I wish I knew. With what information we have, all I can do is agree with you.
[Kaveh gives people the benefit of the doubt until he can't any longer. Most of the time, he even has a kind word for people who take advantage of him--a tendency that endlessly frustrates his loved ones, he knows, but one that he's never lost. But even his patience only goes so far. He'll grant that it might genuinely be impossible for everyone to come back; but the rest of it, that he can't understand.]
[It would have. Kaveh would love to be a blind optimist, honestly. Unfortunately, his life hasn't been suited for that since he was a child.]
I know. [Quietly.] I don't think any of us do. [Rang, maybe, but he's kind of getting the feeling that Rang is... maybe not all talk, but. More bark than bite, maybe? Or at least not the sort to actually be having fun here, even if he's more callously dismissive of everyone else's pain.] All we can do is keep looking. I don't know if there's an alternative solution--but we won't find it if we don't keep going. At least for now.
[If it truly comes down to it, if it's kill or be killed... Kaveh has no idea what he'll do. But for now, he can hold onto his determination with willpower and spite.]
If there's another way, we'll only find it if we keep looking.
[ which is like—of course, duh, stating the obvious—but he means that it's worth not giving up yet. searching for other solutions. even if it's futile. even if they answer they want may not exist.
they won't know unless they try. but he does have a more immediate concern; there's a waver of hesitation before he asks. ]
...What do you plan to do now?
[ it's clear they're in a rough position, to say the least. ]
[It can't be real because then they'd be krang and that's horrible
He sighs, pushing his bangs out of his face.]
I'd like to ask the reapers some more questions. They may not have written everything in the rulebook, but it's possible they'll be a little more forthcoming verbally. Otherwise, I'll probably talk to Nahida and Shu about spending the night in the warehouse as often as possible. It's the safest place we have, for now.
[ i extra support this even if there is really some kdrama bullshit going on right now ]
That's a good idea. [ not that people will kill off-schedule if they want points, but it's better to be safe than sorry. ] The Reapers don't seem to have much to say though.
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I wish I knew. With what information we have, all I can do is agree with you.
[Kaveh gives people the benefit of the doubt until he can't any longer. Most of the time, he even has a kind word for people who take advantage of him--a tendency that endlessly frustrates his loved ones, he knows, but one that he's never lost. But even his patience only goes so far. He'll grant that it might genuinely be impossible for everyone to come back; but the rest of it, that he can't understand.]
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So now we repeat it all over again?
[ it'd have been nice if kaveh could counter his point, actually. but he didn't expect it. this is the reality of their situation.
he sighs, short and tense. ]
I don't want to compete like this.
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I know. [Quietly.] I don't think any of us do. [Rang, maybe, but he's kind of getting the feeling that Rang is... maybe not all talk, but. More bark than bite, maybe? Or at least not the sort to actually be having fun here, even if he's more callously dismissive of everyone else's pain.] All we can do is keep looking. I don't know if there's an alternative solution--but we won't find it if we don't keep going. At least for now.
[If it truly comes down to it, if it's kill or be killed... Kaveh has no idea what he'll do. But for now, he can hold onto his determination with willpower and spite.]
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If there's another way, we'll only find it if we keep looking.
[ which is like—of course, duh, stating the obvious—but he means that it's worth not giving up yet. searching for other solutions. even if it's futile. even if they answer they want may not exist.
they won't know unless they try. but he does have a more immediate concern; there's a waver of hesitation before he asks. ]
...What do you plan to do now?
[ it's clear they're in a rough position, to say the least. ]
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He sighs, pushing his bangs out of his face.]
I'd like to ask the reapers some more questions. They may not have written everything in the rulebook, but it's possible they'll be a little more forthcoming verbally. Otherwise, I'll probably talk to Nahida and Shu about spending the night in the warehouse as often as possible. It's the safest place we have, for now.
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That's a good idea. [ not that people will kill off-schedule if they want points, but it's better to be safe than sorry. ] The Reapers don't seem to have much to say though.
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gazes into the sea]
Have you spoken to them much?
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No. Not really. [ he's... so not the investigative type..... ] I have enough people to worry about without including them.
[ he can only care about so many folks here, frankly. ]
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That makes sense, I suppose. They're not players, after all. [So they probably do need worrying about, but like. Not the way the rest of them do.]