AUDIENCE: BLANCA

[retellers]

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[papasha]

I'll accept those conditions. And I give you my thanks, Fox.

Here's hoping neither your choice or mine will come back to bite us later on.

[retellers]

[ a smile ]

At this point, I'm expecting all my choices to come back to bite me, but we'll see!

[papasha]

Let's try to at least pretend to be a little more optimistic.

Surely you've learned something useful for us just from playing in the competition so far...?

[retellers]

[ deadpan, ]

I've learned you're all incredibly violent, for one.

[papasha]

[Haha......]

Well, sometimes if you trap a rat in a cage, it'll bite.

[retellers]

So I've seen. I think I liked it better when you were just blowing up the microwave.

[papasha]

It's why we would like it if you helped us. I understand, you may not be much more informed than we are considering... conditions.

But if you've gained any information about what exactly we're meant to be doing with the bigger picture, it'd be helpful to know.

[retellers]

You're going to hate this, but the only thing I can think of is still "gather nova".

[papasha]

[Oh. Frustrating.]

You're right, I hate it. You're really going to make me come out of retirement for the second time just so you have information, aren't you?

[It's a joke.

Probably.]

[retellers]

[ serenely, ]

I will actually push you into the swamp and then deliberately withhold that info from you.

[papasha]

Be kind to me, I'm useful.

[retellers]

Please be useful in a way that doesn't involve murdering people.

[papasha]

[A playful sigh, and he shrugs in defeat.]

If certain teenagers wouldn't take it upon themselves to get into trouble, so I wouldn't have to stumble upon their crime scene instead...

[retellers]

[ they tap their index finger. ]

Yes, how very unfortunate for you.