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[zugzwange]

Who: whoever wants to be here
Where: THE GARDEN
When: day 4, a more reasonable time

[ there's some asshole with his hands cupped around his mouth asking you, the general public, anyone in earshot, some very important questions ]

Hello~ excuse me~. I have two questions.

One, does anyone want to play hide and seek?

Two, can we do a poll by age and guess the likelihood that most adults have been murdered and the next ones to get picked off are probably the oldest? Thanks~

Comments

[fiberoptic]

[man she's suddenly intense for some reason]

I can handle myself, Princess.

...But thanks.

[dragonheartedgirl]

[ don't joke about dead dads around hiryuu, SHE GET FIERCE but on that note. ah. she didn't mean to overstep her bounds? why did she get so upset? ] I'm sorry, of course you can.

[fiberoptic]

[That 'over my dead body' thing was... concerning though.]

But it don't mean much if an old geezer like me survives at the cost of your life, if it comes down to it.

[dragonheartedgirl]

But... this unit really needs you. Mori, Spidey, and Hurricane.... They all look up to you, and they need you for guidance. [ otherwise they'll do STUPID THINGS, like jump off of stages and break their arms. ]

[fiberoptic]

And they need you t'look out for them.

What kind've world would this be if kids were throwing away their lives t'save someone who's halfway to the grave already?

[dragonheartedgirl]

[ DON'T REMIND HER ABOUT DADS AND GRAVES, WIRE, WHY ARE YOU TRIGGERING HER INSTINCTS LIKE THIS ]

Don't say that. My life isn't inherently worth more than yours simply because I happen to be younger. I'm in no rush to throw mine away, but I won't hear about leaving you to die just to save my hide.

[fiberoptic]

[BECAUSE HIS INSTINCT IS TO SACRIFICE HIMSELF AT THE DROP OF A HAT]

As long as your highest priority is t'stay alive. That's all I want.

[dragonheartedgirl]

Like I said before, I have no intention of throwing my life away.

[ She feels fairly firm about that, in spite of her (evidently) poor sense of self-worth. ]

But you had also better make staying alive your highest priority as well.

[fiberoptic]

I'll do my best.

[WHICH DISTINCTLY WAS NOT A 'YES' BUT AT LEAST IT MEANS HE WON'T BE BREAKING HIS WORD]

[dragonheartedgirl]

[ that's not good enough, you have to PROMISE!!! ] Everyone is going to look up to you as our only adult, so you have to set a good example. [ Also please don't die, do you want your band of plucky children to become murderous, I'm not saying it WILL happen, but like, dead dads are very traumatic, we just don't know, ]