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Who: fins and friends
Where: fin dorm
When: post-game, 349+

[We are fine, but at what cost?

Well, apart from other things, at the cost of a bunch of pizza, burgers, curly fries(TM) and other assorted comfort foods, snacks and drinks, including some lighter booze. Unfortunately, this is not a celebration, this is "I'm going to put myself in a food coma to cope".]

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[Waves from the couch where he's essentially half-sitting in Hardy's lap.]

Hey, Angel. How are the sheep doing?

They’re doing very well! Did you have a game?

Can you bring us some sheep? I want to hold something fluffy...

[Sighs!]

There was a game. A bad one. We were paired with three other units and had to choose who we would "wed, bed or behead". And we killed BAD END.

OH NO. One second.

[Angel has to go running around for a second to gather STUFF. She eventually comes out with Big Sheep toys, a blue sheep, blankets and a chicken. Even if Hardy is there, he will have most of this minus blue sheep dumped on top of them.]

Let us talk about feelings if that is okay.

[THANK YOU ANGEL... He's just instantly going to pull a blanket over himself and hug a couple of toys and the chicken.]

Of course. I feel... terrible. We were playing against sensitIV, Baritones and BAD END. And since we had to save sensitIV, we had to choose between sacrificing BAD END and Baritones. My girlfriend, Serenity, is on BAD END and Lily is on Baritones. And I had to choose between who of them we would kill.

Why did you have to save SensitIV?

Because if they died, there would be no one to heal other teams who got hurt. So... we couldn't let them die. It would just lead to everyone suffering more.

Hmmmm . . . I do not necessarily think that is true. It is okay if sensitiv is not protected sometimes. It is very rare that everyone on sensitiv shows up, and I imagine they would like to be considered for more than just their abilities. I do think it is important to try and help them when we can since they are always so kind by healing everyone.

But I think what matters more is making sure in these games, you play in a way that makes sure you have the least regrets. You do not have to save them. You must choose to.

[reaches over to give him a headpat]

[He listens, slowly curling up, hiding his face in the toys and his arms, and by the time Angel reaches out to pat him... yeah, he's just. He's just going to cry quietly for a while. Looks like someone do have them regrets!]

It is okay, it is okay. It is very difficult when you cannot protect everyone.

But if you do truly have regrets, maybe you can assuage your guilt to help them AND you, too. Find a way to bring them gifts they’d like! That is what Intensity had taught me.

[He cries for a time, please give pats. :(]

Did you... ever have to bring people gifts like that, Angel?

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