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[deadlynadder]

Who: Idols!
Where: Anywhere!
When: 504

[ It's a new day! Hopefully, you're feeling a little less zappy, jelly-like, and zany. And if you're not? Maybe that's the perfect excuse for ✨memories✨. ]

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[glidinglight]

That must have been really hard for you. I'm sorry you were in that position--but I'm glad you didn't have to see anything horrible happen to Doctor or to Reed. And I'm glad it seems like nothing really bad happened to you--you've had enough trouble for awhile.

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[sangreine]

We won, so the effects got reversed. But I'd have done anything to get them out of there if it came down to it.

And Aradia was really determined to protect me, or something like that. I'd have done the same for her if she let me.

-- I'll be okay despite all that. We have to be, don't we?

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[glidinglight]

[ Good job Aradia. ]

It's okay to not be okay, you know. And we'll all just have to take turns looking after each other. That's also okay.

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[sangreine]

If I let myself fall apart, I'll never pull back together again. So I prefer this. And I made some plans for tomorrow which should help, so that's something.

Too bad we never get a game where there's actual fighting involved. Each other, I mean, not the undead. It feels different than sending poison or water for drowning trapped hostages, when they can't even try to save themselves.

And I'm pretty good at it, so I could be useful for once. [ She kicked a lot of ass against the zombies with *checks notes* game darts and silverware, so give her an actual weapon and she'll do awesome ]

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[glidinglight]

I feel like I've read in one of that book they have in the dorms about their being fighting games in the past... and it being... bad.

[ Unsure if actually a desirable outcome or just another shitty outcome. ]

Maybe if it was just just like... a fencing duel.

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[sangreine]

Obviously it's not going to be good, since it's this place. But if there's no torture involved, that's the best we can hope for in a player vs player game. Dying is awful, but probably one of the least awful options because it's reversible and we get some control over it being something like merciful. And isn't that weird and horrible to say.

[ There's a significant difference, in her mind, between dying cleanly and being slowly drowned, or pretty much all the things the poison did. Her problem with Last Supper wasn't the fighting or dying, it was losing their sanity. ]

I know that's just me, probably. I'm a fighter, it's who I am. I don't think of it as being a bad thing in the same way others might. This place is bound to give us each our own personal hell sooner or later. Gotta live up to its name, I guess. [ /bitter sarcasm ]

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[glidinglight]

That's the thing, though. I think even if they pitted us against each other, they wouldn't let us do it cleanly and honorably. That wouldn't be entertainment enough for them. Otherwise I'd agree with you--if I'm going to go down, I'd rather do it fighting.

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[sangreine]

...I need a little less hopelessness right now, even if it is delusional.

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[glidinglight]

Sorry.

[ She really should have held her tongue and let her have her fantasy... ]

Who knows. Maybe you're right. I'm sure they'd love to dress something up with flashy romantic duel style death games if they had the right ambiance.

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[sangreine]

No need to apologize. I just didn't want you to think I'm literally delusional.

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[glidinglight]

I definitely don't think you're delusional.

[ hopeful yes, delusional no. ]

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[sangreine]

[ most people would laugh themselves sick if they heard Aliza described as hopeful, but she can be. Sometimes. About things that aren't herself. ]

Good. I have a lot of qualities that could stand some improvement, but I'm not that sort of crazy.

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[glidinglight]

We could all do with some work on ourselves.

...

Speaking of things that might stand some improvement, what do you say to taking a little time for some self care?

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[sangreine]

Depends what you had in mind, I guess. I know I'm not up for any food.

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[glidinglight]

Nope, not food. I was thinking maybe a trip to the onsen for a nice, hot bath.

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[sangreine]

That sounds great, but I'm a little worried I'd fall asleep and drown. [ seeing as she's still on the ground and all ]

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[glidinglight]

I wouldn't let anything like that happen to you.

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[sangreine]

[ On one hand this will get in the way of her full time moping, on the other hand she did promise she'd try. ]

Okay. I can levitate my way over there. [ Walking would be a disaster ]

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[glidinglight]

[ Listen showers are a great place to cry if you need to, no judgment. ]

All right! Trust me, you won't regret it. You wanna walk or take the train?

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[sangreine]

The train, probably. I should save my energy.

It's too bad I'm so woozy, or we could take the bike. [ Not quite ready to call Nem's motorcycle hers yet ]

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[glidinglight]

[ Maybe she's been underestimating just how bad Aliza is feeling... ]

On second thought, maybe we should just do something relaxing in the dorm. Buy a spa kit or something...

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[sangreine]

-- did I say something wrong? I don't mind going, really.

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[glidinglight]

No, not at all! I just don't think I realized how bad you're feeling right now. I don't want you to feel pressured to do something while you're unwell.

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[sangreine]

I'm not sick, just weak and tired. [ And stubborn (but really she doesn't think she could keep anything down, is most of it) ]

But if you want to stay here, we can.

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[glidinglight]

I just want to make sure I'm not forcing you to do something you're not really up for.