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andexecutioner) wrote2016-07-03 03:06 pm
andexecutioner) wrote2016-07-03 03:06 pm
PRIVATE MEETINGS
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[Huh. Well, that's intriguing. She remembers the last week, when he had bragged about his abilities at the Incentive. At the time, she had likened it dismissively to him being like a genie. But right now, the comparison seems apt.]
If we do make a request, is there a catch?
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I'm not going to make you give up something to get it or anything, though, if that's what you're asking.
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[There's nothing she actually needs, not that she can think of. But now that she's aware of the possibility, she still wants to give this a try. Especially since she's curious if he really does have those situation-altering powers that he's flaunted.]
[What's something about this situation that he could change? Something fairly difficult, but wouldn't disrupt the flow of his precious game.]
How about adding new rooms? Could you do something like that?
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Get through another week and see what you get. Even if no one's moved by then, I'll give it to you. What sort of room would you want? Within reason.
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[She almost blurts out an answer, but stops herself.]
... I'd like to think it over for a moment, if you wouldn't mind.
[Because she had almost asked for a ballroom. But that wouldn't be testing his power very far, would it? There's trusting others, and then there's falling for a con -- he could easily take a sufficiently large room, clear the furniture, buff the floors and call it a ballroom. Besides, the party last week had shown that they didn't really need a formal space for dancing.]
[She needs something more outlandish. To see how far she could stretch the bounds of reason and get away with it.]
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[If he knows what she's trying to do, he doesn't seem troubled by it; it's confident, if flippantly so.]
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[Her next instinct is to ask for a bar. She's not an alcoholic, but this game has made a very compelling argument for becoming one. It's also markedly more difficult, since it requires very specific furniture and a good stock of liquor. But outright asking for one would feel like a confession of how troubled she's still feeling right now. And of course, many of the people here were young and susceptible, and would also feel tempted to make it a habit. There must be something healthier, something they can all enjoy...]
[And then an idea dawns on her. There was something that came up in her first conversation with Brady, when they had discussed surfing, which she had said they'd be lucky to find here. And it touched on a unifying element among their group -- the girl who showed up in the swimsuit. Their cook who had won his fish friend from the vending machine. The actual, literal pirate.]
[And truth be told, it was something she wanted, too. As much as the indoor plumbing had been a fascinating novelty at first, they were far removed from the sacred springs of Althena that dotted the surface of Lunar. A little more water might help ease the homesickness in her heart.]
How about a pool, or a spring? Would that be reasonable?
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That sounds like the sort of thing I'd ask for, actually.
But yeah. If that's what you want, sure.
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[She almost reconsiders just for that. Your approval fills her with shame, Juri.]
[But, maybe that's just another sign of how water seems to hold a strange connection to all of this. The symbol of life and healing on Lunar, which carries the Blue Dragon's blessing...]
[She folds her arms in resolution, and nods.]
But yes. That's what I'm going to request.
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Anything else?
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[There's a touch of confidence there, clearly, as if something's gotten her fighting spirit lit.]