[one hand, then. he can keep drinking his wine, as a treat.]
No, we can't. But it's all of our responsibility, not just those who voted for them. Those of us who thought otherwise... we didn't argue our case strongly enough.
[He appreciates it. He may or may not be hungover tomorrow. It's fine.
He knows that, technically, she's right. If their roles were reversed, he would probably say the same thing, or at least feel the same way. But right now, it doesn't quite ease the gnawing guilt in his heart.]
I didn't want Livio to die. [Softly.] When he said he'd take responsibility, I panicked.
[And Gyuhyuk was refusing to cooperate right at that time, so... he'd done what he thought he had to do, and ended up hurting someone else he cares about as a result.]
Livio can be... entirely too self-sacrificial. [no one wants to hear this from you, nahida] So can Amelia.
It concerns me... I'd be very worried about the both of them, if their team had received the majority vote and if they had come up innocent. [she was just sure enough in her suspicion of simon that she'd cast a vote for their team anyway.] I'm glad that Livio will be safe.
[...but.
she's not glad that hot mess is in danger.]
It sort of felt like... at the end, there wasn't any sort of good option left for us to take.
[OKAY BUT SHE'S RIGHT THOUGH!!! Kaveh would've been unhappy about Amelia sacrificing herself too, but--even he isn't immune to priorities. And he can't imagine Livio would've allowed Amelia to die before himself. He's not even sure Livio wouldn't try to take the place of a guilty culprit, if he could.]
[It's what he'd expected, but it doesn't hurt any less to hear his fears confirmed. He looks down at his hands, nodding slightly.]
We should... make a plan. [Softly.] Not--not right now. But... precautions. Something.
[Anything, really. Self-defense plans, maybe. Or some kind of code, so they can tell each other who to vote for. Who not to vote for, in the event that, for some reason, they wouldn't want their killer caught. He doesn't know. He just can't stand the idea of them being sitting ducks, just waiting with terrified resignation for the end.]
they need to plan. they need to make sure they're prepared for any eventuality. they need to find some way to survive, and within that, they need to find some way to help as many people as they can - nahida can't quite give up on that, even as she's forced to acknowledge that doing so may be much, much more difficult than she had hoped for.]
Let's talk it over with Shu... once the dust has settled a little.
when he does he may find that god is asleep, curled up on their rug that i totally did not forget she bought a few weeks ago, and smells a little like whiskey. lol.]
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[It hadn't even occurred to him. He'll have to check the store more closely.
Also I mentioned it oocly, but:]
I want to try the flamethrower, next week. I need to know what it looks like.
[So they can tell if it was used or not. He still feels like they're missing something so vital, in Shenhe's case.]
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I'll support that. I can't imagine Shu would be opposed, either.
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He's quiet for a long while, but then:]
I voted for them.
[Imagine having a guilt complex on insecurity week and then getting an innocent person scapegoated. Laughs.]
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nahida abandons her phone and heads over to him so that she can take his hands.]
...plenty of people did. It's not solely on you.
[they'd gotten the majority vote - enough people had believed their team was capable of it for that to happen.]
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I know. I know, but it's still partly my responsibility. Someone innocent is going to die tomorrow--we can't undo that.
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No, we can't. But it's all of our responsibility, not just those who voted for them. Those of us who thought otherwise... we didn't argue our case strongly enough.
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He knows that, technically, she's right. If their roles were reversed, he would probably say the same thing, or at least feel the same way. But right now, it doesn't quite ease the gnawing guilt in his heart.]
I didn't want Livio to die. [Softly.] When he said he'd take responsibility, I panicked.
[And Gyuhyuk was refusing to cooperate right at that time, so... he'd done what he thought he had to do, and ended up hurting someone else he cares about as a result.]
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It concerns me... I'd be very worried about the both of them, if their team had received the majority vote and if they had come up innocent. [she was just sure enough in her suspicion of simon that she'd cast a vote for their team anyway.] I'm glad that Livio will be safe.
[...but.
she's not glad that hot mess is in danger.]
It sort of felt like... at the end, there wasn't any sort of good option left for us to take.
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...Do you think things will keep escalating?
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I wish I had a different answer for you, but... yes. I do.
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We should... make a plan. [Softly.] Not--not right now. But... precautions. Something.
[Anything, really. Self-defense plans, maybe. Or some kind of code, so they can tell each other who to vote for. Who not to vote for, in the event that, for some reason, they wouldn't want their killer caught. He doesn't know. He just can't stand the idea of them being sitting ducks, just waiting with terrified resignation for the end.]
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they need to plan. they need to make sure they're prepared for any eventuality. they need to find some way to survive, and within that, they need to find some way to help as many people as they can - nahida can't quite give up on that, even as she's forced to acknowledge that doing so may be much, much more difficult than she had hoped for.]
Let's talk it over with Shu... once the dust has settled a little.
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[...
He downs the rest of his wine, then pushes himself up.]
I'm going to go check on Eiden.
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...he'll appreciate that very much, I'm sure.
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[And he will bring it like a good boy. He will also take his wine with him!!
And probably come back at like 2am drunk and fall asleep on the floor. It's fine.]
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when he does he may find that god is asleep, curled up on their rug that i totally did not forget she bought a few weeks ago, and smells a little like whiskey. lol.]