un: eden — ota

[retributes]

Asking for a friend: say you were killed for the wrong reasons, what would you do? What would be your way of coping?

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[clouded_heart]

Willpower is a finite resource. While it probably makes them feel guiltier, they are not more in control of their actions than they were when they still struggled. They're not responsible.

[pampa]

You're welcomed to steal it. I don't even need the credit.

[vidal]

Same.

[ He suspects heaps of people wound up falling into bed together after that night, and the effects of suddenly plentiful alcohol on a dry village. But then, because Reyes isn't Reyes if his topics don't work on two fronts— ] I kept on with investigating the mansion after we parted, by the way. Found a secret bookshelf passageway leading from one side of the building to the other, but nothing else. I can't tell if I was disappointed, or at least glad there was that much.

[championofsnark]

Exactly the same here. Plus all the people constantly trying to kill me would love a target.

[notyourrookie]

It's not ideal. But sometimes they deserve it.

[eaglesonofnone]

[This, at least, he can write to.]

House 31, at any time.

[bloodbathing]

[ Maine doesn't respond immediately. It's a lot to process. A lot to think about. Eventually, he returns to her original question: ]

Friend died for humanity. An honor. Celebrate. Drink.

Your death's fucked. Punch friend. Alleviate anger. Then drink with him.

[ From Maine, that's a veritable speech. But he wants to check: ]

Answer question?

[retributes]

It does. Punching was an option. I went with fucking him instead.

[retributes]

I imagine they wouldn’t be. Unfortunately. Talking can’t solve everything, as much as I wish it would.

[retributes]

why talk things out when you can either run from the problem or kill the other person? I mean that’s been my experience so far.

Maybe. We can certainly try. I know that’s what he’d want, too.

[bloodbathing]

[ . . . . ]

Why?

[retributes]

There’s been some concerns about that. But I’m not sure if I can believe that. Unless you have concrete evidence?

[retributes]

Let’s pretend for now that I’m hi5ing you.

Really? That’s fascinating. I wonder what it was for. I’m used to secret tunnels leading places and now I’m disappointed I left you when I did. If I’d known that you would carry on then I would’ve joined you. Now about this place and not a simulation, have you found anything or done any exploring?

[retributes]

And their reasoning being they believed you were going to betray them?

[retributes]

We have a bit of history. Back home. Not sexual or romantic history but.

It’s complicated. There were feelings involved. Those feelings are still there. But I knew what I was doing and getting myself into, back home. This is where the whole he believes he was in the right and I believed I was in the right comes in.

I think he killed me for the wrong reasons.

He believes it was for the best? In the end. At first, he fought against it, because he was being controlled

[retributes]

Is it close to the village center? I’m free most days.

[retributes]

That’s never fun. But I know that feeling all too well.

[retributes]

October for me. Man. That’s going to be shitty. I used to enjoy Halloween.

[retributes]

Would you think the same if you were the one killed under such circumstances? You wouldn’t find it difficult to come back from that?

[retributes]

True. I knew a few who deserved it 100%. I even know some who still do.

[pampa]

So much for asking for a friend.

Halloween is that Earther holiday right? I've seen the movie

[ he means... the horror movie. was that not a documentary? ]

[retributes]

I mean i am dead but I feel like a lot of people here are in the same boat. I could in actuality still be asking for a friend.

Are you talking about the Michael Myers version? But yeah, it’s not quite a holiday. No one gets time off from work or school for it. Kids just dress up and go out for candy, and adults too. For different reasons.

[pampa]

You know a lot of dead guys then? That's good. We all need a type right?

Belters don't get holidays at all, it's not like I'd know the difference.

[retributes]

I wouldn’t say my type involve dead guys but hey. What’s a dead girl supposed to do at this point right?

Belters?

[pampa]

Look Lucy I'm not here to judge anyone. You do you.

Yeah as in the Asteroid Belt. Specifically Ceres.