AUDIENCE: SOO-WON

[retellers]

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[retellers]

Oh, yeah, I'm sure it is.

[ another sip. ]

So, what are we talking about?

[recrowns]

Is there a topic you'd like to breach?

If you're angry with me for what I've done, I'd rather know sooner than later.

[retellers]

I'm not mad. If someone tries to kill you, who would take that sitting down?

[ a pause ]

Usually, anyway.

[recrowns]

[he nods!

and then pauses]

Usually?

[retellers]

Everyone reacts to death differently, you know.

[recrowns]

Mm, that's true. It seemed that plenty were willing to sacrifice themselves at the end of trial.

[ . . . ]

Though I don't know if I'll ever truly understand.

[retellers]

Not the self-sacrificing type then?

[recrowns]

[he knows how he wants to respond to that!

what comes out instead is - ]

... I suppose it depends on whether or not my sacrifice will truly provide benefit, or if it'd just be a balm to my own ego without thinking about who's left behind.

[a beat]

And you?

[retellers]

[ that was surprisingly honest.

they hop off the railing. ]

See, that's what I want to figure out. I'm a pretty big fan of the whole living thing, right? The me that I know... I like them, even if no one else might. But what about the parts of me that I don't know yet? What I don't remember, or what I haven't gotten to explore while here.

[ they take another sip. ]

I can't say that I'm the self-sacrificing type because you won't ever really know until you're in that situation. Someone can claim that they are all they want, but their words will only matter when they're in the moment where they need to make that choice.

[recrowns]

[there's just a bit of a laugh at that, and he nods along]

Mm. I like living as well - and dying would cut out what time I do have. Even though I believe that all lives are equal... I get a choice of what I want to do with mine, and I'm not seeking to let go of it until I have to.

[he has his own ambitions and hopes, after all. though he can't help but wonder - ]

Do you think that people don't like you?

[retellers]

[ they make a face. ]

I know they don't like me. I don't actually care, but if anyone actually tries to hit me, I'm removing their bed.

[ sleep on the floor, you fucks. ]

[recrowns]

I can't say that I'd blame you for that - but I'll try to pass on the note so that no one acts aggressively toward you.

[though he still seems like

he's unclear on why tiger is disliked]

[retellers]

[ woo-woo, you fool

but they will change the subject. ]

You seem to have a lot of people looking after you, at least, so hey. Maybe you won't die.

[recrowns]

[he is a fool

but soo-won manages a smile at that]

That's the hope, though it makes me wonder if I come off as someone who needs to be worried over.

[yes]

[retellers]

Yes.

[ the response is immediate ]

[recrowns]

Oh!

[he

can't help his surprise even though it was his suggestion]

Really?

[retellers]

You have the aura of a nineteenth century youngest daughter who has a bit of a cough, but unbeknownst to everyone else, has managed to pinned down who has the most promising prospects in both the town and countryside.

[recrowns]

[holy shit

he's actually laughing]

Oh wow! Should I say thank you? I truly can't tell. You have a way with words, though.

[retellers]

Oh, I know.

[ don't just accept the compliment ]

It works for you, at least.

[recrowns]

[let tiger accept the compliment]

Fufu, I appreciate it -

I wish I could say more for you, but I think that we have to get to know each other a bit better. Though I do already enjoy your company.

[retellers]

Well, everyone should, I'm a delight.

I don't get why you want to get to know people who don't know shit though.

[recrowns]

How does Lup say - I... like your vibes!

[don't just say this]

Fufu, does someone have to 'know shit' in order to make them worth knowing? I'd even just like to listen to you describe everyone else, or tell me what you like to do. I feel like it'd be fun.

Though my only hope is to make it enjoyable for you too.

[retellers]

I'm pretty sure most people think we need to know shit to be worth talking to.

[ it's the general mood of the group as a whole. ]

It's not surprising. You all still think we're secretly evil, so there's no point in associating with us because we will eventually stab you in the back if we haven't already.

[recrowns]

Oh... well I don't quite agree.

[but he's kind of a weird case where he's curious about everything and everyone]

I don't think that you're evil or that you seek to stab us in the back - it's something I'm considering, but it's mostly so I can be less surprised should it happen.

Though given everything, I do believe it a bit less and less each day.

[retellers]

Let me put it this way... we listen to you guys talk about how suspicious we are, and then you come to us and act like we're buds to get information, and then you immediately regroup to talk about how untrustworthy we are.

Not even just you specifically, but it's exhausting, you know? This must be what high school is like.