Dept. of Petty Affairs — Selective Mercy
Filed by: Jerry “The Ankle Biter” Silverhand · Tribunal Chair, Dept. of Petty Affairs
Subject: Observed Indifference and Earned Restraint
A woman fell today. Not crushed. Not broken. Just gravity collecting its tax.
The bus paused. The world stared. And I did what most won’t admit to doing — nothing.
Not out of cruelty. Not out of joy. But because I’ve paid that toll before. Tripped, burned, slipped, and still showed up the next day with the bruise as proof I learned.
You do that enough, you stop treating every stumble like a rescue mission.
I didn’t leap up. Didn’t play hero. Just stood there — steady, watching, quiet. Homelander stance. Not savior, not sinner. Just done performing mercy for free.
My back once folded in Sprouts’ freezer. Hands cracked like old stone. I’ve swallowed magnesium gly, D12, fish oil, and B12 like daily scripture just to keep moving. Jeff would’ve grunted in approval — call it endurance with a side of stubborn.
So no, I didn’t run out there. Because I’ve earned the right to choose when to move.
Empathy without boundaries? That’s just self-harm with better PR. And the Dept. doesn’t do overtime without hazard pay.
Tribunal Verdict: Compassion logged. Intervention declined. Case closed.
Hands still cracked. Will still operational.
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Filed and stamped by Jerry “The Ankle Biter” Silverhand, Tribunal Chair (DPA)
Doctrine: Don’t bark — bill.
Motto: I don’t flex, I calculate.