[To his credit, he does not jump, though he does look amused as he glances over his shoulder.]
I like talking to you. [He has demonstrated it by mostly leaving Pride the fuck alone tbh. He turns around, thumbs hooked into his pockets.] But I did want to apologize. There wasn't much I could do, this time around.
[Yeah!!! He's not gonna waste Pride's time, okay, he gets it.
But, yeah. He sighs.]
I had a feeling it would end up like this yesterday. [Actually he had a feeling it would end up like this the second Law said he was gonna stay in Medbay.] Do you suppose he'll fight tomorrow?
That's how he sounded to me too, at first. [Way back when Law first told him he'd been playing to get his hands dirty for the sake of his prize.] But resisting the urge to form connections is apparently harder than it seems.
Agreed. People here are so much softer than I expected.
[As someone who would immediately backstab every person in this game and is unlikely to not do that anytime soon, he cannot relate. Literally why is everyone getting MORE attached as the days go on, hello.]
Two of yours were involved in that little trap, though. [Which is cool... he guesses........ congrats on having smart people on your team :\]
Of course. I told him I'd claim the injuries on his hands and arms. [Everybody thinks he's a slut anyway because he basically just lets people assume whatever they want and doesn't care.] I tried to warn him against staying with certain people, as well, but he didn't listen. [Law's mostly lucky nobody in Medbay did strip check on Thursday night or he would've been immediately screwed.] And I couldn't have anticipated that kind of trap.
[Childe never intended to use the healing pods after a murder anyway because he's confident enough that he can get away with it without 'em.]
I really didn't think he wouldn't even mention my name, though.
Not here, anyway. [He has loyalties! Just not to anybody in a game full of bad people here for selfish reasons that he's known for like a month. And that's perfectly fine.
After all--]
I would've expected the same of anyone who'd agree to come here, in the beginning. But that seems less true every week. [A sigh.] It feels like people are losing sight of their goals.
Not here. [they agree, quietly.] It's likely that they are. What they don't understand is whatever... power of friendship they think is going to help them does not exist.
This is not a place where you make friends. You are all here for one purpose.
If it's like this with every group that passes through here, I imagine Despair must thrive later on. [Because people can't help themselves from forming connections like idiots!!! Childe's not as exempt from this as he'd like to be--he is still human, underneath it all. But trusting someone fucked him over so recently, and he's always been ambitious. The combination makes it easy to maintain perspective.
He runs a hand through his hair, looking a little tired.]
Lust mentioned that if no one else killed moving forward, it would simply take longer to get the power we want. But Law said that he was told "it doesn't have to be the last person standing who is the one who gets their wish". [Which don't necessarily have to be contradictory statements, but given that they're on the topic...] Could you clarify that for me?
When we first arrived, Lust told me that there have been a lot of people who aren't here anymore. [A pause, as he thinks back. It was a few weeks ago, after all.] I remember asking them if they'd seen people like us pass through here.
[Realistically he doesn't actually know wtf a space station is, but he's smart enough to parse the words into a concept he can comprehend, and turn that over in his head. Did you know the moon is a corpse in Genshin lore? Now you do.
ANYWAY. His first instinct is "why the fck" because literally why the fuck!!! But he doesn't say that because he doubts Pride would give him any answer besides "because."]
Then, should we expect to see new faces anytime soon?
[Or is there a big "INDULGENCE IN PROGRESS" sign on the... outside? Of space? Or whatever?]
[The timeline page is already so fucking long please I'm exhausted.
But he just nods a little. Obviously he has a thousand more questions, and it looks, for a moment, like he's considering asking them--but then he shakes his head slightly.]
I'll keep that in mind, thank you. I didn't call you here to interrogate you. [So he appreciates the willingness to share this information with him, even though Pride's had a long day.] Can I ask you one more thing?
[I hope Pride sincerely regrets not picking Childe for their team. "It's not a team game" for their team.]
What happens to the dead?
[He'd been wondering if they were in some kind of compound, which would obviously have space for body disposal. But since they're apparently floating in the sky or whatever...??]
