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]

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.

[seaclipsed]

Well, we're all just going to have to get over yourselves then.

[vipmix]

You make it sound so easy. [i left you hours to fix that typo live with it. he looks away] Not everyone is on your side to begin with. The hardest thing will be those designated killers.

[seaclipsed]

I know it won't be easy. Nothing in life is, honestly. I can only really hope that other people will help out.

And if they don't, I'll do my best on my own.

[vipmix]

[... giggles because ofc he does]

Hmm, well, hopefully not fully on your own. You've got that friend of yours, don't you? And I'd rather not be doomed to die because people settled on the easiest path.

[backtagging is funny]

[seaclipsed]

I don't want to assume that Zuko is always going to agree with me.

[ he's probably going to always agree with her. ]

[vipmix]

Hmm, really? Friends usually have similar moral values.

[way to make it sound like you've had a single friend in your entire life, josh]

[seaclipsed]

Zuko and I weren't always friends.

[ an understatement for the ages. ]

But... this is the kind of game where people are going to argue a lot, so I wouldn't be surprised if we ended up arguing at some point.

[vipmix]

Hm. Something to do with his father?

[GUESSING, 100%, BASED OFF OF ZUKO'S DAD ISSUES]

Maybe. But we were talking about wrangling people to do the right thing. Do you think Zuko would argue against you in that?

[he's honestly asking the fuck does he know he's not even mildly omniscient rn]

[seaclipsed]

... sort of. I guess it all lead back to his dad, but in the end, what he did was on him.

Not against doing the right thing. But... sometimes people's ideas of what the right thing is differ.

[ like the time she and aang argued over whether or not she should murder a man, so. ]