Besides Shima, I suspect we might have lost at least one other... (Unfortunately for them. No confirmation, though.) The only other one I know is Izumo but...
(And he looks down at his glass. Kind of awkwardly,)
Don't mention me around her. We're not... talking anymore. (And he taps his cheek, still lightly bruised from last week.) Trust me on this.
(Or five because this is just going to be a lot of trouble. Also from now on, Dorothy isn't allowed to die.)
I'm not sure how many of us are left. There's at least the three of us and if we can find the fourth, we'll be better. It would appear we have some things in common, most notably, we seem to be, well... more faux than fox.
(A bunch of fakers, liars, and pretenders which has him re-evaluating what he thought about Dorothy, to be honest.)
You mean you aren't? If that's the worse you've done then I'm a real villain.
(TRULY. A SINNER. THE WORST.)
But let's discuss current affairs instead of, well, past slights.
(Because that would take forever.)
Starting with the big picture: Collect nova, figure out how to do that better, try to stay alive, don't kill. Killing actually doesn't result in that much nova but it does seem to give you back a memory or two. While most of us are forgetting things though, it would appear some of us are remembering things... including our leaders.
Namely, that we're able to bring back the dead. More specifically, that two murders from a Faction will guarantee that the members of said Faction are brought back.
[ Dorothy finishes her drink, glancing down at the foam remaining. ]
I had my doubts initially, but I've also heard other Leaders confirm it.
Yeah, that matches with what I've heard. (Which... feels grim. Two murders from the same faction, huh...) That's at least one down for us.
(But it's hardly worth celebrating. It's grim, and heavy, and it reminds him of things he's bee asked more and more these days.
He's also going to refill her glass,)
It also seems that that we're able to speak to the dead, believe it or not. (He still doesn't believe it at times. It seems so illogical to him.) I received a message from one of the dead this week. I wouldn't have believed it but... the message mentioned things only he would know about.
They're still around and trying to help us. I got a reminder, "Remind people this isn't about what's totally right. It's about survival."
There's nothing wrong with that. Without ethics and morals, we probably would have fallen apart by now. We'd probably have more than two bodies a week.
(But it's nice to know that there are others on the same page here. Some people certainly seem to have a harder time wrapping their heads around some of the logic in this place,)
We've found each other so that makes three of us so far... and I know we've lost enough on our team to warrant a whole new rule about our leader losing their powers but without knowing who we've lost, it's difficult to decide... what do you think about these return conditions?
(Only one person on their team has been able to murder. To bring back the others on their team, someone else will have to kill.)
I think I know who the fourth is, but I'd like to verify it with them first.
[ And Dorothy pauses, to tap her chin. ]
I'm... well, ideally, we wouldn't have to kill, but I think at this point, we're not going to be able to generate enough nova to negate that. I'm not sure if that's even possible.
But I think that's a talk best saved for all of us. I'm concerned that it's likely inevitable, but if that's the case, then we definitely need to talk about it. No more deaths than necessary, for certain.
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"Someone has been going by a nickname since they arrived."
(Time for business though, oh boy,)
Anyone come to mind for you? Have you found any others?
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[ Dorothy pauses, grasping her chin. That... hm. ]
I haven't confirmed it with any others yet-- as I said, I was trying to lay low. But that does bring someone to mind.
Also, if you'd tell me who else I need to speak with, I'd appreciate it. Better for them to hear it from me.
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Oh boy.)
Besides Shima, I suspect we might have lost at least one other... (Unfortunately for them. No confirmation, though.) The only other one I know is Izumo but...
(And he looks down at his glass. Kind of awkwardly,)
Don't mention me around her. We're not... talking anymore. (And he taps his cheek, still lightly bruised from last week.) Trust me on this.
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[ Dorothy just kind of takes a hearty chug of her drink before she pinches the bridge of her nose. ]
Is now... really the time to be having fights with your allies?
[ CHILDREN... PLEASE... ]
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(Look, he's not proud of this.)
Just... don't mention me, though. Really. She'll know I sent you.
And it wasn't my intention to make you our go-between but... it's probably the best way to exchange information, at least, for now, if you're willing.
(SIGHING.)
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[ That's... fine. Who needed a peaceful week? ]
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(Or five because this is just going to be a lot of trouble. Also from now on, Dorothy isn't allowed to die.)
I'm not sure how many of us are left. There's at least the three of us and if we can find the fourth, we'll be better. It would appear we have some things in common, most notably, we seem to be, well... more faux than fox.
(A bunch of fakers, liars, and pretenders which has him re-evaluating what he thought about Dorothy, to be honest.)
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You pretend to be seventeen once--
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You mean you aren't? If that's the worse you've done then I'm a real villain.
(TRULY. A SINNER. THE WORST.)
But let's discuss current affairs instead of, well, past slights.
(Because that would take forever.)
Starting with the big picture: Collect nova, figure out how to do that better, try to stay alive, don't kill. Killing actually doesn't result in that much nova but it does seem to give you back a memory or two. While most of us are forgetting things though, it would appear some of us are remembering things... including our leaders.
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[ Dorothy finishes her drink, glancing down at the foam remaining. ]
I had my doubts initially, but I've also heard other Leaders confirm it.
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Yeah, that matches with what I've heard. (Which... feels grim. Two murders from the same faction, huh...) That's at least one down for us.
(But it's hardly worth celebrating. It's grim, and heavy, and it reminds him of things he's bee asked more and more these days.
He's also going to refill her glass,)
It also seems that that we're able to speak to the dead, believe it or not. (He still doesn't believe it at times. It seems so illogical to him.) I received a message from one of the dead this week. I wouldn't have believed it but... the message mentioned things only he would know about.
They're still around and trying to help us. I got a reminder, "Remind people this isn't about what's totally right. It's about survival."
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Also Claude is a gentleman and a scholar and she'll toast him. ]
... I would have thought that would have been obvious at this point, but it's true that we seem to keep getting tangled up in morals.
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(He sees that eyebrow!!)
There's nothing wrong with that. Without ethics and morals, we probably would have fallen apart by now. We'd probably have more than two bodies a week.
(But it's nice to know that there are others on the same page here. Some people certainly seem to have a harder time wrapping their heads around some of the logic in this place,)
We've found each other so that makes three of us so far... and I know we've lost enough on our team to warrant a whole new rule about our leader losing their powers but without knowing who we've lost, it's difficult to decide... what do you think about these return conditions?
(Only one person on their team has been able to murder. To bring back the others on their team, someone else will have to kill.)
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[ And Dorothy pauses, to tap her chin. ]
I'm... well, ideally, we wouldn't have to kill, but I think at this point, we're not going to be able to generate enough nova to negate that. I'm not sure if that's even possible.
But I think that's a talk best saved for all of us. I'm concerned that it's likely inevitable, but if that's the case, then we definitely need to talk about it. No more deaths than necessary, for certain.