I'd be jealous, but I heard you guys have it pretty rough where you're from.
A temple would be cool, though! Buuuut it'd have to be small enough to hide it well. I think the closest thing we have to a space like that is the dorms, but you can't all come and go freely.
...in a sense. I'm not sure how much Will has told you, but things are temporarily okay now. [ said in the way you'd say "i'm not holding my breath for that to stay the same" though. ]
No, there is that. But maybe...what about the roof of a building? It's still out of the way and anybody can access it as long as we make sure there's an entrance up there. [ this is not really what he wanted to talk to fox about, but he seems to have gotten derailed on the point to talk about this instead. ]
Hmm, not too much, but I got the sense that he didn't want to dwell on the bad things for too long, anyway.
A roof could work! It'd still have to be somewhere public, though, so maybe one of the roofs for our HQs? I wouldn't mind using the cafe's roof for that, honestly.
[ he frowns lightly but he nods to the first part. that's true. will doesn't like dwelling and nico doesn't like making him dwell if he can help it. the brooding is all him. but he doesn't want to dip too into it in case it bums fox out, too. the new topic seems easier. ]
Really? That would actually be pretty cool. There's less of a chance of anything getting messed up and all of us could know exactly how to get there and leave whatever we want to honor everybody we've lost. I bet Hung would help build something to house the memorials and we could have a little more space for anything people felt like leaving.
[ if he can't do funeral rites or release souls or even communicate with those they've lost...maybe this is a better idea for now. ]
Then I think that sounds like a good plan. [ he. kind of brightens a little? wow. ]
I think he'd help if I asked. He offered when we first got into our dorms since he had to rebuild stuff to fit in his, so if I explained why I think he could. [ he tilts his head though. ] Do you get to talk to a lot of people from the other teams at all?
[ first and foremost. so he'll ask hung later, unless snow is dead, in which case i guess he'll figure out a new plan. instead, he's letting the conversation naturally drift to this instead. ]
Your team is full of extremely talkative people so I can't say I'm too surprised to hear they all get along with you. [ like. could not be him. he thinks this but this is way more social interaction than he expected so you know. ] To be honest with you I have no idea how you guys do it.
[ everyone is. so different. and things are so bad. ]
Everyone on our team gets along really well... It makes me happy to see. I wish it was always that easy! [ they laugh. ] But it's not like there's really a trick to it, you know. I dunno about them, but I get a little lonely when there's not someone to talk to.
[ he finds himself grinning slightly because fox does, actually, put him at a little ease. and then again, sounds familiar. like not to him, he's fine (?) with solitude, but he has too many social friends to ignore the implications there. ]
I think if everyone got along with everyone so easy it'd be much harder to appreciate some of the friendships you make with people. [ wry. mostly because...him. he means him. he appreciates people who put up with him so much. ] Were you always surrounded with people even before all of this?
[ oh. never mind. he does resonate with that and he's not exactly fast enough to hide the expression on his face that says so. well. maybe fox will just not notice, he can live with that. ]
Good for you. [ which could sound snide if the tone wasn't actually sincere. like. as it turns out, having friends can be great. ] Just...another thing to focus on to try and get back, right? [ ...he seems to think on something. ] No wonder your dorm's set up the way it is.
That's right! And a bunch of them rely on me for some stuff that's pretty important to us all, so it's a pretty good motivator.
[ a sheepish smile. ]
Like I said, it gets a little lonely when there's not many people around. And my team only started out with five people. That's way less than I'm used to living with, so it's taken a lot of getting used to. But that's why I don't mind when people come over, either.
What kind of stuff? [ what is important to fox? he finally seems to remember he has toast, so he's turning to grab it and debating if he's allowed to jump and sit on the counter like he's tempted to do. ]
I think we have the opposite problem that way, Fox. I'm used to having a cabin all to myself, but I usually spend time with, like, three other people max at once. [ ... ] At least it's easy enough to get here to make it less lonely. Sometimes it's also hard to imagine how things were for you guys when it was just you before we arrived.
[ again, very funny to think about rachel and this npc for different reasons but that's what nico's doing. he thinks about rachel's art and rachel going to paris and "i hope this works. for your sake, of course. but also because i’d love to be able to make it there without prophecy smoke billowing out of me on the plane ride over."
he isn't an artsy person but he can appreciate it, he thinks. ]
I've never really gotten into the social media thing. Or really anything internet-based. [ but...that's interesting. ] I guess it's a little easier to change those sort of things when you have the opportunity to do so. As long as you have an idea if those people will reciprocate.
[ ...moving on! ]
Were you guys all in the same dorm before we showed up?
Because the snacks are good? [ a joke. but... ] That's a fair point, I'll give you that.
[ he tilts his head. ] If that was true, why didn't all of us just get a big building together? Split the teams by floors or something so we'd always be around each other?
We couldn't find a place big enough for all of you on short notice. We only had a couple of weeks to get ready for you, remember? Besides, the dorms aren't that far from each other, anyway.
Yeah I guess that's fair enough. [ a pause. ] It makes it a little easier to go back and forth between my dorm and yours, at least. I just kind of feel bad I don't always stay there.
And Will being at my place means one less person here with you and making it a little emptier, which...same for Phoenix. [ it's now "i sort of feel bad about this." ] But I also get the feeling you're going to say it's fine.
[ because he is getting the sense fox is the kind of person that is okay if other people are happy enough. even if it's sometimes lonely or uncertain. ]
At least you have people you can be with when that happens. [ he tilts his head a little as he mulls this over. ] ...has there been any progress in finding out if two teams can tie in the competition?
