...Um, would you be up for some company for a little bit? It's still pretty chilly, especially with the wind howling like that outside. Kind of miserable weather to be alone in.
Ugh, it keeps weirding me out when I think about that. I'm used to being the youngest, being the old guy feels gross.
[ being the youngest and cutest is so central to his identity... ]
...It's kind of depressing watching this place get emptier almost every day, but at least it's all planned out and consensual now. No really bad surprises beyond the weather. So I'm okay, even if I still feel a little weird about how the vote turned out.
... well, I wouldn't worry too much about the vote. There were people who wanted to stay who didn't, but I can't say that the people who are here were against being in the final five.
[ well. essek probably thought the same, but at least at this point if she dies it would likely not be due to one of them murdering her, which is better than nothing. ]
[ are we... her emotions do the equivalent of ? to !
and she goes to sit on the bed. ]
No. [ there's a pause, as she figures out what to say. ] It's not you. I can't really... do that. Or, at least, normally I wouldn't even be able to really touch you. I don't think it would be a nice experience for anyone, in the end.
Hmm, my health is really delicate, and I can get sick very easily, and depending on how bad that sickness is-- I can easily die from it. It's pretty bad where I'm from. For the first weeks here, you guys weren't even really interacting with me, but a water clone of myself.
[ her bubbles hands. ]
I only stopped doing that after Scien and I confirmed it was safe, after a lot of research and experimenting. But once we're out of here it's just going to go back to that kind of living.
Don't use a wish on it, there's no point if it's just me. My entire species is like this, and I don't think I could live with myself if I'm fine but everyone else isn't. The wish isn't strong enough for all of them.
[ survivor's guilt is a hell. ]
Don't worry, I'm suuuuper smart, and I'll figure it out!
Well, if you can figure it out, there's no reason not to help you so you can have an easier time doing it, right?
I mean, I'm— I told you how my world is, I don't think I even have anything worthwhile that I could wish for for myself that wouldn't just get undone once I got home.
I wonder if we could figure out some sort of loophole to that with a wish...
[ she trails off, although they can probably go back and forth with that. ]
How about this? When we deal with this god, we can circle back to this and consider options for your wish. It'll give us a few days to think on it, okay?
[ he's just going to spend those days thinking up a good loophole for a way to use it to get her what she needs though, not for some way to trick his own world. he knows himself well enough to know he'd use it on some stupid bullshit given the chance. ]
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Haha, I hope it's going well!
...Um, would you be up for some company for a little bit? It's still pretty chilly, especially with the wind howling like that outside. Kind of miserable weather to be alone in.
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[ the mess is all the plants and paperwork. ]
How have you been holding out? I know it's hard, especially since you're the oldest of them.
[ so is she but she is not sitting through the SYSTEMATIC KILLING ]
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Ugh, it keeps weirding me out when I think about that. I'm used to being the youngest, being the old guy feels gross.
[ being the youngest and cutest is so central to his identity... ]
...It's kind of depressing watching this place get emptier almost every day, but at least it's all planned out and consensual now. No really bad surprises beyond the weather. So I'm okay, even if I still feel a little weird about how the vote turned out.
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[ that is. all she will say about that. ]
And hey! It's not gross, they need an adult.
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I'm pretty sure none of them think of me as that kind of adult.
[ no one respects him now and they'll respect him even less tomorrow. ]
...Anyway, I'm really glad you're still here with me.
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[ well. essek probably thought the same, but at least at this point if she dies it would likely not be due to one of them murdering her, which is better than nothing. ]
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[ smiles.
...and then just fidgets a little as he quietly radiates anxiety, alpha week is really not helping him out here like it should. ]
So... um, I've kind of been meaning to ask for a while... are we, like...
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and she goes to sit on the bed. ]
No. [ there's a pause, as she figures out what to say. ] It's not you. I can't really... do that. Or, at least, normally I wouldn't even be able to really touch you. I don't think it would be a nice experience for anyone, in the end.
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[ should have seen that coming. ]
Why can't you...?
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[ her bubbles hands. ]
I only stopped doing that after Scien and I confirmed it was safe, after a lot of research and experimenting. But once we're out of here it's just going to go back to that kind of living.
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[ well. shit. he's not sure what explanation he was expecting but it wasn't that.
he lets that sit for a moment, his emotions a low, staticky mess.
... ]
It doesn't have to though, right?
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Don't use a wish on it, there's no point if it's just me. My entire species is like this, and I don't think I could live with myself if I'm fine but everyone else isn't. The wish isn't strong enough for all of them.
[ survivor's guilt is a hell. ]
Don't worry, I'm suuuuper smart, and I'll figure it out!
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I mean, I'm— I told you how my world is, I don't think I even have anything worthwhile that I could wish for for myself that wouldn't just get undone once I got home.
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[ she trails off, although they can probably go back and forth with that. ]
How about this? When we deal with this god, we can circle back to this and consider options for your wish. It'll give us a few days to think on it, okay?
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[ he bites his lip and nods. ]
Yeah. Okay.
[ he's just going to spend those days thinking up a good loophole for a way to use it to get her what she needs though, not for some way to trick his own world. he knows himself well enough to know he'd use it on some stupid bullshit given the chance. ]