[Justice's mild surprise turns into confusion, his brow creasing.] I do not see how killing in defense compares to kidnapping and murder.
[But he tries to follow Steve's line of thought, because Justice knows full well that he misses a lot of stuff that mortals take for granted. He follows Steve's instructions, picking up the head with about as much nonchalance as picking up a football. What's so more blood on his armor?]
Beheading is a quick and painless way to kill someone when done correctly. Would you prefer that I stab them in the chest and leave them to slowly expire on the ground? [From some, this may be mocking, but from Justice, it's a sincere question. It's hard to cause non-fatal damage with a blade and still keep someone from talking. It's not like he has the time to hogtie each possible hypnotist in the middle of battle. He could have disarmed the human and then bashed in all his teeth and broken his jaw, he supposes, but he doesn't see how permanently disfiguring and disabling someone is any kinder than killing them. Do mortals starve to death if they have no teeth and their jaw is broken? Justice doesn't know. This seems like the kind of thing he should probably ask Steve about before trying, but Steve seems to be angry right now.]
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[But he tries to follow Steve's line of thought, because Justice knows full well that he misses a lot of stuff that mortals take for granted. He follows Steve's instructions, picking up the head with about as much nonchalance as picking up a football. What's so more blood on his armor?]
Beheading is a quick and painless way to kill someone when done correctly. Would you prefer that I stab them in the chest and leave them to slowly expire on the ground? [From some, this may be mocking, but from Justice, it's a sincere question. It's hard to cause non-fatal damage with a blade and still keep someone from talking. It's not like he has the time to hogtie each possible hypnotist in the middle of battle. He could have disarmed the human and then bashed in all his teeth and broken his jaw, he supposes, but he doesn't see how permanently disfiguring and disabling someone is any kinder than killing them. Do mortals starve to death if they have no teeth and their jaw is broken? Justice doesn't know. This seems like the kind of thing he should probably ask Steve about before trying, but Steve seems to be angry right now.]