I wasn't sure what "team bonding" meant when the reapers mentioned it, but it was pretty fun. [ he can agree on that. ] You think we might've actually earned money from it? It counted as amission.
Maybe it's like...we all get points this time because we were all doing work and completing the mission. But it won't be like that all the time. Next time maybe the mission's an actual competition.
[ he does not say "instead of screwing around pranking each other" because he knows she had a good time and he had, too.
instead, they walk into ikea. ]
It's why I've been wondering if points and money can count as the same thing. Their rulebook said they'll give us an allowance every week but we can do more to earn more. Maybe the missions are points and bonus pay.
That's—kind of annoying if that's how it works. That would mean the rules are more unclear than we thought.
[ which she's kind of used to, because that's something the ghosts had told her. there are rules, and she has to follow them, and it's her own fault for starting this in the first place. 'not knowing any better' doesn't count for anything.
she had liked thinking the rules here were at least a little more transparent. ]
Yeah...I mean we're not going to really know until we get the results back. It was just a thought.
[ it doesn't mean much, is what he means. he doesn't quite get what she's thinking, but it does kind of annoy him, too, to think there might be things that aren't spelled out for the game. then again he had gotten the sense a lot of this was about luck and finding answers themselves.
[ he's not thrilled with the waiting game either, but..it is what it is. he lets her pick up a shark and grabs another for himself, eventually starting to walk again in search of towels. ]
The good thing is we probably won't be waiting for long?
After talking to all three of them? No, yeah, Aika makes the most sense. I'm still not sure how long they've been working together. They haven't really said.
Ruby mentioned that she's only known them for a couple weeks.
But who knows. I've had people I went to school with for years without ever talking to them. [ maybe they just worked in different... departments... until now....... ]
[ surely it couldn't be something like they only met because they died recently, too....wooooo.
but there's a noise of agreement because yeah, that makes sense when alex says it that way. ]
Yeah, okay. There's people I've seen around my whole life, too, without talking to them. I asked Kiichi about if they could switch departments and he just told me that since the games vary, they could get tapped to do stuff they don't want to do at any point.
...call me crazy, but hear me out a little. What do you think the chances are that the reapers are playing their own game alongside us? This is the Reaper's Game, isn't it? I was talking to Matsui and he was telling me about how the reapers couldn't quite agree on some stuff. Like what actually happens to souls and everything.
I asked Aika if she'd ever played this game. She said "not this one", but didn't want to tell me about it. Said it wasn't relevant. So maybe the one she played before isn't relevant to ours, but...I don't know. Do you get what I'm trying to say? Like doing this job is one of their missions for a different game.
[ oh boy another conspiracy theory. but who knows, this time it's not about something alex kind of knows stuff about, so... ]
I... Maybe? Or if they're playing a different game, we could still be a part of it, somehow. It's not like we know for sure they're telling us the truth.
Like maybe they're betting on certain teams or players or something.
[ yeah! yeah, the conspiracy theories are back, i'm sure alex has missed these. unfortunately he seems a little pleased that she kind of catches on to what he means. ]
Yeah, there's that, too. There's enough of us that they could each pick a few teams and see who pulls ahead. They set up our missions and they can watch them from wherever, so it's not like they won't know how we're doing.
[ but. but... ]
...I'm not sure they're necessarily lying to us. But I do think there's a lot we don't know about the truth.
[ oh interesting. she will observe and follow suit. nothing to see here. ]
... Maybe. [ hmm, she doesn't like to make it sound like they're not getting out of here on top, though. because they are. they will. ] And I don't hate the Reapers or anything, so I guess that'd just be another reason to win.
No, I don't really either. [ he's trying to decide how he feels about them, but it's tentative friendliness for the moment. ] But it'd be nice to know if any of them did believe in us or whatever. Probably hard to tell when it's only been a few days.
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Maybe? We don't know how they're calculating the points from all that or anything. Like, we don't know... How anyone gets ahead from that.
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[ he does not say "instead of screwing around pranking each other" because he knows she had a good time and he had, too.
instead, they walk into ikea. ]
It's why I've been wondering if points and money can count as the same thing. Their rulebook said they'll give us an allowance every week but we can do more to earn more. Maybe the missions are points and bonus pay.
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[ which she's kind of used to, because that's something the ghosts had told her. there are rules, and she has to follow them, and it's her own fault for starting this in the first place. 'not knowing any better' doesn't count for anything.
she had liked thinking the rules here were at least a little more transparent. ]
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[ it doesn't mean much, is what he means. he doesn't quite get what she's thinking, but it does kind of annoy him, too, to think there might be things that aren't spelled out for the game. then again he had gotten the sense a lot of this was about luck and finding answers themselves.
so instead, he heads toward more blahaj. ]
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[ following along, naturally. and just immediately picking one up when they get to them and hugging it. touch week for sharks, too. ]
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The good thing is we probably won't be waiting for long?
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Probably not. Think it'll just be another text announcement? Maybe Shakespeare again?
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But who knows. I've had people I went to school with for years without ever talking to them. [ maybe they just worked in different... departments... until now....... ]
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but there's a noise of agreement because yeah, that makes sense when alex says it that way. ]
Yeah, okay. There's people I've seen around my whole life, too, without talking to them. I asked Kiichi about if they could switch departments and he just told me that since the games vary, they could get tapped to do stuff they don't want to do at any point.
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But she didn't want to answer. [ that's not a part of their conversation she wants to tell anyone else, but she'll tell jonas at least. ]
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...call me crazy, but hear me out a little. What do you think the chances are that the reapers are playing their own game alongside us? This is the Reaper's Game, isn't it? I was talking to Matsui and he was telling me about how the reapers couldn't quite agree on some stuff. Like what actually happens to souls and everything.
I asked Aika if she'd ever played this game. She said "not this one", but didn't want to tell me about it. Said it wasn't relevant. So maybe the one she played before isn't relevant to ours, but...I don't know. Do you get what I'm trying to say? Like doing this job is one of their missions for a different game.
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I... Maybe? Or if they're playing a different game, we could still be a part of it, somehow. It's not like we know for sure they're telling us the truth.
Like maybe they're betting on certain teams or players or something.
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Yeah, there's that, too. There's enough of us that they could each pick a few teams and see who pulls ahead. They set up our missions and they can watch them from wherever, so it's not like they won't know how we're doing.
[ but. but... ]
...I'm not sure they're necessarily lying to us. But I do think there's a lot we don't know about the truth.
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[ and this is maybe just part of the anxiety from the adrenaline crash after all of today's fun, but: ]
I don't know who would bet on our team. [ 4 teens who don't want to kill and all have the same psych. ]
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Isn't that a thing in some places? Betting on the underdogs? Maybe that's us.
[ it's more of a reassurance than really believing it, but he can see her point and why that might not be the greatest thing ever. ]
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... Maybe. [ hmm, she doesn't like to make it sound like they're not getting out of here on top, though. because they are. they will. ] And I don't hate the Reapers or anything, so I guess that'd just be another reason to win.
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No, I don't really either. [ he's trying to decide how he feels about them, but it's tentative friendliness for the moment. ] But it'd be nice to know if any of them did believe in us or whatever. Probably hard to tell when it's only been a few days.
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How do you think we're supposed to be their favorites?
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