[ senri & ray are not okay ]

[usogi]

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[selfimmolates]

Well, if you're going to switch, it makes sense to do it in the last week, like Sasuke. I plan on going back to Love then, personally.

[usogi]

[ . . . ]

I know what you're saying, but if we can't convince those gods to try to grant wishes for people who aren't their followers, that puts us kind of at odds...

I realize it can't be perfect - but it's still kind of worrying.

[selfimmolates]

Then communicate that with everyone else. Worrying in private will solve nothing.

[usogi]

I'm working on it.

[ . . . ]

Which gods have worlds you believe in?

I think I believe in Piety, Cheri, Love, Beauty, and Justice's worlds. I could believe in Merriment's too, I think, from what Shishimaru told me, but I want to talk to him more about it to be sure.

Because if we can all agree to switch to Love at the end, or Justice at the end, then we can all get our wishes still.

[selfimmolates]

To be honest, Piety is the only one I think is suited to lead. Or Cunning, since he and Piety have made an agreement to work together if one of them wins.

[usogi]

That's what Shishimaru thinks too.

[ . . . ]

You know we're kind of in a pinch, unless we can get a lot of people to sway at the end.

[selfimmolates]

One concern is that Ambition has done a good of holding onto her lead, somehow. Her chances of winning this are pretty good.

[usogi]

[ . . . ]

I don't know. I guess I just... would be surprised if Bambi's followers actually believe in her world. I love her. Everyone knows that.

But all she wants is a world where she's in charge, and then she can delegate - but she's... not always fair? I think she still has a lot to learn...

[selfimmolates]

Yeah, well, better hope she gets a good mentor or she doesn't win.

[usogi]

She might be getting closer to Piety... Maybe we should tell them to have a deal too, but Bambi might get upset if she finds out Cunning did something behind her and Dizzy's back.

[SIGHS,,]

Well... if we can coordinate the people in Cheri and Love's current factions, and Merriment's... we might be able to swing the whole thing.

[selfimmolates]

Sieg has promised to stay with Love until the end, so you might have to get Love to convince him first—though to be honest, I'm pretty sure she just wants whatever's best for her followers. Zoe could maybe be convinced to go with a "good" god. Nonon will likely follow Yu. Yu's... well, you've probably realized by now that he knows Love personally from back home. He could be tricky.

To be honest, Love once told me I was the most likely one to defect, and I guess it ended up being true.

[usogi]

... yeah. Love, Cheri, Beauty - I know they all want what's best for their followers. So I think if they give them the nudge to switch so that they can get their wishes...

I mean - that's why we're here, right? We all want something more than anything else. I understand loyalty. I want Cheri and Beauty to be taken care of - Justice, too. But... I guess that's why I've been trying to make sure that no matter who wins, they'll at least be comfortable.

I know you can't go to a god just for the sake of the numbers but... a lot of them are good, and I think that we can leave behind a better world if we're thoughtful about it. I want to win, but I'd feel better if I could leave behind something good too.

[selfimmolates]

Idealist.

[usogi]

Happy endings don't exist in reality. I don't think it'll be perfect.

[he says that so easily]

... but if I don't try to find a way to make as many people happy as possible, I don't know if there's any point in me being here.

[selfimmolates]

[i mean, ray won't disagree

anyhow, he sighs, though probably not for the reason senri's thinking of (well, not just that reason, at least).]