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However, if I were to tell you exactly what kind of change it was, then it will not be fulfilled. It's much like giving for charity for the sake of impressing someone, or to get rid of junk.
Frankly Light, if I wanted monsters, it wouldn't be difficult. What I want is far more difficult, but far more rewarding.
[It's a little dry, a little rhetorical. He doesn't expect a straightforward answer at this point, knowing when someone is choosing not to give it. The shape of their intent will have to do, but even that is frustratingly nebulous.
It strikes an uneasy chord in him.]
If this island is the environment meant to spark change, then you have a twisted way of inspiring motivation.
[His brow furrows. He thinks to the (apparently) new gun shop, with its malformed firearms, and how he had learned (also apparently) that it was wished into existence via the community here.
If that's true, it makes a certain amount of sense. Those uprooted their homes into a potentially dangerous environment would want for security, for a way to defend themselves from the unknown. But the rest-]
This place is supposedly dangerous. We wouldn't ask that for ourselves.
[The indignity, he feels it flaring up again. He tamps it down with the practice of someone who knows it's best to remain collected in the face of scrutinization. That's what this feels like, after all.]
Not me.
[A certainty.]
And likely at least a substantial number of others. The punishment -- this island -- doesn't fit the crime. Just what kind of people do you think we are?
[Maybe it’s the sigh, but it sounds like a tired sentiment to Light. One that lands strangely in his mind for how easily he could dispute it, run it parallel with the idea of being forced into change, or rehabilitation. How it should not apply to all of them here.
He could say it, but then they’d be going in circles, and he doesn’t like lingering on an impasse when it seems like the subject has stretched itself thin of useful information. He’s apt to move it along.]
...You mentioned the mug I found prior. Does it have any real significance?
[There's something that perks up in Admins voice; something not malicious and annoyed.]
You'll find others with this gift; they're special, like you. They're masterminds and detectives, geniuses. I try not to elevate one person above another but...
I understand that it can be lonely up on top. Think of it as...an unofficial club, and a way to find each other even if they're playing the fool in public.
Yes. It changes color and reveals a queen and a pawn chess pieces.
[A novel theme if there’s no deeper meaning than that. Light ignores the bit about loneliness — there are a myriad ways he could argue it doesn’t apply to him — but leashes his tongue on the matter. Garnering connections of this caliber is far more interesting and beneficial, besides. He’s curious to see if these individuals really do qualify.]
You've picked an interesting motif. Fond of chess?
[Or games, he wonders? It would suit the Admin, who Light can only view as toying with the lot of them to a certain extent.
As for the rest, Light takes a moment to turn that information over in his head before replying.]
If that's all you're going to give me to work with, it feels like the expectation is to go door-to-door, raiding cupboards for the sake of uncovering chess-themed mugs.
I enjoy chess. I haven't played a good game in awhile.
[Which...also may be mocking Light and the others when they say that. Whoops.]
I wouldn't say go door to door, nor would I say going to the network and asking about it. Though if that's what you wish to do, I certainly won't stop you.
But...it would be interesting if you used your charm and your wit to find the owners. They may be useful for the times ahead.
[Oh, the network was already a consideration — he might have already been composing the barebones of an draft in his head right now. Innocuous, curious. He imagines it would nab a few bites.]
Arrange a face-to-face, and I’ll play you.
[Someone is confident; but truly, is that a surprise? A challenge in its own right, once more testing his boundaries.]
I’ll figure something out. However, is there one I should avoid?
[Light lifts his left hand to show it in frame; a glint of silver, a jingle of a chain. A handcuff’s clasped securely to his wrist.]
I need this removed. You have the ability to do that, don’t you?
[His hand lowers.]
I could ask the others, of course, but I don’t want to explain myself over the network — I don’t need this visual sending out the wrong first impression. [He could get rid of it himself, of course, with time and effort (see: finagling with lockpicking). But if he can spare both this time and effort via the Admin, that would be both optimal and ideal.]
[Just like that, they're gone — from one screen to the next. The loss of a vice around his wrist provides relief, only be to washed away by a pervading sense of impossibility. But that’s the crux of this place, isn’t it? Impossibility turning into improbability, turning into reality. Light’s merely experienced an example of it first-hand.
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upcyclingmod) wrote2020-10-01 07:09 pm
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[The Admin hums. They really are the worst.]
Not exactly. People do change due to their environments and what they're presented with. You are close though. Very close.
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Then be blunt and enlighten me.
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However, if I were to tell you exactly what kind of change it was, then it will not be fulfilled. It's much like giving for charity for the sake of impressing someone, or to get rid of junk.
