[he looks thoughtful for a second before he just offers up a smile. it's not quite as carefree as the last time that they met and hung out but - he's trying.]
[she looks briefly confused, her brow furrowing - ]
Well... my favorite is rice wine...
[you think she drinks juice? you think she hydrates? lmao.
anyway. she pulls out (spins wheel) a tropical fruit juice blend that is probably meant to go with a fruity mixed drink. he's just getting the juice with some ice, though.]
Well... it's enjoyable. When you drink with other people, it's easier to get to know them. After many years of doing it, I've found myself able to drink quite a bit without it affecting me much.
[...]
We could work on your tolerance, if you wanted! A little at a time.
[he'll go along with that easily enough, pleased and grinning even as he takes a sippy of his juice]
... you were playing drinking games like that last time, right? Maybe, so long as we can make sure enough of us are sober in case anything happens, we can play a big group game of it.
[he tries to think about it - looks down at the sloth mark on his hand, before flipping it to show her]
Sort of.
But I think it's...
[ . . . ]
If you've made a mistake and get down in the dumps... it's easy to start wondering if there's a point to continuing, or you get really distrustful. Like you start thinking it's easier to get stuff done on your own, instead of noticing everybody who wants to help you out.
[he scratches his cheek]
... maybe that a problem unique to me. But I also think I don't want anyone to start feeling like we're all... pitted against each other. Sure, there's some assholes, but not everybody.... you know?
[to an extent, she gets it. when she gets really down in the dumps, she tends to cling on to people - as ming yi well knows (save him). but there have been times when she's wondered if it would be better to pull away.
recently, even.
it's why she's here, after all.]
I don't think that's a problem that's unique to you. But you're right - it would be better, I think, if we didn't turn on one another.
[the problem is whoever killed tamaki and framed beau. they're likely still within their midst... that's a hurdle to get over, for sure.]
People are stronger together than they are alone. That's true whether you're a human, or a god, or something else entirely.
he just nods at that, letting his elbow fall on the counter of the bar and letting his head fall on it as he thinks.]
I think that it's gonna be hard to trust anybody here - at least for as long as we don't know what happened to Suoh-san.
But... even if it's a race to get what we want, I hope that we can at least try to look out for each other. Even if there's some... weirdos around here - [he sure did punch grell today]
[rip grell - mineo even threw a punch so he can't even disagree]
.... yeah. I think the same but -
What about Beauregard-san? I figure... Molly-san's wish has probably changed. And I want him to be able to get both what he originally wanted, and his friend back.
There may be ways around that. If we can find a way to describe it that encapsulates what he came here for and bringing her back in a single wish, that might work.
[...]
Otherwise... well, it's a bridge that we'll cross when we come to it, I suppose, but - there must be some way to ensure that.
I have some idea of what might be able to be done, but I'm not sure he'll want to hear it at the moment. [she. sips at her wine.] If his wish changes, then someone else's wish could change too, no?
[molly is getting what he wants, so there. one way or another.]
But more information is important before we settle on any one idea, so I agree we ought to talk to the Avatars.
[shi qingxuan is set on this course - doing what she can for people, that is. molly's at the top of that list at the moment, but if she has her way, everyone else will be just fine, too.]
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[he looks thoughtful for a second before he just offers up a smile. it's not quite as carefree as the last time that they met and hung out but - he's trying.]
Surprise me with your favorite.
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Well... my favorite is rice wine...
[you think she drinks juice? you think she hydrates? lmao.
anyway. she pulls out (spins wheel) a tropical fruit juice blend that is probably meant to go with a fruity mixed drink. he's just getting the juice with some ice, though.]
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just going to pause for a second before he snorts softly]
You really like your drink, huh? I'm jealous! Whenever I get invited out drinking, I'm almost always the first one out...
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Well... it's enjoyable. When you drink with other people, it's easier to get to know them. After many years of doing it, I've found myself able to drink quite a bit without it affecting me much.
[...]
We could work on your tolerance, if you wanted! A little at a time.
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[he'll go along with that easily enough, pleased and grinning even as he takes a sippy of his juice]
... you were playing drinking games like that last time, right? Maybe, so long as we can make sure enough of us are sober in case anything happens, we can play a big group game of it.
[oh no]
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That could be fun... I've played some one on one, but it is more enjoyable in a larger group.
[is anyone going to be in the mood for party games, though. sqx is a lush, but she's trying not to be insensitive.]
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[ . . . he taps his fingers on the counter]
I think that I just don't want everyone to get stuck - like I do.
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[because oof! yeah. thinking in circles sucks. the sheer number of times sqx has psyched herself out doing that would fill several scrolls.]
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[he tries to think about it - looks down at the sloth mark on his hand, before flipping it to show her]
Sort of.
But I think it's...
[ . . . ]
If you've made a mistake and get down in the dumps... it's easy to start wondering if there's a point to continuing, or you get really distrustful. Like you start thinking it's easier to get stuff done on your own, instead of noticing everybody who wants to help you out.
[he scratches his cheek]
... maybe that a problem unique to me. But I also think I don't want anyone to start feeling like we're all... pitted against each other. Sure, there's some assholes, but not everybody.... you know?
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[to an extent, she gets it. when she gets really down in the dumps, she tends to cling on to people - as ming yi well knows (save him). but there have been times when she's wondered if it would be better to pull away.
recently, even.
it's why she's here, after all.]
I don't think that's a problem that's unique to you. But you're right - it would be better, I think, if we didn't turn on one another.
[the problem is whoever killed tamaki and framed beau. they're likely still within their midst... that's a hurdle to get over, for sure.]
People are stronger together than they are alone. That's true whether you're a human, or a god, or something else entirely.
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he just nods at that, letting his elbow fall on the counter of the bar and letting his head fall on it as he thinks.]
I think that it's gonna be hard to trust anybody here - at least for as long as we don't know what happened to Suoh-san.
But... even if it's a race to get what we want, I hope that we can at least try to look out for each other. Even if there's some... weirdos around here - [he sure did punch grell today]
I thought everyone's been pretty nice.
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I agree - I've only had a few quarrels with anyone here.
[one of them was today! i'm so sad because i personally love grell but sqx's impression of her tanked so hard.]
If it is a race, then I see no reason why we can't make an effort to cross the finish line together.
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.... yeah. I think the same but -
What about Beauregard-san? I figure... Molly-san's wish has probably changed. And I want him to be able to get both what he originally wanted, and his friend back.
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[...]
Otherwise... well, it's a bridge that we'll cross when we come to it, I suppose, but - there must be some way to ensure that.
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[he just
sighs]
We'll have to talk to the Avatars about it but - I figure we've got loads of questions for them anyway.
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[molly is getting what he wants, so there. one way or another.]
But more information is important before we settle on any one idea, so I agree we ought to talk to the Avatars.
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Then... let's get to it.
We can at least try to do what we can for people. We're stuck here regardless anyway, apparently.
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[shi qingxuan is set on this course - doing what she can for people, that is. molly's at the top of that list at the moment, but if she has her way, everyone else will be just fine, too.]
We will do this.
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You're a really encouraging person, Shi-san.
Thanks for talking things out with me.
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[she smiles at him.]
I'm glad to have been of some assistance.