[ . . . it's hard for her to imagine, knowing what she did of evan. he really seemed like a nervous person to her, but she supposes that sanji would know better. it's an odd thing - something she didn't even consider.]
... he's still suffering - we all are - because my friend is an idiot.
An idiot who'd never lived longer than a week on the living side of our last setting, who probably didn't even understand how Thursdays worked.
[ . . . ]
But an idiot. So I still want to express that... I get what he did... and I get if people are angry at him.
[hearing that explanation... maybe it doesn't calm Sanji's burning need to kick Tsuru in the face right about now, but it does at least slot another piece into frame, a reason for why this all happened.
He drops his eyes to the floor, hands fighting refuge in his pockets for a moment]
... So long as he apologizes to Evan and they square it out, I got nothing to say on the matter.
[It's not his anger to hold]
Besides, it's like you said. We'll bring 'em back. Then you can smack your friend upside the head if you think it'll be necessary.
I'm going to strangle him - and then I'm going to make him apologize to Evan, and then every single person here. I'm going to get him one of those voice amplifiers, which he's going to love, until he realizes that I'm going to make him acknowledge his faults publicly and loudly, which he's going to hate. It's going to be his least favorite surprise, and he will wither.
[LILI MIGHT GENUINELY BE ONE OF THE HARSHEST PEOPLE ON TSURU]
... but at this point, I think we have a far larger enemy too. I'm still not clear on why all the doors locked, and if that happened before Tsurumaru was dead. Why would that happen?
[Goddamn, Lili, Sanji almost feels bad for this sword that he wants to knee in the balls. Her declarations nearly prompt him into laughing, though, and even though he swallows the worst of those urge, it does lighten up his face. Just a tad]
Honestly? No shitty clue. And a lot of it is gonna come down to if we trust our counselors to be in as tight of a spot as we are.
[This group is a lot more... optimistic than the ones back in the castle, in some ways. They'll quickly make concessions to those whose hands are tied. He rubs at his chin, thoughtful]
If they're not our true enemies, then yeah, we'll have to extend our reach out and hunt down the real problem.
[his lips arch into a smirk at the mention of Hikage]
Yeah, well. That guy's prickly enough to hate most.
[Still, she asked him a question, and Sanji bows his head trying to formulate a response]
... The way things are shaping up, they're probably victims like we are. And if they could, they would've shared more about what's going on.
[...]
I think they dropped the shitty ball and were sloppy in the beginning, but that's not enough to make me hate them. If they put in the work and do their part to help us out, I ain't got any complaints.
Mm... I'm more or less the same - even though I can admit that there's a chance that they might be deceiving us again. I don't think that's the case, given that one of them got injured... but I've been tricked before.
[so she's trying not to just accept what she's given.]
I got my anger out already - but now it's figuring out the right place to direct it, if the answer isn't at our hosts.
First thing's first -- I wonder if they know whose pulling the strings over all of us. If they're in the dark, that doesn't give us a place to start... but if it's a matter of us needing to ask the right questions...
[Then, at least, they have an easy enough lead. Bother the hosts until they spill the details]
... it depends... Sometimes you need to ask the right questions, sometimes you need to ask specific questions.
I finally got around to hearing about my consequences for sharing my power and team - but based on a previous meeting, I thought I wasn't going to face any ramifications at all.
It's not... different answers, technically. I'll give them that. But I wonder if they weren't able to correct me misunderstanding and walking away the first time. I wanted to know why people got punished about the scrunchie but not for sharing teams - and I was told that maybe consequences come at different levels based on whether or not we listen.
But I suppose I didn't clarify that I wanted to know if there would be a punishment for sharing at all.
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... he's still suffering - we all are - because my friend is an idiot.
An idiot who'd never lived longer than a week on the living side of our last setting, who probably didn't even understand how Thursdays worked.
[ . . . ]
But an idiot. So I still want to express that... I get what he did... and I get if people are angry at him.
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He drops his eyes to the floor, hands fighting refuge in his pockets for a moment]
... So long as he apologizes to Evan and they square it out, I got nothing to say on the matter.
[It's not his anger to hold]
Besides, it's like you said. We'll bring 'em back. Then you can smack your friend upside the head if you think it'll be necessary.
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I'm going to strangle him - and then I'm going to make him apologize to Evan, and then every single person here. I'm going to get him one of those voice amplifiers, which he's going to love, until he realizes that I'm going to make him acknowledge his faults publicly and loudly, which he's going to hate. It's going to be his least favorite surprise, and he will wither.
[LILI MIGHT GENUINELY BE ONE OF THE HARSHEST PEOPLE ON TSURU]
... but at this point, I think we have a far larger enemy too. I'm still not clear on why all the doors locked, and if that happened before Tsurumaru was dead. Why would that happen?
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Honestly? No shitty clue. And a lot of it is gonna come down to if we trust our counselors to be in as tight of a spot as we are.
[This group is a lot more... optimistic than the ones back in the castle, in some ways. They'll quickly make concessions to those whose hands are tied. He rubs at his chin, thoughtful]
If they're not our true enemies, then yeah, we'll have to extend our reach out and hunt down the real problem.
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Akira's made clear what he thinks about that.
[and he thinks it's very soft-hearted of him. she doesn't mind, particularly, because lili is ultimately always trying to save people, but.]
What about you?
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[It takes a moment to parse out what Lili is saying]
Oh, you mean if I trust our jailors this time around?
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There are quite a few divided opinions. Hikage definitely hates them.
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Yeah, well. That guy's prickly enough to hate most.
[Still, she asked him a question, and Sanji bows his head trying to formulate a response]
... The way things are shaping up, they're probably victims like we are. And if they could, they would've shared more about what's going on.
[...]
I think they dropped the shitty ball and were sloppy in the beginning, but that's not enough to make me hate them. If they put in the work and do their part to help us out, I ain't got any complaints.
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[so she's trying not to just accept what she's given.]
I got my anger out already - but now it's figuring out the right place to direct it, if the answer isn't at our hosts.
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First thing's first -- I wonder if they know whose pulling the strings over all of us. If they're in the dark, that doesn't give us a place to start... but if it's a matter of us needing to ask the right questions...
[Then, at least, they have an easy enough lead. Bother the hosts until they spill the details]
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I finally got around to hearing about my consequences for sharing my power and team - but based on a previous meeting, I thought I wasn't going to face any ramifications at all.
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... And you met with the same counselor? They gave you a different answer both times?
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But I suppose I didn't clarify that I wanted to know if there would be a punishment for sharing at all.