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? ]
Many here are quite young - they have not had the time to become set in their ways like you and I, or Shess. They are able to affect each other in rapid ways.
To find family, to find love and acceptance....
It is rather delightfully human - and it is their strength, just as it may be used as their incentive.
I would not have such faith in it if I had not already seen it begin to unfold.
[mikazuki is prone to going off the rails and do whatever he wants in order to accomplish his goals but
so much of it comes from just observing others to begin with, knowing the ways that they reach out to each other, gently tugging on the strings of their relationships to result in outcomes]
[ kara doesn't understand how they can willingly allow that, knowing that they could (and will, it seems) die at any moment. he's accepted losses of that nature on the battlefield, but an enemy they can't really fight is very different. ]
You know that can just as easily make them more selfish, in the end.
and the sword who doesn't really give a shit about rules is in charge, what could go wrong here]
Then consider it an old man's way to pass time, when he is unable to act the way that the rest of you are. I cannot raise my sword in offense, but the buzzing that reaches my ears is always quite interesting.
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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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To find family, to find love and acceptance....
It is rather delightfully human - and it is their strength, just as it may be used as their incentive.
[there's just a raise of mikazuki's brow]
It is not definite - however few things are.
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[mikazuki is prone to going off the rails and do whatever he wants in order to accomplish his goals but
so much of it comes from just observing others to begin with, knowing the ways that they reach out to each other, gently tugging on the strings of their relationships to result in outcomes]
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You know that can just as easily make them more selfish, in the end.
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[mikazuki can admit to that]
However... the hope of seeing a loved one again is a rather powerful desire.
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There isn't much point in trying to plan for something like this. Even wars are more predictable.
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and the sword who doesn't really give a shit about rules is in charge, what could go wrong here]
Then consider it an old man's way to pass time, when he is unable to act the way that the rest of you are. I cannot raise my sword in offense, but the buzzing that reaches my ears is always quite interesting.
The birds of song appear to be in full bloom.
[what does that mean]
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Gossip all you want, but leave me out of it.
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[which means
talking about kara
fuck yea]
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his grip tightens on his sword as he tries to reign in the irritation ]
Don't bother.
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okay mikazuki is laughing a little bit at that]
If the cuckoo does not sing, I wonder what you will choose to do...
Do take care, Ookurikara.