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[ snow has made one indication of wanting a pc and now the contract has been sealed and no one can escape.
i threw a dart and it landed on kitchen so alex is in the kitchen, holding rather than actively drinking a mug of something that's letting out a some impressive plumes of steam. ]
i threw a dart and it landed on kitchen so alex is in the kitchen, holding rather than actively drinking a mug of something that's letting out a some impressive plumes of steam. ]
[ THE PACT IS FINAL
Hua Cheng pauses, as he enters the kitchen. There was an absent thought to get something, and perhaps take it to share with gege, but he sees Alex - not quite there. With the intentional jingling of of his boots, he comes to sit down across from her. ]
Hua Cheng pauses, as he enters the kitchen. There was an absent thought to get something, and perhaps take it to share with gege, but he sees Alex - not quite there. With the intentional jingling of of his boots, he comes to sit down across from her. ]
Edited 2020-10-04 21:55 (UTC)
[ When someone comes into the kitchen, he looks away from what he's doing - and then sighs out of his nose, before going about something different while a seat is taken.
Once he's done, he doesn't just leave. So, this time, Hua Cheng sets his hand on the back of Alex's chair from the side, and a mug of something hot and honey-calming is offered from above in the other hand, handle towards her. ]
We really ought to stop meeting like this.
Once he's done, he doesn't just leave. So, this time, Hua Cheng sets his hand on the back of Alex's chair from the side, and a mug of something hot and honey-calming is offered from above in the other hand, handle towards her. ]
We really ought to stop meeting like this.
Edited (I promise I can spell and not edit 500 times) 2020-10-04 22:34 (UTC)
[ blood for the blood gods.
it still takes a moment, but alex blinks, a little like she's coming out of a trance, and looks up-- ]
Oh. Hello.
it still takes a moment, but alex blinks, a little like she's coming out of a trance, and looks up-- ]
Oh. Hello.
[ the kitchen is where all the cool people hang out. ]
Or at least we should make sure it's under better circumstances. [ she accepts the drink, and sets it down on the table as it seems too hot at the momeny to hold with two hands like she sort of wants to. ]
Thank you.
Or at least we should make sure it's under better circumstances. [ she accepts the drink, and sets it down on the table as it seems too hot at the momeny to hold with two hands like she sort of wants to. ]
Thank you.
[ The Realm has a hurt/comfort relationship with its kitchen. ]
I wouldn't mind better circumstances, actually. [ Considering he knows so very little about how things work in these more modern settings, and Alex does. And isn't bad company to have. ]
Mn. [ As close to you're welcome in a sincere capacity as you get. ]
I wouldn't mind better circumstances, actually. [ Considering he knows so very little about how things work in these more modern settings, and Alex does. And isn't bad company to have. ]
Mn. [ As close to you're welcome in a sincere capacity as you get. ]
[ never ]
Ah. I was waiting for my drink to cool and... just thinking. Probably a bit too much.
[ understandably. ]
Ah. I was waiting for my drink to cool and... just thinking. Probably a bit too much.
[ understandably. ]
[ um. the realm and the kitchen are problematic uwu ]
... You could say we can only really improve our situation from here, but that feels a bit too much like tempting fate.
... You could say we can only really improve our situation from here, but that feels a bit too much like tempting fate.
Oh, no. I'm back in the room now.
[ she lifts her drink up and blows on it, trying to help it cool. ]
Just... wondering if there was anything we could've done differently, or were things always going to end up that badly. [ if they'd stopped virid from killing pikachu, would he have hurt someone else instead? ]
[ she lifts her drink up and blows on it, trying to help it cool. ]
Just... wondering if there was anything we could've done differently, or were things always going to end up that badly. [ if they'd stopped virid from killing pikachu, would he have hurt someone else instead? ]
[ uwu ]
You mean what Virid said?
...
The fact people automatically stole knives from the kitchen without prompting should've been a sign things could go bad. I just... hope people really think over what happened before acting on instinct.
You mean what Virid said?
...
The fact people automatically stole knives from the kitchen without prompting should've been a sign things could go bad. I just... hope people really think over what happened before acting on instinct.
I can't necessarily blame them. Quite a few of us came from places where a knife was the only thing keeping you alive.
[ He twists the end of his braid between his fingers, taking a deep breath. ]
There are going to be people who do think it through, though. A life for your cherished memories? For your sanity, if pushed that far? But barely any of us know one another well enough to be able to say who might be willing to do it.
