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. ]

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[vipmix]

We are from the same world, but he had no idea I existed before this.

[........will he ever give a full answer]

[seaclipsed]

But... you knew him?

[ that seems to be the implication here. ]

[vipmix]

I'd heard about him. He met a... friend of mine.

[implying joshua has friends?]

[seaclipsed]

Oh. I wonder how people were chosen to be brought here then...

[ since some people are here by themselves, others know each other, and then there's joshua. ]

[vipmix]

[is that a bit of an annoyed eye twitch?? why yes. it is]

You know, I'd really like to know that myself.

[THIS GAME MAKES NO SENSE]

[seaclipsed]

Like on one hand, it seems kind of random? But on the other, it doesn't.

[ it's also hard to tell for sure when they still don't know much about the other participants. ]

[vipmix]

There should be a pattern... Or maybe the only thing we have in common is that everyone here would be willing to play the game in the first place.

[hmmm.]

...There is that wording on our "profiles".

[seaclipsed]

Do you mean the thing about being sacrifices?

[ it's the most alarming thing on it, really, aside from how the heck did they even get the information on them to begin with. ]

[vipmix]

It's nothing concrete, and it might just be wording meant to upset... I wouldn't put it past them. But I wouldn't rule it out entirely, either.

[he's vague, but this time it feels less deliberate to be a shit and more talking to himself. woops]

[seaclipsed]

I was wondering about that too. It's hard to tell what we're meant to take seriously or if it's just there for aesthetic purposes.

[ and it's not like they ever get any answers. ]

[vipmix]

It's something to keep in mind. If we are meant to be sacrifices, then for what purpose? Even that answer could easily be "their amusement".

[seaclipsed]

That's true... the term can be used pretty broadly, right?

[ i just remembered she was cooking fish because i just reread the initial post. she is. going to put the fish away from the flames. ]

[vipmix]

[what the fuck is a set up I sure as fuck cant read?]

Right. [he just... huffs, obviously still thinking] Without knowing the full context of anything, we're left to try to anticipate everything at once. There's courting paranoia in your players, and there's this. I'm shocked we haven't had a more obvious breakdown yet.

[seaclipsed]

[ why does josh always talk like that............. ]

I like to think that everyone is stronger than they look.

[vipmix]

[deadpan:]

It's not about strength. There's only so far people can bend before they snap. It doesn't have to be permanent. Akira and Jaffar both demonstrated what their limits were this weekend.

[seaclipsed]

It's different for them. Most of the people here came alone. But the ones who actually know others...

[ zuko dying would be different for katara than anyone else dying. ]

[vipmix]

They had that disadvantage [yeah he's using that], yes, but eventually everyone's going to be in similar positions. We don't have a choice but to get to know each other. It'll only get worst from here on in.

I HATE U

[seaclipsed]

That's true... that's unfair to the early deaths though. People might be less motivated to catch their killers.

<3

[vipmix]

That's very possible. People's behavior typically isn't fair. They're controlled by emotions and beliefs, same as in any other scenario.

[seaclipsed]

I'll just make sure everyone doesn't slack then.

[vipmix]

[... lmao]

Hee hee... Are you planning to wrangle everyone in the game into behaving? You realize you're not fully impartial yourself.

[but god does he want to see that tbh

TOO BAD HE'S DEAD!!!]

[seaclipsed]

[ YEAH TOO FUCKING BAD!!! ]

I never said I was. But someone has to try.

[vipmix]

You don't strike me as the worst possible wrangler. I'm looking forward to it.

[ha ha he won't see it]

[seaclipsed]

I will do my best not to let you down then.

[ she will, when they definitely fail to catch the murderer. ]

[vipmix]

[just... giggles]

Are we back to that? [please god no] It's not going to be easy, you know. People are always going to be themselves, and our group seems particularly volatile.