[It's after the trial that Ambition gets back to Yu. The god is waiting for him in the kitchen, and when he enters, they hold out an empty bento box to him.]
[ Hoo boy he is SO MUCH more tired today, in body and soul, but he'll still put on the best smile he can manage for the god as he enters the kitchen. ]
I sort of enjoyed the challenge, [ he'll admit with half a laugh. He'll take the bento box, looking down at it with a faint smile. ] Figuring out what you'd genuinely appreciate. I'm glad this worked.
[ well, it doesn't seem to bother yu. he did have fun rising to the task, after all.
but the question has him thoughtful. ]
... "ridiculous" is definitely one word for it. It was ... [ he shakes his head. ] Chaotic. I knew it would be, and somehow I still wasn't prepared for the reality of it.
If you want my advice [no one wants your advice, ambition] you all need to stop worrying so much.
We all swore an oath that you'd be okay at the end of this. That means body and mind. People are worried about the experience of... all of that being too much for people, but we can help them if it is.
Exactly. We aren't doing this to be cruel. That's why only people who agreed to be here are here.
[Ambition is probably rolling her eyes behind her mask.]
Kidnapping people and forcing them to do stuff? Utterly ridiculous. That never works. We're trying to make it worth your while, since you're deciding this for us.
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That was more like it.
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I sort of enjoyed the challenge, [ he'll admit with half a laugh. He'll take the bento box, looking down at it with a faint smile. ] Figuring out what you'd genuinely appreciate. I'm glad this worked.
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[why is ambition like this]
...today's trial was totally ridiculous, wasn't it?
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but the question has him thoughtful. ]
... "ridiculous" is definitely one word for it. It was ... [ he shakes his head. ] Chaotic. I knew it would be, and somehow I still wasn't prepared for the reality of it.
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We all swore an oath that you'd be okay at the end of this. That means body and mind. People are worried about the experience of... all of that being too much for people, but we can help them if it is.
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Meaning?
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Maybe?
[ But then he'll sigh, shaking his head. ]
Wouldn't that mean forgetting what happened here? Forgetting everyone?
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[Ambition huffs.]
If we want to, we can make them forget just that night. They don't have to forget everything.
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Seems there's a straightforward solution for everything. So if we're not worrying about it, we're...
[ Glances at the god, thoughtful. ]
... embracing the challenge? Playing the game to our utmost, knowing it's ultimately just a game?
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[Ambition is probably rolling her eyes behind her mask.]
Kidnapping people and forcing them to do stuff? Utterly ridiculous. That never works. We're trying to make it worth your while, since you're deciding this for us.
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utterly without inflection: ]
Why killing? Why not remove someone from play by simply disqualifying them?
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I know we can fix it, so why would I say no?
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[ He echoes this again, still tonelessly. ]
It's very neat and clean, that outlook. Wiping everyone's hardships away just like that...
But what if people aren't so simple to fix?
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Don't you dare judge me before you see it happen.
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[ His gaze swings back onto them. ]
You think I disapprove.
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... the position you've been in ... it's been lonely, hasn't it?
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I-I don't want your pity! This audience is over.
[fuckin flees]
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[ this has happened to him a lot, lately. ]