week 2

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[With the sudden pirate takeover and the sudden, tragic deaths of the crew, the second week of the Starfield Penitentiary rehabilitation project is off to a rough start. After Price's call for parlay with the pirate captain, he was not seen for the remainder of Saturday but around 10 pm it is his calm but tense voice that makes the time announcement.

Buckle in, Champions, things are about to get bumpy.]

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[ooc: Don't forget to to turn in your AC for week 1 and submit your threads for the Benefactors!]

Comments

[helladoptera]

Huh. Gives you hope.

[ She shuffles it! Not... particularly well, mind you, but she does. ]

There you go.

[tenimuho]

[Oda deals three cards.]

Past: the Seven of Wands. Defiance, conviction. Standing up for what you believe in.

Present: the Nine of Swords. Worry and guilt.

Future: the King of Cups. Someone who is calm, who understands people and gives good advice.

Right now it's hard not to worry, both about what situation we're in and about what's going on at home... The cards are saying you're good at relating to other people, and that's a valuable skill here.

[helladoptera]

That... sounds like a reading for someone with more than one friend to their name at home, but I guess if that's what the cards say I can't really argue.

[tenimuho]

It is in the future position. Maybe you'll make friends here.

[helladoptera]

Hey, maybe. A few friends in here might be a good idea.

[tenimuho]

I'd be happy to be your friend. So now you have two total.

[helladoptera]

[ She laughs. ]

Sounds good, but I'm not sure it counts towards the reading if it's the guy who did it trying to make it come true.

[tenimuho]

Does it help if I would have been your friend anyway?

[He's not trying to sabotage his own reading...]

[helladoptera]

A little. Guess I'll have to go try to make some more friends to make up for it.

[tenimuho]

That's a good idea. If the reading helped with that, then it was useful.

[Since he doesn't believe it actually predicts the future accurately.]

[helladoptera]

Guess so.

[ She doesn't either, but it's a good idea no matter what. ]

[tenimuho]

...How are you holding up?

[With everything that's been going on lately.]

[helladoptera]

I'm... you know. I'm a little tired of watching people die, but mostly I just have no frame of reference for any of this stuff, so... managing. That's a good word for it. Managing.

[tenimuho]

Mm. Managing's the best you can do in this situation. I'm glad you aren't used to this stuff.

[Watching people die, considering murder to escape captivity, having your home threatened. That stuff.]

[helladoptera]

Yeah, me too. ...Are you?

[tenimuho]

...I've seen people die in larger numbers. But that doesn't make it alright. I'm just desensitized.

[helladoptera]

Ah.

[ Right. Mafia. ]

I've... Shirou was the second person I've seen.

[tenimuho]

...I hope he's the last.

[But he can't have confidence in that.]

[helladoptera]

Same here.

[ Here or anywhere else. ]

[tenimuho]

It might get worse before it gets better. But I hope you keep managing, even if that happens.