catchall for emma

[leaberator]

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[foodbin]

That definitely sounds like something from a kids TV show.

[leaberator]

Could be. I think I had an entire gaggle of kids around me like... all the time. And Nyanperona fights bad guys with candy bars, so.

[ it was. a thing. ]

[foodbin]

Lots of kids, constant sweets... All I’m hearing is that you were made to play the part.

[...More seriously, though.]

So, I talked to Four, like we went over.

[leaberator]

[ oh my god does he get away with not explaining the stabbing. YES ]

Yeah? What'd she say?

[foodbin]

[SOON!!]

...She said she wouldn’t tell anybody that she was repartnered. So - if you, Shirasu, and Saix don’t tell anybody... It should be okay.

[leaberator]

Seriously? Why?

[ axel. just be grateful, you dick ]

[foodbin]

[She smiles.]

I convinced her it was safer for everyone involved.

[leaberator]

How? Are you blackmailing her or something?

[ he's. joking ]

[foodbin]

Oh, darn, you caught me.

[Even as she shakes her head.]

No, just... I’m not sure close is the word I would use, but we’re friends, and I told her I thought that people would want to keep her safe because they felt badly that she still has to be tied to Shirasu. Which - isn’t a lie, for the record.

[leaberator]

I didn't say anything.

[ though the raised eyebrows probably say it all. ]

Alright. Well... that worked out, I guess?

[foodbin]

Yeah.

[After a moment:]

Even if anything did happen to him... You’d be okay.

[leaberator]

[ ...hm. he smiles, a bit ]

You sure sound oddly confident about that.

[foodbin]

I wouldn’t call it oddly.

[...]

I was chosen as the Nebula this week.

[leaberator]

That's the partner role, right?

[ :o ]

[foodbin]

[She nods.]

So... Just make it past Thursday, and I’ll make sure you’re fine.

[leaberator]

[ he laughs a bit, and then winces because wow that was. a bad idea. anyway ]

Aw, man. So I got this partner thingy for nothing?

[ he pulls his sleeve back to show off some friendship bracelets. ]

[foodbin]

[She pauses, but her voice is more curious than anything.]

What’s that...?

[leaberator]

One of the rewards we got from our little quest. It's like that thing that was used when we had four people up on the chopping block.

[ i was cucked no matter what ]

[foodbin]

[...]

So - if we used that, I could also get you partnered to someone safer than Shirasu, right? Or would that mess with the effect of your thing?

[leaberator]

[ a beat ]

Or we could save it in case more than one person dies.

[foodbin]

I mean, obviously I’m going to wait to be safe, but - maybe it’s something we could look forward to. I mean...

[She frowns as she thinks about how to describe this.]

Most weeks before this we’ve saved the corrupted and repartnered someone, right? So... Even if more than one person died, what if we saved the corrupted, repartnered one pair through your item, and repartnered one with my role?

[leaberator]

[ he gets what she's saying, but... ]

And then what happens the week after that if we don't have any items?

[foodbin]

I won't have the role anymore, so it isn't up to me.

[leaberator]

Emma. C'mon, get real.

[foodbin]

What do you want me to do, exactly? Just wait until someone goes after him, the obvious target, and you get caught in the crossfire?