w5 saturday: group f

[afflictionmods]

group f discussion: flat, miach, mae, luci, owen, riku

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[escardos]

Yep, I agree! So we're betraying, right?

[totaltrashfire]

I didn't say that!

[escardos]

It's okay!

[ he smiles brightly, as if he weren't trying to throw team a into the metaphorical pit ]

If you're upset, you can just apologize to them later with me.

[totaltrashfire]

I hope you at least look a little sad when you give it.

[If he's going to be all smiley then if team a is self-respecting they won't accept!]

[escardos]

Hm?

[ ??? ]

I thought a smile could cheer up anyone's mood.

[totaltrashfire]

Have you ever apologized for anything, and did it go well?

[She knows she doesn't apologize for a lot either but it's why she has a reputation as an asshole.]

[escardos]

I've apologized for eavesdropping into important meetings! And I apologized for mistaking a toy knife with an ancient cursed relic left behind by Jack the Ripper. And other stuff, too.

[ flat sounds 100% serious while saying this. ]

The Professor was mad and he lectures me a lot. Sometimes he gives me extra homework. But that's how I know that he forgave me.

[totaltrashfire]

[What.

Okay no we'll come back to that Jack the Ripper thing later.]

So you found someone who tolerates you, that doesn't mean everyone will!

[Projecting.]

[escardos]

Oh, that's right! Lots of people don't tolerate me, and it's alright if they don't.

[ flat smiles wistfully. ]

But, because I found people that do tolerate me and accept me, I don't care if there's people that don't. I mean, it'd be great if we could all be friends and work together, but that's not always going to happen. So I don't see why I'd get upset over it.

[ flat nods, his words full of confidence. ]

I'm sure they'll understand, we just have to explain it to them.

[totaltrashfire]

[Ugh, well... she can't totally disagree with him.]

Fine. Do you apology.

[imitationsoul]

I agree. If this works out, we'll automatically exit the game without even having to rely on luck.

Also I would absolutely loathe to get out of this solely via being complacent and nice. I am, after all, decidedly not improving as a person.

[escardos]

Is it really improving if you're doing it just to pass a game, though?

[imitationsoul]

Well, if we pass entirely by allying every single time when we play into the moral this game is doubtlessly meant to have: that cooperation is better, even defeating the short term desire for success at the cost of others.

Personally, I'd much rather have our end moral be that we are only out for ourselves.

[escardos]

Huh...I didn't think about it like that...

[ but she does bring a good point, when he looks at it that way. ]

But it does make sense! Either way, after that, I'll just give team A a heartfelt apology!

[ he does not sound apologetic at all ]

[imitationsoul]

I am very curious to see how that will go over.

[ Miach meanwhile is absolutely not going to apologize for jack shit... ]

[escardos]

I'm sure it will go well.

[ he nods, confident of himself. ]

Even if they don't accept my apology, the fact is that I'll have explained myself. That's the most important part.