[imagine if she had actually forgotten to specify who the note was for and asch showed up
Anyway, she lucks out, because Asch is blind right now anyway and couldn't see the note. Lio shows up later, heading for the billiards room without much hesitation. There's people he's trying to avoid at the moment anyway.]
[ ASCH CAN'T FUCKIN READ but she would've kicked his ass though
she's set up in the billiards room like, whacking the billiard balls with the cue sticks into the holes without any sort of form or function. Is she drunk? Eh. Maybe a bit. She catches sight of him and gives him a lazy two-fingers salute. ]
About as much as I can be. [ She sighs, tossing the cue on the table. ] We kind of just - sentenced a girl to die. Like it had to happen, right? But. Doesn't feel great.
What about you? [ don't think she missed you talking to issac in that last half hour, lio. ]
[He couldn't bring himself to do it. To vote for her. Still, he isn't too harsh on the others for their decisions - he knows he made a meaningless gesture in the face of a tough decision. That in a way it was only a cowardly protest against the inevitable.
But he still couldn't do it.]
I cannot condemn someone to die. If I do-- I become exactly the thing everyone says the Burnish are. A killer. Heartless.
[Otherwise, he was going to die? He was arguing until the last second . . . ]
It . . . isn't wrong to vote for her either. In the end, perhaps everyone else is right. Condemning everyone instead of one is an equally impossible decision.
That's not gonna work every week. [ She says, leaning against the pool table. ] They know what you did this week. You gotta be careful - I get the feeling if these girls get hint of you cheating the system they're gonna punish you.
[ Frown. ] I don't wanna see you get punished for trying to be selfless, Lio, you don't deserve that.
[He just grimaces, because, yeah. He doubts it will work twice too. He doesn't know what to think to do for next week. Maybe just die?]
If I must keep going here, I have to be able to live with the decisions I make. [Pausing, while he figures out how to phrase this.] I . . . know that I can be rash. Things happen before I can control myself, and I burn hotter than I intend to. If I allow things to slip, it might all slide away.
[ She gestures to him. At least come sit on the couch with her if they're gonna discuss this. ]
It's hard to stop once you start going. [ She agrees, quieter. ] So you have to make a decision and not look back on it because if you do you'll stall. Freeze up. Just - I can't tell you how to vote, or what to do, even, but you gotta be careful. Whatever I can do to help, I will. Maybe I can cool you down, if you need.
[Yeah alright. Sitting down then. Pulling out his lighter to start flicking it on and off! It's probably super annoying, but he seems to feel a bit better when the flame is going.]
If I am promising to be careful, you must make the same promise.
[pfffffbbrrrttbbppt. You aren't fooling anyone, Beau. He's known you literally one week. You have the same Punch Disease he does.]
I imagine you would fit in well with the rest of Mad Burnish. [That doesn't speak to her having good impulse control.] I'm sure your friends - Ah, Caleb, and . . . Jester? [damn he really do be good at memorizing those names tho] Would appreciate you returning in one piece.
[He doesn't look back. Staring at his hands, flexing the fingers like he expects something to happen.]
I don't know. It's the only thing I can think to do. He tricked us-- me. It was my mistake alone. He tricked me into believing we were safe, and attacked us. None of the Burnish except me were left free, because my lieutenants sacrificed themselves. He has them all, and the only thing I can think to do is burn his city to the ground, burn him to ash, burn anyone who would stand between me and their freedom. Now I am stuck here - I will burn Blue. I will burn this house down.
[ She pauses, and then scoots across the couch a bit to nudge his shoulder with hers. ]
Being responsible for a lot of people is rough. [ She says finally. ] I'd tear down anybody who fucked with my family. No hesitation. If I was there with you back in your world I wouldn't have stopped you from killing the guy, honestly. I would've helped.
And I kind of wanna help you burn this place down too. Someone's gotta do it. Maybe it can be us.
[He doesn't exactly smile back, but he does look mildly less serious than usual.]
You are welcome to the do the same. I know that I am . . . not good at conversation, always, but I will listen if there's anything you'd like to share. You've heard me out more than enough. I'd like to know more about you.
Yeah? That tracks, I'm really fucking interesting. [ beau please. she's mostly joking, though. ] You do just fine at conversation, man, you - actually? You kind of remind me of Caleb sometimes.
