Rufus Catch-All

[misstrust]

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[misstrust]

[ She doesn't speak for a few minutes, returning to her drink in silence. Though she also knows Rufus doesn't tend to be the one initiating conversation either. ]

It seems, short of outside assistance, these executions truly are unavoidable.

[soulus]

Is that surprising?

[misstrust]

I would have thought Taako would have been compelled more than the bullets themselves turning on him.

[ Dorothy sighs into her glass. ]

But I'm not that surprised, no. It was just important to note. [ Or confirm. ]

[soulus]

It would be better not to rely on outside assistance as well.

[misstrust]

I agree.

And after that spectacular lecture our culprit gave us last week, I'm just relieved we seem to have moved past trying to make others feel poorly for their decisions.

[soulus]

Arguing is a waste of time. All of us are culpable.

[misstrust]

So we are. If everyone could understand that, we'd save so much more time.

[ And yet. It just continues. ]

... Well, I say that, but even if I told that to everyone, I doubt they'd listen.

[soulus]

People will believe what they want. That goes for us as well.

[misstrust]

You listen to me, though-- for the most part.

[soulus]

That just means we share similar ideas.

[misstrust]

Just not tastes in beverage.

[ With a wry little smile. ]

Rufus, has your Leader ever said anything about this... monster that was mentioned at some point?

[soulus]

[No, not in that.]

I haven't asked.

[misstrust]

I haven't, either. I was just wondering how we're meant to deal with something none of us have even seen yet.

[soulus]

We won't know until the Leaders have uncovered more information.

[misstrust]

All the more reason to keep them from being targeted.

[ She sighs, after a few seconds. ]

... Though I wonder how many of them have lost too many members.

[soulus]

Do you know how many constitutes too few?

[misstrust]

Not officially... but it's probably around three or four.

[soulus]

What do you plan to do?

[misstrust]

[ Dorothy takes a drink from her glass. ]

Keep moving forward until I stop moving. What else would I do?

[soulus]

. . . Have you confirmed your status with Fox?

[misstrust]

I have.

Regarding the threshold, there is no minimum of nova that each team needs to gather. Fox verified we were fine.

[ She rests an elbow on the counter. ]

So you shouldn't be affected, if anything happens to me.

[soulus]

[He stares at her before taking a sip of water.]

Have you learned anything else?

[misstrust]

[ Dorothy gazes back, looking a little tired. ]

I found my teammates. And I know whoever killed this week was from another Faction.

And you?

[soulus]

[Their eyes lock for a fleeting second. Then he averts his gaze to the wall of drinks before them.]

The icon didn't flash on this side.

[misstrust]

[ Dorothy doesn't question it, merely glances down. ]

And we know at least one was due to splintering nova... perhaps the other was mostly to fulfill a murder requirement.