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7TH ☄ s h o o t i n g s t a r ☄ v o i c e

My fellow Lucetizens! [She still thinks it's funny okay.] I'm sure it's been on everyone's minds since that last announcement, but just what kind of weaknesses do you think we're going to have to face? I mean, most of us have experience with some pretty terrible shifts back in that bad-end timeline, so I think we know what kind of things can be thrown at us. But how many people here can say they really understand their own weaknesses?

So I got to thinking! We all have a responsibility here to help those who want to go back home, right? So we should take this chance to work together and figure out our weaknesses together! I mean, I don't think it's very reasonable to expect all of us to just overcome our problems by ourselves in a few weeks. That's crazy, right? But if we all know what everyone else might expect, then we can work together to help support each other!

Like, say some guy is like super tormented by an evil slime monster in his past that killed his beloved pet hamster, Toodles. But on the other hand, we've got a guy who's a world-renown slime monster slayer! If those two worked together, then maybe Mr. Slimophobia can get some support in overcoming his fear of slime monsters! Or, you know, he'll at least know to stick by Mr. Slime-killer when the time comes so he'll have someone to help bail him out of trouble. [Flawless logic.]

So! Here's what we should do. We'll get everyone together and just... talk things out! Just drop your name here, and everyone who knows you will chime in with what they think your biggest weakness is! Then, other people can see that and offer help or support. Of course, I know a lot of people might not want to risk hurting their friends feelings by listing off their faults, so just go ahead and cover up the camera if you wanna stay anonymous.

[There's no way this can end badly, nope.]

And don't be scared to put yourself out there! Don't forget, this is for everyone's benefit, so it's totally a judgement-free zone!

If you don't put your name down, then... well, I guess that's probably your big weakness then, huh.

((ooc: It's an IC honesty meme, guys!! Feel free to threadjack to your heart's content. For any anonymous comments, you can put ANONYMOUS in the subject so people still know OOCly which character is saying what. If your character wouldn't post to this themselves but you still want to participate, you can handwave/ask another player for someone else to post their name for them.))

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Belkend was to the east!!

In an incredibly roundabout way!! Did you just happen to forget the entire continent between us and Belkend?! You made it sound like it was just on the eastern shore!

Excuse me for assuming that the military officer on board would be able to navigate his own damn dreadnaught from one world continent to another! Next time I'll draw a picture!

Don't say things with such confidence and then get all angry when people follow your incredibly vague directions and get lost! What's the ocean to you anyway, just a real big lake?! Baticul is just "some tall city?!"

Why didn't any of you idiots pull out a map if it was that confusing to you!? All we had to do was follow the shore!

We did pull out a map, after it was pretty clear that we were lost thanks to your horrible directions.

Tch. I'm a special operative, not a navigation fonmachine, it isn't my job to tell you exactly where to go.

Then why did you even bother saying anything?!

Because I wanted us to start moving east!!

Score you're such a kid about this! You wanted us to follow your directions, you wanted us to look it up ourselves, what did you even want?!

To go to Belkend, obviously!

Well I think we can count an inability to admit when you were wrong among your weaknesses too.

[..............]

Shut up.

[.....progress.]

All right, that's enough of me ragging on you. Go on; what're my weaknesses?

You're a hypocrite.

[THANK GOD FOR THAT TOPIC SHIFT. Also there is literally zero hesitation in his reply.]

[GHHK. Should've known Asch would be looking for blood.]

Okay, I...appreciate the honesty. How so?

[You did just spend five minutes riling him up, Guy. And this is the end of the world- shouldn't they be treating this seriously?

Though now he's unsure whether or not he should be regretting it. He's not too keen on starting an actual fight.]

...You... expect things from other people that you refuse to offer from yourself.

[....nnnn...]

For example, you won't admit when you're wrong, either. So there's that.

[Guy's quiet for a while, arms all tight and folded before he sighs and looks away. This is the end. It looks like both Luke and Asch want to go back. ...which Guy might have to sabotage, but no matter how this goes he's probably going to lose them both. He needs to try and get along with them while he can.]

You probably have a point. I know I've got...some behaviors I'm not really aware of. Sometimes.

Maybe-

[-maybe everyone does. That's the point of this, isn't it? So they can escape this place? Even if escaping means... what it means for him and Luke?

Which. Which of course Guy wouldn't help with. Guy wouldn't want to lose Luke. Or him. Maybe. Possibly? Is that what's happening here?

...Yeah, he's... kind of regretting this. They're already on shaky terms, and Asch hasn't given Guy much of a chance since they both returned to this place. He's still kind of in shock that Guy is even bothering with him again.

But for them to be talking, he... doesn't want to ruin it yet. Not until he decides whether or not to try again.]

...It was stupid to make this public.

[Hard enough to get them talking with people they give a damn about. Openly? In front of everyone? Forget it.]

Do you wanna meet somewhere? [Guy doesn't even bother hiding the hopefulness in his voice.] I won't- I'm going to be careful. I'm never careful when I talk to you, I know, but...

[This is kind of it. That feeling of "It'll be over soon" is pressing down on everybody. Asch must feel it too.]

I'm not a child, you shouldn't have to be.

["Shouldn't" being the key word there, not that he'll admit it. He's going to have to learn how to keep his temper better in check very quickly, or this will all blow up in their faces. The fact remains, out of everyone here they might be the best suited to sort out their flaws.

They've seen the worst of one another, after all.]

Where?

We can meet at the bar, go somewhere else from there. [Probably just out in the woods or by the river, somewhere secluded. It'll be harder to justify walking out of the conversation that way.]

I'll meet you there, then.

[Now. Because if they wait they'll find excuses; he's already got a dozen or so springing to mind to not show up, and all that's averting them is the fact that he refuses to be a coward.]

[Guy's already at Good Spirits; he fell back into tending the bar very easily, and a lot of his work there is mechanical. It leaves his mind open to think about what he's going to do about this.

He can't let Asch and Luke go back. That much is clear. But how he's going to stop them, that's the tricky part. He's so lost in thought he doesn't hear the door chime, even in the emptiness of the afternoon and he glances up to see Asch.

He scrapes the inside of his lip with his teeth, lets his coworker know he'll be out for a while and unties the apron he's taken to wearing since he started adding a few meals to the menu. As an afterthought, he snags a bottle of Kimlascan rum as he circles around the bar and heads wordlessly for the door with Asch.]

[Since they weren't staying, Asch waits by the door; thankfully Guy isn't long. He can't tell if that's because Guy's eager to get this over with, or he feels the same about avoiding pointless delays as Asch himself- they're both pretty good at avoiding things they'd rather not discuss. Or think about, for that matter.

His gaze drifts briefly to the alcohol Guy carries with him, but he doesn't comment. It's probably going to end up a mistake - they're not great at this on the good days, and alcohol is unlikely to help - but who knows what kind of mood they'll be in after the fact. Maybe it'll help.

Shrugging it off, he heads down the road, aiming north.]

I know a place.

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