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killtheanimals) wrote2018-06-23 01:13 pm
killtheanimals) wrote2018-06-23 01:13 pm
Week 3 - Saturday - Boa
[Whatever ends up going down after the trial, Mitsuru isn't around to see it. Instead, he simply heads back, glancing between lodge and cabin and eventually settling on cabin.
He's not feeling particularly social at the moment. But there's a few people in the camp who could probably get him talking...]
He's not feeling particularly social at the moment. But there's a few people in the camp who could probably get him talking...]
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[ Boa sounds aggravated and angry, but of course it's not at Mitsuru. His hands form fists at his sides and his voice is louder than he means for it to be before he finds his internal volume control again. ]
There's just no way we'll let it end like this... You're the strongest person here, you can't go back to that! You won't! I refuse to watch that happen!
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He never expects help. That was simply the way of things; after the deaths of his parents, there was never any help, only the passing faces of those who decided they were unable to care for him, one after another. He'd realized only too quickly that the only help he could expect was from himself, and all else was something to be appreciated, but never relied on.
His appreciation for Boa in this moment is strong, and it shows in a wan smile as he turns to look at the other boy properly.]
You're full of surprises.
[He thought he'd had a pretty good read on Boa, too.]
...Thank you. Whether or not we find a way...
[He can appreciate the effort, at least. His grip loosens, still tense, but slightly less so than before.]
...It'll be something else to keep looking into. I can't very well return either way if I die, after all.
[This is as much energy he has to put into being positive right now.
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Mitsuru is strong. Strength succeeds.
That's all there is. That's all there should be. ]
You won't die.
[ Though his voice is wavering there is a lot of certainty in it. ]
I know that.
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There's all kinds of things that can lead to death. Even if we play every card correctly, a bout of bad luck and it could all be over.
[His father was in wait to kill him. If the neighbors hadn't noticed, he wouldn't be here right now.]
...Best to minimize as much of that as possible.
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[ Though the majority of Boa's definition of strength is physical power (or magic in this case), being smart and resilient definitely plays into it. Especially here where no rules are clear cut and they don't know what waits for them the next day.
Boa breathes out slowly and forces himself to relax a little. It's hard. Maybe the day is taking more toll on him than he though it would.]
I feel like if we worry too much about bad luck we're already losing.
[ It doesn't make sense, not really. But anything that even resembles the acceptance of defeat scares Boa.]
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[Life or death really could hinge on the smallest of coincidences. He knows that all too well.]
...Still, even if it's important, luck isn't as reliable as strength. Have both, and you're even likelier to succeed is all.
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[ Boa sinks his head onto his knees as these sobering thoughts sink in.]
It just sucks to think part of this is out of our hands.
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[Sacrifices and all. From the start, he hadn't really meant to get Wataru killed - it was the opposite, actually. But...]
Well. Either we survive, or we don't. Anything we can do to work towards success is better than giving up.
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[ There's a pause here. Mitsuru believes in luck, which puts a certain conversation from the week in perspective.]
... You know... [ deep breath] When the lake cat almost got me it wasn't bad luck. I was stupid.
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...What happened?
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It's... really dumb. [ pause. ] Not 'moose in the park' levels of dumb, at least.
[ More pause. ]
But getting meat to distract a carnivore is only good when you're not the person actively holding the meat. [ He just... thinks his face further into his knees now. ] If I'd died, I would have deserved that. I'm sorry for not telling you earlier.
[ You wasted your relief a little, huh? ]
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You didn't just throw it?
[There's a light frown - he can sort of trace the logic, but...]
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[ When he went inside the cat had still carried Eddie, when he came back it was playing with Gonta, it was kind of confusing. ]
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[He sighs a bit, but there you have it.]
As much as I appreciate the distraction, I won't be hurt if you keep your own safety in mind, too.
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...yes. I want to get out of here together with you, after all.
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I didn't realize I figured into the equation.
[They're both focused on their own survival, after all...]
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...Wherever this leads us, I think I'd prefer that as well.
[Boa is a trusted ally, and one of the very few. He knows that even if something were to happen, he'd need to press on solo, but...
He wouldn't enjoy having to do so, that's for certain.]
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[ Boa smiles a little as well, hearing this. He had thought before that surviving alone was his top priority, but after concern about Eddie almost caused his death...
All talk of luck be damned, there is simply nothing more motivating than thinking of standing victorious together at the end, as if it's an inevitability that they just need to work hard towards. ]