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Who: Joker and whoever
Where: BAD END=DEAD END
When: post-A drama and onward through Day 76 probably

[anyway, a certain Wild Card is going to head to his room and flop face-first into his bed.

if anyone needs him, well. he's not hard to find.

how's everyone else on the unit doing?]

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[ this is just how it is sometimes. ]

But it's not over.

... I know.

I know that.

[he literally just said it like 5 minutes ago, but also... it's hard.]

I just... feel like... people need me to get it together. And I can't. So even if it's not over--the things that might happen between now and then... I've already. Made a lot of bigger mistakes.

[she's called him leader before but how can anyone call him that when chances are he's going to end up a demon or something because he's just that much a fuck up???]

One thing at a time here.

People need you to get it together, and then you end up carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders. What exactly do you think that you are doing to yourself in the process here?

What is Joker doing for Joker's sake? What is Joker doing for Joker's well-being?

[ Maybe she's going in circles, maybe she's hitting a dead end. But... it's not like she can let him keep dragging himself like this. ]

[this is not the first time today he's been asked this but somehow the answer he gave before sounds... worse.

so he mostly just kind of... looks a bit at a loss.]

I'm... I've been reading. About post-traumatic stress... depression... things like that...

[that's... helping himself? right?]

Mars offered to spar with me. And I was thinking... about maybe... running simulations in the vid room. Fighting my own shadows, maybe.

[this is probably not what Prim meant but ???]

[ Well, it is...very close enough. She will take it since he is offering it. She settles again, next to him and close if he wants it. ]

I'm glad to hear it.

[ ...and just to lighten the mood: ]

Mars hits pretty hard, you better be ready for that.

[frrrroooowns because. he can totally take Mars.]

I hit harder.

[which is true. currently. he trashed Mars a couple of times already.]

We kind of have that in common. I... probably like that sort of thing a little too much? Maybe.

[ ...pffft. ]

Then I guess you can be my next arm wrestling opponent.

[ Mars totally lets her win. ]

Do you find it stress relieving to punch things? To spar?

["next" one, huh?

... fingers are... fiddling with each other a bit. keeping still at that question is a task, really.]

I guess so. Though... I've picked the wrong opponents or moments for it before so it... didn't help so much those times.

[ NEXT ONE, INDEED. ]

Mm... I see.

[ It's hard to not know what to suggest, but maybe...maybe Joker just needs someone to listen to him. ]

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