[it definitely isn't the answer that she wants - and so she frowns.]
... then I'll make sure we get out of here, and get back home. [where does all this confidence come from] If you want to be useful, I'll make sure to carve a path for all of us, and I won't accept anything else. I won't waver.
[that's as much as she can give in exchange in response to that - her good heart that only wants justice]
Then... tomorrow. If you wouldn't mind teaching me.
Then - I actually have a question for you. I don't really care about all the secrets that they're forcing us to comply with, but I can understand if you don't want to risk anything just yet.
But I've found that if you remove the scrunchie, you'll probably receive bodily harm. Shinobu and - uh, Giyuu? Suffered from that.
But if you tell someone your power and team, there's no immediate consequences, even though the directors have suggested that it is 'important' to keep in mind.
... at least so far. I'll let you know if I'm suddenly in horrible pain tomorrow.
Please, have a little concern for your own well being... [ PLEASE, FOR THIS HUMBLE SERVANT....JUST A LITTLE.
it's also concerning but somehow not even remotely surprising to know that it was tomioka and lady shinobu who received some form of bodily harm. best to check on that later. ]
[ he'd never argue with hua chengzhu, and he won't argue here, though there's a thought on his mind about compromising oneself in a situation where death is almost guaranteed to be on the line. it's fine. he'll just have to prevent that from happening. ]
Understood. [ but, it is indeed a noble pursuit. if not an incredibly worrying one. ] It will be unlikely that everyone here thinks the same way, however. [ unfortunately... she might be hard headed, but in this case, keeping secrets from each other doesn't end well. (coming from someone who is a professional secret keeper.) ]
... it'd be nice if they did, but I don't expect them to. And I can't blame them.
[at least she sounds sincere about that. lili lives her life one way, but as for others - ]
It's probably scary to be in this situation, and you'd want to take care of yourself no matter what. Sometimes your ideals don't match what your body and mouth actually do...
But as long as they're not hurting anyone, or doing anything stupid to risk an innocent life... I can't force anyone into anything.
[if there's anything she understands intimately, it's fear]
[ with a nod, the same polite fist in hand salute as always. ] I will. And you as well, Lady Lili. Please do inform me if you don't feel well tomorrow.
[ and don't hide it. you know, like some people who ended up super dead from poison :/ ....not that yin yu thinks lili would hide anything at all in the past two days that he's gotten to know her. ]
[ . . . interesting. she looks thoughtful about that before nodding]
Understood.
I've been asking people that question as well. Where I came from before this... the powers varied greatly, from harmless to incredibly harmful. However they were all posted.
Mmm. It's troubling that we've been asked to do so. [ to keep them secret, anyway, if it was so open somewhere else...
...it's concerning, in general. yin yu frowns. to be gifted such a thing... (cursed with such a thing?) he's starting to feel that the island experience he had may have been quite different than anything anyone else has been through. that's why it was a two week game, dear. ] We had no such abilities, and our natural ones had been taken as well.
[ not that he had any. either way: no amount of snooping will make these powers easy to find, and the unknown is worrying, more so than anything. ] ...Lady Lili, if you wouldn't mind, would you be willing to share an example or two?
I don't. Ookurikara could summon meteors out of the sky, I could summon any poison once each week, and Tsurumaru had the ability to make someone act stupid. [a beat] Or rather, like they weren't taking anything seriously.
We also had elemental powers - mine was ice. But I can't access that now...
[but she frowns]
Given how dangerous they can be, I suppose that's why I can't sit still until I know some idea of what's out there.
[ elemental powers... who would place ghost level powers on people who didn't know how to wield them? troubling was the right word. ]
I understand. [ this is one of the times that it would be nice to have access to literally any of the tools he has working under chengzhu; his sentinel butterflies would be exceedingly useful in listening in on conversations. alas, there's none of that, and so, working from ground zero seems to be the only way to go. ] ...I have no intentions of using my own, unless it is necessary to protect someone else.
