[AS FOR THAT:] Pink's been a color representative of our unfortunate spectre this whole game, yes? The replacement of anything pink, especially with a color as fortuitous as gold, makes me think something like that may be happening. The color of the scrunchie itself is still the same, but that anything's changing at all...
Someone told me - we were wrong about the pink tasks. They're making that thing get stronger, probably. I think Belph is probably going to tell everyone soon.
I don't know. I'm used to - I don't know. Last time it seemed like things were going to be okay at one point, and then they rapidly turned not okay and they just kept getting more not okay, and it was after about this length of time, so I just...
...Mm. I know. It was about this time that we found out what our real options were for ending our "game", too. [And they were all... bad.
But after a second of contemplation:] --There isn't anything I can do to guarantee that things will turn out alright here. I can't make that sort of promise, and I don't want others to hurt more for false words, you know? But - I do have faith in the people here. In you, in everyone still on this side, in the ones working on the other side. [LIKE, NOT EVERYONE TO BE FAIR, but a lot of people.]
We've been moving forward the whole time, haven't we? We're still making it through.
Because I'd have probably laid down in the dirt and died a long time ago, otherwise! [HE SAYS IT JOKINGLY BUT IT IS NOT A JOKE.]
Rather - when there's nothing else left, hope still dies last, you know? We thought we'd run out of chances back then, and this place isn't exactly a fix, but... Things weren't as set in stone as we had believed.
[He leans over to gently ruffle her hair because he can SEE THAT!! He sees that near-hug, there! But he doesn't want to get his gut wound on her either, so this will have to suffice.]
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I'll ask one of them, too. Who were you planning on going to? That way we can split up the load, or whatever.
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Do you think it's a bad thing?
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As for that, he pauses to consider and then shakes his head and smiles.]
No - I have a feeling it's something good.
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[A beat, and then:]
Like we're beating it or it's going away somehow?
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[AS FOR THAT:] Pink's been a color representative of our unfortunate spectre this whole game, yes? The replacement of anything pink, especially with a color as fortuitous as gold, makes me think something like that may be happening. The color of the scrunchie itself is still the same, but that anything's changing at all...
[It seems good, to him.]
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[After a second, she nods, though she still seems apprehensive.]
Well, we'll see if we find anything out when we talk to them.
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Why the nervous look, friend?
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[She pauses for a moment.]
Someone told me - we were wrong about the pink tasks. They're making that thing get stronger, probably. I think Belph is probably going to tell everyone soon.
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Wei Wuxian immediately makes a sour face at that, though.]
I haven't been doing any of the tasks for pink, but I doubt I'm in the majority there, unfortunately. Good to know now, at least...
[Fairy goddemons.]
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looks away]
I guess we know now.
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What's that saying... Better late than never? Something like that.
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[But she still seems, hm, Unhappy.]
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You aren't satisfied with it, though. Do you not believe it will?
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[Mm.]
I don't know. I'm used to - I don't know. Last time it seemed like things were going to be okay at one point, and then they rapidly turned not okay and they just kept getting more not okay, and it was after about this length of time, so I just...
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...Mm. I know. It was about this time that we found out what our real options were for ending our "game", too. [And they were all... bad.
But after a second of contemplation:] --There isn't anything I can do to guarantee that things will turn out alright here. I can't make that sort of promise, and I don't want others to hurt more for false words, you know? But - I do have faith in the people here. In you, in everyone still on this side, in the ones working on the other side. [LIKE, NOT EVERYONE TO BE FAIR, but a lot of people.]
We've been moving forward the whole time, haven't we? We're still making it through.
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How can you - trust that? Yours ended even worse than ours did.
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Rather - when there's nothing else left, hope still dies last, you know? We thought we'd run out of chances back then, and this place isn't exactly a fix, but... Things weren't as set in stone as we had believed.
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She looks like she might want to hug him but she also has 92183423 stab wounds on her person, so. She just gives a nod.]
...Right. No giving up.
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Mm, no giving up. We'll keep trying.
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Do you know how long it took me to do my hair this morning? Look what you've done.
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Ah? Look at that! Somehow, all of your careful work has ended up all ruffled... How strange! I think your hair is haunted, dear radish.
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You’re the ghost that’s haunting it!
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Don't be silly! Do I look like a ghost to you, ah?
[RUFFLE RUFFLE. He will be merciful though and stop soon enough, helping to fix her hair a bit, even.]
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She'll keep swatting at him until it becomes evident he's trying to fix her hair instead, at which point she just Pouts.]
Totally. All you need is some chains to rattle.
[what]
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But stupidly, he totally misunderstands this--]
--Oh! Have you met him, then?
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What?
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