[ senri & ray are not okay ]

[usogi]

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[selfimmolates]

My word won't mean much since people know we associate with one another. A photo isn't perfect proof either, since I could hypothetically have taken it on Friday, but it might help back up any claims.

[usogi]

[ . . . . . . senri sighs.]

Who knows? Uchiha might take credit anyway.

[and he just waves a hand]

I don't get him at all - but I feel like if I leave him alone now, I'll just be proving him right.

[selfimmolates]

If you say so.

[no skin under ray's back. he puts his camera away.]

Why does it even matter to you?

[usogi]

I'm stubborn and don't think he'll actually kill me.

[selfimmolates]

... And your reasoning for that?

[usogi]

Too obvious. He'd get voted out immediately. You know what his current god is and if you need an ability, you'd know what his next one is too.

[selfimmolates]

He doesn't know that I'm aware of his current alignment. It's also risky for me to call him out on anything—he could try and paint me as an accomplice, since I'm assisting with upgrading his weaponry.

[usogi]

Hmm... Good point.

I'll tell Shishimaru too.

[senri shut up]

[selfimmolates]

[he sighs.]

Do what you want. I still think trying to redeem the guy is naive. Too much risk, not a worthwhile enough benefit that couldn't be achieved through other means.

[usogi]

Yeah, I know.

[he'll at least admit as much]

It's why I'm not asking you to help. I'll try to figure this one out.

[without his emotional support gremlin]

[selfimmolates]

Idiot. What are you even trying to prove?

[usogi]

... I don't know.

[and he'll at least be honest about that.]

I guess I just - don't believe in leaving people alone, without anyone else to count on. I know that's what he wants but... I don't think he's thought it through either.

[selfimmolates]

[...

there's a flicker of a faraway look in ray's eyes, before it switches back to his usual expression.]

Well, there's your first problem. People who feel that way are usually themselves pretty bad about counting on others.

[usogi]

[senri tilts his head]

What do you mean, Ray-kun?

[selfimmolates]

[he shrugs.]

Exactly what I said.

[usogi]

Well... it'll all work out the way that it's supposed to. I'll be as careful as I can anyway.

[but

how careful is that exactly,]

[selfimmolates]

You mean, in your death, and not at all?

[usogi]

Please don't speak so confidently, I'll be offended.

[selfimmolates]

Yeah, that's a feature, not a bug.

[he half-sighs (again), half-blows his bangs out of his eyes.]

Anyway, as much as I'd rather you change your mind, you're obviously too much of a moron to, so I'll lend a hand with Sasuke as long as it doesn't interfere with my own dealings with him.

[usogi]

[ . . . ]

You don't have to, you know...

It doesn't really have that much to do with the game - you probably have enough on your plate?

[selfimmolates]

Not really. If anything, I have too much free time in this place.

[usogi]

[what the fuck]

Even after talking to all the gods? I always imagine you as someone who scrambles around the whole temple while I'm not looking...

[selfimmolates]

It doesn't take that long to do that.

[... so does this mean ray does in fact scramble around the whole temple? who knows.]

Besides, unlike you, I don't go around talking to every person in sight.

[usogi]

.... I don't talk to every person.

[that's rude, ray]

Who do you think is trustworthy enough to talk to anyway? I have a list... but I don't know if it matches up with yours.

[given that ray is even more paranoid than him]

[selfimmolates]

[sounds fake]

You mean participant-wise? Depends on how you define "trustworthy".