[ when was the last time he had to rely on some sort of power for anything, anyway? it's all been locked up for so long, he's mostly as human as they come. ]
[lili thinks about that, pondering her own power for a moment]
... I don't like mine. While I can see its uses... the only reason why I'd ever tap into it would be if I'm absolutely certain that its use would be able to help all of us.
[but since it's not immediately lethal, she can't rule it out entirely]
I'm giving it a full week before I discern whether it's safe to share it... If it passes and it is, I'll tell you.
[ he's in the same boat. there's a fine line with this odd power between protecting someone important and hurting someone, and it will rely heavily on his own intuition in the future. he's not nearly impulsive enough just to try it out. not to mention, yin yu's never been the type to have to rely on any sort of enhancements to do much of anything, at least not in the past couple hundred years.
honestly, he'd prefer not to have something like this at all. just give him back his earth master shovel's powers, let him dig a hole back to china, jeez
anyway, lili's last piece is a levelheaded and fair assessment, indeed. he nods. ] I'll tell you mine then as well. [ since they're allies! besides, it may be of some use to lili, when they share them, and he doesn't mind that at all. ] I can't imagine things will stay quiet much longer.
[ . . . his last statement gives her pause and she sighs quietly.]
... I don't think so either. Was it the same on the island? When on Thursday everyone will suddenly find themselves unable to contribute at night, and then by Friday it's announced that someone's died?
[ a beat, and then, with a huff of a laugh. ] I'm always worried about something. I will not be off of my guard, I swear.
[ to say he's always worried is an understatement. it's more that he can handle himself.
....that last piece though. to be the first gone... he hadn't asked any of their 'dead' what awaited them on the other side; his concepts of life and death are cement, and at the time, he hadn't wanted to know. looking at lili now tightens a sense of resolve to prevent that from happening. his expression flickers, but stays quite serious. ] I understand. Will you be safe where you are?
[ . . . will she? she pauses when she thinks about that, and then tilts her head]
... I'm going to be with Ookurikara and Tsurumaru. We'll need to determine where the best place to house us will be, since my cabin already is far too crowded...
But with those two, I'm sure they won't allow anything to happen to me. And I know how to defend myself as well, if it comes to that.
[she knows she can't say as confidently that she can handle herself as others - but she'll try to take precautions as best she can]
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... then I'll make sure we get out of here, and get back home. [where does all this confidence come from] If you want to be useful, I'll make sure to carve a path for all of us, and I won't accept anything else. I won't waver.
[that's as much as she can give in exchange in response to that - her good heart that only wants justice]
Then... tomorrow. If you wouldn't mind teaching me.
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[ and lo, an agreement is made. ] Then, I believe we have a deal, Lady Lili.
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Then - I actually have a question for you. I don't really care about all the secrets that they're forcing us to comply with, but I can understand if you don't want to risk anything just yet.
But I've found that if you remove the scrunchie, you'll probably receive bodily harm. Shinobu and - uh, Giyuu? Suffered from that.
But if you tell someone your power and team, there's no immediate consequences, even though the directors have suggested that it is 'important' to keep in mind.
... at least so far. I'll let you know if I'm suddenly in horrible pain tomorrow.
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Please, have a little concern for your own well being... [ PLEASE, FOR THIS HUMBLE SERVANT....JUST A LITTLE.
it's also concerning but somehow not even remotely surprising to know that it was tomioka and lady shinobu who received some form of bodily harm. best to check on that later. ]
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[she sucks sooooooo much
but also it's in these moments that she probably finally comes off as just a little bit regal]
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Understood. [ but, it is indeed a noble pursuit. if not an incredibly worrying one. ] It will be unlikely that everyone here thinks the same way, however. [ unfortunately... she might be hard headed, but in this case, keeping secrets from each other doesn't end well. (coming from someone who is a professional secret keeper.) ]
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[at least she sounds sincere about that. lili lives her life one way, but as for others - ]
It's probably scary to be in this situation, and you'd want to take care of yourself no matter what. Sometimes your ideals don't match what your body and mouth actually do...
