[Wolfie is all too happy to accept the attention, tail wagging lazily.]
Yeah, I'm... I'm pretty good. A little weirded out, but I mean, I knew this was probably going to happen, and um... Without sounding like, totally arrogant, I don't think anyone's gonna be lining up to kill me.
[There are maybe one or two people he needs to watch out for, and a few wildcards among the newcomers, but Chris knows a lot of people and is relatively sure he's not the person on the list in the most danger.]
[Hand to hand, no. Chris is not known to have the strongest punch in the word and last time he hit someone it totally didn't make a funny little bonk noise.]
But I'm like... I'm a really good shot. And I've got a wolf. And I've been here forever and know all sorts of useful shit that makes people um, you know. Not want me to think they're a huge douche.
Okay, yeah, fair. That's where the being a good shot thing comes in.
[He says it with a small grin, aware that it sounds really stupid.]
But I mean like... Either people are gonna come after me or they won't, and I'm not sure how like, the Null aren't expecting people to come back if they die or something? Because I mean, some jerk kills me and the first thing I'm doing when I'm back is outing them.
[So it seems extra stupid, and he feels like there might be something missing here; either the Null have left something out, or people aren't thinking the entire thing all the way through.]
Yeah, I don't know. There's no way they're telling us everything, right? Maybe there's like... a catch.
[She doesn't know how any of this works or is supposed to work, and she still doesn't trust the gods, but the Null seem like a far worse option, anyway.]
Dying isn't fun even if you come back anyway, right?
Yeah. Or maybe they just want people to die and Hope to drain his batteries bringing them back, and it's more about that than anyone individually.
[Which is also a possibility. At the question he offers a small shrug, glancing again.]
Um, yeah, no, it's not a great time. But it's not like, the end of the road here or anything, so it kind of changes the risk versus reward balance there.
Awww, that's one of the nicest things anyone's ever said to me.
[He's joking, of course, and does genuinely appreciate that she cares.]
But I'm not like, one of those people that dying for no reason is totally cool just because it's not permanent, so don't worry. I'm just um... I mean, it's just that I'm looking at the big picture, and I can handle it if something goes wrong.
Well I mean, I'm open to suggestions of how not to get murdered by the robot-cult's followers, but not if it involves like... Being wrapped in bubble wrap or anything. That stuff's actually kind of hard to get out of.
[He may or may not have been at a party where someone got wrapped in bubble wrap. Good times.]
Oh, yeah, uh, that beats bubble wrap. But I uh, I'm sure you've kind of got more important things to do that making sure some dick doesn't try and kill me; other people are like, way more vulnerable targets.
I've uh, heard that, yeah. But I mean, don't get me wrong, I appreciate the offer and the concern and all that, I just... I really can handle things, and like, there's people who are way more defenseless that are also targets.
[So that's really the main reason he's brushing her off a bit; he doesn't want to distract her when she might be able to do a lot more somewhere else.]
I don't know, exactly, but I'm just... Gonna try to avoid any murder, I guess. You know, like most of the time in Hadriel, right?
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Yeah, I'm... I'm pretty good. A little weirded out, but I mean, I knew this was probably going to happen, and um... Without sounding like, totally arrogant, I don't think anyone's gonna be lining up to kill me.
[There are maybe one or two people he needs to watch out for, and a few wildcards among the newcomers, but Chris knows a lot of people and is relatively sure he's not the person on the list in the most danger.]
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Uh... Are you sure? I mean, I don't want to sound like an asshole, but... Are you good at fighting or anything?
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[Hand to hand, no. Chris is not known to have the strongest punch in the word
and last time he hit someone it totally didn't make a funny little bonk noise.]But I'm like... I'm a really good shot. And I've got a wolf. And I've been here forever and know all sorts of useful shit that makes people um, you know. Not want me to think they're a huge douche.
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[That's fair, but also...]
If someone's going to pick people off of that list I don't think they care about anyone thinking they're a douche.
[She's maybe a little worried.]
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[He says it with a small grin, aware that it sounds really stupid.]
But I mean like... Either people are gonna come after me or they won't, and I'm not sure how like, the Null aren't expecting people to come back if they die or something? Because I mean, some jerk kills me and the first thing I'm doing when I'm back is outing them.
[So it seems extra stupid, and he feels like there might be something missing here; either the Null have left something out, or people aren't thinking the entire thing all the way through.]
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[She doesn't know how any of this works or is supposed to work, and she still doesn't trust the gods, but the Null seem like a far worse option, anyway.]
Dying isn't fun even if you come back anyway, right?
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[Which is also a possibility. At the question he offers a small shrug, glancing again.]
Um, yeah, no, it's not a great time. But it's not like, the end of the road here or anything, so it kind of changes the risk versus reward balance there.
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[She abandons petting Wolfie to swat at his arm.]
Stop being all weird and chill about this.
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Hey, you can't just tell me not to be weird and chill, okay? That's like, my job description here.
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[He's joking, of course, and does genuinely appreciate that she cares.]
But I'm not like, one of those people that dying for no reason is totally cool just because it's not permanent, so don't worry. I'm just um... I mean, it's just that I'm looking at the big picture, and I can handle it if something goes wrong.
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Sooo... Let's make sure nothing goes wrong?
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[He may or may not have been at a party where someone got wrapped in bubble wrap. Good times.]
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You're hanging out with a girl who can shoot lightning and fireballs, remember? Fuck the bubblewrap.
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Oh, yeah, uh, that beats bubble wrap. But I uh, I'm sure you've kind of got more important things to do that making sure some dick doesn't try and kill me; other people are like, way more vulnerable targets.
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[She rolls her eyes and sighs, a little over dramatically.]
Whatever you say. So what are you gonna do?
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I've uh, heard that, yeah. But I mean, don't get me wrong, I appreciate the offer and the concern and all that, I just... I really can handle things, and like, there's people who are way more defenseless that are also targets.
[So that's really the main reason he's brushing her off a bit; he doesn't want to distract her when she might be able to do a lot more somewhere else.]
I don't know, exactly, but I'm just... Gonna try to avoid any murder, I guess. You know, like most of the time in Hadriel, right?