[He knows he isn't wrong! That's all very logical. In the circumstances they were in, it was probably actually the best option they could have managed, but. Still.]
Tomorrow? The murder machine likely kills someone. But we'll see, won't we. I'm going to try the spell.
[ ... he seems thoughtful for a moment, swirling the liquid in his glass. ]
...From what I learned last time, [ gu yun's careful with his words here, addressing it as fact, but not talking about last week's execution more than necessary. ] the other person was picked as the best combatant match.
I was able to defeat HK-47 in hand to hand in the Simulation Room last week.
[ it's not a guarantee.
but it is a possibility, and one he's been thinking of since the results came out.
there's a pause. ] If it is me, tomorrow, I'll say I used mine on him.
Ah. No, I didn't - haven't had a reason to. [ he pauses, brows furrowing, briefly. ] I was rather annoyed at Vlad for refusing to admit to his and making me look suspicious, but, ultimately, it showed me that he's just as much of a liar as I am. I didn't see any harm in sharing part of the truth.
Besides. [ there's a beat, and his smile goes a little sly. ] I have two.
I wasn't, I wasn't! I was going to use mine, so you could lie, actually, and pretend you'd used your own, so you'd still have it in those coat pockets of yours should trouble strike. To keep plans in a brocade bag, and all of that.
[ and boy if he is not someone who always has plans ] The one I was gifted is more than enough for me.
It's alright, I'm not stingy. Wrath I believe offered me a second in a stupor, but I didn't follow up. Felt a bit rude to take advantage of half-asleep girl. Maybe I'll press again later.
[Molly feels a bit better after the joking around, so he just, moves to slide a hand over gu yun's, squeezing.]
Who else is worth some time with? I'm rather fond of Greed and Lust. And Envy certainly seems to have a thing for me. I'll-- I'll warn you right off Gluttony. Strange, that one.
[ gu yun's still settling a bit into the easy affection that everyone here seems to indulge in, but coming from molly... there's a beat, but eventually, he curls his hand underneath his in response, picking his drink up with the other to finish it off. ]
Gluttony reminds me a bit of someone I know from home, in a few ways. I've enjoyed chatting with them, for the most part. [ there's just a lot going on there. even if they made gu yun think about his butler at home wearing thigh high boots, which, considering his butler is nearing eighty, was one of the funniest things that happened to him this week. ] It sounds like we've spoken mostly to the same Avatars.
Sloth is interesting. I'm going to try and speak with them a bit more this upcoming week. [ a beat. ] Don't think Despair likes me very much.
[ and of course, there's pride... which. after the whole conversation about the alarm today...lol... ]
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he'll just take that and slam at least part of it back. I'm assuming it's very strong. fuck it!]
What the hells.
[Well,]
Do you think that it's partially that we don't want to see the answer?
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very, very dryly: ] Well, I'm very good at pretending that I can't see things.
[ ugh. ]
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And I won't feel badly about voting for the-- creature that refused to back down. A bad turn for a bad turn. Even if it makes me an equally evil shit.
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Mn. The iron puppet? [ hk-47?
a snort. ] Or Vlad?
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We couldn't have just fucking agreed to not vote at all? But he was going to and it was going to be-- It would have been someone completely innocent.
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It would've been worse. I think, even if he didn't do anything today, there was no way that would have lasted. After all, we're all just meatbags.
[ and he sure was a killing machine. ] ...I wonder what will happen tomorrow.
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[He knows he isn't wrong! That's all very logical. In the circumstances they were in, it was probably actually the best option they could have managed, but. Still.]
Tomorrow? The murder machine likely kills someone. But we'll see, won't we. I'm going to try the spell.
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...From what I learned last time, [ gu yun's careful with his words here, addressing it as fact, but not talking about last week's execution more than necessary. ] the other person was picked as the best combatant match.
I was able to defeat HK-47 in hand to hand in the Simulation Room last week.
[ it's not a guarantee.
but it is a possibility, and one he's been thinking of since the results came out.
there's a pause. ] If it is me, tomorrow, I'll say I used mine on him.
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[Just staring straight ahead? No?]
But if it is, you better fucking beat him.
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gu yun's expression hardens, too, just for a moment. the ruthless commander who's defeated a thousand armies. ]
I have no plans to die here. Especially not to an Iron Puppet calling me a meatbag.
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[Reaching over to sling an arm over his shoulders, squeezing.]
. . . So you used yours? The spell?
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Besides. [ there's a beat, and his smile goes a little sly. ] I have two.
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[Says Mollymauk, noted terrible liar? It's fine.]
And how did the clever Gu Yun obtain a second?
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[ that's
not what it's called. ]
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A favorite of the Avatars?
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Maybe one or two, though I'm not the only one - a few others came up in the trial today. [ 🎶 ] A gentleman would never kiss and tell, though.
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[Reaching over to poke him in that mark on his cheek.]
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It has someone feel like they've been shot, despite not leaving a mark. It wouldn't kill someone, but it would incapacitate them instantly.
Something to protect myself, should I need it.
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[He doesn't seem to mind.]
Anyway, interesting. Definitely, the kind of thing that could be useful.
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I wasn't, I wasn't! I was going to use mine, so you could lie, actually, and pretend you'd used your own, so you'd still have it in those coat pockets of yours should trouble strike. To keep plans in a brocade bag, and all of that.
[ and boy if he is not someone who always has plans ] The one I was gifted is more than enough for me.
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It's alright, I'm not stingy. Wrath I believe offered me a second in a stupor, but I didn't follow up. Felt a bit rude to take advantage of half-asleep girl. Maybe I'll press again later.
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I'm sure she would give it to you.
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Who else is worth some time with? I'm rather fond of Greed and Lust. And Envy certainly seems to have a thing for me. I'll-- I'll warn you right off Gluttony. Strange, that one.
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Gluttony reminds me a bit of someone I know from home, in a few ways. I've enjoyed chatting with them, for the most part. [ there's just a lot going on there. even if they made gu yun think about his butler at home wearing thigh high boots, which, considering his butler is nearing eighty, was one of the funniest things that happened to him this week. ] It sounds like we've spoken mostly to the same Avatars.
Sloth is interesting. I'm going to try and speak with them a bit more this upcoming week. [ a beat. ] Don't think Despair likes me very much.
[ and of course, there's pride... which. after the whole conversation about the alarm today...lol... ]
Wrath is my favorite of them all, though. [ yea ]
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I am being a little serious about being careful around Gluttony.
[He finishes his drink quickly, then taps his nails on the glass, thinking it over.]
They asked me to give them a reading. It went a bit sour.
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