If he told you that-- he's an idiot. And I'm not gonna blame you, cuz you're new here, and you don't know better. You don't leave people important to you alone unless you absolutely have to.
[ glancing at Dia to make sure she's okay at least before looking back, confused, between both of them. And she keeps her axe lowered too. ]
Perhaps you ought to have thought of that before striking out in a game wherein we are expected to murder each other. Thinking your intentions to be deadly was certainly not out of line.
[ Obviously confused, but if both them are fine he will use the potion. After he's downed it he replies, puzzled: ]
The only person I am close to on Heart Soldier Senshi is Hiryuu. I will hear you out in your entirety, your reasons. I do not want to suspect you, and I will believe you if you say you had no choice but to take the actions you did. There is no reason to cling to that cover story, Requiem.
[ resignedly testing out the weight of her new half-lance by flipping it around in her hand— and stepping aside slightly to give Shu and Requiem space ]
C? He joined up with, ah— with Mori and Duality. I last saw them at the area with all the broken metal devices. All of them were unharmed at the time, though C kept saying absurd things to try to frighten me off.
[ He says, shaking his head as he addresses the woman from LiliS. He cannot bring himself to sound exasperated under the circumstances, but neither does he sound surprised.
Then, to Requiem ]
I was told it was one of Azrael-- you were the first I met, and thus the first I suspected. It may be another of your comrades that struck the killing blow on Okami, leaving him brutally dismembered and only C to witness them fleeing the scene.
... I think C pulled the wool over your eyes, dude. Me and Dia are the only Zraels here as far as I know, and I haven't seen any Taishos besides you, either. I did cut someone up, in my first round, but it was a Heart Soldier Senshi I didn't recognize, wearing his zombie suit or whatever.
His lies to me were... exaggerated. That wreckage around us would attack, or that his teammates would kill me when they were obviously peaceful. But, as I said, both lies were about getting me to leave.
A lie specifically intended to get someone uninvolved hurt seems... cruel.
Pranks are just one step away from cruelty in most cases, Amaranth. And with Zraels reputation for going hard, everyone's going to be more than willing to believe we'd do things like that. Like Shu does.
[ huffs. ]
But go ahead. I really don't even know who "Okami" is? Ive only seen Maki but not this round.
[ Shu snorts— it's an inelegant sound, but that's the only way he can respond to Amaranth assuming C would know that. ]
He does not think as you or I do.
[ And then, back to the conversation he is having with Requeim, he gestures the points of Okami's ears. ]
He is fairly distinctive. Keep in mind, Requiem, I like your unit. I am loathe to suspect anyone of beauty, and your unit has done more for me than any others. But there is blood on my hands too. In these situations, I must believe anyone to be capable of anything.
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but she backs up rapidly with the half of the lance she has and flings it across the ground ugh ]
Maybe you shoulda been there!
[ but she pauses, looking sort of awkwardly miserable, and continues more gently, ]
... sorry. Maybe you don't care but I wasn't gonna go out of my way to kill him, but he...
[ gestures to Shu. ]
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He told me we should separate! That it would be safer for him!
[ gripping her half-lance/new long-handled dagger, shooting a frustrated look at Shu before looking back at Req ]
I'd have defended you too, if you were threatened.
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He keeps between Requiem and Amaranth, but he's not interrupting their conversation--
no that's a lie, at the last part he did ]
If you say that, then do not attack her like a cur, completely lacking in honor!
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[ glancing at Dia to make sure she's okay at least before looking back, confused, between both of them. And she keeps her axe lowered too. ]
... why would you defend me?
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Why would I not? I... that's what you do, for people you like, isn't it?
[ a pause, then, to Shu- ] ...And I was doing the only thing I could to keep her from continuing to attack John—I wasn't striking to kill.
[ she doesn't intend for that to sound judgmental, though it maybe comes off a bit that way all the same. ]
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but she's not interrupting. ]
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Equally judgmental: ]
Perhaps you ought to have thought of that before striking out in a game wherein we are expected to murder each other. Thinking your intentions to be deadly was certainly not out of line.
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[ drifting back towards Dia, tiredly. ]
We good?
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You're right. Both of you.
[ oh. Aradia is here, too. she manages a small, tired smile in her direction. ]
We're... good, yes.
[ Then, she unties the potion from the belt, passing it to Shu. ] This... should help, I think. It's too late for John, regardless.
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And - John will be fine too. Don't worry.
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Sorry for the gap in replies, got distractedStill a little wary, Shu holds his hand out for the potion but looks over to Requiem and Aradia first ]
You are both uninjured?
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... yeah. I'm... fine.
Were you close to that guy I jacked up on Heart or something?
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The only person I am close to on Heart Soldier Senshi is Hiryuu. I will hear you out in your entirety, your reasons. I do not want to suspect you, and I will believe you if you say you had no choice but to take the actions you did. There is no reason to cling to that cover story, Requiem.
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Who do you think I hurt, anyway? I haven't even seen C, so...
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C? He joined up with, ah— with Mori and Duality. I last saw them at the area with all the broken metal devices. All of them were unharmed at the time, though C kept saying absurd things to try to frighten me off.
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[ He says, shaking his head as he addresses the woman from LiliS. He cannot bring himself to sound exasperated under the circumstances, but neither does he sound surprised.
Then, to Requiem ]
I was told it was one of Azrael-- you were the first I met, and thus the first I suspected. It may be another of your comrades that struck the killing blow on Okami, leaving him brutally dismembered and only C to witness them fleeing the scene.
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[ Giving Amaranth a curious look. huh. ]
... I think C pulled the wool over your eyes, dude. Me and Dia are the only Zraels here as far as I know, and I haven't seen any Taishos besides you, either. I did cut someone up, in my first round, but it was a Heart Soldier Senshi I didn't recognize, wearing his zombie suit or whatever.
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I like C but he's a shitter.
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His lies to me were... exaggerated. That wreckage around us would attack, or that his teammates would kill me when they were obviously peaceful. But, as I said, both lies were about getting me to leave.
A lie specifically intended to get someone uninvolved hurt seems... cruel.
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He named the victim. After this is over with, I shall speak with Okami and see what he says happened to him. Only then can I be certain.
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[ huffs. ]
But go ahead. I really don't even know who "Okami" is? Ive only seen Maki but not this round.
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She speaks softly—more of an aside than interrupting the delicate negotiation between Requiem and Shu. ]
I understand the connection between pranks and cruelty just fine—and the dividing line between them. Surely C does, too.
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He does not think as you or I do.
[ And then, back to the conversation he is having with Requeim, he gestures the points of Okami's ears. ]
He is fairly distinctive. Keep in mind, Requiem, I like your unit. I am loathe to suspect anyone of beauty, and your unit has done more for me than any others. But there is blood on my hands too. In these situations, I must believe anyone to be capable of anything.