That's not what I meant. Do you know what's... Something's different. Since I woke up here, I don't feel right. Ruin said it wasn't anything she'd done to me or even seemed to know about, but, go figure, I want to peer review.
[He's not going to mention that he would super love to not be cursed in that way? But, also, don't?]
[Newt waits (for a grand total of half a second because he's impatient and grumpy) and then, when nothing follows, huffs out a sigh through his teeth.]
More crap you can't tell me because of all the red tape? Whatever. Fine. It won't matter in a few weeks, anyway.
[Assuming the change really is due to his being here, that is. He can't see any other cause, but the reasoning doesn't make sense.]
You gonna try to convince me to switch teams or anything?
[Anger flashes through him and he waits a beat, expecting it to flame out quickly so he can keep up appearances. That's been the trend lately. It's the only way he can put up with Shao's condescension.
But it lingers.]
You'll be lucky to last that long.
[He regrets it as soon as it's out of his mouth, but he's not about to let that show. He's out of here. Later, Sincerity.]
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[He's got the braincell this week.
Then again, it's not like you need a braincell to solve that riddle.]
Look, you'll be fine. You're still in the lead, and it's not like she can do anything to you directly, right?
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[He does not sound sorry.]
I wanted to see what all the fuss was about, though. You're pretty popular among the ranks.
[For some reason that he hasn't quite figured out yet.]
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It's not hard to be popular with people when you're being genuine!
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Yeah, well, that's easier said than done for some of us. Were you behind this getup, by the way?
[He does a little gesture to indicate his ten-year-old outfit and taps a finger on the rim of his glasses.]
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[Mystery solved, at least.]
Tell me something, Sincerity. Can you gods lie to us?
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But there's nothing binding the rest of us into telling the truth.
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No one thought to include that as a behind-the-scenes rule for you guys? You're kind of setting us up for failure if you can just lie willy-nilly.
[But, also? He doesn't care.]
The first thing I listed on that paper. Is that a puzzle you can solve for me?
[he doesn't want to repeat himself but to save you the trouble: "I've been lying to everyone about who I am and I don't know why."]
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[But, like. Nothing is stopping the gods from lying to people in private...]
Oh, that? You get on my bad side, and I could curse you so you're not able to lie.
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That's not what I meant. Do you know what's... Something's different. Since I woke up here, I don't feel right. Ruin said it wasn't anything she'd done to me or even seemed to know about, but, go figure, I want to peer review.
[He's not going to mention that he would super love to not be cursed in that way? But, also, don't?]
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[Sincerity shrugs.]
Like how some of the others had powers and stuff that don't work here anymore. Everyone was supposed to start out on more or less the same level.
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[He says it more firmly than he means to.]
I don't have special powers or magic or whatever you want to call it. None of that's real where I come from.
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this is not a gagtag]
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More crap you can't tell me because of all the red tape? Whatever. Fine. It won't matter in a few weeks, anyway.
[Assuming the change really is due to his being here, that is. He can't see any other cause, but the reasoning doesn't make sense.]
You gonna try to convince me to switch teams or anything?
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["i'd have picked you" was a lie; why would it be true now?]
But, hey - in the last week, when I'm in the lead, feel free to swap for me so you get your wish!
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But it lingers.]
You'll be lucky to last that long.
[He regrets it as soon as it's out of his mouth, but he's not about to let that show. He's out of here. Later, Sincerity.]
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big yikes]