Virid; Catch-All except he's like dying tomorrow

[misstrust]

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[favourable]

[she's definitely safe from him, given that there's a barrier between them.]

Here to scold me?

[misstrust]

[ To that, she snorts. ]

No. I think you've probably heard enough of that from the others. And I don't necessarily think you weren't in your right mind when you made your decision to kill, which seems to be what some of them were hoping.

I just thought I'd keep you company for a bit.

[favourable]

Do you usually keep company with people like me?

[misstrust]

What, children or murderers?

[favourable]

Both.

[misstrust]

Both.

[favourable]

You need better friends, then.

[misstrust]

They needed better friends before I did. That's partly why I stuck around.

[ She smiles, ruefully. ]

Was that what you thought factions meant? Some form of killing competition?

[favourable]

Not really. I only thought about it for real when that rodent outed me.

[misstrust]

So Hajime wasn't a result of that?

[ Child, your murder impulses. ]

[favourable]

[he shrugs.]

Being removed probably means death, right? So once I was caught, I didn't have anything to lose by trying to kill all of you, anyway.

[misstrust]

Well, that was ambitious of you. I'm rather glad you weren't able to slaughter all of us, for obvious reasons.

... But still, pragmatic. That's not always such a bad thing.

[favourable]

Not that it means much now.

[misstrust]

No, I imagine not.

[ Dorothy studies him for a moment. ]

But I will miss having the opportunity to spend time with you. Though perhaps that also doesn't mean much.

[favourable]

You barely even know me.

[misstrust]

And? It doesn't take long for me to decide whether I like someone or not.

[favourable]

How can you be so sure you like someone if you don't know them?

[misstrust]

A hunch.

Especially because not knowing someone is usually a big part of my job.

... But also because you remind me of someone. It might really just be nostalgia on my part.

[favourable]

[almost deadpan,]

What, are you an assassin too?

[he's been hearing Backstories.]

[misstrust]

Spy. The assassination part was my least favorite part, when it came up.

[favourable]

You don't look like a spy.

But I guess that's the point.

[misstrust]

[ Dorothy laughs at that, shaking her head. ]

To be truthful, I'm not as good a spy as I ought to be! But that's a secret between us.

[favourable]

How are you bad at it? Do you accidentally reveal your kingdom's secrets?

[misstrust]

Perish the thought! No, it's actually more simple than that.

[ As she holds up a finger-- ]

I care.

[favourable]

What does that have to do with anything?

[misstrust]

Caring about someone can sometimes interfere with a mission. It might make you hesitate when timing is crucial, for example. And someone might be able to separate the mission and their own personal feelings about it, but that's not always the case.

[favourable]

... That all sounds complicated.

[misstrust]

Feelings usually are. In that regard, I would say you're far more suitable than I am.

[favourable]

I'm a prince, not a spy.

[misstrust]

You certainly have the temperament for it--

... Wait, a prince?

[ What the hell, small child. ]

[favourable]

Yes. Prince of the kingdom of Viridian.

[misstrust]

Do princes normally get into the habit of murdering?

[ Well, she thinks, there are always ploys for the throne, but-- ]

[favourable]

Ones who're told they have to fight to the death do.

[misstrust]

... Is that your situation back home?

[ And what kind of asshole told him that, honestly-- ]

[favourable]

Yes.

[misstrust]

Aaand so you thought that still applied here?

... No, but even so, there was some other force that allowed you to move about freely in the first place...

[favourable]

[no, that's just why he's a very murderous person.]

I don't really know what happened there, but it was convenient for me.