[ he was being literal... he'd never suspect her because he's given her basically everything at this point. Belph, too, but Steph even more. She could betray him and he'd probably still go along with it because the alternative of being alone is worse...
he pauses, somewhat hesitantly, before continuing. ]
... Have anything else to share?
[ he doesn't expect them to trust them; simultaneously, he feels anxious about them not being forthcoming with information towards him. Anxious - or just a little sad, a sadness he's already prepared to resign to. ]
he smiles wryly, because isn't this nostalgic? it's how their first vizier meeting went, essentially.
belph can't say it isn't tempting to be secretive. it always is. but in the end, when they knew each other far less well back then and yet he answered to start off on the right foot, it seems cold to stay quiet now.]
Black Shadows, so I guess we have all three covered between us, huh?
I can create one temporary item each week, used only by me, for me.
[ and, once again, the two of them exceed his pessimistic expectations. A blink, and then he smirks, barely, to himself. He really is a pathetic guy. ]
One of each, huh.
[ will they be forced to turn against each other, or is it good that they're already working together? He has to wonder how the pieces will fall this time around. One month ago, he wouldn't have cared at all; now, though, he has to actually think about it. Hikage looks over at Belph. ]
Yours is something like what I had last time. It might be the most useful one here.
[ he does envy Steph's optimism. The moment Hikage saw his ability, he knew this wasn't going to be peaceful at all - not that he'd suspected any less from the start.
A nod. ]
I'm going to hold off on using mine this week. For now, I think waiting is the wisest thing to do. Going out on Thursday night before we understand what the dangers are is too risky.
... I would recommend talking to all of them. At the castle, if we didn't talk to both Tiger and Dragon, we wouldn't have figured out how to get them both good endings. So it's best for us to know what we're working with.
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just laughs
because yeah]
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... Well, you are to us.
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[ she is trying to keep a straight face ]
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[ he was being literal... he'd never suspect her because he's given her basically everything at this point. Belph, too, but Steph even more. She could betray him and he'd probably still go along with it because the alternative of being alone is worse...
he pauses, somewhat hesitantly, before continuing. ]
... Have anything else to share?
[ he doesn't expect them to trust them; simultaneously, he feels anxious about them not being forthcoming with information towards him. Anxious - or just a little sad, a sadness he's already prepared to resign to. ]
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[ wait. she thinks back to what she had already said. ]
Winter Wizard.
[ she realizes she had only brought up her power and not who she was with.
... and then she glances at belph. ]
You don't have to say anything.
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he smiles wryly, because isn't this nostalgic? it's how their first vizier meeting went, essentially.
belph can't say it isn't tempting to be secretive. it always is. but in the end, when they knew each other far less well back then and yet he answered to start off on the right foot, it seems cold to stay quiet now.]
Black Shadows, so I guess we have all three covered between us, huh?
I can create one temporary item each week, used only by me, for me.
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One of each, huh.
[ will they be forced to turn against each other, or is it good that they're already working together? He has to wonder how the pieces will fall this time around. One month ago, he wouldn't have cared at all; now, though, he has to actually think about it. Hikage looks over at Belph. ]
Yours is something like what I had last time. It might be the most useful one here.
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[ it was useless most of the time, but when it helped it definitely did help.
but alright, at least they know what they're starting out with. and it's already more than the last time they went through this. ]
Hopefully we won't have to actually use any of these.
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A nod. ]
I'm going to hold off on using mine this week. For now, I think waiting is the wisest thing to do. Going out on Thursday night before we understand what the dangers are is too risky.
[ ... ]
And I'll talk to the "purple heart," I guess.
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[ about not using his power. ]
... I would recommend talking to all of them. At the castle, if we didn't talk to both Tiger and Dragon, we wouldn't have figured out how to get them both good endings. So it's best for us to know what we're working with.
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... I'll see what I can do.
[ only for these two!! ]
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[ she beams. ]
And we'll let each other know if we find anything out.
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