[ Escha cracks a tentative smile. ] I haven't been voting the whole time.
Anyway, I wasn't able to remember and explain myself clearly, so... I can't blame anyone. Besides, it would set a bad precedent to tell everyone to trust blindly and not follow the evidence.
Makes you wonder what would've happened if those four didn't vote at all. We still don't really know. [That is to say, it's not a solution but here they are.]
...it would be a bad precedent to set, but...it's also a good lesson to us that evidence can't always be trusted either. We have to use our heads better.
It's supposed to be bad if no one votes, I don't think it's worth finding out...!
[ Well, plus, realistically, she thinks it would be pretty hard to organize. ]
It... Would be nice to be able to say we should just have faith in each other, but that would make it too easy for someone to be possessed and just lie.
No one's saying we should test what happens when no one votes. But if we don't analyze the evidence correctly, we risk being played either way. [ like. they sorta were here, in the sense that they're idiots who connected 0 dots. ] Distrusting each other is what made our first group fall apart.
It was just a thought, not a suggestion. [Let's not push our luck.] That's why I'm trying to find everyone I can and devise a plan to make sure that doesn't happen. We have to know we can trust each other before we start turning on each other. We're working on a deadline here.
[Four weeks still lingers in his head.] It's the possession that's going to fuck us over, but we knew that. So we just...have to stay steady. Learn what's fake and what's real. Easier said than done, but...[Ugh.]
... Nikkari told us the other day he could talk to the-- to the other side. [ he's either reiterating because they would've told her or this is the first time she hears of it, i have no memory ] There are things only you can find out, probably.
Yeah. He said there was an island right off the ship...you won't even be that far, but you'll probably learn even more than we can right now. He talked to Prompto the other day.
[Which is nice, at least, that Escha will have other friends.]
Right. There's gotta be something for you on that side, somehow. [ though speaking of the island-- ] But that invisible island reveal made me think. Is it that the ruins show up when someone ends up on that island... or is it that we can't see the ruins until the person shows up on the island?
You're still certain that the shoes don't have anything to do with walking on the ocean? [Yes he's bringing that up again, shut up.] But I'm thinking you're right. This isn't over yet, and whatever's on that island is something only you and the others on that side can do.
...Carlos sort of told me that much, but I didn't really get what he meant at the time. It may be that they don't show up until we get to the island, but that's why the boat keeps going in circles. We're locked in until then.
Then I'd venture to say it's good. Which...isn't great. [Since people have to die.] You may be able to explore the ruins only when you're on the other side or something.
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Anyway, I wasn't able to remember and explain myself clearly, so... I can't blame anyone. Besides, it would set a bad precedent to tell everyone to trust blindly and not follow the evidence.
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...it would be a bad precedent to set, but...it's also a good lesson to us that evidence can't always be trusted either. We have to use our heads better.
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[ Well, plus, realistically, she thinks it would be pretty hard to organize. ]
It... Would be nice to be able to say we should just have faith in each other, but that would make it too easy for someone to be possessed and just lie.
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[Four weeks still lingers in his head.] It's the possession that's going to fuck us over, but we knew that. So we just...have to stay steady. Learn what's fake and what's real. Easier said than done, but...[Ugh.]
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:( ]
... Nikkari told us the other day he could talk to the-- to the other side. [ he's either reiterating because they would've told her or this is the first time she hears of it, i have no memory ] There are things only you can find out, probably.
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[Which is nice, at least, that Escha will have other friends.]
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[ Since they had kind of guessed someone could through the transcripts, before. ]
If someone has that power, it must be for a reason, right? There must be something we can do from that... Island? [ Not the ruins? That's too bad. ]
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...Carlos sort of told me that much, but I didn't really get what he meant at the time. It may be that they don't show up until we get to the island, but that's why the boat keeps going in circles. We're locked in until then.
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Then is it... Good or bad to see more of the ruins? And will something change the more of them we can see...?
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I don't know. But-- "ruins hold the key". They're important in some way for sure.
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[ That would be... Bad?? ]
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You've got a point there.
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