Post-Trial, Week 7, 8:00 PM

[dhaosu]

[ Dhaos doesn't tarry too long after trial ends, which had been two hours or so ago. Because he's hurrying to his room, and opening the door to make sure Yoite is in there.

When he doesn't see him in there, he becomes a bit worried. He quickly retraces his steps back to Yoite's room and knocks upon the door, if it is closed. ]

Yoite? Are you present?

Comments

[okuri]

[ He tenses at the touch but doesn't pull back. It's not a bad thing necessarily (at least when it came from Dhaos), but it still wasn't something he was used to.]

...if I don't-- please tell Miharu I'm sorry I couldn't keep my promise.

[dhaosu]

[ He presses his lips into a thin line. ]

...Very well. If, that should occur.

[okuri]

[ He lets out a sigh.] Thank you. [ For a second he looks away, and wipes away his tears with his hand. At least he's no longer crying, and it's to the point where he's exhausted most of the feelings he had.]

...I still have some time. [ It concerns him, because before he came here he could judge his life accurately. But here it was too erratic to really do so.] I'm not blind yet.

[dhaosu]

That is good.

[ He releases a soft sigh. He is a bit embarrassed for it, but he was not too surprised that he cared so much. He then holds the rag out to Yoite, for the bit of blood still on his mouth. ]

Then, in the meanwhile we can only do our best.

[okuri]

[ Oh. He takes the rag and wipes at his mouth, cleaning off the blood. When he's done he cleans his hands before slipping on the new pair of gloves.]

Yeah. [ He's a bit muted because his chest still hurts, but the physical pain is more preferable than an emotional one. Though he knows he should rest so the pain fades, he feels like he has to say one more thing:]

They're getting worse, it's going to be harder. [ "They" meaning... pretty much the majority of humans in Lebensbaum. Look Dhaos, he's totally learning.]

[dhaosu]

They are.

[ Dhaos has always been concerned about this. But, he thinks of another thing. ]

That said...

We are simply going to require to stick together, or not leave our rooms after 10 PM on Thursdays. If one leaves the room around 9:30 PM or some such, we should inform the other.

Rising up early, unless one has immunity, shan't be done too often. But if it absolutely must be done, it should be after 6:00 AM, if not 6:30.

As for the trials... we shall see how they go. Generally, everyone is going to still wish to figure out who the culprit is, after all.

[okuri]

Alright. [ It's getting to the point where he really didn't want to deal with most people here, and he's always been practically a hermit when he's not on missions anyway.]

A murder is still a murder... someone's life shouldn't have more value than others just because they're popular. [ It's what bothered him so much about last trial. Yoite wasn't going to judge her for what she did, even if it was relatively awful. But the mob mentality disturbed him, even if he mostly acted on instinct to try to protect someone he felt a bond with.]

[dhaosu]

It's disgusting.

[ Dhaos was trying to stop three or four fights when it got really bad, so he couldn't weigh in verbally all that well. He didn't like what Sadie did and was angry at her too, but. People became cruel to others all around, and some even were willing to protect Rhys.

This was the type of thing Dhaos feared. Above anything else... people turning against one person and not trying to stop a fight. But simply jump in and attack. Losing themselves to anger.

Before it was truly confirmed Sadie even did anything. ]

Not to mention none of them truly tried to stop the fight. They all were ready to draw their weapons and fight.

[okuri]

They would have ganged up on her. [ His cause isn't noble, and he would never try to defend it as such. But he just wasn't going to let someone he actually cared for (even if it's still hard to admit to himself) be attacked like that.]

If they want someone to hate so much, they can hate me. [ Because it's what he's comfortable with.]

[dhaosu]

...Rhys' words could have been kept to himself as well near the end.

[ Even after the fact, Dhaos condemned that human's words. They were just so disgusting as well that ... well. ]

However, I'd rather they not hate you. That point hasn't been reached yet and I believe it should stay that way. It's now down to a fewer amount of individuals that their emotions, as you can see, will be affecting their judgment.

Who... they will want to vote for, regardless of guilt.

1/2

[okuri]

If it wouldn't cost me a piece of my life, I would have killed him a long time ago. [ Because sure he could kill him with a normal weapon, but that goes against everything he's lived for. Rhys didn't deserve a clean death, and with Kira he knew how to make people suffer, how to make people scream until they broke.

He regrets that he hadn't met him a few months ago, before he had promised Miharu that he would live.]

[okuri]

[ He frowns when he hears Dhaos' objection. It wasn't something he could understand, but he still didn't want to worry the other if he could help it.]

I don't mind if they do, it's what people have done my entire life. [ But then he supposes that it's in direct contradiction to him trying to live.]

...I'd rather stay out of it, but sometimes I can't take it.

[dhaosu]

Pah. If it weren't a waste of time even just to punch him I would have already done something myself.

[ That and he loathed violence. Despite his own hatred of humans (which now shifted to 'most humans' instead of 'all'), he didn't want to do such a thing, ever. He's had enough.

The only time he truly came close to even doing something here was when Vegeta did his thing and it was confirmed to be him. ]

That said, it will not always be easy to stay out of such things-- getting angry or frustrated with an individual is only natural during these trials. However, if you ever feel it's too much, you can draw away, or if you wait just a little bit, I will surely be glad to intervene and end whatever discussion that is causing trouble.

[okuri]

It's not a waste of time. [ It feels good, but he's not going to put that out there in so many words.] He's weak and fragile for someone who talks too much.

...I'm not good at talking, and we don't settle things that way. ["We" being shinobi. Maybe he shouldn't be honest, but he couldn't committ to not acting again.]

[dhaosu]

Hn. I hope he regrets it soon. As of right now, it's not worth it for myself to waste energy on human scum like him.

[ Dhaos is just insanely good at holding himself back. It's a last resort and even then that's iffy. He'd likely just run away if it ever came to blows. ]

... I see. Then, feel free to leave it up to me to intervene should the situation become dire.

[ He'd like to teach Yoite more. How to be patient, or how to be able to settle a situation just by talking it out or walking away. But, there are multiple reasons why he'd fail in doing so. ]