[ he glances right back at her with a sigh before looking at the isolation cabin with a frown ]
Going by what they've said, lying seems more likely. That, or they're being used against their knowledge. Wouldn't be the first time. [ both in his life and in. his previous experience, though he doesn't specify that. he runs a hand through his hair with a sigh ] Either way, talking to them won't give us much right now.
You're not the only one. [ bitterly. he shoves his hands in his pockets ] We've got until Friday. Maybe I'll consider that they meant what they said if we get that far without a kill, but I doubt it. This whole competition between group things? Sounds a lot like what some of the others went through.
[ he nods at that, solemn ] Yeah. Groups, titles... Either it's a coincidence, or... I've been thinking it's possible we might end up seeing a best of over time, from everywhere we've been. Murder highlights, if you want.
...That might make sense, yeah. The three people who came with me and I, we kind of - a lot of stuff happened with us, specifically. So if they were trying to pick people who were more involved to make some kind of, like, really motivated group...
Damian, Jason and Percy. Right? [ there's something carefully even in his tone ] I don't know enough about the details of what happened to the other groups to tell for sure how involved they were or not, but it's very possible that's the reason we were all picked. How good of a show we'd give.
... Yeah. I do. [ kind of. this isn't his jason and he knows it. but he notes the tenseness in her voice and he puts a hand to her shoulder ]
At least you weren't there to live out a sex demon's idea of a good story. [ it's light in tone to say he gets it ] But we've got the entertainment part in common. Making it a competition without giving us a clear goal reeks of that, though.
[She's just going to, like, silently reach up to pull his hand off her shoulder as soon as she processes that. She should probably explain why, but it boils down to 'physical contact is awkward and socialization is hard', so instead of acknowledging it:]
Trust me, I would have asked someone to kill me day one.
Our dead didn't come back, Nathalie. [ it's point blank. he can handle a lot of jokes, but that one is... still a little raw. he moves on, shoving his hands back in his pockets and noting the nope on physical contact for later: ] Not to pry, but... Are you close? To Jason?
[ he waves off her apology, but-- at the rest, there's a clear hesitation ]
Jason's... [ well. he shakes his head ] We're not from the same world, exactly. More like-- alternate universes, from what I've gathered. And Percy mentioned you guys were going back to his world... ah, never mind, I shouldn't have asked.
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Going by what they've said, lying seems more likely. That, or they're being used against their knowledge. Wouldn't be the first time. [ both in his life and in. his previous experience, though he doesn't specify that. he runs a hand through his hair with a sigh ] Either way, talking to them won't give us much right now.
[ so he didn't bother and just listened instead ]
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[After a moment:]
Right. I guess it's a wait and see kind of thing. God, I hate that.
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[She frowns.]
It sounds, like, eerily similar to the castle Stephanie mentioned.
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[ no one wants that ]
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[None of them know any chill.]
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Damian seems like he knows you... So do you know Jason, too?
[That idea, though... There's something tense in her voice.]
The last one I was in was... to entertain someone. So it wouldn't be the first time.
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At least you weren't there to live out a sex demon's idea of a good story. [ it's light in tone to say he gets it ] But we've got the entertainment part in common. Making it a competition without giving us a clear goal reeks of that, though.
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Trust me, I would have asked someone to kill me day one.
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...Okay, that was a shitty thing to say, you're right. Sorry.
[Anyways! Moving on. After a pause, though, blinking:]
I... Why do you want to know?
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Jason's... [ well. he shakes his head ] We're not from the same world, exactly. More like-- alternate universes, from what I've gathered. And Percy mentioned you guys were going back to his world... ah, never mind, I shouldn't have asked.
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[She can't quite tell where he's going with that, or she would just go ahead and answer.]
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No, not really. I was just being nosy.
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Well - I guess, then. I don't know.
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is she blushing a little]
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okay now he's really being nosy: ]
It kind of doesn't look that much like a guess to me.
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[It's still sarcastic, but it sounds less typically biting and more flustered.]
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[ he's grinning a bit. this is hilarious to him because he's terrible ]
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[There is so much emphasis on that word. She'll admit she has friends this one time if it makes him Stop (even though he probably will not).]
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So you were understating it.
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We're changing the subject right now.
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Go ahead. Pick anything, since I was prying.
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