But as long as they're not hurting anyone, or doing anything stupid to risk an innocent life... I can't force anyone into anything.
[if there's anything she understands intimately, it's fear]
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We can only control our own actions, inevitably. [ as long as you aren't, you know. cursed. let's not talk about that. ]
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... right. We'll see how it goes this week. So make sure that you take care of yourself.
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[ and don't hide it. you know, like some people who ended up super dead from poison :/ ....not that yin yu thinks lili would hide anything at all in the past two days that he's gotten to know her. ]
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[because she's already starting her demands, of course]
Would you say that your power is one that's inherently offensive? Could it hurt someone?
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...It would depend greatly on the actions of others. So, not inherently, no.
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Understood.
I've been asking people that question as well. Where I came from before this... the powers varied greatly, from harmless to incredibly harmful. However they were all posted.
Here, having them be hidden... I'm a bit uneasy.
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...it's concerning, in general. yin yu frowns. to be gifted such a thing... (cursed with such a thing?) he's starting to feel that the island experience he had may have been quite different than anything anyone else has been through.
that's why it was a two week game, dear.] We had no such abilities, and our natural ones had been taken as well.[ not that he had any. either way: no amount of snooping will make these powers easy to find, and the unknown is worrying, more so than anything. ] ...Lady Lili, if you wouldn't mind, would you be willing to share an example or two?
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We also had elemental powers - mine was ice. But I can't access that now...
[but she frowns]
Given how dangerous they can be, I suppose that's why I can't sit still until I know some idea of what's out there.
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I understand. [ this is one of the times that it would be nice to have access to literally any of the tools he has working under chengzhu; his sentinel butterflies would be exceedingly useful in listening in on conversations. alas, there's none of that, and so, working from ground zero seems to be the only way to go. ] ...I have no intentions of using my own, unless it is necessary to protect someone else.
[ when was the last time he had to rely on some sort of power for anything, anyway? it's all been locked up for so long, he's mostly as human as they come. ]
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... I don't like mine. While I can see its uses... the only reason why I'd ever tap into it would be if I'm absolutely certain that its use would be able to help all of us.
[but since it's not immediately lethal, she can't rule it out entirely]
I'm giving it a full week before I discern whether it's safe to share it... If it passes and it is, I'll tell you.
[because they're allies]
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honestly, he'd prefer not to have something like this at all. just give him back his earth master shovel's powers, let him dig a hole back to china, jeez
anyway, lili's last piece is a levelheaded and fair assessment, indeed. he nods. ] I'll tell you mine then as well. [ since they're allies! besides, it may be of some use to lili, when they share them, and he doesn't mind that at all. ] I can't imagine things will stay quiet much longer.
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... I don't think so either. Was it the same on the island? When on Thursday everyone will suddenly find themselves unable to contribute at night, and then by Friday it's announced that someone's died?
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[ yeah they had to hoof it and discover bodies themselves, it was a time. ]
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A horrible consistency.
Then will you be safe on Thursday? Where do you intend to stay?
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[ he can handle himself just fine, at least in terms of his roommates. ] I'd rather be there than out, especially with half of the grounds obscured.
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Be worried. We don't know how this place works so... you should be worried - you never know what might be coming, or what people are capable of.
And to be the first gone is - .... isolating.
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[ to say he's always worried is an understatement. it's more that he can handle himself.
....that last piece though. to be the first gone... he hadn't asked any of their 'dead' what awaited them on the other side; his concepts of life and death are cement, and at the time, he hadn't wanted to know. looking at lili now tightens a sense of resolve to prevent that from happening. his expression flickers, but stays quite serious. ] I understand. Will you be safe where you are?
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... I'm going to be with Ookurikara and Tsurumaru. We'll need to determine where the best place to house us will be, since my cabin already is far too crowded...
But with those two, I'm sure they won't allow anything to happen to me. And I know how to defend myself as well, if it comes to that.
[she knows she can't say as confidently that she can handle herself as others - but she'll try to take precautions as best she can]
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