Even though I'm a pirate, I'm still a doctor and I don't particularly care for killing people unless I absolutely have to.
[ so, maybe lenore was on the nose when she called him kind? he hates the idea, though, to be called kind when he's a pirate. ]
However, for this wish, I'd do anything to make sure I could have it. I've been working so hard for it. [ a slight pause as he looks outwards towards the flowers blankly, his fists clenching. ] If I killed anyone it wouldn't be barbaric or unnecessarily violent; I'd make it simple—peaceful.
Honestly I'm beginning to rethink a lot of what's going on around here.
[ hmm. ]
Between the murders, the noises, and the places that groups of us end up being transported to— [ and then being spat out after being mauled... ] I'd almost say that more of us deserve to get some sort of constellation prize if we aren't a winner.
[ oh. well... at least she knows that much? rather, accepted it. he did kind of suggest it in his own way but also allowed her to go about and believe what she wanted to believe. ]
Well... we’d only just found out he was dead, and there you were at my door, offering your blood to me. I mean, who does that?
[she laughs a little. law, you’re silly.]
So it did cross my mind that, maybe, you killed him. And you wanted an excuse to get into his room so you could... I don’t know. Ditch some evidence? Check something that would help you keep your story straight at the coming trial?
[ you know, that's a fair assessment and the truth of the matter is far from that. it's also a lot farther than what answer he gives her but that's fine? it's fine...
the idea of him killing steven is laughable (if it wasn't also sad). ]
If the circumstances called for it, of the people who are here, Steven would have been far from the top candidates.
[ honestly the person who put fukuda there in the first place did so in desperation and in fear for what they could do. murder a murderer before they get the chance to act, i guess.
though he's not missing that tone. hmm? ]
Who accused you of being responsible for Steven's death before trial?
Of course, they were glib about it, and it's hard to tell how seriously they meant what was said. Maybe they just wanted to see how I'd react. Hard to tell what someone like that is thinking, sometimes.
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[ so, maybe lenore was on the nose when she called him kind? he hates the idea, though, to be called kind when he's a pirate. ]
However, for this wish, I'd do anything to make sure I could have it. I've been working so hard for it. [ a slight pause as he looks outwards towards the flowers blankly, his fists clenching. ] If I killed anyone it wouldn't be barbaric or unnecessarily violent; I'd make it simple—peaceful.
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... Do you still think there's only one person here who's going to get their wish?
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[ hmm. ]
Between the murders, the noises, and the places that groups of us end up being transported to— [ and then being spat out after being mauled... ] I'd almost say that more of us deserve to get some sort of constellation prize if we aren't a winner.
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[she smiles wryly, and lets out a breath.]
I'll admit, I'm relieved. For a moment there, I was worried you were going to go all "every man for himself" and I'd be left to go hungry.
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[ and on some level that's how he used to play. these days? hmmm. ]
You don't have to worry about that. I said I'd take over for Steven and I will.
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Feels a bit like being a princess from one of those stories. A handsome rogue, coming to help me in my hour of need... It’s nice.
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hmm. he'll frown slightly at that. ]
Don't phrase it like that.
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It's good that you didn't call me that either.
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Seriously, though. I know you're not just doing this for me. And that's fine.
To tell you the truth, I was a little suspicious yesterday... when you showed up at my door so suddenly.
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Why? What did you think I would be there for?
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[she laughs a little. law, you’re silly.]
So it did cross my mind that, maybe, you killed him. And you wanted an excuse to get into his room so you could... I don’t know. Ditch some evidence? Check something that would help you keep your story straight at the coming trial?
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the idea of him killing steven is laughable (if it wasn't also sad). ]
If the circumstances called for it, of the people who are here, Steven would have been far from the top candidates.
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... Of course, my other worry at the time was that even if you didn’t do it, perhaps you thought that I did.
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[ it...honestly crossed his mind. a lot of things have crossed his mind since then. ]
But the evidence has spoken otherwise, hasn't it?
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I don't blame you for thinking it, of course. At least some of us had the restraint to hold off on making accusations until the trial began.
[her tone suggests that somebody did not.]
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though he's not missing that tone. hmm? ]
Who accused you of being responsible for Steven's death before trial?
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Of course, they were glib about it, and it's hard to tell how seriously they meant what was said. Maybe they just wanted to see how I'd react. Hard to tell what someone like that is thinking, sometimes.
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[ hmmm. ]
They came second in the vote, so I wonder what would have happened if Gu Yun didn't accuse the Fukuda at the end.
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Still... despite the situation, I’m not sure I’d attribute their actions to a desire for self-preservation.
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[ looks at the two of them, i suppose???