... though I suppose it may work just as well as any other battlefield - a clash of ideologies, of notions of how the world ought to be run, of people who want nothing more than to survive.
If that's what they want, it would've been easier to just give us a battlefield. We wouldn't have to waste our time with trials, or any of this.
[ all the secrets, all the tiptoeing around the truth, a darkness they apparently can't escape... it's easier when the enemy is right in front of you. ]
[ he's certain that others know, actually, he just doesn't know who. tsuru can't be the only one passing out information, after all. ]
That depends on how they react to it. If anyone makes themselves a threat, we'll have to contain it somehow. Whether that means killing or imprisoning them makes no difference to me... but if Tsuru's right, it makes more sense to kill them and save us the time.
If they don't... then I guess we'll keep waiting until we know who's been corrupted.
[ he's got a pretty black and white view of most things. ]
And I don't care much about making an enemy of them. It doesn't matter if we all have to die, anyway. But it sounds like nothing we do here will make a difference if we don't get rid of the corruption, so that has to come first.
Even if I do not enjoy the prospect of it coming down to that... there are some that I would prefer to meet at the end of all this, if only due to the expectations placed on them.
... I also find myself rather fond of Shess. Milla. Emma. North. Perhaps even Lea.
[and then thoughtfully, a bit more amused]
The human girl often at your side has yet to speak with me - but I presume if someone has earned your attention, they would be a worthwhile nomination as well.
[having my npc talk about my character is the worst thing ever but there is no way that mikazuki would ever miss the chance to gently roast and praise kara at the same time]
Your denial is very interesting. [just. lightly.] The delivery is a bit more telling than your words.
[just saying. war and dance etc etc.
anyway,]
The corruption might not - but each of you are forming your own alliances and partnerships outside of what the universe initially decided. The ways in which you cooperate and argue.... those are just as able to affect the course we are set on as the corruption.
[it's fine, mikazuki will just look amused before focusing on the more important matter at hand
because for all that he enjoys play, there is something at stake here]
Of course.
However would one not prioritize their alliances over others? The wishes of their comrades? Someone may be selfish enough that reviving those who have passed will not matter to them - or if they seek not to disappoint someone, perhaps they can be coaxed into doing so.
Just as you and I hope that Shess or someone who would be naturally inclined to help would be the last one remaining...
In the case that they are not, I wonder if someone else might be influenced into aiding others uncharacteristically, if they can be convinced during their time here.
...That's not a reliable plan. No matter what we do, we can't control how anyone will feel about the rest of us, for better or worse. They make those decisions themselves.
[ and isn't the point of a contingency plan supposed to be something that works when all else fails? ]
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[ but he wanted to try, at least, before going to shess or freaking anyone else out about this. they're all so afraid of dying already... ]
Is it true that all but one of us will have to die?
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[and lune will take a sip of his tea]
I presume that you're hardly pleased.
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[for once, mikazuki will offer that plainly
before seeming more contemplative]
... though I suppose it may work just as well as any other battlefield - a clash of ideologies, of notions of how the world ought to be run, of people who want nothing more than to survive.
And to the victor go the spoils.
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[ all the secrets, all the tiptoeing around the truth, a darkness they apparently can't escape... it's easier when the enemy is right in front of you. ]
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[he's not surprised that kara would want something more straightforward]
However you know as well as I that the days of force and waging war through combat are fleeting.
Perhaps this was to even the playing field.
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[ then there's the magic, which... is its own problem. ]
And what Tsuru said about there being one left doesn't make sense, either. How can there be only one left when we're tied to our partners?
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[regardless, mikazuki will just turn to face ookurikara, tilting his head]
Given this information - how will you move forward?
Tsurumaru has been rather talkative, after all. You are not the only one to know.
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[ this is stupid and kara hates it. he sighs. ]
I don't know yet. The rest of them aren't even willing to get rid of a willing murderer, so I'm not sure there's much I can do for now.
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While it's not particularly something that I would recommend, I also wonder if everyone's lips are as tightly sealed as yours.
[so a contingency plan - ]
What would you do?
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That depends on how they react to it. If anyone makes themselves a threat, we'll have to contain it somehow. Whether that means killing or imprisoning them makes no difference to me... but if Tsuru's right, it makes more sense to kill them and save us the time.
If they don't... then I guess we'll keep waiting until we know who's been corrupted.
[ he's got a pretty black and white view of most things. ]
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[that's probably the most surprising part of the plan to mikazuki]
Had you not thought that this manner of doing things was a waste of time? Or do you simply prefer not to make an enemy of those surrounding you?
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[ just to clear that up ]
And I don't care much about making an enemy of them. It doesn't matter if we all have to die, anyway. But it sounds like nothing we do here will make a difference if we don't get rid of the corruption, so that has to come first.
[ he turns to mikazuki, eyes sharp ]
Or am I wrong?
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[easily, though there is another pause - where mikazuki seems to be estimating what he should say here....]
Regardless, you are correct that steps are being taken to mitigate the corruption with each gateway that opens, and tasks that are completed.
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...But no matter what we do, it'll still be there until only one of us is left. Right?
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Even if I do not enjoy the prospect of it coming down to that... there are some that I would prefer to meet at the end of all this, if only due to the expectations placed on them.
[it's kind of a heavy burden
the survivor's guilt]
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Who?
[ is it shess? it's probably shess. he knows the two of them talk often. ]
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[he'll offer that easily?]
... I also find myself rather fond of Shess. Milla. Emma. North. Perhaps even Lea.
[and then thoughtfully, a bit more amused]
The human girl often at your side has yet to speak with me - but I presume if someone has earned your attention, they would be a worthwhile nomination as well.
[having my npc talk about my character is the worst thing ever but there is no way that mikazuki would ever miss the chance to gently roast and praise kara at the same time]
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he does look away at the mention of lili, though. ]
She stands on her own, not with me. Though she did ask me to tell you she's sorry.
[ why are you like this old man ]
...I think, of all of us, Shess may be the best choice. Though it sounds like this is a game of chance, more than anything.
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You know, I have received a number of books on human courtship. Tsurumaru and I have both taken to reading sections in our spare time.
[noT THIS]
It may very well be... it is difficult to maneuver each piece, even for me. Everyone's interactions with each other vary, after all.
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It's not like that.
[ except that? maybe?? it is?? kara isn't sure what it is anymore, besides confusing. thanks for that, kaoru.
at any rate, if he asks anyone for advice on courtship, it won't be mikazuki ]
What do our interactions have to do with it? The corruption doesn't seem to care about any of that.
[ ... ]
...Does it?
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[just saying. war and dance etc etc.
anyway,]
The corruption might not - but each of you are forming your own alliances and partnerships outside of what the universe initially decided. The ways in which you cooperate and argue.... those are just as able to affect the course we are set on as the corruption.
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[ genuinely confused here smh ]
But if we all die, that still won't matter. Only the last one left will.
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because for all that he enjoys play, there is something at stake here]
Of course.
However would one not prioritize their alliances over others? The wishes of their comrades? Someone may be selfish enough that reviving those who have passed will not matter to them - or if they seek not to disappoint someone, perhaps they can be coaxed into doing so.
Just as you and I hope that Shess or someone who would be naturally inclined to help would be the last one remaining...
In the case that they are not, I wonder if someone else might be influenced into aiding others uncharacteristically, if they can be convinced during their time here.
Consider it a type of... contingency plan.
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[ and isn't the point of a contingency plan supposed to be something that works when all else fails? ]
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