[ well i am sorry to say but this time jonas is probably in the tree first? he's also flicking his lighter on and off as a nervous twitch, but he's keeping it away from the leaves. that's nice, isn't it?
but he hears someone under the tree and moves over to allow room for them to come up, already assuming it's probably shenhe. he does not have a cigarette because he did say he'd keep them away from her, but he kind of wants one anyway. trial rattled his nerves at the end just a bit. ]
[that's fair, it was. a trial. in all senses of the word. she is tired, in that overstimulated sort of way. so the first thing she does is go to the tree, and she's not surprised to find jonas here.
it's okay. she doesn't mind his presence. and she knows he won't yell or try to upset her, so she can breathe for a while. she crawls up, and settles against the trunk, closing her eyes.]
[ he lets her join him and turns just enough to face her better, a light nudge of solidarity with his foot. ]
Hi. [ it's what he starts with, trying to decide if she wants to actually talk or if they just want to sit in silence and avoid everything else for a bit. ] ...think this is one of those things where you can really learn a lot about how a person thinks.
...[ a sigh. ] At least now we know. For better or worse. There's still a lot of questions I have but I think only Yang Guifei is going to have those answers. Or maybe someone on her team, but...I'm not really close enough to any of them to ask.
They're not bad. [ he thinks. debatably. he's still on the fence but leaning toward "the reapers are just doing their job". ] I think there's stuff we're going to find out from them the longer this game goes. So even if they don't seem useful right now, that could change.
I came in with a full pack. So when that runs out, yeah, I will. [ that should maybe have some hesitation or consideration to it but no, he has just accepted he will be buying cigarettes from the reapers if he's still in the game that long. ] That'll...probably be soon enough anyway.
[ GRIFT CRANE. he looks a little surprised, but he laughs at that, a low, tired thing. ]
You shouldn't be encouraging my vices, first of all. [ amused. ] But don't worry about it. Save your money for you and your team? Where'd you even get the extra cash?
Fei Du is to pay me every week to be his bodyguard, and Luo Wenzhou gave me money to tell him the truth about what I was doing. [uwu she's so proud of herself]
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but he hears someone under the tree and moves over to allow room for them to come up, already assuming it's probably shenhe. he does not have a cigarette because he did say he'd keep them away from her, but he kind of wants one anyway. trial rattled his nerves at the end just a bit. ]
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it's okay. she doesn't mind his presence. and she knows he won't yell or try to upset her, so she can breathe for a while. she crawls up, and settles against the trunk, closing her eyes.]
Hello, Jonas. [she says, voice quiet.]
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Hi. [ it's what he starts with, trying to decide if she wants to actually talk or if they just want to sit in silence and avoid everything else for a bit. ] ...think this is one of those things where you can really learn a lot about how a person thinks.
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when he speaks, she tilts her head back.] I think so, as well. [...] Stress brings out true natures.
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[ he thinks this may be a chain reaction of some kind, now that they know how the game is played. ]
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[...] At least now we know what to expect.
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[she shifts to stretch.]
It may just be that she wanted more points. It's the simplest answer.
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Do you think the overseers will tell us?
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They must be useful for something that isn't just selling your paper pipes.
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[ a pause. ]
And I haven't bought cigarettes from them yet.
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Have you not? Will you?
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If you need them and can't purchase them, tell me. I have extra money. [the bird learns grifting]
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You shouldn't be encouraging my vices, first of all. [ amused. ] But don't worry about it. Save your money for you and your team? Where'd you even get the extra cash?
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Fei Du is to pay me every week to be his bodyguard, and Luo Wenzhou gave me money to tell him the truth about what I was doing. [uwu she's so proud of herself]
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And do they know that they're both paying you for these things?
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[and then with a slight scowl.] I may increase the price for Fei Du.
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With how much trouble Fei Du gave me, I believe you're right. [gonna shake this twink down for all of his cash]
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Is he really that bad? I haven't really gotten to know him well, but we've talked a few times.
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