Yeah, don't even know what the implications of that are. Hopin' it was more like that... cloud cave by the beach, and not some actual contact with that world.
[ when they've got some Mysterious Malicious Force infecting people's minds here, who's to say it wouldn't spread to their own worlds if it had access? ]
...That sin theory you were talkin' about before. Mind sharin' some more thoughts on that now that we're not in the middle of accusin' people of murder?
Jiaoqiu himself said that during the expelling, he felt a lot of old anger and pride welling up, that made him feel like he could not lose the battle. Despite being willing to offer his name for being voted culprit instead.
He said that the general was known for being laid back and doing things at his own pace. And when I talked to him, he said his reason for killing Charlie was because he was bored.
Wait, so he said he felt like he was affected by somethin' like that too?
[ but only during the execution...? those are definitely details he'll have to get from jiaoqiu himself, but. damn. ]
That's... Huh. All right. So maybe whatever it is, it's emphasising our worst traits specifically when it wants us to kill someone? Either as a murder or an execution.
[ he's just going to assume that's because the strength thing goes both ways — can make him a great protector or a great killer. and there's really nothing reassuring he can say to that when character means nothing. ]
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[ LIKE WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT. ]
It bodes bad, since it was... related, to the whole place Jing and Jiaoqiu are from?
[ Seriously rubbing salt in the wound there. ]
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[ when they've got some Mysterious Malicious Force infecting people's minds here, who's to say it wouldn't spread to their own worlds if it had access? ]
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[ He frowns. That's concerning for sure. ]
Whatever it is, at least it was not permanent, since we got Claude and Taair out of the... whatever that was.
[ Of course, he doesn't know but Jiaoqiu's reaction and what he kind of vaguely understands about the situation is that that's maybe not normal? ]
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[ shakes his head. ]
...That sin theory you were talkin' about before. Mind sharin' some more thoughts on that now that we're not in the middle of accusin' people of murder?
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Maybe worth asking Anders too but I'm not sure if he will be able to tell if being really angry is something this place is causing.
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Don't gotta get too specific, I can get the details from him later, but. What's the basic idea here?
[ you do not have to name sins!!!! ]
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Jiaoqiu himself said that during the expelling, he felt a lot of old anger and pride welling up, that made him feel like he could not lose the battle. Despite being willing to offer his name for being voted culprit instead.
He said that the general was known for being laid back and doing things at his own pace. And when I talked to him, he said his reason for killing Charlie was because he was bored.
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[ but only during the execution...? those are definitely details he'll have to get from jiaoqiu himself, but. damn. ]
That's... Huh. All right. So maybe whatever it is, it's emphasising our worst traits specifically when it wants us to kill someone? Either as a murder or an execution.
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[ He grimaces at the specification of 'when it wants us to kill someone'. He hadn't thought of it exactly that way but he can hardly say otherwise. ]
Might be.
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[ They chose possessed over willing killer this time, but what if there's more later? It's clear he doesn't consider this possibility impossible. ]
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[ nods... ]
Thanks. First even potentially promising news I've heard in a while, it feels like.
[ gonna feel real bad if it turns out that whole execution that just happened was the wrong judgement after all, though!! ]
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Not my credit to take.
[ Shakes his head. ]
And I wish you didn't need to experience it first to find out.
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...Though yeah, definitely wish that too. Havin' to wait for more people to die to figure out how to stop 'em from dyin'... seems like a bad joke.
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[ i'm sorry this is the entire tag because now he's just getting lost in worries again ]
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You must be worried.
[ Considering he's got a brother here. Things are rough as it is without people you know. Generals, lovers, family. ]
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It's frustrating to know you could have the strength to stop anyone if it happened but you can't.
[ Local guy who curfewed with all three murder victims so far. ]
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And knowin' you probably can't even trust yourself not to be the one who does it.
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[ He often looks grim in response to topics like these, but something about what Fidelio says seems to make him extra uneasy. ]
I don't want to hurt anyone.
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...Yeah. Me neither.
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[ Big brother to big brother communication... ]