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Orual · 12-30-2002, 07:35 PM

I agree with Inwe. I do pity Gollum, and I wouldn't have killed him both because of that and because it's just not me. I can hardly bring myself to kill mosquitos, but after the West Nile outbreak it hasn't been as hard...

Gollum is, in essence, a drug addict, but an unknowing drug addict. He didn't know what the Ring was or what it would do to him; there weren't any "Just say NO to the Ring of Power" public service announcements. In some measure, he was a victim of circumstances. However, like Sam, I would certainly be wary around him and not trust him for a split-second, not as far as I could throw him. I pity him as a ruined, tortured creature, but that pity certainly wouldn't take me far enough to trust him.

~*~Orual~*~

12-30-2002, 07:35 PM	#19
Orual Speaker of the Dead Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Superbia Posts: 868	I agree with Inwe. I do pity Gollum, and I wouldn't have killed him both because of that and because it's just not me. I can hardly bring myself to kill mosquitos, but after the West Nile outbreak it hasn't been as hard... Gollum is, in essence, a drug addict, but an unknowing drug addict. He didn't know what the Ring was or what it would do to him; there weren't any "Just say NO to the Ring of Power" public service announcements. In some measure, he was a victim of circumstances. However, like Sam, I would certainly be wary around him and not trust him for a split-second, not as far as I could throw him. I pity him as a ruined, tortured creature, but that pity certainly wouldn't take me far enough to trust him. ~~Orual~~ __________________ "Oh, my god! I care so little, I almost passed out!" --Dr. Cox, "Scrubs"