[ madoka is too pure for senri ]

[usogi]

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[usogi]

Oh - no, they're doing a lot of the work...! I'm just trying to encourage and help them.

[and he laughs a little bit,,]

.... but.... I haven't talked to Cunning and Ruin yet. I heard that Ruin keeps to herself a lot... but I'm going to try to talk to her next week maybe.

And in general I think Bambi needs more friends... you saw her at trial today, right? She's a little hard to reach at first, but she's really sweet...

[frilly]

[ Madoka nods, looking determined. when she moves to clench her fist ala her icon, she knocks her elbow into the edge of the counter and winces... ]

--Ouch!

[ but moves on quickly!!! Ignore that!!! ]

I need to do better and talk to the gods more.

[usogi]

[oh my god - ]

Madopyon please be careful....

I think it'd help... I gossip with them a lot, but that's all I know how to do....

[frilly]

You shouldn't say that's all you know how to do, or say it like it's a bad thing. Being able to talk to people and let them talk about each other comfortably is really nice!

[usogi]

[ . . . . ]

It doesn't... really save anyone the way that I want it to, though.

I don't know how much of a difference I actually make...

[frilly]

You just told me about all the differences you've made!

[usogi]

Sure but... has that actually helped any of us....?

[he's actually

not sure]

[frilly]

It helped the gods. Isn't that enough? They're people, too.

[usogi]

[ . . . and senri just laughs a little]

I'd be way happier if people thought like you do, Madopyon....

.... you have to leave Cheri this week, right?

[frilly]

[ she offers a small smile, but it falls. ]

Yes... Someone used their power...

[usogi]

... on you....?

[he frowns]

How many people did you even tell....

[frilly]

Not many. You, Takaomi-kun, Yu-kun, Ray-kun, and Nonon-cha... San. And I don't think any of them would have done it.

[usogi]

[ . . . ]

None of them could've.

[he pauses]

... I can't tell you anything more about Ray-kun than that, or he'll get really mad at me. But he said that he hasn't told you what his alignment is, but... just take my word for it.

Do you think... this Ambition follower is just using it on random people? Like Shang-san had to leave Fortune....

[frilly]

I know. I haven't asked him.

[ she sounds neutral, but her expression is hard to read. she seems more focused on that thought than anything else - and is too distracted to answer his question. ]

[usogi]

[ . . . and senri reaches out to pat her on the head - it's fine, he has gloves]

.... I'm sorry -

That some of us are really bad at trusting people with things like that.

[frilly]

Mm. That's okay.

[ which sounds more like a dismissal of that head-pat than her usual tones for trying to comfort him, but she doesn't lean away from it at all.

anyway ]

... It's probably someone using it at random. I don't think any of you would be repeating my secrets. To anyone else, I mean.

[usogi]

... it's still inconvenient.

[and he doesn't like it. he closes his eyes.]

... I know - I can't ask you where you're going, or what you're going to do... but I'm trying to make sure that every god has a follower in the coming week, so we don't do the same thing as what happened to Fortune.

[ . . . ]

Justice, Beauty, Merriment, Sincerity, and I think Love are all going to be taken care of - the ones I know the least about is Ruin and Cunning, because I've never met them. There's one other person that I know has to switch, even just for a week, so....

I wanted to tell Madopyon - if you weren't decided on where you were going.

[frilly]

[ . . . she hesitates for way too long. ]




I've already decided. But don't worry, we have the same goal.

[usogi]

[and he settles into a smile at that - easy as anything]

As long as that's the case.

I trust you - we can still work together on this too.

[frilly]

It is. Promise.

I trust you, too.

[usogi]

I don't know if I'm going to switch yet - I don't have to, so someone told me that I should stay where I am....

But I'm worried about Cheri if you're not able to be with him.

[frilly]

... I'm worried too, but there's nothing I can do about it right now.

[usogi]

I know -

.... it's me telling you that I'm thinking about it, because I promised that you'd be the first person I tell if I ever go back to him.

[ . . . ]

I'll let you know next week, what I've decided - so long as we don't have another rule telling me I can't.

[frilly]

... People sure use their powers on you a lot, huh?

[ not the alignment switch one, but. the cold chill, and the note last week... ]

[usogi]

... yeah.

[and he sighs]

But... I know the people who did both of them so far....