Audience: Phoenix

[gatonina]

Comments

[gatonina]

I never said that. I have a different scale than most. [:)] ...you think so? I still feel like I haven't learned much at all.

[slobjection]

Honestly, I should have been your number one pick for the wordplay alone.

[ gosh. but no he's absolutely just teasing ]

Definitely. But you can elaborate on your adventures, if you want.

[gatonina]

You are the only one to appreciate it.

[there's a frown.] I'm not sure how much I want to elaborate on to be honest. Everything's sort of mixed up and together especially after being here for so long. And the things we thought we knew seemed to have changed anyway.

[slobjection]

My point exactly.

Just how long have you been here....?

[ he can never get a solid answer on that one, which by itself means it's been wayyy too long ]

[gatonina]

...we kind of lost track after a while. But it feels like months at least. Maybe years. I can't tell anymore.

[slobjection]

What were you doing, this whole time...? Just waiting?

[gatonina]

Waiting and cleaning up the camp. We knew that eventually people would be coming, I think, even if we didn't know who or when. So we wanted to be prepared.

[slobjection]

... Sounds pretty lonely... and boring.

[gatonina]

...it wasn't so bad for me. Winter was here before me, and Shadows came after. It was probably worse for them instead.

[slobjection]

Doesn't mean it wasn't bad.

[gatonina]

I guess. [...] But it was still a little better than where I came from, too.

[slobjection]

Yeah...?

[ is it time for boat deets ]

[gatonina]

...think of the worst game you've heard of and that should tell you everything.

[slobjection]

A game like this?

[ hmmmmmmmmmmm ]

[gatonina]

Uh huh. A game like this.

[slobjection]

[ give him a moment. ]

That's really bad.

[ no shit. ]

[gatonina]

No shit. [he'll just come out and say it.] So you can see why I really, really want to win.

[slobjection]

... Damn, Junpei.

[ he's still reeling, give him a minute. ]

[crashout]

...is that like...a good damn or a bad damn or...?

[slobjection]

Both. Bad for the boat, good that you want to win this.

[ for the thots!! ]

[crashout]

Fair enough. But...I have to win for them. And for the others who aren't playing. If I have a chance I can't lose it. You understand.

[slobjection]

I do, yeah. I personally can't accept a win unless we all walk out of this -- but you guys, especially, deserve that happy ending.

[crashout]

...ultimately I need to win for everyone. I have people from other places I have to save. But...when I think about winning, those five are the ones I think about first. And the other friends I made on that ship who don't deserve to be demons.