Yeah. I think a lot of people felt that way, too. It's different when it's someone we can see and when it was pretty obvious they're just doing their job.
I wonder if that's why they were appointed to oversee the Game... because if they weren't the ones who chose to bring us here, most reasonable people wouldn't take their anger out on them.
If the person who did choose it showed up, it would probably be easier for all of us to be angry with them.
And it'd end with a lot more fights and probably a few broken limbs. [ he just comes out to say it. ] Even now I wouldn't say all of it ended on a great note though.
[ "not yet." he is still not confident things will stay this way, but that's just jonas's own bias talking. ]
We got answers which is more than some of us expected. [ him included. ] But it sounds like we might get even more a little later. There's...a lot of waiting in this game.
Trial and error, or something like that? I don't mind as long as this isn't going to backfire on us somehow. A little guidance would be appreciated but I guess it wouldn't be a competition otherwise.
Yes... most things involve some degree of trial and error, so I suppose it isn't unexpected, but the consequences of the errors here have the potential to be severe. It's a little unsettling to think about, but if that's the way it is, then that's the way it is. We may wish it's otherwise but we have to plan around the reality.
How do you get a group of people who're still ready to fight each other to think about planning around reality? [ dryly. ] It's...there's a certain amount of luck that could help us out, but we should probably be a little careful anyway.
I don't know if it means much, but I never would've guessed until you said something. So I think you're doing okay. Don't feel too bad either. Pretty sure even people who always deal with people don't understand them all the time.
[she learns something new about interacting with people each day. if it's harder to tell that she feels a little awkward or that she doesn't quite understand the people around her, that just means she's retaining what she's learned.]
Of course. I'd be really sad if we weren't able to keep talking.
...as far as I'm concerned, we may all have separate teams, but... as Players, we're all essentially in the same boat. Rather than thinking of each other as enemies and nothing else, we should do what we have to in order to survive while also looking for solutions that will allow us to help each other.
I'm not ready to accept that only one of our teams can win just yet.
[ she sounds very much like alex right now and it's just something jonas has been hearing in stereo this weekend. he can't say if he agrees or disagrees yet because it's far too soon to see where everyone else falls, but...it's a nice, idealistic version of things.
you'd think people would agree that they're all in the same boat and should be helping each other. but that's only if you don't think about people who are self-motivated, or people who want to end things quickly, or even people who're just kind of assholes and don't care about what's going on with other people.
jonas himself is in the camp of caring about other people for now. he's mostly hoping it can stay that way. ]
It's a nice way of looking at it. And I don't think that's bad. We have to do the best we can for as long as we can, and the only way we can do that is with other people anyway.
[ whether that's all of them as a collective or just their team. ]
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If the person who did choose it showed up, it would probably be easier for all of us to be angry with them.
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[she says, wearily]
But... I have to agree with you. I don't think most of us got the answers we were hoping for.
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We got answers which is more than some of us expected. [ him included. ] But it sounds like we might get even more a little later. There's...a lot of waiting in this game.
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[people are so, so complicated.]
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Have you not been around them very much to try?
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I don't know if it means much, but I never would've guessed until you said something. So I think you're doing okay. Don't feel too bad either. Pretty sure even people who always deal with people don't understand them all the time.
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[she learns something new about interacting with people each day. if it's harder to tell that she feels a little awkward or that she doesn't quite understand the people around her, that just means she's retaining what she's learned.]
Thank you, Jonas.
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Sure, but what are you thanking me for? [ he was really just out here saying whatever he thought needed to be said. ]
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[ a little embarrassed...but pleased anyway. ]
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Hehe.
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What's so funny?
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[ he didn't doubt that, but he also is a little relieved to think that maybe it's not that hard to talk to people now. ]
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[ let's hope things don't change to where it's too hard to go cross-team. ]
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...as far as I'm concerned, we may all have separate teams, but... as Players, we're all essentially in the same boat. Rather than thinking of each other as enemies and nothing else, we should do what we have to in order to survive while also looking for solutions that will allow us to help each other.
I'm not ready to accept that only one of our teams can win just yet.
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you'd think people would agree that they're all in the same boat and should be helping each other. but that's only if you don't think about people who are self-motivated, or people who want to end things quickly, or even people who're just kind of assholes and don't care about what's going on with other people.
jonas himself is in the camp of caring about other people for now. he's mostly hoping it can stay that way. ]
It's a nice way of looking at it. And I don't think that's bad. We have to do the best we can for as long as we can, and the only way we can do that is with other people anyway.
[ whether that's all of them as a collective or just their team. ]
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