how we doin, Taisho

[rollplayinghouse]

Who: Taisho (and anyone who wants to check on them)
Where: Taisho dorms
When: Day 66, late morning

[Maki ultimately spent the night at Future is Now, but in the morning she finally takes everyone's advice and returns to Taisho. She is fully grayscale at this point, and also looks... a bit darker, maybe? Like she's standing in a shadow, or someone moved the brightness slider down slightly.

She changes back into a Taisho outfit before coming back to the common area.]

So... does anyone have thoughts on doing better at unit unity.

Comments

[artisticliberty]

[i'm here and looking very surprised at that suggestion]

What?

[sonof]

Only if you were amenable, obviously.

[artisticliberty]

[glances around]

... I think they both raise good points. However, if we believe that having a leader, or core member, make decisions for us is what Taisho needs right now, then I will do it. I do not think I would be comfortable being in that position in the long term, but I don't think we are going to find any good long-term solutions to our disunity just yet.

[sonof]

Mm. Well, the only real long-term solution is to work for it, I suppose.

[artisticliberty]

Yes. That said, I... I did not realize Sol felt that way about my actions.

[sonof]

I think we're all learning a bit today.

[ about Sol

mostly about Sol ]

[artisticliberty]

If the problem we are all facing is that of disunity... I am just as responsible as anyone else.

[sonof]

Not really, if you mean "at fault."

[artisticliberty]

I do not mean to self-flagellate. But I want to take steps to address this fissure, and see what I can do to heal it.

[sonof]

[ reaches out to place a hand on his arm ]

I think you'll be able to talk things out.

[artisticliberty]

[glances at him, and smiles a little]

I must try. For both our sakes.

[sonof]

Sorry if I made things any harder on you, there.

[rollplayinghouse]

[Maki's not going to comment on this but she is going to sigh a little internally at him saying this right after she commented on his stupidly strong sense of responsibility.]

[artisticliberty]

[I SEE THAT LOOK]

That is to say...! If! I were to lead Taisho! Certain... sacrifices... would have to be made!!

[rollplayinghouse]

[the look was at "I am just as responsible as anyone else"]

You don't have to.

[artisticliberty]

If it's for the good of the unit...

[but he just sort of trails off, wobbly]

[rollplayinghouse]

You're part of the unit too.

[artisticliberty]

I am aware of that. Obviously.

[rollplayinghouse]

So you have to do what's good for you too.

[artisticliberty]

What's good for me... is seeing this situation fixed.

[rollplayinghouse]

That would be pretty great for me too.