AUDIENCE: SOO-WON

[retellers]

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[recrowns]

Space food! It tastes like strawberries.

[gently shakes the bag as if to encourage wolf to take some. pspspspsps]

I'm looking for answers. You seemed just as upset as anyone else over the events of this weekend. Are you alright?

[retellers]

Strawberries shouldn't look like that.

[ they're very much balking. but... ]

Why wouldn't I be? [ Wolf got electrocuted, but that was yesterday. ] Weekend was a mess. Don't think that surprises anyone.

[recrowns]

They shouldn't!

[he agrees, but he looks excited as he takes some astronaut for himself and eats it. it's probably not great but he's excited at the novelty for some reason.]

You must be rather sturdy, considering that you were electrocuted.... [he's just

gonna say it]

[retellers]

Been through worse. [ ...and because amnesia is a thing: ] I guess.

[recrowns]

You guess.

[and there's just a gently amused note at that]

I suppose you haven't felt any changes even though you seem to be winning the game?

[retellers]

For now. That can change anytime. It's more of a standing update than anything concrete.

[ they don't seem very passionate about currently being in the lead. or possibly no longer being in the lead. ]

[recrowns]

Do you care if you win or not?

[just

coming out with it]

[retellers]

I don't.

[ just as straightforward! ]

[recrowns]

Wow! Good to know. Would you give up the competition if it meant that one of the other Leaders who cares more got to win?

[retellers]

[ there's a pause, like they're wondering why soo-won is asking, but... ]

If my team wants to win, I'm not going to take that from them because I don't care. They're the ones doing the work.

[recrowns]

[gonna be real he's kind of asking just to ask

he nods along with that]

Mm, that makes sense. You're a considerate leader. I'm a little relieved to hear it.

[retellers]

[ ... uh ]

Why?

[ they could not sound Less baffled ]

[recrowns]

Well, whether you care or not, you are currently in the lead, so I'd hate to hear if you were oppressive about it...

[if someone's gotta win then soo-won hopes they aren't an asshole who's doing it for their own sake? or someone who doesn't care what their team wants?]

And you come off as a little stand-offish, so it's nice that doesn't translate to negligence.

[retellers]

There's no telling it'll last. Are you checking in with the others for that, too?

[ they don't sound offended, though, almost ... amused. ]

But only a little stand-offish, huh. I was trying for "a lot".

[ wolf, don't snark. ]

[recrowns]

I think I'd like to!

[meanwhile the snark just manages to get soo-won to laugh]

Fufu, maybe brood a bit more? Even if we can't see you furrowing your brow, it might come out in your voice.

[retellers]

Someone already called me broody. Don't know if I can go at it any harder.

[recrowns]

[he pauses like he's seriously trying to think of more broody people so he can offer better advice]

Hmm...

Require payment in exchange for your time? [are you trying to make everyone's lives harder, soo-won - though he at least realizes a moment later] No, that'd be inconvenient.

Lurk in the shadows and only respond in unfriendly grunts?

[stop]

[retellers]

Already tried that second one, and none of you can pay me here, so it wouldn't even work.

[ wolf. ]

[recrowns]

You tried to communicate only in dramatic and brutish noises and I missed it? Can you reenact it again?

[no!!]

[retellers]

No.

[ does that count ]

[recrowns]

[soo-won laughs, so apparently it does]

Close enough.

I'm afraid that I've dealt with some personalities like yours before, so you might need to reach the maximum level of stand-offish before I'm warded off.

Though if it helps, I did come to ask some questions that aren't related to your air of mystery and darkness.

[retellers]

It's passable. [ they pause, crossing their arms ] So what are they?

[recrowns]

[they can talk about their mystery and darkness later!

but soo-won tilts his head]

Do you know anything about Virid? Was he on your team, and could you tell me that now that he's been removed from the Realm?

[retellers]

Even after they've been removed, we can't confirm who is or isn't on our team. Sorry.

[recrowns]

You don't need to apologize if those are the rules you have to follow, but I appreciate the sentiment.

[figures he'd get an answer like that - at least he doesn't look put out by it]

The reason I asked being that I wanted to know if him killing two people generated points, or if it those are purely from the scavenger hunt.