[I, luckily, spontaneously bought a pack of uno cards recently so I have a vague knowledge of how this is supposed to go but it's okay bc Justice just stares at his hand for a long time without actually doing anything.]
[... For all the millions upon millions of dollars funneled into his creation, Connor doesn't know how to deal with this. There's no handy dandy suggestion popping up as part of his social relations program, nor is there anything he knows how to say from experience. So, instead of relying on his words, he awkwardly tries to let his actions speak for him. Which is to say—
He's going to
gently
carefully
hesitantly
reach for Justice's hand, in an attempt to be comforting.]
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WEEK 5, POST TRIAL
...do you know how to play?
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[Maybe playing Uno will get rid of this uno feeling he has.]
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[Quietly, subdued, Justice shuffles the deck.]
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[this is the most subdued small talk. god.]
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No, but I was programmed with knowledge of very specific things. I guess I know how to deal cards. I learn these things as they happen.
[He deals them both a hand, then places the remaining deck in between them.]
...are you okay? I know today...today is always really h-hard.
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[The specific knowledge part, at least. Anyway-- Assume Connor is doing... Uno-y things. Because I, Kyuu, can't remember how to play Uno.
There's a pause between Justice's question and his response, though.]
... I'm alright. I can't feel upset, if that's your concern.
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Even about Zoe?
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He lays all his cards face down, quiet.]
The dead will be resurrected at the end of the competition. It doesn't matter.
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[...]
Do...you think that I'm foolish?
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You're not. [Quietly.] I would never think you're foolish.
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[His voice breaks.]
I'm just so sad.
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He's going to
gently
carefully
hesitantly
reach for Justice's hand, in an attempt to be comforting.]