Impudite Dissonance: Inaction condition?

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Originally Posted by JCurwen3

The Impudites gain dissonance when they "personally [kill] a human - through action or inaction".

What does it mean to personally kill someone through inaction? I can understand deliberately not administering the antitoxin to a poisoned dying human, or not lifting them to safety if they're dangling off of a cliff about to fall. But what about a case where someone (seemingly a much weaker mundane) is about to kill a human in a way the Impudite could easily stop without causing any real threat or harm to itself, but it decides not to be the "good Samaritan"?

And can an Impudite order or request that a human be killed by another human or celestial? He wouldn't be personally killing the human through action, but after making the request / order, he'd be killing them (very personally) through inaction by not rescinding the hit. It'd be odd if an Impudite couldn't order a hit without causing it dissonance though, since Mercurians can do this (despite how out of character and in bad form it'd be).

Find Fred. You know Fred. He's the guy with the constant supply of good advice, freely loaned (or given) twenties, and cold beer that he's generous to a fault providing. Go to Fred, that guy who loves you, loans you stuff, has your back and slit his throat. If you don't have a Fred, a mother, girlfriend or wife are all also viable candidates (Provided you actually love and get along with them, and much more importantly GET things you value from those worthies)

That is what it is like for an Impudite to kill someone. Because every loves him. Everyone gives him stuff. Constantly. (Almost) At will. What's the saying? 'I don't know any strangers. There are only friends I haven't met yet.'

EVERY Human is a Fred to an Impudite...at least for a while.