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...]
You've all been very kind this week. I think it's... still a possibility that someone might vote for me, at the trial, if... there's a situation like last week's. But that possibility seems less likely than it did before.
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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 don't... You don't need to answer - if you don't want to but.
... are you scared, at all?
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[She's probably smiling behind her mask.]
You've all been very kind this week. I think it's... still a possibility that someone might vote for me, at the trial, if... there's a situation like last week's. But that possibility seems less likely than it did before.
i'm so fucking mad at you i'M STILL MAD AT YOU
IT'S NOT ENTIRELY MY FAULT!!
[she'll have enough faith to accept an offering right before curfew :) ]