AKIRA

[voidbreaker]

awww shit here they go again

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[voidbreaker]

Yeah. This... isn't the time to be asking Beau anything. [ ... ]

We can't really leave her alone either. Grief's a bitch, and she's already lashed out because of it.

[survivaltricks]

Mmm. Don't worry; I don't plan on letting her deal with this alone.

[he is, in fact, going to go see her shortly after finishing up here]

. . . I don't mean to sound callous, but she can't use this as an excuse to give up.

[voidbreaker]

It's not callous. She's already been trying to burn bridges since yesterday. Some people are hurt enough themselves that they'll let it stick.

[ tough love for beau. ]

[survivaltricks]

[. . . tch]

Anger is a double-edged sword.

You can use it to fuel you into moving forward, or it can come back to bite you in the ass.

[voidbreaker]

[ me, gesturing at All Of Ash: ]

I know.

[survivaltricks]

[relaxing a bit, because. . . yeah]

I know you know.

[that's one reason they vibe!!]

[voidbreaker]

... She can get past it. She just needs a kick up the ass and to challenge that anger in the right direction.

Not just... lashing out.

[survivaltricks]

. . . I'll let you know how my talk goes with her. Okay?

[since it seems like Ash is just as worried as he is]

In the meantime, we have something else to talk about other than Shinobu.

[voidbreaker]

Okay. I'll... give her a bit longer and then I'll go see her. Don't wanna overwhelm her.

[ beau's horrible no good week. ]

...

Something to do with surprise packages at your cabin?

[survivaltricks]

[that's enough depressing talk for now time to MOVE ONTO SOMETHING HAPPIER]

Mmmmmaybe.

[he pulls a tomagotchi out of his pocket]

[it's pink and cute]

[voidbreaker]

[ ash ...

...

i don't really know how to say this? it's a fucking sky dancer. ]

Who comes up with this crap?

[survivaltricks]

[. . . . . . . A SKY DANCER???]

Pinkie, probably.

What's yours do?

[voidbreaker]

[ Y U P ]

... [ he pulls a face ]

It's a heat seeking projectile that causes an small explosion on impact.

[survivaltricks]

[I'm sorry he]

[just]

[turns away and covers his mouth and tries his hardest not to crack up]

[voidbreaker]

[ he







pushes him. ]

[survivaltricks]

[rocks a bit before he stands up straight and clears his throat]

Mine lets me summon a creature who can either take a hit for me or attack something for me once.

So kind of like that origami we got back at the mansion.

[voidbreaker]

That sounds useful. Gives you an element of surprise as well -- if they think they've got you cornered.

[survivaltricks]

Mmm.

[they're on the same page there, and Akira pockets his tomagotchi]

At any rate, this breaks Shadows' winning streak. And for the record, I made sure to do at least two tasks with people I know are on our team.

[voidbreaker]

So that's the way forward then. Figure out who's on Winter's team and work with them.

[ hm. ] That covers me for two tasks a week, at least. Wonder if I accidentally hit on another blue along the way.

[survivaltricks]

[HA HA. . .]

If you know any Winters, send them in my direction. I'll do the same to you. Because including me, you, and one other person, I only know of three of us who are still alive.

[a beat]

-- and unfortunately I'm technically not supposed to know the other person's team, sooooo I can't send them to you.

[voidbreaker]

...

If it's any consolation, I know four of us.

[ a pause, and he raises an eyebrow. ]

Someone spill something accidentally?

[survivaltricks]

Yep.

[popping that 'p' for emphasis]

I wish we could just share our notes about whose on our teams without potentially putting people in danger.

[voidbreaker]

Yeah, when're they gonna let that rule up so we can actually make some progress.

[survivaltricks]

Ha ha. . .

. . . with Shinobu and C-3PO dead, our numbers are suddenly below both Heart and Shadows, too.

[and when Nie Huaisang is revealed to be Winter tomorrow they'll be EVEN LOWER]

[voidbreaker]

Shows how quickly the tables can turn. But... y'know. If they'd kept taking out Purples at the rate they were going it could've been bad too.