Yeah, that's him. He kind of - [ and she drops into a REALLY shitty german accent: ] talks like this. He shoots fireballs and has a cat named Frumpkin.
[ back to her normal accent. ] He's really fucking hard on himself, and quiet a lot. But he's smart, and he's powerful, and I know I can trust him to keep me safe when we're fighting monsters.
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week zero: post-trial
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hey. come find me in the billiards room when you're not busy. just wanna check in.
- beau
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Anyway, she lucks out, because Asch is blind right now anyway and couldn't see the note. Lio shows up later, heading for the billiards room without much hesitation. There's people he's trying to avoid at the moment anyway.]
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she's set up in the billiards room like, whacking the billiard balls with the cue sticks into the holes without any sort of form or function. Is she drunk? Eh. Maybe a bit. She catches sight of him and gives him a lazy two-fingers salute. ]
Hey. You got my note.
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[Lio has no idea how to play pool, so, maybe she's doing it right? Who even knows. Just watching for a moment.]
Are you alright?
[He knows it's a ridiculous question to ask - none of them are alright, but . . . ]
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What about you? [ don't think she missed you talking to issac in that last half hour, lio. ]
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But he still couldn't do it.]
I cannot condemn someone to die. If I do-- I become exactly the thing everyone says the Burnish are. A killer. Heartless.
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Who'd you vote for, then? Yourself?
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[Otherwise, he was going to die? He was arguing until the last second . . . ]
It . . . isn't wrong to vote for her either. In the end, perhaps everyone else is right. Condemning everyone instead of one is an equally impossible decision.
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[ Frown. ] I don't wanna see you get punished for trying to be selfless, Lio, you don't deserve that.
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If I must keep going here, I have to be able to live with the decisions I make. [Pausing, while he figures out how to phrase this.] I . . . know that I can be rash. Things happen before I can control myself, and I burn hotter than I intend to. If I allow things to slip, it might all slide away.
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It's hard to stop once you start going. [ She agrees, quieter. ] So you have to make a decision and not look back on it because if you do you'll stall. Freeze up. Just - I can't tell you how to vote, or what to do, even, but you gotta be careful. Whatever I can do to help, I will. Maybe I can cool you down, if you need.
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If I am promising to be careful, you must make the same promise.
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I'm plenty careful. [ She mutters. ]
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I imagine you would fit in well with the rest of Mad Burnish. [That doesn't speak to her having good impulse control.] I'm sure your friends - Ah, Caleb, and . . . Jester? [damn he really do be good at memorizing those names tho] Would appreciate you returning in one piece.
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also oh snap, she looks startled that he remembers their names! it also makes her sad, because she - really misses them. like a lot. ]
... Yeah. [ she needs another drink. ] Yeah, I guess they would. You remembered their names.
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They seemed important to you.
[ Still twiddling with the lighter, spinning it in his hand now. ]
. . . Before I came here, I had lost control. I was burning Promepolis. I was going to kill Kray Foresight.
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Yeah? [ She's gently curious. ] Do you not want to?
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I don't know. It's the only thing I can think to do. He tricked us-- me. It was my mistake alone. He tricked me into believing we were safe, and attacked us. None of the Burnish except me were left free, because my lieutenants sacrificed themselves. He has them all, and the only thing I can think to do is burn his city to the ground, burn him to ash, burn anyone who would stand between me and their freedom. Now I am stuck here - I will burn Blue. I will burn this house down.
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Being responsible for a lot of people is rough. [ She says finally. ] I'd tear down anybody who fucked with my family. No hesitation. If I was there with you back in your world I wouldn't have stopped you from killing the guy, honestly. I would've helped.
And I kind of wanna help you burn this place down too. Someone's gotta do it. Maybe it can be us.
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. . . Thank you.
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Don't mention it. I got your back, okay? [ She nudges him again, this time with a little smile. ] Talk to me when you need.
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You are welcome to the do the same. I know that I am . . . not good at conversation, always, but I will listen if there's anything you'd like to share. You've heard me out more than enough. I'd like to know more about you.
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The one with the fireballs?
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Yeah, that's him. He kind of - [ and she drops into a REALLY shitty german accent: ] talks like this. He shoots fireballs and has a cat named Frumpkin.
[ back to her normal accent. ] He's really fucking hard on himself, and quiet a lot. But he's smart, and he's powerful, and I know I can trust him to keep me safe when we're fighting monsters.
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