week 6, thursday w/ akechi

[alchemenace]

[ well if akechi is looking for varian, the kid is in the lab with his raccoon, going over some stuff and talking to himself! or to his raccoon. probably the raccoon. ]

What do you think? ... No, yeah, that probably wouldn't work. I should keep it simple. Hmm...

[ rudiger chitters. please interrupt this is embarrassing ]

Comments

[alchemenace]

Yeah. If this is meant to be a war, there's too much stacked in Dragon's favor. Sure, her ending's harder to get, but who wouldn't want it? They've been doing this for way too long for things to be this straightforward.

[ ... then again. ]

Though Sousei said something, not someone.

[ hrrmmmmmmmm ]

[doublecrows]

That's right. We noticed that as well.

Something doesn't seem to imply another Narrator.

[alchemenace]

If I didn't think it was highly unlikely, I'd point the finger at Tiger and Dragon's own "writer".

[doublecrows]

. . . it's curious that you put it in those terms.

I asked Tiger-san what it is she wanted should she win this war game. Do you know what her answer was?

[a beat]

Freedom.

[alchemenace]

I asked them something similar. If they were in charge of their own story. That's why...

[ he shrugs ]

They're not as in control as they like to pretend they are.

[doublecrows]

They aren't.

[he echoes]

Because when I asked Dragon-san the same question, her response was "rest." And, of course, victory for all of us. Something to make our struggles worth it.

[a small shrug]

But who or what could be above them is beyond me.

[alchemenace]

Whoever or whatever they are... I'd rather not have to deal with them. But if they're the ones sabotaging us... Well. Hopefully, they're not. We're having enough trouble as it is.

[doublecrows]

I'll bear this in mind for the next time I speak with the Crafters. I hope you do likewise.

[when he talks to them]

[during his like]

[weekly Editor meeting or w/e??]

[alchemenace]

You really think they could tell you if it was?

[doublecrows]

They talk about a little more with each passing week, don't they?

Perhaps, if they couldn't talk about it before, they can now.

[alchemenace]

Well ... it's worth a shot, if nothing else.

[ ... hm. ]

Have you tried leaving stuff at their shrines?