The control thing. Like, it probably wouldn't be so bad for me if I ended up in there, because there's no way I'd just be like "oh no! I don't want to fight!" because I definitely would want to live, so I'd do the things they were made to do on my own.
But, like, I don't wanna find out the hard way that something could stop me from fighting back.
That's where I'm hitting a roadblock. What is there for them to do? If there was concrete evidence that they could help, I'd be more than happy to send them running towards danger. Like lambs to the slaughterhouse...
What I want to see is if anyone else is going to kill again. There's definitely got to be a reason why Kaoruko did it, even if she didn't share it with us.
If someone else does go, maybe they'll be more forthcoming with the reasons why. We could learn something from that.
...I talked to someone who'd talked to her before yesterday. They said that she said the reason wasn't important, and when they asked if it was worth it, she said she hoped so.
I'm not really sure what that means in the big picture.
Sounds like she was trying to get a wish fulfilled in a different way. She could have been promised a shortcut... Whether that's true, well. I don't want to find out like she did.
Possibly. Maybe she talked to the being that's keeping us here. Or perhaps she was simply manipulated to do someone - or something - else's work. She may have been desperate to get her wish fulfilled.
Those might be the type of people to keep our eyes on. Desperate ones... They'll be easier to convince, whether it be ourselves or the power that rules this place.
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Why's that? Because she died or something else?
[ He's still a little defensive but also curious ]
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But, like, I don't wanna find out the hard way that something could stop me from fighting back.
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This feels like a punishment. We're trapped here and there's nothing we can do.
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It's a long story.
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[this is her meanly trying to cheer him up]
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[ sort of. it's mostly just him being self pitying at this point. ]
But how are we suppose to escape if we're going against an invisible enemy? And a powerful one, at that...
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There are a couple of those types here, I know that for a fact. Might as well let them be martyrs for our cause.
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I just don't expect a lot of progress out of these people.
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If someone else does go, maybe they'll be more forthcoming with the reasons why. We could learn something from that.
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I'm not really sure what that means in the big picture.
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Like, what, "you graduate instantly if you kill someone and get away with it"? Something like that?
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[ a beat ]
Those might be the type of people to keep our eyes on. Desperate ones... They'll be easier to convince, whether it be ourselves or the power that rules this place.
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Yeah, good point. That shouldn't be too hard to do, either; we see people all the time. It'll be easy to tell when they're getting desperate.
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[ Gears are turning. His mood seems to have improved a little, at least! ]
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