The Fifth Trial

[hot_mess_express]

Who: ALL
When: Day 11, noon
Where: Outer Space

Come hither, Heroes. Prove thy worth.

[ That familiar silence befalls everything following the call, and just like before the third trial there’s a glittering void, points of light twinkling in the air. As you step into the space it expands, seeming to consume you, the Aurora, and all that exists in general. There’s a feeling of vertigo as this happens, frozen lights swirling all about you and once again it's all accompanied by obnoxious giggling.

This time, however, when the darkness fades, you're...

Back inside of the Aurora? No, this is actually an entirely different train. Outside the windows, you can only see wispy, dancing lights illuminating the surroundings, which you can't quite make out. The doors outside don't open. ]

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Comments

Re: ENDGAME

[fisherofmen]

Isn't that why we should be friends~~~?

Re: ENDGAME

[saddleclub]

Is it? If you just want to get to know me that's fine.

Re: ENDGAME

[fisherofmen]

I mean, so we can know each other. I definitely have a vested interest in you.

Re: ENDGAME

[saddleclub]

--What?

Re: ENDGAME

[fisherofmen]

I mean, if you were trying to protect Randy, you're definitely a good person, right? You're definitely his friend, right? I want to be your friend, too.

Re: ENDGAME

[saddleclub]

--That's a lot of assumptions.

Re: ENDGAME

[fisherofmen]

Can you really say that I'm wrong?

Re: ENDGAME

[saddleclub]

I don't know if protecting someone makes me good or selfish in this case. As for friends....

[He doesn't know.]

I hope we still are.

Re: ENDGAME

[fisherofmen]

He's kind enough that I'm sure he'll still be friends with you, if you let him be.

Re: ENDGAME

[saddleclub]

He's kind, certainly.

Re: ENDGAME

[fisherofmen]

Mm.

Well, in any case, I can judge for myself whether you're good or selfish. I like both kinds of people, anyway.

Re: ENDGAME

[saddleclub]

I would hope you have at least that much judgment, but I wonder about your taste.

Re: ENDGAME

[fisherofmen]

What is that supposed to mean! Jusis!

Re: ENDGAME

[saddleclub]

Not having a preference for type of person is somewhat telling.

Re: ENDGAME

[fisherofmen]

But I do have a preference! It's both good people and selfish people!

Re: ENDGAME

[saddleclub]

[Huffs.]

But not bad and selfish people?

Re: ENDGAME

[fisherofmen]

Nobody likes bad people, right?

Re: ENDGAME

[saddleclub]

I'd say that's quite untrue.

Re: ENDGAME

[fisherofmen]

Eh?

Eh???

Re: ENDGAME

[saddleclub]

Plenty of people like bad people. Whether it's because they're also in line with those sorts of ideals or just because they're forgiving like that, or some other circumstances---It's not as if the line of "good person" and "bad person" is that distinct to begin with, and few people are unilaterally irredeemable in their conduct in every aspect of life. A respected politician with a thousand faithful followers and a close circle of respect and friendship to whom he is a saint might still trade in human trafficking or bribery.

In the first place classifying someone you've just met as good or bad is impossible to do definitively anyway.

Re: ENDGAME

[fisherofmen]

[ stares at him a bit more. he's still very close ]

Hmmm.

Well, but doesn't that make it obvious that I have standards, then? If that's not even a standard held by people normally?

Re: ENDGAME

[saddleclub]

[You are so close!!]

I think I've lost the thread of things.

Re: ENDGAME

[fisherofmen]

Well, the point of my argument is that I have standards! So, if other people don't have these standards because they have other ways to judge, that means I still have standards, right?

Re: ENDGAME

[saddleclub]

Oh very well I concede you must have some standards of some kind.

Re: ENDGAME

[fisherofmen]

Good!

Hey, are you doing anything right now?