[It's only a matter of time before Sanji tracks Belph down once everyone's settled -- and by "settled" he means distressed and ready to break the windows of the bus wide open. Sadly it's hard to find a place that's private, but they manage the best they can with a corner on the second deck in the entertainment area.
And Sanji's brought alcohol. Of course he did. Old habits die hard and all.]
If it turns out we're stuck in another killing game...
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It sounds like the murders weren't necessarily voluntary in some others, like they were in ours—for a given definition of "voluntary", at least. But... if we're in our right mind, then if either of us gets picked—
Pretty much. [he smiles, though it's without mirth.] Not mutually, though. Whoever gets picked first, I guess. And assuming a better option doesn't come up, like someone here is conveniently a kill-happy psychopath or whatever.
[in a way, belph knows that as forced murderers go, he got off lucky in the castle. killing reyna was still traumatizing, but she'd been a willing victim, at least, thanks to her and el melloi's agreement.
but that's why this sort of thing came to mind—and there's no way he could discuss this with steph or hikage.]
... You know damn well I don't mind if it's you who kills me.
[The same goes with Steph, frankly, though Sanji chooses not to voice that. He figures Belph's got plenty on his plate with both her and hikage here.
... Guess he should be glad he's hoofing it alone, eh, Zelos?]
Though before we got making this pact, let's wait a few days. If it's anything like the shit that happened back in the castle, we could be given duties again.
[The kind of thing that might put a wrinkle in their plans]
[... Just exhaling a bit before downing the last of his glass]
Well, even if I don't get saddled with some shit, no point in being lazy. We're still gonna need to figure out what's caused this bullshit and how to get out.
Well, considering we got abducted, it's not implausible they also did, even if by a different party.
[belph is not exactly an optimist or a reassuring person, sorry. he shrugs.]
But the fact of the matter is that if our captors didn't take them, then we'll probably have no way of ever knowing for as long as we're here. That'd be something for one of our worldhoppers or whatever to confirm, if we get out of here.
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And Sanji's brought alcohol. Of course he did. Old habits die hard and all.]
Oi... we gotta talk.
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Agreed. So, what are we starting with?
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[Pouring himself a glass and Belph is gonna have to forgive Sanji for hogging half the bottle already]
Any ideas how we got here? I don't remember shit besides us balancing the factions. This wasn't apart of the plan.
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there's... something he wants to ask him, actually, but it's not exactly the kind of thing you just blurt out.]
Honestly? Given that there are a near infinite number of different worlds, it's entirely plausible that more than one has the power to abduct others.
And there are others who're apparently from other killing games, so... I don't think this has anything to do with the castle.
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[That... seems to be the theme here, if they can't blame Tiger or Dragon]
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[...]
I'm about to ask you something very serious and not great, so you might want to get some more alcohol in.
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He'll just. Drink half of his cup before lowering it]
Alright, hit me with it.
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If it turns out we're stuck in another killing game...
[...]
It sounds like the murders weren't necessarily voluntary in some others, like they were in ours—for a given definition of "voluntary", at least. But... if we're in our right mind, then if either of us gets picked—
What do you say to a pact?
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What -- so I kill you and you kill me? Some shit like that?
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[in a way, belph knows that as forced murderers go, he got off lucky in the castle. killing reyna was still traumatizing, but she'd been a willing victim, at least, thanks to her and el melloi's agreement.
but that's why this sort of thing came to mind—and there's no way he could discuss this with steph or hikage.]
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[The same goes with Steph, frankly, though Sanji chooses not to voice that. He figures Belph's got plenty on his plate with both her and hikage here.
... Guess he should be glad he's hoofing it alone, eh, Zelos?]
Though before we got making this pact, let's wait a few days. If it's anything like the shit that happened back in the castle, we could be given duties again.
[The kind of thing that might put a wrinkle in their plans]
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Fair enough. Here's hoping you get some semblance of a vacation, then, even if hope doesn't mean much.
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Well, even if I don't get saddled with some shit, no point in being lazy. We're still gonna need to figure out what's caused this bullshit and how to get out.
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Right, no slacking off. As much as I'd like a long, long nap—also, give me the bottle.
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[POUTING AS HE HANDS IT OVER but it's too early for Sanji to be drinking himself into a stupor. There's no Zelos to keep him in check]
You get any good leads from the others? Far as I can tell, they're all in the same boat as us.
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Not really. Heard a bit about others' situations, and I talked with the ouija board, but it only gave me vague answers—unsurprisingly.
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[he's allowed to be stupid on occasion]
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How'd that go?
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[That thread technically isn't finished BUT WE ALL KNOW HOW IT'S GONNA GO]
Guess we'll just have to wait for our new jailors to reveal themselves to us.
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And after that, what -- eight more weeks of hell? If we're lucky.
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... Well, at this point, we've put up with it for this long already, so what's eight weeks more?
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[If the shit back in the castle couldn't break his spirit, he doubts a bus can. That's comforting, in its own way]
... You think the others back in the castle got home?
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[belph is not exactly an optimist or a reassuring person, sorry. he shrugs.]
But the fact of the matter is that if our captors didn't take them, then we'll probably have no way of ever knowing for as long as we're here. That'd be something for one of our worldhoppers or whatever to confirm, if we get out of here.
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[SORRY HE'S JUST. Amused by that blunt reply. But it's a reminder of why he likes hanging with Belph.]
Fine then. If we survive whatever bullshit's gonna happen to us here, we'll just have to go back and make sure everyone gets their happy ending.
[Listen he did not kill and die (for three hours) to fail.]
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