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You do pity them, but <span class="mu-i">only a little bit</span>, after all, the ones who choose their new lifestyle? They did it by their own choice...
Which reminds you. Level 5 is at least partially ruled by something called <span class="mu-s">Punk Culture</span>. Growing up in it, you didn't think it was that strange, but you can see how it entices and intoxicates people, especially the strong. Thankfully, those within the Punk Culture save the worst of the violence for among themselves.
In your society, where advancement thru society is greatly roadblocked and material wealth is inaccessible; advancement among your peers is done through its own method. You call this Punk Culture, though it's not really that complicated. It's like the law of the jungle, the strongest are well respected, and men fight for dominance. Those not a part of the culture are not allowed to participate, and are sometimes preyed upon, but aren't expected to fight back and aren't held to its rules.
It's kind of like a pyramid. The strongest people who fight on level 5 are considered the most valuable, receiving attention from others, women, and respect among the punks. It's a hierarchy. Currently, the two in contention for being the strongest are the Viking and the Samurai; both physically larger and stronger then everyone else. Just underneath them are the Rhino, the Mohawk, and a bunch of others vying for lower positions on the totem pole.
Before, in your normal life, you were never going to “fight” any of these people. Even if you were among the punks, you'd stay out of the way of people on the top of the pyramid; they'd be out of your weight class. But given your current life choice and the trajectory of your time as the masked vigilante... are you going to need to fight these people? Every little kid dreams of being on top of the punk pyramid, the strongest, biggest, meanest dog until they realize exactly what that entails and how most people simply aren't born with the strength to compete.
The idea of fighting people at the top of this pyramid? It scares you. You don't want to fight them. But if they prey upon the innocent... are you going to have a choice?
