AlcheME—Gold wasn't there, but we try and protect the people he cares about, since he spent a lot of time... not really being able to, at the beginning.
...selfishly, there's someone I'd like to protect there, too, even if I know I can't always.
I can sit everyone down for all the speeches I like about how we have to understand that everyone here has people they care about in a significant way and that we need to share the load, but all that means is that we end up having to argue each other into sacrificing each other's loved ones during games or making some kind of grim chore rota.
If I think there's a chance that one fuck-up'll cause us to die in a stupid game, I'll play as hard as I can. And then they can get pissed off at me after.
[he shrugs.]
So, Kohime was basically asking me to play like I'm always gonna play.
There's no winning the save your loved ones game. And I'm never gonna let Arya pick three teams to put our lives on the line for.
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...selfishly, there's someone I'd like to protect there, too, even if I know I can't always.
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[he shrugs awkwardly, switching away from texts.]
What're you gonna do?
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I can sit everyone down for all the speeches I like about how we have to understand that everyone here has people they care about in a significant way and that we need to share the load, but all that means is that we end up having to argue each other into sacrificing each other's loved ones during games or making some kind of grim chore rota.
...what about you?
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If I think there's a chance that one fuck-up'll cause us to die in a stupid game, I'll play as hard as I can. And then they can get pissed off at me after.
[he shrugs.]
So, Kohime was basically asking me to play like I'm always gonna play.
There's no winning the save your loved ones game. And I'm never gonna let Arya pick three teams to put our lives on the line for.
One. Max. If we've got room to breathe.
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[ her head rests a little more heavily against his shoulder, eyes half-closed in weariness. ]
I just want them all to be able to care about each other enough that they can talk through it properly.
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[he says idly, glancing at her]
Don’t think that’s a muscle for most teams.
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But I guess I'd like to try.
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People assume it’s “we are a team.” But that’s just a statement.
It’s nothing to say unite around. Of course the army was easier.
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[ ruefully: ]
...I felt like we really had it for a while, but there's always an ending.
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Does that sound like a thing I would do, though?
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