[ 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.
There's probably something in here about the last ray of hope, but I've lost it. [ terrible joke. but he sighs with the answer. ]
I was afraid of that. I mean we do a lot, Fox. I'm getting lost on what to even consider the starting line. But at least it doesn't sound like there're too many hidden factors. And it doesn't hurt that we're still in the top three teams. That has to be a little promising, doesn't it?
Only as long as you have someone who'll hold onto it for you, too. [ he knows how you people are. ]
...keep doing what I'm doing. [ there's a sigh. ] I can't rely on maybes for too long if both of our teams are going to win this competition, but maybe I can buy a little more time.
I know, but don't have a better answer. I'm not sure that we're going to get one, unless there's a page out there detailing all the things that get you ahead... I haven't heard of one like that.
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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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Well they do say that no news is good news. [ usually. ] Do we even know how the rankings really work...?
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Still no word on that. I heard some people have some theories on it, but all we know for sure is that it's dependent on what you guys do.
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I was afraid of that. I mean we do a lot, Fox. I'm getting lost on what to even consider the starting line. But at least it doesn't sound like there're too many hidden factors. And it doesn't hurt that we're still in the top three teams. That has to be a little promising, doesn't it?
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...You do, I know. But the three of you - you're all doing something right. So I guess, just keep doing what you're doing, and maybe it'll work out?
[ they really are a hopeless optimist like this. ]
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...keep doing what I'm doing. [ there's a sigh. ] I can't rely on maybes for too long if both of our teams are going to win this competition, but maybe I can buy a little more time.
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[ that's not really an answer but okay. ]
I know, but don't have a better answer. I'm not sure that we're going to get one, unless there's a page out there detailing all the things that get you ahead... I haven't heard of one like that.
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