[Normally Sanji makes himself scarce in the kitchen or his cabin, but today... today he just wants a walk, no matter how dreary the weather is. No coat, no jacket, nothing but him and the rain until Sanji decides he's had enough of being soggy, and dodges into the Mess Hall.
He'll glance up at Magnus once he sees him, eyebrows set high on his forehead as a form of greeting]
Yeah. That one never ends up being true. They'll use it to provoke some murders and then we'll find a hidden scroll that says actually we have to balance all the teams equally to win.
So, we broke into one of the locked rooms. Inside, it was a crypt with a locked door. They made us recite eulogies for dead people we know to get it opened. Then, inside, there were two graves - one for Evan and one for Tsurumaru. We were trapped inside, so they made us kill each other with rocks like those two did, and once we died we woke up in the room that got unlocked.
[Well, in this case -- literally running into the other guy, seeing as Sanji's distracted and only half-paying attention to his surroundings. IT'S FINE.]
Huh? Oh, I'm--
[Depressed. Filled with self-loathing. Ready to pick a fight in the hopes someone will put him outta his misery.
And just looks at the other guy with his eyebrows raised. He's still reeling from the emotions (and yikes, don't like that. Really don't want to repeat any of that), but even Sanji's surprised to feel that mess coming from this dude]
Shit, you're doing worse than me. What the hell...
Oh, come on. You're doing pretty shitty. We all have depression, pal.
[Rubbing his neck, called out like that.]
Look, I'm just. Still kinda pissed off about Taako getting dragged into that shit on Sunday. Plus - I dunno. I don't like seeing people hurting as bad as they were this week.
... I mean. There's still shit you can do to cheer 'em up, right? Maybe you can't avoid them being in shitty moods, but you're on good terms with most of the people here.
[A shrug? He feels like he shouldn't be offering advice, especially when it's probably shit Magnus already knows, but...]
I'm just sayin' it's probably gonna get worse before it gets better. So take care of everyone now, while you can.
Yeah, I know. I'm trying, man. I'm keeping a positive attitude. I've been lucky so far. And you - [Well.] You're keeping a lovably shitty don't give a fuck attitude for basically the same reasons, right?
Like, I gotta believe in that. I gotta think we're not sitting on our asses watching this happen, we're all just buying time until we manage to figure out the way to beat this.
Just, uh, chastising. I’m the only one from my game, y’know? So I have Taako but not really anyone else I trust a lot. And I think teams are stupid, since I don’t plan on playing their shitty game. So I figured who cares, right?
But talking to Heart, I got the sense that’s not the attitude that’s gonna get us the ending we want. Knowing each other’s shit might actually matter. So, I’m trying, I guess?
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He'll glance up at Magnus once he sees him, eyebrows set high on his forehead as a form of greeting]
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Hey. Long day.
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[There's no bite to his words for once; he's just a potty mouth]
You look like you're holding up well.
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[Doubt]
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"Only one team can win" my fuckin ass.
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[Lord.]
A little more complex but same shitty difference.
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week 1; friday
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[What a charmer Sanji is]
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Sure.
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[Taking a deep breath.]
So, we broke into one of the locked rooms. Inside, it was a crypt with a locked door. They made us recite eulogies for dead people we know to get it opened. Then, inside, there were two graves - one for Evan and one for Tsurumaru. We were trapped inside, so they made us kill each other with rocks like those two did, and once we died we woke up in the room that got unlocked.
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Damn, they put you shits through the ringer. Did you at least get anything useful outta it?
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w4; monday
Hey. How you doin'?
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Huh? Oh, I'm--
[Depressed. Filled with self-loathing. Ready to pick a fight in the hopes someone will put him outta his misery.
... Also kinda hungry, so!]
Uh, y'know. Getting by. And you?
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. . . Uh. Yeah, y'know. Win some, lose some.
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Pauses?
And just looks at the other guy with his eyebrows raised. He's still reeling from the emotions (and yikes, don't like that. Really don't want to repeat any of that), but even Sanji's surprised to feel that mess coming from this dude]
Shit, you're doing worse than me. What the hell...
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[Rubbing his neck, called out like that.]
Look, I'm just. Still kinda pissed off about Taako getting dragged into that shit on Sunday. Plus - I dunno. I don't like seeing people hurting as bad as they were this week.
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... I mean. There's still shit you can do to cheer 'em up, right? Maybe you can't avoid them being in shitty moods, but you're on good terms with most of the people here.
[A shrug? He feels like he shouldn't be offering advice, especially when it's probably shit Magnus already knows, but...]
I'm just sayin' it's probably gonna get worse before it gets better. So take care of everyone now, while you can.
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[So that's a yes]
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[God. Patting him on the back, transferring more sad, but also a little awkwardness.]
What's going on with you?
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shimmy up a roof to escape
or maybe drown in the lake
So all poor magnus is gonna feel is panic]
Oi, nothing is going on with me! Didn't you just say it? We're all fuckin depressed and tired. That's the point of these stupid-ass games.
[Huffing]
There's a lot riding on us, and that's assuming there's any way to get the happy ending we want.
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[He isn't allowed to escape.]
Like, I gotta believe in that. I gotta think we're not sitting on our asses watching this happen, we're all just buying time until we manage to figure out the way to beat this.
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... Well. We're in the second half. I don't know how long your first game lasted, but mine was... shit, about eight weeks?
[So either they're running out of time, or they'll going to hit the finale plot twists soon]
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[Sighing. Not touching him for the moment.]
. . . I know you guys have lost a lot. I'm sorry.
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[Ha]
It's... don't worry about me. Belph, Steph-chan, and Yasusada all got it harder, if that's what you mean.
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[But if he wants to play cool, then fine.]
. . . Hey, could I ask something?
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[Spoken honestly, no frills. Just a wide grin followed up by a sheepish rub of his neck]
Sure, what's up? I'll throw you a bone since I ain't really the sharing and caring type anyway.
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[Anyway, more seriously, though grinning at Sanji's frankly cute reaction - ]
Most of the people I talk to don't know any of you guys' teams. You can say no, I won't mind, but would you be down to swap?
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... Tell ya what.
If I'm still alive in a week, then sure. You can have my team. But I've got my reasons for holding out a little longer.
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[He's not put out at that at all.]
I'll put you on the list for next week. I get it - I didn't exactly want to trust strangers with my shit, either, until Purple yelled at me over it.
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[IMMEDIATELY PERKING UP WITH GRUMPINESS]
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[Placating, laughing a little.]
Just, uh, chastising. I’m the only one from my game, y’know? So I have Taako but not really anyone else I trust a lot. And I think teams are stupid, since I don’t plan on playing their shitty game. So I figured who cares, right?
But talking to Heart, I got the sense that’s not the attitude that’s gonna get us the ending we want. Knowing each other’s shit might actually matter. So, I’m trying, I guess?
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[Well then, with sudden and maybe perplexing immediacy]
I'm on Heart's team.
There ya go, shithead.
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[He's smiling, looking maybe kind of amused? At Sanji's about face?]
Guess that power of friendship stuff works on you too. Who knew?
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[looking displeased that magnus overshared?? Sir!! Take care of yourself]
And I'm just taking some other considerations into mind, don't read into it.
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[Shrugging! It's not a big deal.]
Tell me next week if you want to, or don't.