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[her ears droop sadly at that.]
It doesn't just seem like it; it is.
[alas, she will not say "it is bullshit" outright. but she'll agree with it.]
...I wish we could do something for him. And for Haru, Ylfa, and Gerard too...
It doesn't just seem like it; it is.
[alas, she will not say "it is bullshit" outright. but she'll agree with it.]
...I wish we could do something for him. And for Haru, Ylfa, and Gerard too...
It’ll keep getting harder as the weeks go on.
[ he looks thoughtful. ]
All we can really do is keep offering them the same courtesy they offered us. Information sharing, keeping each other off our radar if it comes to that. Those kinds of things.
We can’t bring Rin back. That’s on them to do that.
[ he looks thoughtful. ]
All we can really do is keep offering them the same courtesy they offered us. Information sharing, keeping each other off our radar if it comes to that. Those kinds of things.
We can’t bring Rin back. That’s on them to do that.
[in a sense, that's... true. the reapers did say that the winning team might be able to revive an erased teammate with enough points. so, if froggystyle wins, they can bring back rin.
if their own team wins, they can bring back hikari.
that it's not the default doesn't really matter - it's still possible. which means that there's a way back for the erased, regardless of how slim a possibility it is and how difficult it might be. they just have to figure out how...]
...the way this is set up is so cruel.
[but they all know that.]
if their own team wins, they can bring back hikari.
that it's not the default doesn't really matter - it's still possible. which means that there's a way back for the erased, regardless of how slim a possibility it is and how difficult it might be. they just have to figure out how...]
...the way this is set up is so cruel.
[but they all know that.]
[ the possibility's important. but also, every team that loses someone is going to be rushing to find a way to bring people back too.
it's a race to the finish line in every way possible. and a dangerous one too. ]
It was never going to be easy. Or kind.
[ death everywhere, but still. it does suck. ]
it's a race to the finish line in every way possible. and a dangerous one too. ]
It was never going to be easy. Or kind.
[ death everywhere, but still. it does suck. ]
[she nods sadly at that.
logically, she knows. she has always known it. but humans have surprised her before, so - she kept hoping, deep in her heart, that this might be different.
it's not, though.]
logically, she knows. she has always known it. but humans have surprised her before, so - she kept hoping, deep in her heart, that this might be different.
it's not, though.]
[He can't sit still, so, quietly, he shift behind Nahida, digging out the comb he'd bought. With a gentle touch to her shoulder to let her know he's there, he quietly begins taking down her hair to rework it into a different style, if she'll let him; he needs to do something with his hands, and he has no tools, so. This is the best alternative.]
Edited (Fucking icons on mobile) 2023-06-25 15:00 (UTC)
[she will let him.
...she can't fix any of this, but she can at least give him something to do to distract himself.]
...she can't fix any of this, but she can at least give him something to do to distract himself.]
[ i guess he will just watch this sad hair braiding session. ]
[Do you want him to braid your hair too Shu
But, eventually--]
...They didn't say anything because they were worried about hurting the rest of us.
But, eventually--]
...They didn't say anything because they were worried about hurting the rest of us.
[ does he even have enough hair to braid...?
... ]
What would they have done if the wrong team was picked?
... ]
What would they have done if the wrong team was picked?
I think they were trying to make sure that didn't happen. Buzen in particular, he...
[in retrospect it's so clear to her - the way he agreed so easily when she was talking about a team with poison to put rin to sleep and an elemental psych for some kind of trap in the water. maybe she'd gotten the details wrong, but... it was a combination that would have pointed at his team for sure.]
[in retrospect it's so clear to her - the way he agreed so easily when she was talking about a team with poison to put rin to sleep and an elemental psych for some kind of trap in the water. maybe she'd gotten the details wrong, but... it was a combination that would have pointed at his team for sure.]
I know Buzen was trying. Especially now we know the outcome.
[ a lot of things, including him insisting they weren't removed from consideration, add up. ]
There's probably rules in place as well. If you know who killed someone, I doubt they'd let you go around telling everyone. Your team makes sense, because it's a game and winning means you'll have to be sneaky sometimes. But not everyone.
[ a lot of things, including him insisting they weren't removed from consideration, add up. ]
There's probably rules in place as well. If you know who killed someone, I doubt they'd let you go around telling everyone. Your team makes sense, because it's a game and winning means you'll have to be sneaky sometimes. But not everyone.
[she nods...]
The rulebook only specifies not giving out the answer if you're the culprit... "in the spirit of the trial". But I suppose in the same spirit, if you knew beforehand, even if you didn't do it... you would be discouraged somehow from sharing it.
The rulebook only specifies not giving out the answer if you're the culprit... "in the spirit of the trial". But I suppose in the same spirit, if you knew beforehand, even if you didn't do it... you would be discouraged somehow from sharing it.
It says there's a "consequence," in the rulebook. But it doesn't specify what that means.
[It's still quiet--muttered, almost. There's something--not harsh in his tone, exactly, but not quite warm and sympathetic, either. Nonetheless, he continues.]
He said they were afraid it might affect the rest of us, not just them.
[It's still quiet--muttered, almost. There's something--not harsh in his tone, exactly, but not quite warm and sympathetic, either. Nonetheless, he continues.]
He said they were afraid it might affect the rest of us, not just them.
Given all of the other surprises this week... I can't blame them for being worried about that.
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