks up a stone.
He walks to the central plaza, pulls a black marker from his pocket—contraband, he had to synthesize it himself—and draws a single line across the white marble face of the Eudaimonia monument. butimthebadguy-0.081-pc
But no one moves. Because for the first time in their lives, they see a person choosing not to be good. And it terrifies them—and fascinates them. And behind him, someone in the crowd picks up a stone
“I’m the bad guy,” he says, and his voice cracks. “That’s what the system will call me. But ask yourselves—if you can only be good because you have no other option, is it really good ?” Because for the first time in their lives,
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One night, Leo makes a decision. He will commit the first unlawful act in 42 years.