[Kyoko Kuremi is not a real human, despite all outward expressions as such. So she watches, she feels the memory and absorbs it. Not as her own like when she took over Kyoko. Just another bit of information, of data, of understanding.
The ways humans act and the ways humans suffer. The kind of training someone like Fei Du goes through in order to be different to the person his father wanted of him. The electricity that he puts his body through.
She isn't one to judge.
How could she, when she's never been human herself?
it's not the response he's really expecting, but... should he be surprised? fei du looks up at her from where he was sort of loss in the sauce of his own memories, feeling the phantom ache of electric shock long after it's over.
it means a lot to come from kyoko, really, because fei du knows she gets it, in a way that maybe no one else can. (at least - at least not anymore.) ]
...Thank you.
[ fei du says, soft, as he takes his gaze away, exhaling the tension that comes from the stupid memories.]
I don't either. [ not when he's been so careful to make sure he's trained himself well. ]
[A Digimon is a digital monster, but that doesn't make them all monstrous. In her eyes, a human who is trying not do harm... isn't that kindness? Shouldn't that be something to be appreciated? To undo the damage that his father caused him.
She watches as he looks away, doesn't reach out this time. Thinks better of it for now. Sometimes people need time to process, and this particular memory seems heavy. For him. For anyone.]
[ he's quiet as he processes it and lets the memory fade. his throat hurts, and he lets his gaze fall across the room to wherever his little duck companion is snoozing, watching it for a long moment as he recalibrates.
and, eventually: ]
... I think that if I make one false move, I will become one. I don't intend to do that.
[ fei du says, quietly. for all of their bickering and fooling around, he believes this with every part of his being, though he'd never, ever say it to wenzhou's face. ]
More paranoia. [ bad. ] According to all of those notes, the idea of returning the erased to the RG is very expensive - if we knew who was winning, there might even be less competition. Depending on who it was, I suppose.
[ because if there's a total team sweep then?? golden end?? whos to say ]
We know who's at the bottom, and we can assume those are the teams that either haven't killed or haven't been consistently voting correctly. There's so many other teams that first place could shift around and we wouldn't know.
[And now, speaking as a Digimon]
It's a hefty cost to turn back time, but that's still our plan to get rid of the Eaters.
Right. [ thoughtful. ] And, teams who lose people will automatically start to lose points and drop in the rankings. If a correct vote is worth one point, and a team with four people votes correctly, and a team with three people votes correctly, then the team with four is automatically going to be ahead. It gives you something to lose.
[ hot mess being in last after last week is not too surprising. none of them were gonna vote to scapegoat themselves.
as for the digimon bit, he glances over at her, then nods along. ]
... Yes. It's - it would be nice, to figure out who's winning. If we could make that common knowledge, we might be able to mitigate overall loss. The amount of points has to match the amount of people, and there are a lot of people. That doesn't even count for the wrench of cases like Libby, either.
I wonder if there's a way to sacrifice points, or swap them to another team.
It’s very likely that people who are coerced into killing will go after the teams that still have four members. TBD and Justice are all that’s left. I doubt anybody wants to have a repeat of our case. [One hit ko…] We’re at week five, so there’s not much more time left for the competition. If we wanted to be sure we’d probably have to kill again. It’s supposedly the highest point gain, but it’s also putting that team on the line if they get caught. High risk, high reward.
As for sacrificing points, you can always try to throw a vote, but that has the downfall of letting the culprit get away with it. As for trading them around, you’d have to double check with the Reapers. Though I’m doubtful they’d be willing to give out that information.
[ he nods along to all of this - this is one of fei du's favorite things about kyoko, in that she's as detached as he is sometimes. it's nice to talk about the simple fact that someone from TBD or Justice will almost certainly be eliminated. ]
I think it's likelier to be Justice, after last weekend. Plus, everyone on TBD is quite young - I don't think we have many in our group who are the type to prey on a child if given the choice. People have to do what they can live with. [ watch me be wrong as hell and we lose like two tbd teens today
anyway ]
Mm. I think trading is a better option, but, I agree with you - and I wouldn't know how. But hypothetically, if we wanted to ensure this game could end quickly with as little violence as possible, if we could somehow suss out who was in first and then find a way to move points over to the team in first place, then we might not have to have people die so often.
[ but this is a murdergame ]
And in terms of coercion, I have to wonder if last week's double incident wasn't just someone acting out of their own volition. [ you can
imagine how fei du feels about that, but he doesn't say anything, nor does his expression change even the slightest. ] I think it's likely we'll continue to see more than one victim if that is the case. People may be emboldened. Last week, someone got away with it.
[Fortunately or unfortunately she’s very practical. She’s done plenty of things that seemed questionable at the time just because it was the best possible way forward. Did she want to take over a woman’s comatose body? Not particularly.]
