catchall for shess

[leaberator]

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[leaberator]

She might've had the right idea from the start.

[nonbelligerent]

Perhaps. People like her are atypical, though.

[leaberator]

To be honest, I know a few like that.

[nonbelligerent]

[he smiles a little.]

Do you now?

Well, I suppose my kind can be very straightforward... but if they were in this situation, we would all be dead by now.

[leaberator]

So... It's a good thing you're the only representative, then?

[nonbelligerent]

Haha, probably. Though I won't claim to be a model of perfect behaviour either.

While I may not always agree with the decisions people like Milla or Ookurikara make, I admire their sincerity.

[leaberator]

[ axel... laughs? ]

... Yeah. The most sincere and open guy I know... I can't say he's the wisest, but I'd be a different person if I hadn't met him.

[nonbelligerent]

People like that do tend to influence others around them.

[leaberator]

Yeah. Kinda makes you wish it was easier to just... be like that, right?

[nonbelligerent]

A little, yes. I suppose we're both twisted in our own ways, aren't we?

[leaberator]

Little bit. We're both kind of a mess in that sense, I guess. [ there's a beat ] Speaking of messes-- you ever actually get your wounds looked at?

[ his chest was the mess ]

[nonbelligerent]

Valvatorez came to me. Don't worry.

[leaberator]

Oh, good. If you died of debris two days into our partnership, I'd have had no choice but to let Ookurikara slay me.

[nonbelligerent]

I'm hoping to break your streak of dying partners.

[jan isn't but unfortunately shess has a sense of self-preservation]

[leaberator]

[ deadpan: ]

You and me both.

[nonbelligerent]

[he smiles wryly.]

Just don't accept any gifts from me. Apparently, that's a bad omen.

[leaberator]

Oh, good, so we're both cursed. Think they'll cancel themselves out?

[nonbelligerent]

Time will tell, I guess. Truthfully, your chances of dying are probably higher than mine.

[leaberator]

Gee, thanks. Though I guess you are everyone's favorite...

[ he's teasing it's not like they didn't JUST talk about the Milla thing ]

[nonbelligerent]

Completely unintentional.

[leaberator]

Hmmm... Nah. Bet you've been aiming for this from the start. Popularity was your number one priority this whole time.

[nonbelligerent]

You got me. That was my master plan.

[leaberator]

Can't believe it. You've been diabolical from the get-go.

[nonbelligerent]

You should've known. It's always the quiet ones, they say.

[leaberator]

Man, I wish. In my experience, the ones with the worst agenda are the ones who won't shut up about it.