Ugh, yeah... I think so too. I think Laudna already talked to her, which...
[ sighs. ]
I understand wanting to try to help first and giving them some say in it. It pissed me off that that group that killed Camille didn't try that. But I think things have changed since then, too. We've seen now how people get worse as the weeks go on, so after this long, it's probably going to get pretty ugly. And since so many people are going to need to die in another week anyway, and since the ones who are afflicted shouldn't be the ones left at the end...
It would really make more sense to just do it as soon as possible without trying to delay things, wouldn't it?
Logically, yes. Especially since it's difficult to predict how things will go.
... the monster will likely be more on guard. The problem is that they are as aware of what's happening as the person is. Especially if it's coming from someone who is already known to have planned something like this prior.
I don't think I'd be able to do it, though. I mean— emotionally I could, just. I don't think I could physically pull it off on my own against a monster.
[ this is probably backwards from how most people here would look at it. ]
...Yeah, it's kind of exhausting. I'm used to being the callous, selfish one, but I'm not used to stakes like this. Back home nothing really matters much.
... I know that, in general, people like to play off how they feel as not too big of a deal. We're all suffering. What happened one week might not be objectively worse than what happened last week, so it's okay. You didn't die, so something isn't a big deal in comparison.
And maybe, in the most objective of senses, that's true. But that logic doesn't work for people in the grand scheme of things. It's not like everything we've gone through resets along with the week, the stress and the trauma builds up more and more.
See, where I'm from, it does kind of reset every week? I mean, not completely, we still remember stuff, and sometimes there are callbacks, but... once you move on to the next thing, you're back to normal if you got hurt or died, and you don't usually think too hard about what happened the last time, even if it was really fucked up.
Mmm... it must have been a really major leap to adapt to here, then.
[ from not taking things seriously to being forced to, all the time. a little similar to people who lived rather normal lives before being brought here. ]
Well... the company I work for is pretty powerful, and one of the leaders in the industry. It has reach in the government and military, even. Lots of very powerful people want pieces.
[ she points to herself. ]
I'm one of the higher-ups. A co-founder, and one of the head directors. So, there's plenty of people who want to try to get close to me because of my position, or just want me out of the way entirely.
Oh, wow, okay. I guess that makes sense, then. Being around this group really would be a dramatic change from that.
[ he kind of feels that to a much lesser extent, because everyone in his canon is at least a little bit shitty. being around people like rondo and alfyn has been wild. ]
...Man, it was already impressive that you were doing research stuff like that when you were still in your teens, but if you helped found the whole thing at that age, that's really something.
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But it would likely be harder to accomplish a trap this time, at least. Especially since now everyone is aware you tried it the first time.
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[ sighs. ]
I understand wanting to try to help first and giving them some say in it. It pissed me off that that group that killed Camille didn't try that. But I think things have changed since then, too. We've seen now how people get worse as the weeks go on, so after this long, it's probably going to get pretty ugly. And since so many people are going to need to die in another week anyway, and since the ones who are afflicted shouldn't be the ones left at the end...
It would really make more sense to just do it as soon as possible without trying to delay things, wouldn't it?
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... the monster will likely be more on guard. The problem is that they are as aware of what's happening as the person is. Especially if it's coming from someone who is already known to have planned something like this prior.
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I don't think I'd be able to do it, though. I mean— emotionally I could, just. I don't think I could physically pull it off on my own against a monster.
[ this is probably backwards from how most people here would look at it. ]
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... they only really get the power up when they actually feel threatened or like they might lose, so you never know. It's just about smart planning.
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[ which he won't, but that's fine. ]
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[ even if it doesn't happen ]
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[ except for the catstarion headcanon decision that was the clear choice ]
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But that doesn't make it any better when you have to keep doing it.
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And maybe, in the most objective of senses, that's true. But that logic doesn't work for people in the grand scheme of things. It's not like everything we've gone through resets along with the week, the stress and the trauma builds up more and more.
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See, where I'm from, it does kind of reset every week? I mean, not completely, we still remember stuff, and sometimes there are callbacks, but... once you move on to the next thing, you're back to normal if you got hurt or died, and you don't usually think too hard about what happened the last time, even if it was really fucked up.
But. Yeah. It's not like that here.
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[ from not taking things seriously to being forced to, all the time. a little similar to people who lived rather normal lives before being brought here. ]
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It's... been a challenge.
...Though at the same time, I guess a lot of what's happened here probably hasn't hit me as hard as it has other people.
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[ she points at herself. ]
Admittedly, I'm rather used to more cutthroat environments, so everyone being so nice is actually what surprised me more than anything else.
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[ she points to herself. ]
I'm one of the higher-ups. A co-founder, and one of the head directors. So, there's plenty of people who want to try to get close to me because of my position, or just want me out of the way entirely.
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[ he kind of feels that to a much lesser extent, because everyone in his canon is at least a little bit shitty. being around people like rondo and alfyn has been wild. ]
...Man, it was already impressive that you were doing research stuff like that when you were still in your teens, but if you helped found the whole thing at that age, that's really something.