[ senri & ray are not okay ]

[usogi]

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[selfimmolates]

Pardoning someone from execution would be a pretty hefty reward. I wasn't really expecting it to work in the first place.

[usogi]

I worked hard and I earned it.

[ . . . ]

And I know Beauty would've wanted to help, if he could've - in that kind of dire situation.

[selfimmolates]

Better not to place your hopes on that kind of thing. It's too unreliable.

[usogi]

.... I know it wasn't guaranteed, but it was worth trying if we needed to.

[smh]

It's just lucky we don't need to.

[selfimmolates]

Unless Ishikirimaru's loophole fails.

[usogi]

[ . . . . ]

Ray-kun is always holding onto the worst case scenario.

[selfimmolates]

It makes more sense to.

[usogi]

I know - but that's why I think it's extra important that I have enough faith for the two of us.

[senri please,,]

... I'm nervous, and I'm mad that I can't do anything - but I hope it'll be okay.

[selfimmolates]

[it's infuriating. it hurts. he almost wants to laugh over the absurdity of it all.

instead, he locks all of that down.]

Probably not. We're only on week two of at least six.

[usogi]

.... well, our other options are to lose hope or give up, so I think I'm going to stick with mine.

[ . . . . ]

I... don't think the people are so bad here.

[selfimmolates]

Didn't stop four people from dying this week. Whatever their intentions, people will likely continue to kill.

At the end of the day, from a practical standpoint, it doesn't matter if they're "bad" or not.

[usogi]

... so we work harder.

[ . . . ]

Ishirin-san is going to Merriment specifically so that he can try to keep a watch out for other people, at least....

[selfimmolates]

Using All Nighter? Great, we might have a better idea of who to execute, then.

[usogi]

Uh-huh. I trust him.

[this is so odd to write about a teej character but it's true]

[selfimmolates]

You trust everyone.

[usogi]

.... not everyone.

[he sighs]

Everyone in different levels, maybe. But I do trust Ishirin-san not to suddenly feel like murdering all of us just because.

[selfimmolates]

Mm.

[apparently, ray has no opinion on that.]

[usogi]

[ . . . . . ]

Ray-kun, if you don't tell me why you're making cryptic comments, I can't say anything.

[selfimmolates]

I'm not making cryptic comments. I don't really have an opinion on Ishikirimaru.

[usogi]

You're talking even less than usual.... and being gloomier than usual....

Are you doing okay - after everything?

[selfimmolates]

Of course. All things considered, what with all the culprits being dead, this was pretty much the best outcome we could hope for.

[usogi]

[ . . . ]

You don't have to just think things through logically all the time, you know...

[selfimmolates]

Why?

[usogi]

Because you're a person, not a robot.

And I think even Connor-san has some feelings - even though they mostly hover around 'confused'.

[selfimmolates]

I have feelings. They include being exasperated with you a lot.

More importantly, being logical helps keep me alive. I don't see a reason to change that.