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[bluescreenwhitedragon]

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[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Huffs]

Isn't that the truth. And none seem to be up and coming of the new arrivals.

[deicider]

No. Though one of my newbies has some ambition. He wants to ally with Baritones.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Oh really?

And your thoughts on that?

[deicider]

They're a powerful team. I'm inviting them over for dinner to see what they have to say about themselves. I can't tell if they're stupid for pulling that stunt in the game, or smart enough to know it won't matter much. They covered for avante in the protection game and they clearly have initiative, so we'll see.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

I'm quite fond of Yvette and Manhattan personally. And their cat girl doesn't seem the malicious type. Just paranoid.

[Pausing for a moment]

As for the one who decided to call a Live for a murder, considering her previous demeanor - her actions are unfortunately not too surprising. I'd be more interested if she acted alone or not.

[deicider]

Well, with your endorsement...

[mostly teasing.]

She came after me in the arena game and almost killed me, but she didn't seem to have an agenda. If she did, she's a convincing actor.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Less concerned about her having an agenda and more about there being someone pulling her strings.

. . .

If you're serious about this, I purchased something from BARiTONES, from her in fact, that might be useful to you.

[deicider]

[blinks. Thinks about it for a second.]

Her murder voucher?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

I bought it for the cost of the Live. With the stipulation that I could later choose who to use it on.

If you want it at any point, it's yours to use on who you see fit.

[deicider]

[cranes up slightly to look at him. ]

Thank you. I'll keep that in mind.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Feel free to speak your mind if you think it was a dubious purchase. Because it definitely was.

[deicider]

It's only dubious if Doll can't be trusted to adhere to it. If Doll sees herself as playing the game, she might. A few points are worth a chance.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

She doesn't seem complex enough to plan for a long con or a non-obvious deceit. Or really that complex at all. I had to barter with her to change the wording of the deal from "brutally murdered" to just "murdered".

[deicider]

I'd prefer 'complex' to 'impulsive', honestly.

[amused,]

It's possible she never considered murdering non-brutally.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

That's exactly what I'm worried about.

People with less empathy than me. Fucking low bar.

[deicider]

[laughs!]

People with less empathy than me, an even lower bar.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

You sell yourself short, Commander. You care about the community even if you're indifferent to the majority.

[deicider]

That doesn't count for much when my unit is a mess and the community would still rather waste time ripping each other apart in games than make even the smallest effort to talk to each other.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

But yet here you are. Still trying.

[deicider]

I'm apparently an optimist by nature.

[might be pouting a bit at that.]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Moving to lean up against the table next to them. Or closer - since they are laying down.]

Maybe you're just a sucker for complex problems.

[deicider]

[turning to their side to keep him in view, propping their chin on an arm.]

That's definitely true.

What do you know about Lucifel?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Tenses. Probably noticeably]

He's the worst kind of the villain. One you can't hate because he's so---

Lucifel.

[deicider]

[Whoa. Raises an eyebrow. ]

Can you elaborate?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Did you hear what happened on our side of the trial?