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Who: avantes new and old
Where: avante dorms
When: Day 435 evening

[At some point this evening (or nebulous "when you are here" time), the doors lock and an exceedingly colourful young man comes out of a new door, grumbling groggily as he stares at the phone in his hand like it's offended him.]

Of all the things they could call me...

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Obviously everyone on this unit is an ally. But--

Becoming friends would only split my loyalties even more than they already are right now.

...You saying you're already planning on screwing over people on this team?

No! I'm just saying if I go worrying about you, then what happens if I have to choose between you and the other people that need me? It may not sound likely but I don't trust anything about this place.

...Are those other people here, on other parts of the production?

I don't think so...?

[look he's just very concerned about being emotionally compromised]

Seems like the risk : reward ratio on that one's pretty clear, but you do you, bud.

...Something to know about Avante is that we got real strong feelings about certain stuff. Trust and teaminess is prolly still on that list... What I'm saying is, Amaranth'll prolly give you a lecture if you go the whole tsundere 'my heart's too cold to trust' angle, just FYI.

Anyways. If you're talking priorities... We've had a lot of turnover lately. Nobody hates us. But we ain't really nobody's favorites. Heart Soldier'll protect us if they can, and we don't hit them if we don't gotta. Usually ease off on pink team and lilis and-- Well. Guess we oughtta have a team meeting, now that we got so many new guys.

I didn't say I'm cold-hearted.

[Honestly the problem is the exact opposite... He cares too much for his own good. Which is exactly why all attempts to keep a distance are bound to fail very quickly.]

Anyway... I'll try to remember all that.

[Shrugs]

It usually don't come up outside of games, and most games where it matters, you shouldn't be in it alone. So you don't gotta stress too much.

...If you do find somebody you care about is here, say so, okay?

...Okay. Hopefully no one ever shows up.

Definitely.

...No offense.

None taken, I think.

[He assumed she's just agreeing that more people shouldn't have to suffer, but... maybe it was an insult??]

...I didn't get your name yet, did I?

Nemesis. I been here since the beginning.

You going by something in particular?

[Probably giving her the full name would result in being teased about it...]

...Rochalízo. But Tsukasa said I ought to pick a bird to match anyway, so I've accepted his suggestion of the peacock.

[Probably]

Ohh yeah, that's a natural. And way easier to say...

Now all you need's a color, and the doors'll unlock.

...Oh, right.

[That is a thing he's supposed to do! He pauses only a moment before selecting a shade of turquoise.]

There. You can go do whatever you want now.

As much as any of us can do whatever we want while trapped here in actual Hell...

You got yourself figured out, then? Or you got more questions?

I've got it. No need for babysitting.

Your word, not mine. But if you think of anything else, you'll know where to find me, since this's where all my stuff is.

...Right, speaking of. What kinda weapon d'you use?

Huh? Guns, why?

Mm... We don't got guns. Well--only real old guns. Was kinda thinking swords, since Avante, it's our power and all...

I doubt you could get the kind of guns I'm used to here anyway. I'll just have to learn something else.

Yeah. So...think about it. Swords're our thing, though anything with blades counts.

[Waves a hand, conjuring up a knife, then a little decorative pike about the same size]

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