We met with Indulgence - oh, and I got caught in a lie. So before Uchiha rats me out, I lied about leaving an offering for Indulgence and getting snubbed.
I met with Sincerity instead, that's how Shiks and I decided to switch to his team. I kept it a secret because I thought you were going to stab me.
No, I mean the list of all the alignments that she knows that she very helpfully shows anyone she deems remotely trustworthy, apparently. So, Takaomi's with Merriment?
[ray just sort of assumes by default that everyone's lying about their alignment.]
I mean, she already knows that I think being so trusting is a reckless move. That's also why I don't plan on giving her my alignment—I won't lie to her about it, but I don't trust that she won't give it away to others.
You can talk to her, if you want. She's aware of our acquaintanceship, so it won't surprise her if she learns I told you. [a beat.] Or you could always ask which alignments she knows, and she might just show you of her own volition.
.... I don't know. That guy's really bad at lying. That's why I think you should trust him. He's smart, and super annoying, but he's really straightforward. It's.... reassuring.
I'll find out if he lied to Madopyon - he said that he'd tell me if I guessed his alignment correctly, because I promised the same in return.
[ugh he hates this. his brow furrows, and he hates that his curiosity wins out first]
.... did she show you any that I don't already know - besides Bakaomi?
Well, it would've depended on the definition of "ruin".
[cheery?]
Let me guess: she's not interested in the type of world. She just wants the power and control that comes with being the ruler of the gods. Or did she say something different to him?
She said that she wants a world where the strong survive, and the people who gain that strength are able to live freely. If you're willing to do what it takes, then you can live however you want.
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I can't tell if she tailored her response to each of you.... I'll have to ask Shishimaru what she told him too.
Huh. Well, she said something like that to me too, but in a different context. That she values initiative, and those who don't take it deserve to die in this competition. That the world runs on "kill or be killed"—if you don't want to be disposed of, be strong enough to do the disposing.
It wouldn't hurt to ask Takaomi, though.
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Anyway, don't feel like you have to walk on eggshells around Hector—at least not because of his alignment. I suspect he picked it because of the kind of world he comes from, though I could already tell you even without his alignment to be wary of him.
That said, if I'm right and he and I are anything alike... Well, as her follower, he's probably going to be obliged to kill at some point, but I wouldn't be surprised if he regrets his choice now. [he smiles grimly.] You don't escape from someone like Ruin unless you're prepared to die or you know you'll succeed.
You think it'd be that hard to get away from her...? Like - really hard to defect?
Indulgence didn't sound like they were too happy to lose followers, but I don't think he's on a warpath to get them back or punish them or anything. But he also said that Ruin's the one that he thinks would do anything in order to win the game.
I asked Beauty which gods wouldn't take losing followers well, and Indulgence was on the "maybe, but hard to say" side. It sounded like Ruin and Ambition were the unambiguous ones, however.
Well, I'll admit I'm biased here, though.
[because he may or may not have been speaking from experience.]
But if I were a Ruin follower, I'm not sure if I'd want to risk it.
... did you ask Beauty what it meant for a god to lose enough followers to possibly be eliminated? Specifically - did you ask what it means to be eliminated?
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I couldn't tell if he wasn't allowed to tell me or just didn't want to.
[Beauty seems like the type to not want to upset Senri like that....]
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... It's been a busy week.
[he does sound tired]
We met with Indulgence - oh, and I got caught in a lie. So before Uchiha rats me out, I lied about leaving an offering for Indulgence and getting snubbed.
I met with Sincerity instead, that's how Shiks and I decided to switch to his team. I kept it a secret because I thought you were going to stab me.
[ta-daaaaah]
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[is he joking? who knows. anyway, ignore his soon-in-the-future stabbing of guy...........]
I don't even see why you bothered lying about that, but whatever. I'll ask for the details soon, but first: did you know about Madoka's list?
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[he's PARANOID. but also he'll own up to the lie before someone else reveals it for him]
No, was she given a task?
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[he approves! be paranoid, senri.]
No, I mean the list of all the alignments that she knows that she very helpfully shows anyone she deems remotely trustworthy, apparently. So, Takaomi's with Merriment?
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He is? We're playing a game and I haven't guessed his yet - he doesn't know mine either.
Ahhh, he's going to accuse me of cheating!
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Anyway, you didn't hear that from me.
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[but also - ]
... Should we - you know, stop her?
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[ray just sort of assumes by default that everyone's lying about their alignment.]
I mean, she already knows that I think being so trusting is a reckless move. That's also why I don't plan on giving her my alignment—I won't lie to her about it, but I don't trust that she won't give it away to others.
You can talk to her, if you want. She's aware of our acquaintanceship, so it won't surprise her if she learns I told you. [a beat.] Or you could always ask which alignments she knows, and she might just show you of her own volition.
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I'll find out if he lied to Madopyon - he said that he'd tell me if I guessed his alignment correctly, because I promised the same in return.
[ugh he hates this. his brow furrows, and he hates that his curiosity wins out first]
.... did she show you any that I don't already know - besides Bakaomi?
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[he grins.]
In that way, she's like you. Everyone trusts her and lets their guard down around her because she seems harmless. She's a useful ally.
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[senri sighs. deeply.]
I don't want to use Madopyon like that. She'll be wrong about my alignment soon anyway, so her info won't even be accurate. It won't feel fair....
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Yu and Nonon are with Love. Hector's with Ruin—he offered to heal her hand using Equivalent Exchange.
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[IF YOU HAVE MAJIMA ON YOUR SIDE THEN YOU WIN THE GAME RIGHT]
Those two aren't surprising, I guess. I wonder how they feel now that they're not obviously in the lead.
But Hector-san being with Ruin.... Ahh, I don't like that.
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I got the feeling when we first met that Hector and I aren't dissimilar, so it doesn't surprise me.
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... did you nearly choose Ruin, Ray-kun?
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[to be honest?]
I asked Uchiha to go see her too, so he told me a little bit about the world that she wants.
[senri confirmed asked every emo to see ruin in his place bc he was too scared]
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[cheery?]
Let me guess: she's not interested in the type of world. She just wants the power and control that comes with being the ruler of the gods. Or did she say something different to him?
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... She did, actually.
She said that she wants a world where the strong survive, and the people who gain that strength are able to live freely. If you're willing to do what it takes, then you can live however you want.
[ . . . . . ]
I can't tell if she tailored her response to each of you.... I'll have to ask Shishimaru what she told him too.
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It wouldn't hurt to ask Takaomi, though.
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Anyway, don't feel like you have to walk on eggshells around Hector—at least not because of his alignment. I suspect he picked it because of the kind of world he comes from, though I could already tell you even without his alignment to be wary of him.
That said, if I'm right and he and I are anything alike... Well, as her follower, he's probably going to be obliged to kill at some point, but I wouldn't be surprised if he regrets his choice now. [he smiles grimly.] You don't escape from someone like Ruin unless you're prepared to die or you know you'll succeed.
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You think it'd be that hard to get away from her...? Like - really hard to defect?
Indulgence didn't sound like they were too happy to lose followers, but I don't think he's on a warpath to get them back or punish them or anything. But he also said that Ruin's the one that he thinks would do anything in order to win the game.
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Well, I'll admit I'm biased here, though.
[because he may or may not have been speaking from experience.]
But if I were a Ruin follower, I'm not sure if I'd want to risk it.
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[ . . . . ]
I couldn't tell if he wasn't allowed to tell me or just didn't want to.
[Beauty seems like the type to not want to upset Senri like that....]
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[and he'll look down at his hands]
If it's anything like how we get eliminated... Things could get trickier.
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