he looks surprised at first - and admittedly a little nervous - but he doesn't pull his hand away from hers?? then he's just going to look around them as his expression slowly lights up, like a sun breaking across a horizon]
I can't really join you right now... but I'll see who I can talk to to try to get them on your side, even for a little bit. I don't want you to be alone.
[ . . . there's no hiding the slight worry on his face.]
... I don't know, but I'm going to try.
Do you think I should be careful? I've heard a lot of people tell me that she's.... well, she's very focused on being strong. I know someone like that. They intimidate me already....
But if something happens to me, I think a lot of people will be angry - and it'll hurt more than help anybody.
I think anyone should be careful if they go talk to her. Even as a god... it's hard to tell how she's going to react to things sometimes. She'll laugh when you think she'll get mad, or get mad when you think she's going to laugh...
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It's against the rules for her to hurt you herself, though. You don't have to worry about that.
We're all bound by divine oath to accept the winner of this competition, however. I don't think any of us expects for her to be happy about it if she doesn't win, but she will have to honor her word. That will lay the groundwork for getting us to work together... I think.
She won't be able to rebel or start a new contest. The oaths are binding, Senri. You've seen what happens when we try to say things we've sworn not to say yet, right?
There aren't any loophooles for that. As long as a ruler is chosen fairly by the rules of this contest, we won't be having another to choose a leader. This is a one-time thing.
[on the other hand, if everyone was to refuse to vote and they all got executed, it'd be declared null and void and they'd have to start over with a new batch...]
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...and then the two of them start to hover! Slowly, very slowly, they rise up a few feet from the ground.]
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he looks surprised at first - and admittedly a little nervous - but he doesn't pull his hand away from hers?? then he's just going to look around them as his expression slowly lights up, like a sun breaking across a horizon]
Wooooowww! Amazing, amazing!!
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It's fun, right?
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Super fun! You should just do this with everyone who comes to see you, then I'm sure you'll get a ton of followers!
[SENRI STOP]
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[sHE'S CONSIDERING IT.]
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[and he laughs a little]
I can't really join you right now... but I'll see who I can talk to to try to get them on your side, even for a little bit. I don't want you to be alone.
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[She sounds. Really happy? There's an on cloud nine joke here somewhere but I'm too tired to make it.]
That's so kind of you, Senri.
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I think it's what anyone would do.
If nothing else, I'm on your side - even if it's not showing up on the numbers. I really want you to be happy, no matter who wins.
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If some of the gods thought like that, this whole thing would probably be easier...
[siiiiiiiighs]
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... who do you think would be the hardest to convince?
I don't know if the others told you... but I'm trying really hard to figure out how to help everyone get along, even after all of us are gone.
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[everyone's so scared of her]
Do you think you'll be able to do that?
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... I don't know, but I'm going to try.
Do you think I should be careful? I've heard a lot of people tell me that she's.... well, she's very focused on being strong. I know someone like that. They intimidate me already....
But if something happens to me, I think a lot of people will be angry - and it'll hurt more than help anybody.
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[...]
It's against the rules for her to hurt you herself, though. You don't have to worry about that.
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She can still curse me though, can't she?
[he's still so scared i'm losing my mind]
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.... okay, guess I gotta risk it.
I heard that she tends to keep to herself - is that true?
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[...]
I think most of us are happy to keep it that way.
[do you ever think about the fact that they're having this conversation while hovering in midair]
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.... but you have to rule the world with her after all this, right?
Wouldn't it be easier to try to get along with her...?
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[like........ yikes]
We're all bound by divine oath to accept the winner of this competition, however. I don't think any of us expects for her to be happy about it if she doesn't win, but she will have to honor her word. That will lay the groundwork for getting us to work together... I think.
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... what do you think it could be like if she's unhappy? Could she try to rebel eventually? Or try to start a new contest all over again?
I just... don't want to have you all fighting again, since that's what started all this - right?
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There aren't any loophooles for that. As long as a ruler is chosen fairly by the rules of this contest, we won't be having another to choose a leader. This is a one-time thing.
[on the other hand, if everyone was to refuse to vote and they all got executed, it'd be declared null and void and they'd have to start over with a new batch...]
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[and senri fucking loves him for it, that's his number one dumb bitch even now send tweet]
.... and there's no way to end the competition early? If all the gods agreed to it? [like a long shot but
might as well ask right]
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If it ends early, it wouldn't be considered a fair result. We'd have to start over with a different group... I think.
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.... got it. Avoid a restart, or else you'll have to...
[he thinks about it - ambition losing someone like shiki again, all of their bonds getting frayed another time]
Yeah. I'm not for that.
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...for some of us, it might work out better. With a different group... maybe I wouldn't have lost both my followers, you know?
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But... I like most of you. I want to see what it is you all decide for us. So... whatever happens here, I'm going to accept it.
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i'm so fucking mad at you i'M STILL MAD AT YOU
IT'S NOT ENTIRELY MY FAULT!!