[ . . . and senri just laughs a little, a soft noise]
I know, right.... It doesn't make him easier to deal with but - you were all human once, right? You all still know how it feels to be treated like that.
[ . . . ]
You want a world where you can delegate, right Bambi?
I know a lot about what needs to be done. If I have the respect of the other gods because I'm the leader, I can handle the what, and they can use their skills to handle the how.
Who's giving you trouble? I know Indulgence is in a bad mood but - that's also from a couple of things, it sounds like. I think you two just need to patch things up.
It's - whatever, I still plan to win no matter what. That's the whole point of even competing. I can smooth it over with them after all this. If I try to patch things up now, they'll probably just say something like, force your followers not to use your power or tell your followers to join me, anyway, and I'll have to say no, and they'll just get mad again.
[bambi he can't help you when you're doing his nails while sulking]
Well - you got one person to go to Dizzy at least! That was helpful....
[ . . . ]
Just try to make a world where people can be happy, and I'm sure it'll all work out. But you need to have good relationships with people to understand their strengths and weaknesses, you know?
Yeah, but was it helpful enough? You know what most of the participants think of me, Senri. Most of the other gods, too...
[...actually, helping Disorder out will probably worsen her reputation. so.]
The world I'm making will be one where people can get what they want if they work for it. It's, like, right there in my name. [be ambitious, everyone.] That would make people happy, wouldn't it? Being rewarded when they do things right?
... first impressions are hard, I think. They matter a lot to me, since sometimes that can set the tone of what people think of you. But you've been good, and you've been trying to win while also not making things worse for others at the same time. You were vulnerable in front of a lot of people too so.... It's okay. You're not doing a bad job.
[that's just what he thinks though, but since it's true he'll say it,,]
Sure - but what if someone does things right, but they hurt people really violently to get there? That's what Newt did, right? Would he still be rewarded in your world?
[he pauses because - ] I'm not trying to say ambition is bad. I guess I'm just a little scared of what ambitious people who don't care about others can do. Some ambitious people would leave me in the dust, no matter how hard I worked.
What? No. Of course not. That guy was an utterly ridiculous idiot.
[...like, she won't say that she's not glad Ruin is out of the competition, but,]
Did you know, he wanted to join my team in the end? But I told him to go to Disorder that week, because she needed more and I'd already convinced some people to go to Cunning. And then he went and killed people while he was one of hers. That's not doing things right at all.
We can't send you home until everyone's had a chance to host and the winner's been decided.
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But we also can't force any of you to keep playing the game the way you have been, you know. We can offer you things in exchange for it, but we can't make you guys keep killing. If no one died, we wouldn't have to have a trial. It would just be a numbers game.
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I know, right.... It doesn't make him easier to deal with but - you were all human once, right? You all still know how it feels to be treated like that.
[ . . . ]
You want a world where you can delegate, right Bambi?
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I know a lot about what needs to be done. If I have the respect of the other gods because I'm the leader, I can handle the what, and they can use their skills to handle the how.
[you know, teamwork]
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Oohh, smart! Have you been getting along better with the other gods then?
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[so, yes and no]
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That's... not your fault.
Who's giving you trouble? I know Indulgence is in a bad mood but - that's also from a couple of things, it sounds like. I think you two just need to patch things up.
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[she's sulking]
It's - whatever, I still plan to win no matter what. That's the whole point of even competing. I can smooth it over with them after all this. If I try to patch things up now, they'll probably just say something like, force your followers not to use your power or tell your followers to join me, anyway, and I'll have to say no, and they'll just get mad again.
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Well - you got one person to go to Dizzy at least! That was helpful....
[ . . . ]
Just try to make a world where people can be happy, and I'm sure it'll all work out. But you need to have good relationships with people to understand their strengths and weaknesses, you know?
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[...actually, helping Disorder out will probably worsen her reputation. so.]
The world I'm making will be one where people can get what they want if they work for it. It's, like, right there in my name. [be ambitious, everyone.] That would make people happy, wouldn't it? Being rewarded when they do things right?
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[that's just what he thinks though, but since it's true he'll say it,,]
Sure - but what if someone does things right, but they hurt people really violently to get there? That's what Newt did, right? Would he still be rewarded in your world?
[he pauses because - ] I'm not trying to say ambition is bad. I guess I'm just a little scared of what ambitious people who don't care about others can do. Some ambitious people would leave me in the dust, no matter how hard I worked.
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[...like, she won't say that she's not glad Ruin is out of the competition, but,]
Did you know, he wanted to join my team in the end? But I told him to go to Disorder that week, because she needed more and I'd already convinced some people to go to Cunning. And then he went and killed people while he was one of hers. That's not doing things right at all.
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[killing and getting caught????]
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Right... I figured that might be a little bit of an unpleasant wake-up call.
... I'm sorry you had to find out this way.
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[she hesitates.]
You're from... Tokyo, aren't you? ...how much do you know about Paris?
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[senri tilts his head]
What is it like... for you?
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[...]
But Ladybug always stops him. At the end of the day... she brings them back. Just like they were before all of it.
I thought this was going to be like that... but it's not. It hurts more.
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he pauses for a second, before nodding]
... Mm. Yeah. I can get why you'd think it could be like... that.
[ . . . ]
It's okay. I don't think any of us were entirely aware of what we were getting into - not to this extent.
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I'd take it all back if I could.
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There's no way to stop the game though... is there? We have to see it through to the end.
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But we also can't force any of you to keep playing the game the way you have been, you know. We can offer you things in exchange for it, but we can't make you guys keep killing. If no one died, we wouldn't have to have a trial. It would just be a numbers game.
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ray's still alive okay]
... okay.
Then I'll try to see if I can try to get more people to play like that. It's... not any easier for the rest of us, to have to endure losing people.
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[...]
As long as nothing... ridiculous happens, it should be possible.