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[despitethenora]

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Re: day 26, evening

[goldencharms]

[ an improvement is an improvement, and he'll take it. ]

Okay.

Was Beta at the game too...?

Re: day 26, evening

[despitethenora]

[She'll linger in the hug for a little bit.]

She was. All of us were. I thought that Vash had missed it, but - looks like he was just.

Gone.

Re: day 26, evening

[goldencharms]

[ oh. he... pauses at hearing that... ]

Maybe he escaped for real this time.

But-- I heard it was bad. The game, I mean. That it was one of, if not the worst yet. Ruby and Kazuki... and you... It looks like it was a lot.

Re: day 26, evening

[despitethenora]

I don't know. Beta told me the first game had people facing off and killing each other.

[She takes another sniff at the tea, then tries sipping directly from the thermos.]

1/2

[goldencharms]

It did...

And it was really scary the first time?? Hunter and I had to decide who was gonna get out of the first room, so we played rock, paper, scissors for it.

Re: day 26, evening

[goldencharms]

But, Ruby looked a lot more shaken this time, and she told me she died six times. Which is way worse!

Re: day 26, evening

[despitethenora]

[Staring into the thermos for a moment, thanks.]

It's sweet. He did say he likes spices...

[She looks up again.]

I'm sorry she went through that.

Re: day 26, evening

[goldencharms]

Didn't you go through the same thing...??

[ he shakes his head ]

Where are your mugs? You should drink from a proper cup!!

Re: day 26, evening

[despitethenora]

I don't think so...I think we all got something different.

[She tilts her head, then separates from him to head for the kitchen. Fine! She'll get the mug and pour!]

Re: day 26, evening

[goldencharms]

What do you mean...?

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Re: day 26, evening

[despitethenora]

We didn't all die the same way.

[Pouring, then closing the thermos back up.]

Re: day 26, evening

[goldencharms]

How did you die?

Re: day 26, evening

[despitethenora]

[Infinite food, for infinite machines... Aloy shakes her head.]

A lot of different ways. Drowning. Machines.

Re: day 26, evening

[goldencharms]

Oh...

[ processing... ]

Re: day 26, evening

[despitethenora]

I'm going to take care of myself for a bit.

Re: day 26, evening

[goldencharms]

[ snaps out of it-- ]

Eh?! So that's a huge improvement... I'm really glad to hear that.

Re: day 26, evening

[despitethenora]

That's a huge improvement?

Re: day 26, evening

[goldencharms]

Yes??

When you got sick, you were so busy trying to help you didn't even take time to try to help yourself!

It makes me really happy that you're taking time to rest instead of going out again.

Re: day 26, evening

[despitethenora]

I came to sit and visit you in all that, didn't I?

Re: day 26, evening

[goldencharms]

But you were sick... Doesn't that prove my point...?

Re: day 26, evening

[despitethenora]

Yeah, well. You're not going to get to play that one every time you want me to do something different.

Re: day 26, evening

[goldencharms]

I just want you to look after yourself too. I care a lot about you, and I'd be sad if something happened to you because you didn't take time to rest.

Re: day 26, evening

[despitethenora]

I don't actually disregard myself. People do realize that, right?

Re: day 26, evening

[goldencharms]

How so?

Re: day 26, evening

[despitethenora]

You know. We didn't sacrifice ourselves? We tried to win. Or I did, anyway.