Frankly Light, if I wanted monsters, it wouldn't be difficult. What I want is far more difficult, but far more rewarding.
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[It's a little dry, a little rhetorical. He doesn't expect a straightforward answer at this point, knowing when someone is choosing not to give it. The shape of their intent will have to do, but even that is frustratingly nebulous.
It strikes an uneasy chord in him.]
If this island is the environment meant to spark change, then you have a twisted way of inspiring motivation.
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[That'd be too easy. But the last part...that offers a dry chuckle.]
Oh Light.
Who said we were causing the change?
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If that's true, it makes a certain amount of sense. Those uprooted their homes into a potentially dangerous environment would want for security, for a way to defend themselves from the unknown. But the rest-]
This place is supposedly dangerous. We wouldn't ask that for ourselves.
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Not me.
[A certainty.]
And likely at least a substantial number of others. The punishment -- this island -- doesn't fit the crime. Just what kind of people do you think we are?
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I think...that you're the kind of people who are-
[And the Admin. Stops. Sighs.]
You are the kind of people who are able to learn from your mistakes.
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[Maybe it’s the sigh, but it sounds like a tired sentiment to Light. One that lands strangely in his mind for how easily he could dispute it, run it parallel with the idea of being forced into change, or rehabilitation. How it should not apply to all of them here.
He could say it, but then they’d be going in circles, and he doesn’t like lingering on an impasse when it seems like the subject has stretched itself thin of useful information. He’s apt to move it along.]
...You mentioned the mug I found prior. Does it have any real significance?
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[There's something that perks up in Admins voice; something not malicious and annoyed.]
You'll find others with this gift; they're special, like you. They're masterminds and detectives, geniuses. I try not to elevate one person above another but...
I understand that it can be lonely up on top. Think of it as...an unofficial club, and a way to find each other even if they're playing the fool in public.
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[A novel theme if there’s no deeper meaning than that. Light ignores the bit about loneliness — there are a myriad ways he could argue it doesn’t apply to him — but leashes his tongue on the matter. Garnering connections of this caliber is far more interesting and beneficial, besides. He’s curious to see if these individuals really do qualify.]
Who are the others?
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[It's one of those small details that Admin enjoys. As for that...]
A few people around your age, here and there. Though there is one that may be bad for your health...
But there is at least one young man who's been here since the start. He lives in a Cottage.
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[Or games, he wonders? It would suit the Admin, who Light can only view as toying with the lot of them to a certain extent.
As for the rest, Light takes a moment to turn that information over in his head before replying.]
If that's all you're going to give me to work with, it feels like the expectation is to go door-to-door, raiding cupboards for the sake of uncovering chess-themed mugs.
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[Which...also may be mocking Light and the others when they say that. Whoops.]
I wouldn't say go door to door, nor would I say going to the network and asking about it. Though if that's what you wish to do, I certainly won't stop you.
But...it would be interesting if you used your charm and your wit to find the owners. They may be useful for the times ahead.
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Arrange a face-to-face, and I’ll play you.
[Someone is confident; but truly, is that a surprise? A challenge in its own right, once more testing his boundaries.]
I’ll figure something out. However, is there one I should avoid?
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[Meaning they will, someday. But that is...a good question. Admin hums.]
There is one. A blond. I imagine he doesn't like you very much. His housemate as well.
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Light blinks in mild confusion, mind sorting through each face he’s met here and the conversations connected to them. None align to this expectation.]
What? Why? I haven’t done anything.
[(audience laugh track)]
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But I'm sure it'll work out in the end.
[Admin doesn't want to spoil the surprise!]
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Then I’ll keep it in mind, for the lack of clarification you’re providing.
[Thanks, Admin.]
In that case, I have one last question for you. I suppose it’s more of a request.
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What is it?
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I need this removed. You have the ability to do that, don’t you?
[His hand lowers.]
I could ask the others, of course, but I don’t want to explain myself over the network — I don’t need this visual sending out the wrong first impression. [He could get rid of it himself, of course, with time and effort (see: finagling with lockpicking). But if he can spare both this time and effort via the Admin, that would be both optimal and ideal.]
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[There's a soft exhale of laughter, and a hand comes up, elbow propped on the surface. Then:]
Done.
[And they bring up their other hand, showing the handcuff, still closed- but gone from Light's wrist.]
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Just who is this person?]
That’s a valuable trick of yours.
[He shakes out his wrist off-camera.]
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[Gently, they put the handcuff and chain on the table.]
But it certainly has its uses.
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