...sort of. [Is that what it is?] I'm not very interested in dying painfully, or at all, but I'm also under no impression I wouldn't be an easy target.
[Matter-of-fact. And in addition, since they ICly don't know there's a second partner-save:] Two people are still going to die tomorrow because there are too many to be paired together. I'd rather not see you die that way either.
[The core feeling is: "it sucks, I miss my friend, oh my god I'm an easy to kill target, Lili is tied to me, I should stop being a useless twink and figure out a way to stay alive, but I'm still sad and I'm not used to death." So like. Good luck.]
[she knows it’s not reassuring, and she lets herself slump down a little bit on the pillows as she contemplates what he’s saying.]
Don’t worry about me. [she’s insistent on this, because she doesn’t think she’s someone who needs to be worried about. but] ... it’s okay if you’re worried, or scared, or think you’re in over your head.
I’d be more worried if you were so stupid that you didn’t realize what kind of danger you might be in.
It’s... heavy, right? To feel like you don’t have the power you need or want in order to be able to take care of yourself.
You realize telling me not to worry about you is a little silly isn't it? [They're tied together, he's going to worry enough.] I know you're going to be fine but that doesn't change that we're together against our will.
I'll be rethinking my strategies in the days to come. [...but there's a nod.] This has never been a problem before, and now it is and I kind of hate it a lot, actually. Just another thing that's unfair about this whole thing.
[there's a pause as she tries to think of a response that isn't Life is Unfair]
... if things are unfair, that makes it all the more satisfying when we triumph over them. We don't have to give up yet - and I won't give up until I'm forced to.
[until she's dead - but he seems worried enough that she won't choose those words]
It's alright. As long as you're safe, and I'm safe, we don't have anything to worry about.
A very strategic way of looking at it. [Almost bitterly, but he doesn't argue because he agrees. They have their own agendas, but they're both of the mind that they can't really be a detriment to the other person. So that's...comforting and dangerous on its own.]
...give me a day and I'll find something new to focus on that will help us. [It's asking a lot to give him space to figure out his own emotions, but he's working on not being needy.]
It'll be before then. [Because sometimes you just shove away your trauma and use it to do something else.] But with those expectations, I'd hate to disappoint you.
[...joking. But yeah, he gets it. He won't wallow for long at least where anyone can see it. Can't believe she's actually shooshpapping him.]
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[Matter-of-fact. And in addition, since they ICly don't know there's a second partner-save:] Two people are still going to die tomorrow because there are too many to be paired together. I'd rather not see you die that way either.
[The core feeling is: "it sucks, I miss my friend, oh my god I'm an easy to kill target, Lili is tied to me, I should stop being a useless twink and figure out a way to stay alive, but I'm still sad and I'm not used to death." So like. Good luck.]
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[she knows it’s not reassuring, and she lets herself slump down a little bit on the pillows as she contemplates what he’s saying.]
Don’t worry about me. [she’s insistent on this, because she doesn’t think she’s someone who needs to be worried about. but] ... it’s okay if you’re worried, or scared, or think you’re in over your head.
I’d be more worried if you were so stupid that you didn’t realize what kind of danger you might be in.
It’s... heavy, right? To feel like you don’t have the power you need or want in order to be able to take care of yourself.
[it’s not like she hasn’t been there before]
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I'll be rethinking my strategies in the days to come. [...but there's a nod.] This has never been a problem before, and now it is and I kind of hate it a lot, actually. Just another thing that's unfair about this whole thing.
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... if things are unfair, that makes it all the more satisfying when we triumph over them. We don't have to give up yet - and I won't give up until I'm forced to.
[until she's dead - but he seems worried enough that she won't choose those words]
It's alright. As long as you're safe, and I'm safe, we don't have anything to worry about.
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...give me a day and I'll find something new to focus on that will help us. [It's asking a lot to give him space to figure out his own emotions, but he's working on not being needy.]
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pat pat pat]
You can take the time that you need. I'll just expect you to be on your feet tomorrow.
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[...joking. But yeah, he gets it. He won't wallow for long at least where anyone can see it. Can't believe she's actually shooshpapping him.]