Oh! Whoa... I've only heard of that kind of thing in stories...
[ battle royales... ]
Ah, I'm sorry though - you must've wanted that prize.
[ among other things? there's plenty of other reasons to live but they're still figuring out their friendship so yves isn't sure what saber's reasons are ]
I was the owner of a handyman's guild, Courrune. But I also served in our Corps some of the time, which I guess you'd call a people's militia to protect the commoners on the island.
[ looks thoughtful ]
... but I think at the end of my life, I was just forced to make a decision and fight a friend. But I knew that I was going to die - that we both were.
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holds up a second peace sign to go with the first peace sign? ]
Mm... Nice guy, had a little green plush that he was holding onto, made himself dizzy because he walked into the fog a bunch of times?
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[ that's not helping at all. ]
Sure.
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Maybe I should just introduce you...
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But that can be done later. Have you been keeping well?
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As well as anyone can be, Saber. Thanks for asking.
You? You seem to be adapting to everything a bit better than some folks...
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[ it's said to simply.
a pause. ]
Although I suppose we already died.
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[ agreeing ]
Did you have a situation you had trouble adapting to then? Before you got here... well, only if you want to talk about it, I suppose.
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[ they poke at one of the sofas, before experimentally sitting on it. ]
If anything, it is adjusting to the lack of information that others may have that I don't. But in those cases, all you need to do is learn them.
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Wow, comfy.
[ it's a nice sofa ]
But mm, I think so too. What type of thing did you do before we got here, Saber? Lots of thinking on the fly?
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[ they gesture around them. ]
So, dying is not too much of a surprise, when it was already a fight to the death.
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[ battle royales... ]
Ah, I'm sorry though - you must've wanted that prize.
[ among other things? there's plenty of other reasons to live but they're still figuring out their friendship so yves isn't sure what saber's reasons are ]
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Well, there's no point in worrying about it now. What's done is done.
[ stops bouncing... ]
And you?
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What did I do before coming here?
Or what were the circumstances of my death?
I don't mind answering either, I just want to make sure I understand your question.
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[ it just happened that saber's answer was more or less the same for each question. ]
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[ looks thoughtful ]
... but I think at the end of my life, I was just forced to make a decision and fight a friend. But I knew that I was going to die - that we both were.
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... I'm sorry. Having to go against a friend is something that is much harder to deal with than some may think.
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his expression softens, touched. ]
... thank you. I think... often, for people, once someone is a villain, they have always been a villain.
But I appreciate getting to talk about their humanity instead, even if it ended up bloody.
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[ it would be much easier if things were as black and white as some believed. ]
I hope you can find peace with it.
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he looks up briefly and thinks about how this is heaven adjacent so supposedly there's nowhere to go from here ]
This seems like the place for it, I think?
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[ ... ]
Probably?
[ YEAH... YEAH PROBABLY? ]
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[ they get up and brush off the spot they were just sitting in. ]
It's kind of a complicated subject.
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Are we going somewhere...?
But - I see! Is it because of the competition you were in?
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[ hmmm... they shake their head. then nod. then frown. ]
Maybe a little. But it is just not really something I had to think about before.
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