[ they continue doing this in the hopes that one day one of the gods they talk to will pull an ambition and blurt something out before they realize it... sorry, love. ]
Wow. Forbidden love between a god and a mortal, huh? That sounds exciting.
It's not that forbidden. [But she's laughing. It's. Bad. Actually.] ...we were both mortals once. And we both know our time is short, but our time was going to be short together whether we dated now or back then. So it's okay.
I'm worried more about something happening to them. [Her followers, and then by proxy her. She doesn't want them to be killed or even transferred.] Wouldn't any god?
...sorry. [Though she's hesitant to apologize all the same.] It doesn't matter, it's nothing to trouble anybody else with. You're satisfied with your current god, right?
[The two subjects aren't entirely related, but rather a switch just to make sure.]
[ this is hypocritical of them, especially on the tail of their last statement. They're deeply aware of it. But, once again, they've failed to rein in their emotions enough to approach the situation from a purely practical viewpoint. Tamaki is one of the people who dragged them into this mess; he's obliquely responsible for the deaths of more than a handful of people (or "only" traumatizing them for life, if one wants to play the "they'll come back" card), just like all the other gods. Even so -- Mizuki forgives him. He didn't mean for things to go this way - they truly believe that, from the bottom of their heart. ]
[It's fine, she recognizes a bias when she sees one and surprisingly she's not too bothered by it. Instead, she considers those words carefully, thinking about how they've carried themselves through this game and some other things she's come to learn about in her own time.]
...he talks about you a lot. [Lightly.] Mizuki-san this and Mizuki-san that and "aren't they brilliant?" and "look at what Mizuki-san brought me!" He seems really happy you guys get along so well.
[So, she wanted to make sure it was real, mostly.]
[ oh. They blink at her a few times in surprise, then smile and chuckle into their hand, glancing off at some point in the distance again. If she was looking for proof, their genuine reaction is probably even more damning than their words. ]
Does he really? You're the second one to say that... Geez. He knows how to embarrass a guy. [ mizuki is clearly not displeased about this. ] Someone like that shouldn't be hosting a game like this.
He's just easily excited when he meets someone he likes. [But there's a soft hum of agreement.] I don't disagree. He wanted to make this a non-killing game, too, so I know this is probably hard on him. But you guys have helped. It's why we try to encourage you guys to talk to as many of us as you can, even if you have favorites.
I'm not really happy with how this turned out either. So...how do we get people to stop? [Since Mizuki's going to keep expressing their displeasure about it, she'll just ask them that.]
[ fortunately, they're not unprepared. Mizuki tents their fingers where they rest between their knees. ]
We remove the advantage that killing someone gives. Right now - speaking generally and not about people like Geiszler-san who had their own agenda - the appeal of killing is that it reduces the numbers of "enemy" groups. At this stage in the game, most of us are attached to our gods, and it's incredibly difficult to persuade others to join your group - not to mention risky, since it requires that you out yourself to them. Decreasing the "enemy" count is easier than increasing your "ally" count, so to speak. So we need to make it so that killing someone from another group won't reduce the number of "enemies."
[ a beat. ]
In other words, a multi-god alliance. Hurting someone else's numbers will hurt your team, too.
A multi-god alliance, huh? [Not a bad plan, so to speak, but she can where that might get tricky.] That would mean putting responsibility on us and making sure we're working together and not sabotaging themselves.
Let me guess…Beauty was on board with this idea? [This sounds like a very Beauty-esque thing to her.] A lot of us already have friends or people we like more than others, so the real question is how to get most of us to work with other people.
But that could work...nobody's killed anyone from their own team yet. I think people are probably cross-checking.
Actually, Majima-kun is the one who came up with it, but you're not wrong - Beauty-kun is essentially on board. Since you're in a comfortable position right now, it's probably not all that attractive to you at the moment, but if you could keep the idea in mind moving forward, I'd appreciate it.
Wait really? [Color her surprised.] That's...pretty good, actually. I'm glad he thought of it.
[There's a hum of thought then.] Even being in a better position than some of the gods, I can see the appeal and I wouldn't mind at least talking to some of the others if I get a chance to as well. It's a pretty decent strategy to keep all of us together and be stronger.
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Wow. Forbidden love between a god and a mortal, huh? That sounds exciting.
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Hah... Then I guess you were the right person to talk about this with.
[ it's funny, in a bittersweet sort of way... ]
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I'm glad you think so. If I can help at least one person a day then that's worth whatever else happens to me.
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"Whatever else?" You've got a lot of followers.
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It's a bit late to be worried about that.
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...sorry. [Though she's hesitant to apologize all the same.] It doesn't matter, it's nothing to trouble anybody else with. You're satisfied with your current god, right?
[The two subjects aren't entirely related, but rather a switch just to make sure.]
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[ this is hypocritical of them, especially on the tail of their last statement. They're deeply aware of it. But, once again, they've failed to rein in their emotions enough to approach the situation from a purely practical viewpoint. Tamaki is one of the people who dragged them into this mess; he's obliquely responsible for the deaths of more than a handful of people (or "only" traumatizing them for life, if one wants to play the "they'll come back" card), just like all the other gods. Even so -- Mizuki forgives him. He didn't mean for things to go this way - they truly believe that, from the bottom of their heart. ]
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...he talks about you a lot. [Lightly.] Mizuki-san this and Mizuki-san that and "aren't they brilliant?" and "look at what Mizuki-san brought me!" He seems really happy you guys get along so well.
[So, she wanted to make sure it was real, mostly.]
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Does he really? You're the second one to say that... Geez. He knows how to embarrass a guy. [ mizuki is clearly not displeased about this. ] Someone like that shouldn't be hosting a game like this.
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He's just easily excited when he meets someone he likes. [But there's a soft hum of agreement.] I don't disagree. He wanted to make this a non-killing game, too, so I know this is probably hard on him. But you guys have helped. It's why we try to encourage you guys to talk to as many of us as you can, even if you have favorites.
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For "helping," we've certainly lost a lot of our number.
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We remove the advantage that killing someone gives. Right now - speaking generally and not about people like Geiszler-san who had their own agenda - the appeal of killing is that it reduces the numbers of "enemy" groups. At this stage in the game, most of us are attached to our gods, and it's incredibly difficult to persuade others to join your group - not to mention risky, since it requires that you out yourself to them. Decreasing the "enemy" count is easier than increasing your "ally" count, so to speak. So we need to make it so that killing someone from another group won't reduce the number of "enemies."
[ a beat. ]
In other words, a multi-god alliance. Hurting someone else's numbers will hurt your team, too.
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Let me guess…Beauty was on board with this idea? [This sounds like a very Beauty-esque thing to her.] A lot of us already have friends or people we like more than others, so the real question is how to get most of us to work with other people.
But that could work...nobody's killed anyone from their own team yet. I think people are probably cross-checking.
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[There's a hum of thought then.] Even being in a better position than some of the gods, I can see the appeal and I wouldn't mind at least talking to some of the others if I get a chance to as well. It's a pretty decent strategy to keep all of us together and be stronger.
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[ their tone is playful. they don't know if majima and love have ever even talked, frankly, so. ]
Hah... I didn't even come here to try and persuade you. Maybe my luck's finally turning around? Thanks again, Love-kun.
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But no problem. And anything else, if you ever need it? You know where to find me.