westedge: (Then I'm done)

[personal profile] westedge 2023-06-16 09:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[ he mulls over that one. ]

...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.
westedge: (I'm gonna prove them wrong)

[personal profile] westedge 2023-06-17 03:33 am (UTC)(link)
[ 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.
westedge: (You kinda scare me)

[personal profile] westedge 2023-06-17 04:00 am (UTC)(link)
[ hm. good question. he's grabbing a few towels and carefully folding them inconspicuously to tuck into his jacket. ]

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. ]
westedge: (This war and peace inside my mind)

[personal profile] westedge 2023-06-17 04:43 am (UTC)(link)
[ steal steal... it is okay. ]

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.
westedge: (Had me feeling like a ghost)

[personal profile] westedge 2023-06-17 06:08 am (UTC)(link)
[ hah. ]

How do you think we're supposed to be their favorites?
westedge: ('Cause I might just say this once)

[personal profile] westedge 2023-06-17 06:21 am (UTC)(link)
[ again, he just turns to give her a Look. ]
westedge: (Like it's never enough)

[personal profile] westedge 2023-06-17 07:02 am (UTC)(link)
I don't know. [ geez. ] But okay, sure. Being ourselves. That's doable.

[ he thinks the reapers have to deal with them whether they want to or not, so it's probably fine. ]
westedge: (Call my name)

[personal profile] westedge 2023-06-17 07:15 am (UTC)(link)
So focus on subtle flattery? They don't really know us, so I guess that makes it easier to put our best foot forward and all that.
westedge: (Wasnt prepared to be a scared young boy)

[personal profile] westedge 2023-06-17 07:24 am (UTC)(link)
Right. No, yeah, no, it's not a calculated thing. [ folding a smaller towel into his pocket. ] It's more like a suggested plan.

[ it's more like jonas trying to recalibrate to dealing with a bunch of strangers and holding conversations with all of them. ]
westedge: (It doesn't matter)

[personal profile] westedge 2023-06-17 11:14 am (UTC)(link)
It's not--[ ughhhh. ] Never mind. You're right, no plan necessary. It's just...straightforward.

[ looking at his everything... ]

This should be good. Unless we should grab something else?
westedge: (Had me feeling like a ghost)

[personal profile] westedge 2023-06-18 02:52 am (UTC)(link)
Oh no. How would they ever survive if we took a pack of washcloths? [ haha. ]

Let's head back then. [ and we can send this to the sea to work on the others weeee. ]