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I don't think that part was up for debate. [ dry. he thinks the npcs are assholes, absolutely, buuut ] I've been thinking about it since yesterday. My best guess? It lines up with people lashing out at others when they're afraid. Because they knew what would happen, they admitted as much when they said that's why they kept "telling us not to murder".

Maybe they can lash out at people who aren't stuck here trying to fix this.

[She is absolutely the type to lash out when she's angry or stressed, too, but that doesn't make it much less frustrating.]

I didn't say the lashing out was appropriate. Just... trying to make sense of things.

[ NOT THAT ANYTHING IN THOTS ENDED UP MAKING SENSE BUT IT'S COOL AND FINE AND DEMONS ]

Right. [She sighs.] Sorry, I'm just... You know.

[Unhappy! Like basically everyone else here right now. She's tossing a fistful of spaghetti in the pot before she looks his way.]

Do you, uh...

[She gestures towards the pot, as if asking whether he wants her to add in any for him.]

No, I get it. Not everyone calms down by overanalyzing every aspect of a situation.

[ it's a joke that falls a little flat because they are all unhappy and angry, but he blinks at the spaghetti. there's a clear hesitation before he shrugs ]

Sure? Don't put yourself out on my account, though.

[ he is actually calculating the last time he ate, because sometimes. you work too much. ]

Trust me, if I was putting myself out I wouldn't have offered.

[She dumps a little bit more in and starts a timer, leaning back against the counter as she does.]

[ he huffs a bit ] Good to know, though I'm not sure how I ever thought otherwise.

Yeah. Shocker, I'm not really the type to do stuff that I don't want to.

At least it's not a bad quality to have.

[She can't help but laugh a little, even if it's a little bit hollow.]

That's generous of you.

[ he shrugs ]

Any particular reason behind why you don't like it, or is it just a generic personality trait? I know enough people who are painfully stubborn to believe the latter no questions asked, promise.

[She shrugs.]

I don't know. I think it's kind of normal to not do things that you don't want to...?

[Which is to say, that isn't really true at all, she just has a Reputation (TM) to uphold.]

It's certainly not abnormal, you're right.

I mean, maybe around here it is, but.

[She might not know everyone well, but if her last game's ratio of incredibly self sacrificial people is anything to go by...]

[ dick cannot hear her from self-sacrifice island ]

There's a difference between not doing things you don't want to and what they're asking of us here. [ dry ]

There’s also going above and beyond to try to help other people even if it makes you miserable, and I think there are a lot of people who are really good at that here. That’s what I meant.

People you know?

[ curious ]

Basically everyone from the place I was stuck in before this.

[immediately doxxes them]

[ well, damian and jason makes sense (the robin life) but: ]

Percy too?

...Percy's the worst of the three when it comes to that.

[She looks a little bit sad for maybe a second, before the normal frown comes back.]

[ hmm... ]

Helping people's a heavy burden to carry, sometimes. [ he shrugs, looking away ] I think it's worth it, but I can't blame anyone who doesn't always think so.

I'm not saying it's... not worth it or whatever. I'm saying he could let the rest of us give him a hand sometimes.

[ haha wow weird sounds familiar anyway ]

He didn't let you back there, then?

...I've probably reached the limit of what I should say. It's more his business than mine.

Fair enough. [ he hums a bit, pensive ] My only advice? Just... remind him you're there. It'll get through to him eventually.

[ HE SAYS

HYPOCRITICALLY ]

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