Oh. That... explains a lot, actually. [ about both him and takeru. ] I'm sure it's awful for you, but I'm kind of glad someone has experience with it? Pretty much my only knowledge of this stuff is reading about it in books.
[there's - the smallest quirk of his lips upward at that but he does look away]
... well, it didn't do much good this time. We both got tricked by way too much evidence that led us to one spot, and we didn't have enough time to second-guess it.
But - ... we can do better in the future. I know Takeru will, and I'll just try to keep up.
[ she hesitates at that before putting a hand gently near his elbow ]
... You can't blame yourself. Even if you're more used to it, you said it yourself, this was completely different than how a normal trial should go. Everything in nine hours was-- a lot. Everyone got tricked.
The six foot tall vulture is the better story, to be honest. [ but she's smiling? so ] I've sparred people before, at least. We run a lot of drills with the Apex, so they can be ready for anything. But I wouldn't say no to practicing with someone who isn't totally self-taught.
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... well, it didn't do much good this time. We both got tricked by way too much evidence that led us to one spot, and we didn't have enough time to second-guess it.
But - ... we can do better in the future. I know Takeru will, and I'll just try to keep up.
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... You can't blame yourself. Even if you're more used to it, you said it yourself, this was completely different than how a normal trial should go. Everything in nine hours was-- a lot. Everyone got tricked.
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... yeah.
It's just - you know, even if we say that, it doesn't really make it up to Molly-san and Beauregard-san, you know?
So... I'd rather at least acknowledge the mistakes I made, and the responsibility I have. Or else it'd just feel wrong.
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[ she sounds hesitant still, and she kind of lets it linger after that ]
Do you think they'll do it again?
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I don't know what'd stop them.
[just. quietly. bitterly.]
... can you defend yourself, Grace-san?
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You know, tigers are definitely the cooler opponent, as far as telling stories goes.
[he'll - at least try to make things light.]
... how about we practice then? I can handle my own pretty well. So at least you can get used to what fighting someone else could be like.
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The six foot tall vulture is the better story, to be honest. [ but she's smiling? so ] I've sparred people before, at least. We run a lot of drills with the Apex, so they can be ready for anything. But I wouldn't say no to practicing with someone who isn't totally self-taught.
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[NO! FOCUS!]
But yeah - let's do that. The better prepared the people I care about are, the better I can sleep at night.
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Awww, you care about me?
[ she's the one who said they were friends but listen ]
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she can make the joke but he's not realizing it's a joke, just blinking owlishly]
Huh? Yeah, of course.
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You're sweet. And that means I don't have to worry about you defending yourself either, so that's good.
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Yeah, to be honest, that's one of the few things that I'm not worried about here.
[HE'S DUMB AS HELL BUT AT LEAST HE CAN MOVE]
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You're doing better than a lot of people here so far, at least.
[ a lot is probably pushing it but also we've got some real dumbasses in this game ]
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and he
pauses to think about it]
... feels rude to agree...
[but like
kind of]
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[ that's not how it works ]
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and then sadly:]
That's not true, Takeru is very rude even if he's very right at the same time.
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[ is he? is it???? ]
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[HE'S BUYING IT]
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I guess so....
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[ WHERE'S THE LOGIC THERE AND WHY IS SHE SO CONFIDENT IN IT ]
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he nods]
'kay. I'll let you know if I - think of anything?
[LIKE IT'S HOMEWORK TO BE MEAN]
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[ like she agrees it's homework to be mean. ]