That's usually what ends up working... but that shit requires coordination. And sacrifices. People are gonna die no matter what.
[...]
In the castle, we ended up deciding who lived and died that last week, to get the ending we needed... won't be surprise if there's a repeat of that logic here.
Well, I can just see that going over well with some of us here. Necessary losses while working together...
[ sacrifices and coordination, hmm. ]
Especially when some of us probably aren't quite as altruistic as others, huh. But if you managed to muddle until the very end before getting a plan together, I suppose that bodes well for how much time we might have to collect more information on our situation.
So long as we can guarantee that everyone comes back, we'll get volunteers to die -- shit, I'll volunteer first.
[That's not the part that Sanji's worried about]
It's getting to the point where we all trust each other enough to make that call. Shit like that's gonna take time. And now that half the group's in their feelings about the people who have been left behind...
Hmm. I imagine they'll rally behind it, soon enough... The past can be a lifeline to many people.
[ as will their bonds with the people left behind. if it's cold, or some similar descriptor, it wouldn't be the first time people have accused her of being such. ]
Granted, it'll certainly take effort on all our parts to get there all the same. [ because yeah, not accepting at this time that there isn't a better option than the one the directors would have them believe. ] Especially when oftentimes it's just a waiting game until we can actually accomplish anything of use...
Shit would be a lot simpler if we just got all the tools and information we need at the beginning... but guess that wouldn't make for a good story, either.
[Salty? A little bit. His castle was all about the importance of a good story come to life, and he can feel the strain of that ideology even now.]
... But we ain't got a choice besides... keep searching out info and survive.
[A pause]
Did you make it to the end of your game? No death?
[Much as he's interested in hearing her speak about her experiences in the mansion, Sanji levels his focus on her question instead, and nods]
... Not saying anyone's crafting an actual story about this shit, but back in the castle... that was kind of the shitty theme: stories, and proving that yours was worth sharing with the world. If we didn't do as we were instructed, all of our homes would be ripped away, like pages from a book.
So... if you didn't prove that you mattered, or that yours was a story worth telling, they ended it for you? Permanently...
[ that's... a very interesting metaphor made entirely too real, but, all right. it isn't as if all of their respective murdergames haven't been equally outlandish and fanciful. ]
It's a rather interesting way of dressing things up, I suppose.
[ at the end of they day they were still murdering for some sort of vague cause, though. ]
[A thoughtful hum to follow up her first assessment since... yeah, it wasn't the greatest boost to the soul, thinking of yourself as a story that could get wiped out.
Hmm. We had a few similar things- I think most people just called them 'special privileges.' But they weren't under threat or blackmail of any real sort, to my knowledge, and any lack of transparency was more in order to try to avoid the house's notice than anything else, I believe.
Two people at a time were able to try to detect whether the monster infection was latent in someone during a given week, and ... I believe there was another, but I am unaware of what their duties entailed, precisely.
[ she shrugs a little, mildly. ]
I wasn't one of them, so I couldn't say. Take this with a grain of salt.
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Date: 2020-06-19 12:01 am (UTC)That's usually what ends up working... but that shit requires coordination. And sacrifices. People are gonna die no matter what.
[...]
In the castle, we ended up deciding who lived and died that last week, to get the ending we needed... won't be surprise if there's a repeat of that logic here.
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Date: 2020-06-19 12:22 am (UTC)[ sacrifices and coordination, hmm. ]
Especially when some of us probably aren't quite as altruistic as others, huh. But if you managed to muddle until the very end before getting a plan together, I suppose that bodes well for how much time we might have to collect more information on our situation.
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Date: 2020-06-20 12:41 am (UTC)[That's not the part that Sanji's worried about]
It's getting to the point where we all trust each other enough to make that call. Shit like that's gonna take time. And now that half the group's in their feelings about the people who have been left behind...
[It's gonna be a long, long road ahead of them]
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Date: 2020-06-21 07:18 pm (UTC)[ as will their bonds with the people left behind. if it's cold, or some similar descriptor, it wouldn't be the first time people have accused her of being such. ]
Granted, it'll certainly take effort on all our parts to get there all the same. [ because yeah, not accepting at this time that there isn't a better option than the one the directors would have them believe. ] Especially when oftentimes it's just a waiting game until we can actually accomplish anything of use...
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Date: 2020-06-23 10:37 pm (UTC)[Salty? A little bit. His castle was all about the importance of a good story come to life, and he can feel the strain of that ideology even now.]
... But we ain't got a choice besides... keep searching out info and survive.
[A pause]
Did you make it to the end of your game? No death?
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Date: 2020-06-23 10:53 pm (UTC)[ little things like you know, giving away the lifesaving 1up feather to a monster instead. ]
... Story?
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Date: 2020-06-25 02:08 am (UTC)... Not saying anyone's crafting an actual story about this shit, but back in the castle... that was kind of the shitty theme: stories, and proving that yours was worth sharing with the world. If we didn't do as we were instructed, all of our homes would be ripped away, like pages from a book.
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Date: 2020-06-25 05:51 am (UTC)[ that's... a very interesting metaphor made entirely too real, but, all right. it isn't as if all of their respective murdergames haven't been equally outlandish and fanciful. ]
It's a rather interesting way of dressing things up, I suppose.
[ at the end of they day they were still murdering for some sort of vague cause, though. ]
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Date: 2020-06-28 03:26 am (UTC)[A pause. His eyes... dart to the side, thinking, before he decides it really doesn't matter]
I had a role back there. And the first thing they made clear is that if I refused, my entire world would be gone because of my refusal.
[A shrug]
Not like they were gonna blow up my planet, but... just that the story would be gone. It was weird shit.
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Date: 2020-06-28 02:46 pm (UTC)[ it doesn't necessarily sound... derisive, per se. more just thoughtful, more just reflective. ]
But... A role? Extra duties assigned to you by whoever was in charge, I take it.
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Date: 2020-06-28 06:58 pm (UTC)But anyway]
Yep. I had to do some hustlin' on the side.
Did the mansion not have shit like that?
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Date: 2020-06-28 07:05 pm (UTC)Two people at a time were able to try to detect whether the monster infection was latent in someone during a given week, and ... I believe there was another, but I am unaware of what their duties entailed, precisely.
[ she shrugs a little, mildly. ]
I wasn't one of them, so I couldn't say. Take this with a grain of salt.