[Well I guess they just both wake up in their lounge or whatever. They don't even need to check the screens because it's obvious Essek isn't in here, and Childe sighs.]
[You will simply have to pull an Aki and start swinging
He nods, though.]
I understand. There wasn't much for us to do once we were out of the competition, but if there had been, I probably would've been frustrated too.
[Granted he probably would've found a way to weasel himself into something regardless because that's just what he does, but. He can empathize with restlessness.]
[IN MY DEFENSE a tiny child murdered me before then]
Not necessarily. All you have to do is win the fight, and then figure out who'd prefer to be on the other side. Let them vote for you, and then the two of you throw the match after the trial--or however it's going to work, here.
[Imagine we finally go back to solo executions and Childe is like okay well scratch that advice]
...Of course, if it's someone you can't bear to kill in self-defense, that's a different problem. But I'm guessing that's part of what we're being re-tested on.
But also--he shrugs a little.] Isn't that what all this means? We won't get through this without some bloodshed. If they have to force us to act too often, I doubt they'll consider our "performance" satisfactory.
Mm. It won't be pleasant or satisfying for most people. [There are a lot of freaks around, but generally even they don't enjoy dying so much as they're indifferent to it? Probably??? Who knows.] ...But from the way some people were talking in trial, I'd say a few of our number might think something like, "at least it was me and not someone else."
[It's not exactly comforting, but--there's nothing comforting about this situation. Even with Kate, Childe's simply tried to phrase the reality more gently, rather than patronizing her by pretending they're doing anything besides waiting in the wings for their turn at the deathmatch.]
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That's a shame.
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vi collapses back down wherever she passed out, rubbing at her face. ]
Fuck. I jinxed him.
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Why do you say that?
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I told him not to be awake last night - he could have my gauntlets if he wanted.
[ obviously this is stupid ]
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...If you start thinking like that this soon, you won't last eight weeks. [Close enough]
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she sighs, rubbing at her face. ]
Yeah. I know. [ ... ] I didn't even know him that well. It's fine.
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...For what it's worth, several of us were happier on the other side. That might wind up being the case here, too.
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... I don't like doing nothing. It'd probably annoy me more than anything.
[ i have given up on hopes of seeing a graveyard without taking myself out by force ]
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He nods, though.]
I understand. There wasn't much for us to do once we were out of the competition, but if there had been, I probably would've been frustrated too.
[Granted he probably would've found a way to weasel himself into something regardless because that's just what he does, but. He can empathize with restlessness.]
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We didn't have anything on the other side either, just poking around, getting cursed. Honestly, it was a fucking blur, I barely remember any of it.
[ but this is going to be drawn out, so. ]
Not like I have a choice. Someone decides I'm out and I'm out.
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Not necessarily. All you have to do is win the fight, and then figure out who'd prefer to be on the other side. Let them vote for you, and then the two of you throw the match after the trial--or however it's going to work, here.
[Imagine we finally go back to solo executions and Childe is like okay well scratch that advice]
...Of course, if it's someone you can't bear to kill in self-defense, that's a different problem. But I'm guessing that's part of what we're being re-tested on.
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That's so fucking complicated. [ she says, after a second, frowning. it's really not, but she figures it is not going to be that easy. ]
What - you think we're being re-tested on like... how willing we are to kill people?
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But also--he shrugs a little.] Isn't that what all this means? We won't get through this without some bloodshed. If they have to force us to act too often, I doubt they'll consider our "performance" satisfactory.
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she doesn't like the sound of that, but... he's got a point. ]
I guess I didn't think of it that way. [ ... ] Guess it helps that the dead are supposed to go somewhere safe, but. They still have to die to do it.
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[It's not exactly comforting, but--there's nothing comforting about this situation. Even with Kate, Childe's simply tried to phrase the reality more gently, rather than patronizing her by pretending they're doing anything besides waiting in the wings for their turn at the deathmatch.]