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I like talking to you. [He has demonstrated it by mostly leaving Pride the fuck alone tbh. He turns around, thumbs hooked into his pockets.] But I did want to apologize. There wasn't much I could do, this time around.
[His job as accomplice...]
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No, there was not. [they fold their arms across their chest.] Wasn't your fault. He gave up immediately.
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But, yeah. He sighs.]
I had a feeling it would end up like this yesterday. [Actually he had a feeling it would end up like this the second Law said he was gonna stay in Medbay.] Do you suppose he'll fight tomorrow?
[Signs point to no...]
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He seemed like the sort of person that would fight to live. Now I'm not sure my assessment was right.
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[War flashbacks to Medb, yesterday...... GOD.]
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Not interested in wasting my time with someone so eager to roll over and die.
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[As someone who would immediately backstab every person in this game and is unlikely to not do that anytime soon, he cannot relate. Literally why is everyone getting MORE attached as the days go on, hello.]
Two of yours were involved in that little trap, though. [Which is cool... he guesses........ congrats on having smart people on your team :\]
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It surprised me. [be nice to molly and gu yun.] Tealeaf is not what I'd call exceptionally clever.
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No, but Harrow is. And Molly does seem to want to be helpful fairly often.
[Basically he's assuming Harrow bossed him around and Molly went with it because he's like that.]
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Did you actually intend to help at any point today?
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[Childe never intended to use the healing pods after a murder anyway because he's confident enough that he can get away with it without 'em.]
I really didn't think he wouldn't even mention my name, though.
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I assume you would have, had your positions been reversed.
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[He literally has one friend in the entire world, okay, he ain't revenge killing for anybody's asses here.
But he gets what Pride is trying to say, and quite frankly--]
But yes, most likely.
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No point in protecting anybody.
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Not here, anyway. [He has loyalties! Just not to anybody in a game full of bad people here for selfish reasons that he's known for like a month. And that's perfectly fine.
After all--]
I would've expected the same of anyone who'd agree to come here, in the beginning. But that seems less true every week. [A sigh.] It feels like people are losing sight of their goals.
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Not here. [they agree, quietly.] It's likely that they are. What they don't understand is whatever... power of friendship they think is going to help them does not exist.
This is not a place where you make friends. You are all here for one purpose.
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If it's like this with every group that passes through here, I imagine Despair must thrive later on. [Because people can't help themselves from forming connections like idiots!!! Childe's not as exempt from this as he'd like to be--he is still human, underneath it all. But trusting someone fucked him over so recently, and he's always been ambitious. The combination makes it easy to maintain perspective.
He runs a hand through his hair, looking a little tired.]
Lust mentioned that if no one else killed moving forward, it would simply take longer to get the power we want. But Law said that he was told "it doesn't have to be the last person standing who is the one who gets their wish". [Which don't necessarily have to be contradictory statements, but given that they're on the topic...] Could you clarify that for me?
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[they say dryly.]
Clarify what. It'll take longer to get to where we're going if you all just decide to stop killing each other, Lust isn't wrong.
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When we first arrived, Lust told me that there have been a lot of people who aren't here anymore. [A pause, as he thinks back. It was a few weeks ago, after all.] I remember asking them if they'd seen people like us pass through here.
[And that was the response, so.]
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We're on a space station. It's a hub.
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ANYWAY. His first instinct is "why the fck" because literally why the fuck!!! But he doesn't say that because he doubts Pride would give him any answer besides "because."]
Then, should we expect to see new faces anytime soon?
[Or is there a big "INDULGENCE IN PROGRESS" sign on the... outside? Of space? Or whatever?]
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Don't know. It's possible.
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But he just nods a little. Obviously he has a thousand more questions, and it looks, for a moment, like he's considering asking them--but then he shakes his head slightly.]
I'll keep that in mind, thank you. I didn't call you here to interrogate you. [So he appreciates the willingness to share this information with him, even though Pride's had a long day.] Can I ask you one more thing?
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they just tilt their head. sure, go for it.]
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What happens to the dead?
[He'd been wondering if they were in some kind of compound, which would obviously have space for body disposal. But since they're apparently floating in the sky or whatever...??]
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