Opinions without 3.1415 are just Onions (Week1 post trial)

[ghostricked]

After everything, the house seems almost too still and too mundane. At least as long as the doors to that room remain closed. One by one those covered in what was once their teammate are lead to the showers or change in silence. There is no warm meal waiting for them. No words of encouragement.

Life goes on, regardless.

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[kaliedoscopes]

Right, the soup........ [ Shudder. ]

In that case, you're don't possess the ability to conjure magical food or drink then?

[kaliedoscopes]

It rained every single night there, like clockwork.

[ It is, but too much of a good thing... ]

[eyeforai]

[An irritated sigh.]

At least we have one less idiot to worry about.

[Not that he's happy Sho's dead, but he sure as hell doesn't feel bad about voting him off after everything.]

[tsunderine]

...unfortunately, no.

[onemolife]

Ah, I see. That would be pretty annoying.

[ You poor thing. ]

Are your clothes from home or something you picked up from the dressing room here?

[kaliedoscopes]

It truly is unfortunate, but it's not like I could do any better. [ ... ]

Our rations and backup plan will have to make do, unless we come upon a pantry or something similar.

[boardreversal]

[And he...pauses for a long moment at that question.

Does it get easier?

'...The third game...definitely felt easier.
Even though I was being torn apart regularly by those ass-nee-chans, I felt...
...Like I was more detatched from the situation.
...I still feel like I am, too.']

...I don't think easier's the right word. I think it's more...that it affects you a lot less. You just....get used to it.

[and he sounds like he hates that fact, because...well, he does.]

[boardreversal]

Eh...? Me, write a book...?

[He seems taken aback by the notion, but...]

That...might not be a bad idea, if I can find the paper or an empty book to do it with. I'm not sure it'd be a Biography, but...it'd be something, at least.

[ALSO NICK HOW DARE YOU FOR THAT]

[boardreversal]

Nanobiology...? Does that mean it runs on nanomachines?

[STILL ONLY STUFF HE'S READ ABOUT.]

That's incredible, though...I can't believe technology got this advanced in only 60 years from now!

[tsunderine]

Well, magic can't do the impossible, after all.

Mm... yeah, well. There is a pantry, apparently, but we'll just have to find it.

[soupervillain]

Yeesh, okay, okay, I get it. He's perfect, he's a genius, sun shines out the dude's butt. Does he actually, like... like things, though?

...does he like you?

[ He's not trying to be an ass with that last question, and his tone is gentle. Maybe he's reading too much into this. But Saphir had only said he needed him, and that strikes Giovanni as a pretty significant gulf of meaning. ]

[soupervillain]

They should care! Being a bad guy doesn't mean you have to be a bad guy!

[golden_dream]

...How do you know?

... [though his explanation does give her pause]

Their motive could be... they really hate me, for some reason. Or they think I'm weak enough they could get away with it.

... It was just something I was afraid of happening. I didn't say it was logical.

[reanimania]

[ Look, you asked what was great about him and it's a long list! (And don't you dare talk about Jade's butt!!!)

There's a fairly long silence before he manages an answer that probably says all you really need to know. ]

...O-of course he does! I mean-- as much as he likes anything now.

[ Which, to answer the first question, is not much. ]

[soupervillain]

[ Hey, why not? His butt's gotta be as perfect as the rest of him, right?

That pause, though. That's concerning. Giovanni's forehead creases, and he glances at Saphir worriedly. ]

Look, Replicator, I don't want to judge your guys's relationship. I mean, obviously I've never met the guy. But it seems to me like one of you is putting a lot more friendship into this... friendship.

[ The way he'd said "now"... ]

Did something happen?

[reanimania]

[ how did this thread turn from your dead friend grief to his relationship problems

...Well, he won't deny that much, at least; he has always been the one making all the effort to close the distance between them. ]

He's been different since our teacher... passed away, years ago. I doubt most of the people we knew back then can even tell, but I can. He never shows any honest reactions to anything anymore.

[soupervillain]

[ Quietly: ] I don't know if I wanna get used to it.

[ On the one hand, it would probably be easier to go about life if he didn't feel a new round of crying coming on every few minutes. On the other... his friends are gone, and one of them killed the other. Is that something he can ever accept being okay with? ]

[sageking]

[ ...That earned a little chuckle, though his smile hardly lasted for long, even as he appraised her words.

A woman full of fear and one who'd take an opportunity when it made it available. There hardly was anything noble like that. For better or worse, he will watch her. ]

The complete opposite of a virtuous woman by virtue of sheer frailty and selfishness. There's nothing to praise about that.

[ She had already indicated how impudent she was in her desire when she had pursued him in that game. ]

In this situation, however...that in of itself can suit us perfectly, or it will hamper us.

But, very well. I've heard your resolve, full of pitiful weakness as it was. I will see how far your struggle brings you.

[ And in turn, them. ]

[cw_suicide]

Right? We just have to adapt to our current circumstances. Maybe someone in this group will surprise the rest.

[deadanimemom]

I don't have one yet, but I did see one in the supply closet.

[deadanimemom]

Really? That's weird, I haven't had any problems with summoning since I arrived in this world.

[tsunderine]

Mm... like, smaller familiars are fine, but Heroic Spirits-- well, it's not like I can summon them by normal means to begin with, but.

[cw_suicide]

Mm, yeah, that sounds like effort.

[effort is hard and thus bad]

[tsunderine]

[this isn't Wreck it Ralph, not that Tohsaka would know that movie to begin with...]

But doesn't that defeat the purpose of being a 'bad guy' to begin with?

[cw_suicide]

[it's been soaking but also there was clearly a head bleeding down the left side, so uh.

that's a pain to get out]