...Not explicitly. But we haven't found anything to contradict it yet, either, so I think it's still possible. It just depends on what you guys do, and whatever affects the rankings.
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A temple would be cool, though! Buuuut it'd have to be small enough to hide it well. I think the closest thing we have to a space like that is the dorms, but you can't all come and go freely.
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...in a sense. I'm not sure how much Will has told you, but things are temporarily okay now. [ said in the way you'd say "i'm not holding my breath for that to stay the same" though. ]
No, there is that. But maybe...what about the roof of a building? It's still out of the way and anybody can access it as long as we make sure there's an entrance up there. [ this is not really what he wanted to talk to fox about, but he seems to have gotten derailed on the point to talk about this instead. ]
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A roof could work! It'd still have to be somewhere public, though, so maybe one of the roofs for our HQs? I wouldn't mind using the cafe's roof for that, honestly.
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Really? That would actually be pretty cool. There's less of a chance of anything getting messed up and all of us could know exactly how to get there and leave whatever we want to honor everybody we've lost. I bet Hung would help build something to house the memorials and we could have a little more space for anything people felt like leaving.
[ if he can't do funeral rites or release souls or even communicate with those they've lost...maybe this is a better idea for now. ]
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Do you really think he'd help? He seems like a nice guy, but we haven't talked much.
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I think he'd help if I asked. He offered when we first got into our dorms since he had to rebuild stuff to fit in his, so if I explained why I think he could. [ he tilts his head though. ] Do you get to talk to a lot of people from the other teams at all?
[ do people visit fox... ]
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Now and then the others come to talk to me, but mostly it's just my own team. I don't mind seeing other people, though! I like chatting with everyone.
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[ first and foremost. so he'll ask hung later, unless snow is dead, in which case i guess he'll figure out a new plan. instead, he's letting the conversation naturally drift to this instead. ]
Your team is full of extremely talkative people so I can't say I'm too surprised to hear they all get along with you. [ like. could not be him. he thinks this but this is way more social interaction than he expected so you know. ] To be honest with you I have no idea how you guys do it.
[ everyone is. so different. and things are so bad. ]
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Everyone on our team gets along really well... It makes me happy to see. I wish it was always that easy! [ they laugh. ] But it's not like there's really a trick to it, you know. I dunno about them, but I get a little lonely when there's not someone to talk to.
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I think if everyone got along with everyone so easy it'd be much harder to appreciate some of the friendships you make with people. [ wry. mostly because...him. he means him. he appreciates people who put up with him so much. ] Were you always surrounded with people even before all of this?
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Well, not always always, but most of the time I try to hang around friends, yeah! It's not hard to do, I've got a ton back home.
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Good for you. [ which could sound snide if the tone wasn't actually sincere. like. as it turns out, having friends can be great. ] Just...another thing to focus on to try and get back, right? [ ...he seems to think on something. ] No wonder your dorm's set up the way it is.
[ it's weirdly welcoming, actually. ]
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That's right! And a bunch of them rely on me for some stuff that's pretty important to us all, so it's a pretty good motivator.
[ a sheepish smile. ]
Like I said, it gets a little lonely when there's not many people around. And my team only started out with five people. That's way less than I'm used to living with, so it's taken a lot of getting used to. But that's why I don't mind when people come over, either.
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What kind of stuff? [ what is important to fox? he finally seems to remember he has toast, so he's turning to grab it and debating if he's allowed to jump and sit on the counter like he's tempted to do. ]
I think we have the opposite problem that way, Fox. I'm used to having a cabin all to myself, but I usually spend time with, like, three other people max at once. [ ... ] At least it's easy enough to get here to make it less lonely. Sometimes it's also hard to imagine how things were for you guys when it was just you before we arrived.
[ since that is even less people. ]
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[ shocking when their listed item is "creativity," isn't it? ]
I mean... I'm not not used to that. I used to be alone all the time, too. I just decided that I didn't want to stay that way.
It wasn't so bad when it was just the twelve of us, though... We all lived together, after a while, so someone was always around.
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he isn't an artsy person but he can appreciate it, he thinks. ]
I've never really gotten into the social media thing. Or really anything internet-based. [ but...that's interesting. ] I guess it's a little easier to change those sort of things when you have the opportunity to do so. As long as you have an idea if those people will reciprocate.
[ ...moving on! ]
Were you guys all in the same dorm before we showed up?
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[ they look a bit thoughtful as nico continues.
...moving on! ]
You could call it that! Though it wasn't set up to be. It was really just a big apartment we all crammed into.
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[ he tilts his head. ] If that was true, why didn't all of us just get a big building together? Split the teams by floors or something so we'd always be around each other?
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We couldn't find a place big enough for all of you on short notice. We only had a couple of weeks to get ready for you, remember? Besides, the dorms aren't that far from each other, anyway.
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Yeah I guess that's fair enough. [ a pause. ] It makes it a little easier to go back and forth between my dorm and yours, at least. I just kind of feel bad I don't always stay there.
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[ because he is getting the sense fox is the kind of person that is okay if other people are happy enough. even if it's sometimes lonely or uncertain. ]
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Besides, my team leaves all the time, so I just stay with Emmy or Mousey when they're not around.
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At least you have people you can be with when that happens. [ he tilts his head a little as he mulls this over. ] ...has there been any progress in finding out if two teams can tie in the competition?
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...Not explicitly. But we haven't found anything to contradict it yet, either, so I think it's still possible. It just depends on what you guys do, and whatever affects the rankings.
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