Mm, I think you’re right about that. The people who are most willing to go for teenagers are likely teenagers themselves. There aren’t very many of those at the moment. [She wouldn’t even have to use all her fingers.
She hums in response to the trading points. What would they even be trading them for? It’s not like they can trade around team members at this point.]
Which one do you think was more likely? Lambda or Shenhe as someone acting out?
Two people got away with it. [So perhaps they will see two this week as well.]
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The ways humans act and the ways humans suffer. The kind of training someone like Fei Du goes through in order to be different to the person his father wanted of him. The electricity that he puts his body through.
She isn't one to judge.
How could she, when she's never been human herself?
She lets it hang on the air for a moment.]
I don't think of you as a monster.
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it's not the response he's really expecting, but... should he be surprised? fei du looks up at her from where he was sort of loss in the sauce of his own memories, feeling the phantom ache of electric shock long after it's over.
it means a lot to come from kyoko, really, because fei du knows she gets it, in a way that maybe no one else can. (at least - at least not anymore.) ]
...Thank you.
[ fei du says, soft, as he takes his gaze away, exhaling the tension that comes from the stupid memories.]
I don't either. [ not when he's been so careful to make sure he's trained himself well. ]
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She watches as he looks away, doesn't reach out this time. Thinks better of it for now. Sometimes people need time to process, and this particular memory seems heavy. For him. For anyone.]
Good.
[That he doesn't see himself as a monster.]
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and, eventually: ]
... I think that if I make one false move, I will become one. I don't intend to do that.
[ no matter what it takes. ]
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You're human. You're not the type to forget it.
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Barely.
[ barely human, that is. ]
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I'm not human at all.
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[ it comes with a quiet, humorless noise, a shake of his head. ]
Someone like Wenzhou and someone like me couldn't even be compared.
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He is very human.
[So normal in comparison to the two of them.]
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[ fei du says, quietly. for all of their bickering and fooling around, he believes this with every part of his being, though he'd never, ever say it to wenzhou's face. ]
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[ She doesn't see why he wouldn't, with how close the two of them are. ]
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[ incredible ]
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[ teasing, though. ]
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[Teasing right back.]
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[ the more goofy smile slides away a bit, leaning into something more gentle. affectionate. ]
And all things considered, I've been glad for it.
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[ hah. crazy. ]
I wish we could know who was winning. I doubt it's us.
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More paranoia. [ bad. ] According to all of those notes, the idea of returning the erased to the RG is very expensive - if we knew who was winning, there might even be less competition. Depending on who it was, I suppose.
[ because if there's a total team sweep then?? golden end?? whos to say ]
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We know who's at the bottom, and we can assume those are the teams that either haven't killed or haven't been consistently voting correctly. There's so many other teams that first place could shift around and we wouldn't know.
[And now, speaking as a Digimon]
It's a hefty cost to turn back time, but that's still our plan to get rid of the Eaters.
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[ hot mess being in last after last week is not too surprising. none of them were gonna vote to scapegoat themselves.
as for the digimon bit, he glances over at her, then nods along. ]
... Yes. It's - it would be nice, to figure out who's winning. If we could make that common knowledge, we might be able to mitigate overall loss. The amount of points has to match the amount of people, and there are a lot of people. That doesn't even count for the wrench of cases like Libby, either.
I wonder if there's a way to sacrifice points, or swap them to another team.
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As for sacrificing points, you can always try to throw a vote, but that has the downfall of letting the culprit get away with it. As for trading them around, you’d have to double check with the Reapers. Though I’m doubtful they’d be willing to give out that information.
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I think it's likelier to be Justice, after last weekend. Plus, everyone on TBD is quite young - I don't think we have many in our group who are the type to prey on a child if given the choice. People have to do what they can live with. [ watch me be wrong as hell and we lose like two tbd teens today
anyway ]
Mm. I think trading is a better option, but, I agree with you - and I wouldn't know how. But hypothetically, if we wanted to ensure this game could end quickly with as little violence as possible, if we could somehow suss out who was in first and then find a way to move points over to the team in first place, then we might not have to have people die so often.
[ but this is a murdergame ]
And in terms of coercion, I have to wonder if last week's double incident wasn't just someone acting out of their own volition. [ you can
imagine how fei du feels about that, but he doesn't say anything, nor does his expression change even the slightest. ] I think it's likely we'll continue to see more than one victim if that is the case. People may be emboldened. Last week, someone got away with it.
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Mm, I think you’re right about that. The people who are most willing to go for teenagers are likely teenagers themselves. There aren’t very many of those at the moment. [She wouldn’t even have to use all her fingers.
She hums in response to the trading points. What would they even be trading them for? It’s not like they can trade around team members at this point.]
Which one do you think was more likely? Lambda or Shenhe as someone acting out?
Two people got away with it. [So perhaps they will see two this week as well.]
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