[ Zero is... not stupid either. probably. but she's impatient and bored as hell already, so might as well try something.
the question makes her pause though, grin fading. ]
Fuck if I know. Maybe? Like I said, ghosts and spirits came after me, not the other way around. But they were usually hanging around places that a lot of things were killed in.
Which would mean you were hanging around places a lot of things were killed in. What for? [But he's staring at his own arm like he's contemplating that choice so there's that.]
[Pinching the bridge of his nose, he sighs a bit.]
It's not--calm down. [Explain then, Junpei.] I'm looking at what people woke up with to figure out if there's a reason or pattern. And it's not like I'd expect our captors to care if they made things harder.
[ wow she wasn't even mad? you drop some swear words and accusational questions and people just jump to conclusions. ]
I can't really afford an impromptu vacation, so trust me, this is definitely an inconvenience. And the arm's a joke - if I wanted something really useful, this wouldn't be my first pick.
[He's tired, mildly traumatized all over again and buzzed, he's doing his best.]
You haven't looked at your clamshell, have you. Everything's right there. [Has he been reading everyone's profiles? Yes.] It's not like anyone's happy with what they woke up with. We're trying to locate a storage facility or something our stuff might be held.
Because they'd want to keep something here to bribe us with, wouldn't they? What's the point of throwing away our stuff when they could use it as leverage?
Strategy. You have to give people an incentive to work with you, like...kind of a justification. "If we do this, we'll get that." It means people would be more likely to perform the way they want them to even if the victims don't want to.
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Okay, so maybe not that arm. Are you thinking of another arm? [Willfully ignorant or just unaware? Cast your votes now.]
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There's a guy with someone else's arm. He was yelling about it when we got here.
[ is it both? it can be both, can't it? ]
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Oh that. Yeah, I'm probably not gonna use that one.
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Why not? The guy made it clear he didn't want it. [ a pause. ] Unless he was lying about that. Fucking perverts...
[ i'm sorry. ]
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He's probably not lying about that, and I'm not even sure why he as it. But it's not. A weird sex thing or whatever you think is going on there.
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Oh, so you know each other? [ amazing. she's glad she's not in that situation. ] Either way, it's a spare arm no one needs. What's the problem?
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The problem is it's my arm? So, I'd rather not use it as ghost bait. [So that's like a bunch of answers in one shitty info bomb, enjoy.]
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she critically eyeballs Junpei's arms. the arms that are both attached to his body and working. she looks back at his face. ]
... You're not using it either.
[ what is the Hang Up here she doesn't get it. ]
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If you're that chicken, we can use my blood too. That'll probably piss them off.
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You really think it'd work? [He has to wonder, and given what he saw in the room that's actually both an intriguing and terrifying prospect.]
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the question makes her pause though, grin fading. ]
Fuck if I know. Maybe? Like I said, ghosts and spirits came after me, not the other way around. But they were usually hanging around places that a lot of things were killed in.
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Which would mean you were hanging around places a lot of things were killed in. What for? [But he's staring at his own arm like he's contemplating that choice so there's that.]
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Looking for my sisters. Not my fault they'd send their armies after me and I'd have to kill them.
[ there is. so much to unpack there. ]
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Which is where the claws come out? [Haha, stupid jokes. But yeah, there's another pointed look at her own arm.]
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Sure, sometimes. Usually I'd just use a sword.
[ siiiiiiip, what's wrong with his face this time ]
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And yet you came here with that instead of a sword. Are we to believe our captors were kind to let you keep it?
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What's your problem? It's a pain in the ass to try and get around with one hand.
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It's not--calm down. [Explain then, Junpei.] I'm looking at what people woke up with to figure out if there's a reason or pattern. And it's not like I'd expect our captors to care if they made things harder.
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I can't really afford an impromptu vacation, so trust me, this is definitely an inconvenience. And the arm's a joke - if I wanted something really useful, this wouldn't be my first pick.
How do you even know what everyone has?
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You haven't looked at your clamshell, have you. Everything's right there. [Has he been reading everyone's profiles? Yes.] It's not like anyone's happy with what they woke up with. We're trying to locate a storage facility or something our stuff might be held.
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Hm. [ she hasn't bothered, tbh, because she's Lazy. ]
Why did you think there's a storage room in the first place? It'd be easier to just chuck anything extra.
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Because they'd want to keep something here to bribe us with, wouldn't they? What's the point of throwing away our stuff when they could use it as leverage?
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[ why bother with a carrot when you've got a big ass stick, after all. ]
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