[ a beat and they immediately raise their hands, flailing a bit ]
Wait, wait, no, that counts as sharing a team even if they're dead and even if it's not your own team, the consequences will just go straight to Fox if it's true. I was so excited I forgot.
[ they want to learn and theorize so badly... ]
That... might be why the Realm is so bothered? Even when participants are "removed", they were last on a team, so they still count.
[ Hua Cheng nods his understanding, tabling the information he has for now, and making a mental note regarding this particular rule. ]
Better to know that now, and find a way to bend the rules. But it would explain why the Realm is experiencing this sort of disturbance, yes - more than one person has spoken to me about teams that the dead have been on, and if our guesses are correct... the consequences will stack, and could very well stack quickly, as word of mouth carries the information.
[ a beat ] Fox seemed out of it, at the end, when the three of them left the execution site. How were they when you all reconvened?
Um... Not great. Most of the Leaders weren't doing so well. I'd be surprised if they answered requests from anyone outside of their team or even inside of them today. I wasn't as affected and even I'm exhausted.
[ they shake their head ]
They'll be fine for now, but I think it's possible the Realm itself might start to show signs of the strain. There's only so much we can do. Make sure everyone knows to try and stay safe if that happens, alright?
I'll keep the team under control in that regard, then. If you're better off and still exhausted, I'm not having us making it worse - and if you six are the structural integrity of the Realm, in the end, that's not going to come crashing down on my head if I have a say in it.
[ They might be gathering the nova, but the leaders are the connection to the Realm. Ha ha, no. Absolutely not. Not today. ]
What's your guess of what happens, in this hypothetical situation? I don't imagine anything good - that nova-eater is out there, and if this place isn't intended to host people...
I'm not sure what would happen first. Either our nova and memories would vanish, turning us into husks of ourselves... or this place could end up unable to sustain people at all, and we'd die before we could lose ourselves entirely.
It won't happen. Death isn't unfamiliar to me, or many of those here, but I'm fairly certain many of them would prefer not to die here. Even if there may be something waiting for us while we're in the Realm - who's to say something like that would remain stable, if the rest of it comes apart.
[ He considers them a moment, serious, thinking. ]
While I still don't have a particularly high opinion for many of the leaders, I think whatever twisted fate that's involved in the Realm's existence chose well. [ you, I like you ] I don't like losing, and I don't like not having answers.
Alright, that's enough of that, you'll ruin what little of my reputation I've managed to bring with me to this place. [ He is? Also pleased. Wasn't sure how this was going to go but it wound up good! ] The deal is set, so we're done for today - go. If you wind up useless, there's no helping anyone.
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If I don't answer anything, it should be fine. [ they're very curious about it? thank you ] Let's try it!
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Why not. We'll start with one and see what happens. [ They just have a headache, so. ] The most recent killer, Shima, was on Fox's team.
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Wait, wait, no, that counts as sharing a team even if they're dead and even if it's not your own team, the consequences will just go straight to Fox if it's true. I was so excited I forgot.
[ they want to learn and theorize so badly... ]
That... might be why the Realm is so bothered? Even when participants are "removed", they were last on a team, so they still count.
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Better to know that now, and find a way to bend the rules. But it would explain why the Realm is experiencing this sort of disturbance, yes - more than one person has spoken to me about teams that the dead have been on, and if our guesses are correct... the consequences will stack, and could very well stack quickly, as word of mouth carries the information.
[ a beat ] Fox seemed out of it, at the end, when the three of them left the execution site. How were they when you all reconvened?
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[ they shake their head ]
They'll be fine for now, but I think it's possible the Realm itself might start to show signs of the strain. There's only so much we can do. Make sure everyone knows to try and stay safe if that happens, alright?
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[ They might be gathering the nova, but the leaders are the connection to the Realm. Ha ha, no. Absolutely not. Not today. ]
What's your guess of what happens, in this hypothetical situation? I don't imagine anything good - that nova-eater is out there, and if this place isn't intended to host people...
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[ A soft tsk. ]
It won't happen. Death isn't unfamiliar to me, or many of those here, but I'm fairly certain many of them would prefer not to die here. Even if there may be something waiting for us while we're in the Realm - who's to say something like that would remain stable, if the rest of it comes apart.
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Right. I want everyone here to get home safely, and more than that, I promised to keep my team safe. So neither of those are an acceptable option.
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While I still don't have a particularly high opinion for many of the leaders, I think whatever twisted fate that's involved in the Realm's existence chose well. [ you, I like you ] I don't like losing, and I don't like not having answers.
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I'm not very likeable! [ owning it ] So let's see that we get our team to the top of the rankings, and get out of this mess.
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Got it. Keep in touch with Sora, okay? Any big information I get, I'm sure to tell him too.
[ poof teleport ]