[ He twists the end of his braid between his fingers, taking a deep breath. ]
There are going to be people who do think it through, though. A life for your cherished memories? For your sanity, if pushed that far? But barely any of us know one another well enough to be able to say who might be willing to do it.
[ A little chuckle at that, but it's... a humorless noise. ]
We could've done so much more. But Virid was like a cornered animal, and we were so occupied in building accusations against Pikachu instead. Either Virid would have hurt someone else, or Pikachu would have been the one to take the blame.
We could've done so much more. But Virid was like a cornered animal, and we were so occupied in building accusations against Pikachu instead. Either Virid would have hurt someone else, or Pikachu would have been the one to take the blame.
It... sends a message, of some kind. [ but she can understand people not trusting each other, initially. it'd be reckless to automatically trust someone. ]
I know that. But then your memories are back but the cost is attached to them. Maybe some people are okay with that? But I don't know if I would be. I really don't want to lose my memories again, but if I had them back and knew it had come at the cost of someone's life...
I don't know. Maybe I'd resent myself and those memories because of it.
I know that. But then your memories are back but the cost is attached to them. Maybe some people are okay with that? But I don't know if I would be. I really don't want to lose my memories again, but if I had them back and knew it had come at the cost of someone's life...
I don't know. Maybe I'd resent myself and those memories because of it.
So even if we could've done something, it might have just ended up worse than before.
[ ... ] I really hope this doesn't happen again, but if it does we have got to be smarter about things. What if someone else lashes out like Virid did...?
[ ... ] I really hope this doesn't happen again, but if it does we have got to be smarter about things. What if someone else lashes out like Virid did...?
Maybe. Maybe Pikachu would have still died. Maybe someone else would have. [ He looks up at the ceiling, leaning back in his seat, almost contemplative. ] We can't linger on it.
Because you're right - and I'm sure we'll see it again, or something like it. Better to prepare for what's to come, what could come, than to run through what if questions for what's happened as if we could change that outcome.
Because you're right - and I'm sure we'll see it again, or something like it. Better to prepare for what's to come, what could come, than to run through what if questions for what's happened as if we could change that outcome.
[ He inclines his head in agreement - it does send a message, and it was a crystal clear one.
But Hua Cheng regards her, thoughtful, considering that admission. It has a certain conviction to it, and he can respect that. ]
Then, Alex, I say this with all honesty that I hope you never have to face the choice. There's too many people here that should never have had to consider the option of blood on their hands as the price to pay for something like that. And I hope Virid will be the only case.
[ They both know better, he thinks. But the sentiment stands. ]
But Hua Cheng regards her, thoughtful, considering that admission. It has a certain conviction to it, and he can respect that. ]
Then, Alex, I say this with all honesty that I hope you never have to face the choice. There's too many people here that should never have had to consider the option of blood on their hands as the price to pay for something like that. And I hope Virid will be the only case.
[ They both know better, he thinks. But the sentiment stands. ]
[ hey snow do you also die a little inside when you have to write about virid killing pikachu in a serious tag because i do ]
Easy to say, harder to do. [ she sighs. ] What is... hope for the best, but prepare for the worst?
Easy to say, harder to do. [ she sighs. ] What is... hope for the best, but prepare for the worst?
Edited 2020-10-10 15:32 (UTC)
[ looks at yesterday's investigations, haha. yeah. ]
I guess we'll find out before the end of the week. If anyone's decided to kill again.
...
If they have we'll... just have to do better than last time.
I guess we'll find out before the end of the week. If anyone's decided to kill again.
...
If they have we'll... just have to do better than last time.
[ Frankly Hua Cheng hates it as much as we do because he's like "why is everyone upset over a talking rat?" and it sends me with every fucking tag ]
En, hope for the best and prepare for the worst. [ a snort ] Ideally we'll be better prepared for whatever happens, regardless of best or worst case scenario, but all we can do is prepare ourselves better.
En, hope for the best and prepare for the worst. [ a snort ] Ideally we'll be better prepared for whatever happens, regardless of best or worst case scenario, but all we can do is prepare ourselves better.
[ me, with 20/20 hindsight: shoulda nagged kano until he handed over every scalpel, dammit ]
... I wonder if there's a way to know if someone's going to be targetted. That could change things, a lot.
... I wonder if there's a way to know if someone's going to be targetted. That could change things, a lot.
[ i both grow more powerful and collapse every time i type it. ]
And... as morbid as it is to think about it, go into these knowing what ground we need to cover. Evidence, injuries, what we're carrying with us, everything.
And... as morbid as it is to think about it, go into these knowing what ground we need to cover. Evidence, injuries, what we're carrying with us, everything.
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