catchall; haru

[ohthehumanities]

I hope rin and haru put on a production of sharkboy and lavagirl but it fails because haru keeps trying to get in the water with rin

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I think it's a great idea

[ohthehumanities]

[Kaveh winces slightly.]

I'm fine. You don't need to worry about me. [He's not embarrassed about making a scene, really, he just feels bad for making people concerned.]

[squirt]

...It's okay. I agree with you.

[ some things are worth making a scene over. he was busy making fun of ruby's names but he respects the hustle. bluntly, ]

That guy's a lunatic.

[ohthehumanities]

[HELP HARU SAYS IT SO BLUNTLY. Kaveh laughs quietly, though it's fairly humorless.]

Someone mentioned he may have simply been trying to cause a stir. But even if that's the case, I can't just let him talk like that.

[squirt]

[ some people deserve nothing more than the blunt truth. ]

That's a stupid reason to say something like that. Especially when everyone's on edge.

[ especially when it might give people ideas, he means. ]

[ohthehumanities]

[Yeah. Big mood.]

I don't disagree. [...] I know he's not the only one thinking it--especially after what those three said. But still.

[squirt]

The rulebook spelled it out too.

[ it's pretty unambiguously encouraged, and the reapers didn't exactly dissuade anyone, it's true. ]

That doesn't mean anyone has to acknowledge it.

[ohthehumanities]

Yes, you're right. [Thank god (Nahida) the kids are alright.

Kaveh's face falls a little then, though.] ...I admit I'm having trouble thinking of alternatives, though. If they won't let us speak to the person capable of reviving us, that is.

[He wants to look out for everyone, but how much can he do with the terms they're working under?]

[squirt]

[ his voice takes a slightly sharp turn, suddenly more verbose. ]

...They said there's tasks and competitions we can win at. If you keep your teammates alive, and work well together, four people can probably still out-earn a smaller team that's killed someone. Especially if they start trying to—..."erase" someone early, and get removed from the competition.

[ ... ]

People who've given up already don't have enough faith in their teams.

[ohthehumanities]

[Aww, Haru. Kaveh's expression softens, and he smiles a little.]

Yes, you're absolutely right. Giving up helps no one--and there's no reason we can't look out for each other as long as we can.

[squirt]

[ please he deserves no credit he's just 18 and not a sociopath

anyway, realizing he's gotten worked up, he just looks off because he totally doesn't care that much. ]

Yeah. [ ... ] There's nothing wrong with making alliances.

[ he's not a strategist or anything but like, there's probably something to be gained by working with other teams, even for part of the competition. or all of it, preferably. ]

[ohthehumanities]

[Okay you stupid little tsuntsun.

But Kaveh nods.]

Yes. You know, I was in a competition shortly before all of this--my senior was kind enough to work with me for a few rounds. It's... I'm glad she isn't here, of course, but I do miss her expertise.

[squirt]

[ shoots you

he looks curious though, sitting next to kaveh because for some reason he suddenly feels like sitting on the same side of tables with other people. it's like they're compelled to be close to each other or something. ]

What sort of advice did she give you?

[ohthehumanities]

[Sweet Nu this is a Sunday thread

Kaveh will graciously just not find this weird it's fine]

Well, for the first round, we were tasked with catching a certain type of butterfly. It was her idea to use some of the mechanical bait the two of us previously worked on in order to attract them. For the second, we both arrived at the destination at the same time, so we carried out the task together. Alha--that is, someone in charge refused to let us split the points, so she was kind enough to draw lots with me to see who would get them.

[squirt]

[ oh god my DAYS!!!!!! whatever haru is just extra weird now ]

So one of you ended up losing anyway, but you both made it to the end together?

[ it doesn't hurt to at least guarantee your place in the "finals," so to speak. ]

[ohthehumanities]

[LMFKSDJHGK it's fine. Pats his head.]

Technically, yes, for those rounds.[He supposes you could look at it that way.] We didn't work together on the final round, which turned out to be a good thing.

[squirt]

[ he looks like he's thinking through the moral of the story here. hmmmmm. ]

How did that turn out?

[ohthehumanities]

Pretty terrible, honestly. It turned out that the person who provided the Diadem left a piece of his consciousness inside of it, and he wanted to find someone to impart the results of his research to. Only, the results of his research were that humanity is hopelessly doomed to inevitable conflict, torment, and despair. I didn't even put the thing on, and I still felt like my head was about to explode.

[Sometimes your winner's tiara is possessed]

It worked out in the end, though. I was able to destroy it and donate his money.

[squirt]

[ okay. that all sounds like something out of a movie. but okay. at this point who is he not to simply accept these things. ]

Sounds like he was... dramatic. [ his tone is level, but somehow still deeply derogatory. even from a sports protag perspective, thinking all of humanity is in a Perpetual Doom Cycle of Tears is a lot. ] Glad you didn't agree with him.

[ohthehumanities]

...Mm. [...] Sumeru is built on knowledge and wisdom. As a scholar, I have to acknowledge that it was arrogant to reject his findings. In the most technical sense, he pursued a theory, and found evidence to support it. But he didn't take what he learned and try to do good. Instead, he decided to experiment--to see what other people would do with his knowledge. All the pain and harm he caused over the years... [Something seems to pass across his expression, then--a deep, old sadness, one that he pushes away after a moment. He shakes his head.] Sealing his research was the right thing to do.