It makes it easier to tell you guys apart from the other guys. The Bad News Bears. But yeah. Uh, forget that crap I said about not covering for you, or whatever. I didn't have the full picture.
We - we have convictions, Taako. We don't murder people for no reason!
[But. Speaking back to Undine.]
My only personal rule is to do what I think is right, and to stand up for the underdogs. And I don't think letting you two do all of this on your own and then get erased by the players is the right thing. Besides - we're on the same page. We're bringing the Erased back, and that includes anyone who gets killed.
[She hesitates, because the whispering is making her wonder if they're feeding her some BS right now to get her to let her guard down. But she has to try to trust people, she's told herself this many times now. Give them a chance, they're not bad people. (Everyone here, not just Magnus and Taako, though they fit in that group.)
Finally, she nods.]
That's exactly right. We're going to bring the Erased Players back and give them a second chance. ...even if that might get a little messy.
Well, I think we're in far enough we can't back out now. Brakes are off this battlewagon. Think I already used that one-- This glasscannon ball has no brakes? You have to break a few huevos to make huevos rancheros. There we go, that's fresh.
[Sorry, Taako just has a naturally untrustworthy aura, he can't really help it.]
[They bad cop and bad copped him a bit? Hmm. Taako isn't quite sure how to phrase this, and Undine is Magnus' social link, so. Kinda waiting on him here.]
[Hmm. You know, Magnus' knuckles look a little red.]
He knows about you guys. And, uh, if you didn't know. He's the one who killed Jacopo. That said, I don't think his intentions are bad. Just wondering if you agreed.
[She sounds completely unsurprised btw. Maybe because she's the one who told him about it.]
Yeah, I told him. Both of them, actually. Since they admitted to killing Jacopo right from the start. I felt bad for Newt too, he cried when he told me.
Feel kinda bad for, uh, the dude he murdered, but yeah, I mean. We get it. [Shrugging.] I, uh, asked him if he wanted to help, and I think he does, so guess that’s all we can really do, right?
Going all in on this, uh, slightly insane and definitely a little suicidal - does that count if you're technically already dead? - plan to help you, the Reapers, make it so you can carry the puck to the endzone. Or whatever sports metaphor we're going with, there's a lot of them in the air right now.
That...actually would have been good to know last week.
[Since she. Basically defended Akira and killed Chuuya because she was defending Akira.]
But it is appreciated! I just don't know if there's anyone here who would both seriously erase either of us if they knew who we are AND who knows who we are.
[Which. Is going to make erasing people for the reaper requirements hard. Because she genuinely likes pretty much everyone still alive at this point.]
[Sounds like there's Sad Backstory there, but, hm. Squirming a little.]
We didn't know ourselves until, like, yesterday.
[Hates to bring up awkward suggestions (no he doesn't), but]
Yeah, uh, we were talking about that. I don't know if that shit's true or not right now - probably is - but we've still got a while to go and the leaks are coming faster. Lot of gossip going down. Can't say if that'll stay the same or not. We're doing our best to, uh, diffuse the most gungho of Reaper Hunters, but I wouldn't count it out.
Yeah. We didn't know, and, uh, probably wouldn't have helped. Just being honest.
[But her comment does make him nervous.]
I think most of us are on the same page by now. But it's also, not great? That so many people know who you guys are? Well, uh, so far just Newt knows you.
Yes, far fewer people know about me. What happened there was...complicated.
[And kind of really bad too. Getting backstabbed by someone they had thought was an ally? Yeah that sucked.]
We do need to communicate and be honest, but at the same time I don't want a 'gungho reaper hunter' to erase us and prevent everyone from being brought back. That's why Akira has been telling me to keep quiet all this time. He's the obvious one, and I'm supposed to stay hidden I guess.
Think you should keep that up. Seems to be working so far.
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As for, uh, who you're gonna have to choose to kill to make it the rest of the time - I dunno that we can help with that. [Or, selfishly, he doesn't really want to have to make that choice. Not that it's better to leave it to some kids either?] We can help in trials.
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[What Magnus says makes her uneasy though.]
You didn't have the full picture because I left stuff out on purpose.
[Like hell was she going to admit to anything after Magnus' spiel about 'I won't cover for murderers'.]
You're allowed to have your own convictions and personal rules, you know. You don't have to compromise them just because of me.
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Did you tell her that we have, like, convictions and shit? For real? Did you really claim we don't murder?
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We - we have convictions, Taako. We don't murder people for no reason!
[But. Speaking back to Undine.]
My only personal rule is to do what I think is right, and to stand up for the underdogs. And I don't think letting you two do all of this on your own and then get erased by the players is the right thing. Besides - we're on the same page. We're bringing the Erased back, and that includes anyone who gets killed.
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Finally, she nods.]
That's exactly right. We're going to bring the Erased Players back and give them a second chance. ...even if that might get a little messy.
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[Sorry, Taako just has a naturally untrustworthy aura, he can't really help it.]
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[Pausing for a second.]
Hey. You trust Newt?
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[Half of those metaphors made no sense to her, but she kind of gets the others.
At the mention of Newt, though, she tenses up a bit.]
It's...a little complicated, but I do. Why?
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[They bad cop and bad copped him a bit? Hmm. Taako isn't quite sure how to phrase this, and Undine is Magnus' social link, so. Kinda waiting on him here.]
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[Hmm. You know, Magnus' knuckles look a little red.]
He knows about you guys. And, uh, if you didn't know. He's the one who killed Jacopo. That said, I don't think his intentions are bad. Just wondering if you agreed.
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[She sounds completely unsurprised btw. Maybe because she's the one who told him about it.]
Yeah, I told him. Both of them, actually. Since they admitted to killing Jacopo right from the start. I felt bad for Newt too, he cried when he told me.
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[He seemed less weepy when talking to them, but, then again, they came out swinging, didn't they.]
If you trust him, that's good enough for me. We're not going to throw him under the bus or anything.
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[The whole murder thing, she means.]
What kind of 'help' did you mean, exactly?
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Basically, uh, we're down. To protect the Ducks.
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[Since she. Basically defended Akira and killed Chuuya because she was defending Akira.]
But it is appreciated! I just don't know if there's anyone here who would both seriously erase either of us if they knew who we are AND who knows who we are.
[Which. Is going to make erasing people for the reaper requirements hard. Because she genuinely likes pretty much everyone still alive at this point.]
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We didn't know ourselves until, like, yesterday.
[Hates to bring up awkward suggestions (no he doesn't), but]
Yeah, uh, we were talking about that. I don't know if that shit's true or not right now - probably is - but we've still got a while to go and the leaks are coming faster. Lot of gossip going down. Can't say if that'll stay the same or not. We're doing our best to, uh, diffuse the most gungho of Reaper Hunters, but I wouldn't count it out.
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[But her comment does make him nervous.]
I think most of us are on the same page by now. But it's also, not great? That so many people know who you guys are? Well, uh, so far just Newt knows you.
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[And kind of really bad too. Getting backstabbed by someone they had thought was an ally? Yeah that sucked.]
We do need to communicate and be honest, but at the same time I don't want a 'gungho reaper hunter' to erase us and prevent everyone from being brought back. That's why Akira has been telling me to keep quiet all this time. He's the obvious one, and I'm supposed to stay hidden I guess.
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As for, uh, who you're gonna have to choose to kill to make it the rest of the time - I dunno that we can help with that. [Or, selfishly, he doesn't really want to have to make that choice. Not that it's better to leave it to some kids either?] We can help in trials.