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[OVER HE WILL ROAM... He perches nearby, giving the blood pool a little glance before his attention refocuses.]
...I'm sorry you had to go through that.
[The killers all got together and their mental health collectively improved 100% but then Wen Ning had to suffer through them casually discussing whether or not to off his boyfriend so, y'know.]
...I'm sorry you had to go through that.
[The killers all got together and their mental health collectively improved 100% but then Wen Ning had to suffer through them casually discussing whether or not to off his boyfriend so, y'know.]
... it's... all right. It's made a few things a little clearer.
[he shakes his head, carefully, so he doesn't disrupt the stitching job on his neck.]
I thought for a while I might be okay, but I didn't really consider... how much of an advantage he always had over us. Especially now.
[it's. pretty obvious his team and blue will lose more of their own, just because after dimitri is killed, they'll never touch purple.]
So if we can't make something work, I think... this is it for me, isn't it?
[he shakes his head, carefully, so he doesn't disrupt the stitching job on his neck.]
I thought for a while I might be okay, but I didn't really consider... how much of an advantage he always had over us. Especially now.
[it's. pretty obvious his team and blue will lose more of their own, just because after dimitri is killed, they'll never touch purple.]
So if we can't make something work, I think... this is it for me, isn't it?
[THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN LITERALLY 50% OF THE MAFIA TEAM IS THOTS AND ALSO ALL THE REMAINING PURPLES ARE BELOVED or just a pain in the ass to kill.
In any case, he can understand how Wen Ning would come to a conclusion like this. Junpei's team does have an edge, unfortunately... It's not about numbers alone, here. And he can't deny that he'd swerve most of the remaining purples, for this or that reason. Still--]
After all the time the three of you spent together, going through this all, do you really think either Junpei or Veronica would let the two left behind just stay here?
[He reaches out for Wen Ning's arm, gently patting it.]
...Don't count anyone out even in a "losing" scenario, anyway. After all - we lost badly on that boat, and we're here right now, aren't we?
In any case, he can understand how Wen Ning would come to a conclusion like this. Junpei's team does have an edge, unfortunately... It's not about numbers alone, here. And he can't deny that he'd swerve most of the remaining purples, for this or that reason. Still--]
After all the time the three of you spent together, going through this all, do you really think either Junpei or Veronica would let the two left behind just stay here?
[He reaches out for Wen Ning's arm, gently patting it.]
...Don't count anyone out even in a "losing" scenario, anyway. After all - we lost badly on that boat, and we're here right now, aren't we?
...they have their own to save. I couldn't ask them to. And there's still-- you. Anaido. Beau. The others from the island, and Sect Leader Nie-- Jin Ling was in one, too.
[it'd be hard to take a place over any of them.]
But if you and Anaido, at least, don't get saved, then I'd... stay too.
I hope that you're right and we don't have to worry, but...
[it'd be hard to take a place over any of them.]
But if you and Anaido, at least, don't get saved, then I'd... stay too.
I hope that you're right and we don't have to worry, but...
[He is forcibly not thinking of how he has too many loved ones to have ever been able to handle the win condition even if Wen Ning's team did end up victorious, so he just. Skirts right along.]
You wouldn't have to ask them to, I don't think. [But the rest of his team, haha. The rest of everyone! From home! Their friends from other games! It's a terrible, lose-lose situation all around.
Anyway he's unfortunately now aware of the fact that there are thousands of timelines with thousands of versions of themselves in existence at once so he's not particularly worried about it being The End Forever even if they in particular get stuck in summer camp hell for eternity. But he sure doesn't want it, even so.]
...There's not much we can do about it one way or another at this point, is all.
You wouldn't have to ask them to, I don't think. [But the rest of his team, haha. The rest of everyone! From home! Their friends from other games! It's a terrible, lose-lose situation all around.
Anyway he's unfortunately now aware of the fact that there are thousands of timelines with thousands of versions of themselves in existence at once so he's not particularly worried about it being The End Forever even if they in particular get stuck in summer camp hell for eternity. But he sure doesn't want it, even so.]
...There's not much we can do about it one way or another at this point, is all.
[He just laughs at that because FAIR HONESTLY.]
We seem to be heading in that general direction, at least? Which is already miles better than how we were faring at this time in the last world.
We seem to be heading in that general direction, at least? Which is already miles better than how we were faring at this time in the last world.
Mm, a little postponement.
[Just a little postponement... He glances at the bottle though, and grins before holding a hand out.]
Mind if I do?
[Maybe it's bad for him to be offering things to the dead when he is the reason some of them are dead, but oh well.]
[Just a little postponement... He glances at the bottle though, and grins before holding a hand out.]
Mind if I do?
[Maybe it's bad for him to be offering things to the dead when he is the reason some of them are dead, but oh well.]
Ah - oh, no. Did they come up with their own names?
[PURPLE HEART AND BLACK SHADOWS?? YALL???]
[PURPLE HEART AND BLACK SHADOWS?? YALL???]
[Handshaking mutual murderers here. He'll hold Bluekie out carefully!]
Trade, then! [...] Your bunny is so impossibly tiny and cute.
Trade, then! [...] Your bunny is so impossibly tiny and cute.
Ah, good. I suppose I can forgive them both for that, then.
[OTHERWISE NO FORGIVENESS.]
[OTHERWISE NO FORGIVENESS.]
Haha, certainly it'd be much more devastating to fail after achieving this kind of hope!
[He says it cheerfully but only because he knows he'd just fucking snap if that happened! And possibly reenter a state of catatonia so maybe it'll be fine either way. You can't be miserable if you're just not mentally present!]
But we've been doing well enough just putting one foot in front of the other this whole time.
[He says it cheerfully but only because he knows he'd just fucking snap if that happened! And possibly reenter a state of catatonia so maybe it'll be fine either way. You can't be miserable if you're just not mentally present!]
But we've been doing well enough just putting one foot in front of the other this whole time.
Ah...! That makes him even more endearing, somehow. How sweet!
[He'll gladly take the bottle though, and after a second of thought, he pours a generous amount out.]
[He'll gladly take the bottle though, and after a second of thought, he pours a generous amount out.]
Well, I forgive Wen Ning, at least.
[Junpei gets to be bullied.]
[Junpei gets to be bullied.]
And convenient. I don't have to worry about hiding him from my parents if we ever break free of this dump.
[baby bunny....... fits in her pocket. she watches him, though, and after a moment:]
... Do you want to say anything to them? Uh, not that you have to. Pouring one out for the homies is enough, too.
[baby bunny....... fits in her pocket. she watches him, though, and after a moment:]
... Do you want to say anything to them? Uh, not that you have to. Pouring one out for the homies is enough, too.
[HE REALLY DOES.]
He has the kind of face that makes you want to tease him, doesn't he?
He has the kind of face that makes you want to tease him, doesn't he?
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