week 2, tuesday

[seaclipsed]

[ katara is seated in front of the bonfire, cooking... well, fish. fish is probably like 90% of everyone's diet at this point honestly.

anyway, this is a good opportunity for anyone to come by. it's almost midnight don't expect me to write anything more eloquent than this dammit. ]

Comments

[seaclipsed]

Most people aren't going to think to do that every single time though. Which they probably know.

[vipmix]

Most people probably haven't even realized it yet. It's what they're counting on.

[because it's early week 2]

[seaclipsed]

I think even if they realize it, they're still going to mess up on it.

[vipmix]

Weeeell... Probably. [definitely.] Carefully weighing every word that's being said? It's not something most people are used to.

[seaclipsed]

I have to admit, it's not something I am.

[vipmix]

Hee hee... Like I said, that's normal. The few who are, you should probably be wary of.

[... says joshua.]

[seaclipsed]

Do you think you are? I mean, you've been in a game sort of like this before, so...

[vipmix]

Oh, absolutely.

[DON'T ADMIT IT SO EASILY??]

That's why I know it's something to watch out for.

[seaclipsed]

You sure did agree to that pretty quickly.

[vipmix]

Would you have believed me if I denied it?

[seaclipsed]

...

No, probably not.

[vipmix]

Then why wouldn't I just admit it? It doesn't hurt me, and it's not like you didn't already think it.

[seaclipsed]

Because I'm sure others would hide it for reasons you just stated.

[vipmix]

Like I said, it doesn't hurt me. Being obviously dishonest would be even more suspicious, don't you think?

[....... said with no irony whatsoever]

[seaclipsed]

Yeah. Although... most people are going to be dishonest here.

[ SHE DOESN'T SOUND

TO HAPPY ABOUT THIS ]

[vipmix]

Obviously. That's how you play the game.

[seaclipsed]

I know. I am well aware of that fact. I'm just saying, in that case, everyone is just going to seem suspicious anyway.

[vipmix]

So you pay attention. [:/] How people talk, how they act, who they hang around with...

[honestly Joshua needs to stop giving how to game lessons to the avatar kids if they were maf he'd be fucked?]

You have to be suspicious of everyone, yes, but blind suspicion won't work either.

[seaclipsed]

No, if you start blaming just anyone because they do something that slightly sticks out, then you're going to get a lot of innocent people killed.

[vipmix]

Right. Especially since partners are dragged down with them.

["so don't conspiracy theory a tree mark"]

[seaclipsed]

Exactly! I know that... it might easy to get desperate near the end of the trial, but you should still think as rationally as you did during the start.

[ implying any of them are ever rational ]

[vipmix]

That's true in theory, though it's hard to predict how rational people will be in practice, especially as the weeks go on. We are talking about human lives being lost, here.

[he could not sound more eh about human lives being lost]

[seaclipsed]

... I know. A lot of people tend to act more emotionally than rationally.

[ she is speaking as someone who tends to act more emotionally. ]

[vipmix]

Even if you're talking about people who are more rational, this isn't exactly a situation that naturally encourages it. [hmm] Even if a victim is particularly disliked, because the partner is slotted to die--there's always at least one person who is going to be genuinely distraught. It's a recipe for disaster.

[seaclipsed]

That's true... I'd be upset if you died.

[ lmao ]