Intrinsic Responsibility
"So, tell me, Lecia. What is your worth?"
Of course, some idealistic assholes (or twitter warriors who have nothing better to do) might argue that life is so precious that it's worth cannot be measured by our mortal, materialistic standards.
But that's not how the real-world works, champ. Here, everyone is being constantly evaluated on how beneficial their existence is to others. That's how their worth is decided.
Someone who is completely useless to others is usually thrown away, cast aside like the wrapper of a chocolate.
They might get picked up by a philanthropist later, but the chances of that happening are so low that I wouldn't count on that.
Of course, as a nihilist, I firmly believe that all life is equally worthless, but we are not here to discuss my beliefs.
We are here to finesse some motherfuckers.
"That is…" Lecia stumbled on her words.
"Go on. Are you, in any way, valuable to our Guild?"