[ ...he will just tentatively approach the topic and say it. ]
Like it kind of feels familiar? [ the island was. bad. ghosts are bad. everything about that was. bad. but they did pretty well together that night, following each other through forests and cliffs and fields to find their people and solve their problems to leave alive. ]
[ she sighs - not because she's upset at the subject being broached but just because... it's like it's heavy. ]
Yeah. Little bit. Only that was an island I grew up going to, and this place is—whatever this place is. [ and these are strangers, and it's. very, very new, actually. ]
Maybe it just feels that way to me. [ considering, like, everything was new? his dad announcing that he met someone was new. showing up in camena was new. meeting alex was new. going to edwards island and spending the whole night exploring and trying to quell a bunch of pissed off ghosts was new.
and waking up dead and being here to try and form alliances was new. talking to people, pretending to be social and casual and like he was slowly withering on the inside trying to keep a delicate balance was new.
so. familiarity. ]
This place is...grounding, in a way. [ it's at least a constant reminder of why they're here and what they're meant to do. ]
[ jonas, who is only maybe a third aware as alex about how the loops go and how things are in general: yes being the outsider and having to work to not seem weird and unusual is normal.
but...alex says that and he starts to kind of doubt what he's saying, going quiet and sipping his lukewarm coffee. ]
...maybe we don't need to think about it too much. Don't worry about it.
[ she nods at first and just lets that sit for a long moment.
but eventually: ]
... We can disagree, you know. It's not like you had been to the island before. [ that comes out more pointed than she means it to. it wasn't supposed to sound mean—but it's hard to make such a firm distinction between you and me not sound a little unkind. ]
It's not weird that it wasn't... [ words. ] Ugh. You know?
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It wouldn't take that much, Jonas. See, this is what happens when you don't join girl scouts. You don't even know how to make a friendship bracelet.
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[ don't. ]
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Great! I'll keep my eyes peeled for some yarn.
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[ he says, knowing alex will move on to something else immediately and forget about it. ]
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[ already speaking about it as more of a hypothetical than a plan. ]
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[ why are you so bad at phrases. ]
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[ still not entirely the point but okay. ]
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That's a team motto.
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Wait, maybe it should be something scarier. To, like, ward off other teams.
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Or maybe even something motivational! [ what happened to team discussion...? ]
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Which is it, motivation or discussion?
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[ again, she is absolutely going to lose interest in all of this immediately, so, ]
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Again, I'm leaving it up to you to tell Setsu and Kazuki. But they might be into it, who knows?
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Nnnaaaaaah. I don't think so.
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Like it kind of feels familiar? [ the island was. bad. ghosts are bad. everything about that was. bad. but they did pretty well together that night, following each other through forests and cliffs and fields to find their people and solve their problems to leave alive. ]
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Yeah. Little bit. Only that was an island I grew up going to, and this place is—whatever this place is. [ and these are strangers, and it's. very, very new, actually. ]
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and waking up dead and being here to try and form alliances was new. talking to people, pretending to be social and casual and like he was slowly withering on the inside trying to keep a delicate balance was new.
so. familiarity. ]
This place is...grounding, in a way. [ it's at least a constant reminder of why they're here and what they're meant to do. ]
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so.
unfamiliar. ]
... You think so? To me it's all... crazy-town. I don't know.
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but...alex says that and he starts to kind of doubt what he's saying, going quiet and sipping his lukewarm coffee. ]
...maybe we don't need to think about it too much. Don't worry about it.
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but eventually: ]
... We can disagree, you know. It's not like you had been to the island before. [ that comes out more pointed than she means it to. it wasn't supposed to sound mean—but it's hard to make such a firm distinction between you and me not sound a little unkind. ]
It's not weird that it wasn't... [ words. ] Ugh. You know?
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