AUDIENCE: SHIRO

[retellers]

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[lionson]

You're right: I'm here, so it won't happen.

[So full of confidence, this one.]

But keep a good attitude, yeah? Success is as much about your attitude as it is about what you do.

[retellers]

My attitude's fine.

[ they said, grumpily ]

Don't get overconfident. We don't know how things will work yet.

[lionson]

We don't, but we'll figure it out. It's fine to have a grumpy gus for a team leader, I guess I'll just be the confident one for both of us.

[...actually.]

Why're there teams anyway?

[retellers]

I don't lack confidence.

[ just patience, according to their tone. but the question brings them back down ]

You were separated into groups to share the burden. We can slow down the memory loss for you, but one person wouldn't be able to handle forty. Competition was added as a... bonus incentive. In case "literally all worlds would be destroyed and you get to go home" weren't enough. [ they sound unimpressed with that life choice, but there it is. ] Whichever team collects the most nova wins a wish.

[lionson]

I'd hope that 'all worlds will be destroyed' would be enough motivation for everyone here, but I'm only confident, not stupid.

[People, man. There's no accounting for some people.]

[retellers]

Right. The promise of getting home seems enough for most right now, but... [ well. shrugs. ] No harm in stacking the deck, I guess.