yuri catchall

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[senjinrouha]

It's got something to do with something, and that was enough. [ he tilts his head at him. ] You've been low. I was worried.

[ it's... very small and fragmented but this is a man who doesn't talk shit about his emotions, so to him it feels like a lot. ]

... Seriously? So that note about the dust left behind from worlds left open, you've been closing all that off and stopping it?

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[ he sighs. ]

I've been tired. But it's funny you told mr. I can't rest even if I'm tired. Trust me, I haven't stopped since the beginning.

But yes. It's why I couldn't rest even after the execution I was involved in. I have to find us new worlds every week, injuries be damned. Some worlds are more open than others.

[senjinrouha]

[ he closes his eyes. ]

… How do you hunt for new worlds? What do you have to do to find them?

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[ hm. he's looks a bit unsure. ]

I'm not sure how much I should say. My role is considered a neutral role.

I was encouraged to seek others by a Watcher, but I was also advised by someone to be careful.

[senjinrouha]

There’s no penalty for talking to other roles as far as I know, only people who don’t have roles. I was advised to be careful as well. If too many people know how I do what I do, it can be taken from me. Who told you to be careful?

… Do you meet with alternating sets of Watchers weekly then?

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Someone.

[ he shrugs, vague about that. ]

I didn't want to talk and give anything away to anyone who shouldn't know.

And I do. Whoever is on trial duty.

[senjinrouha]

[ assumes it’s sholmes and punches him in the face ]

… Mm. Yeah, that’s the same then. [ our neutral roles….

he closes his eyes thoughtfully. ]

If you have a role, you know talking among the roles doesn’t put anything at risk. We… do have someone who isn’t a role who knows about us, but the assumption is at some point we’ll have to leave them out to keep ourselves and the Watchers safe.

[ … ]

We all talk over what we’re doing. Help each other decide, and figure out how best to share information to the group at large when we need to. [ … ] I can’t and won’t tell you who they are here. If you want to meet any of them, the option is open. I said I was concerned for you, and that’s the truth, but I wasn’t the only one.

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[ he makes a bit of a face. ]

I think I know who that is.

[ ughhhhhh this is hard. ]

I don't know what I could offer with my role.

[senjinrouha]

Yeah, you get one guess and it doesn’t count. If you’re happy for him to be there, he can be. If you don’t want him to be, we can work with that too.

[ he’d pat him but he looks like he might implode. ]

Doesn’t matter. Co-ordinating has been …. better than I thought it would be. A lot of them have ideas I wouldn’t have thought of. And more importantly, if there’s something we can do to help you out? That’s an option too.

[ … ] Or if you just want to show up and know you can talk freely about stuff without worrying about people prying too far or getting anyone in trouble, without getting too involved or anyone else too involved. That can happen too.

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It's fine if he's there. We're willing to work together where it counts. And I think this counts.

[ he sighs. ]

I won't talk about some of the specifics of what I do, but... maybe. When do you meet next? I'll think about it.

[senjinrouha]

….

[ …. uh. ] On second thought — who do you think I’m talking about?

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... No, no. Who is it you're talking about?

[senjinrouha]

Xie Lian.

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... oh. Huh.

I think that should be fine, for now. But when is the meeting...

[ let's move along]

[senjinrouha]

[ he just looks at him with all the exhaustion of a man who is watching two of his friend/acquaintances go through a messy divorce in public while pretending they were never together and he can't even punch them for the stress hernias he's getting watching them because they'd just pretend like HE'S the mad one. ]





Whenever. But I'd say before curfew tomorrow, in case of... y'know. The worst possible scenarios.

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I'll let you know tomorrow during the day.

[ he needs the night to figure it out. ]

Then we can figure something out.

[senjinrouha]

Sure.

[ he nods. ]

Just... do. If that's what you want. We have no idea what's going to happen on Thursday night, ever.

[ he'll hold out a hand though. shake? ] Even if you don't want to meet them, I can keep you informed of things we know. And give you a hand, if I can.

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[ sure, he'll shake his hand. ]

Yeah. It's always a mystery. But I'll let you know.

[senjinrouha]

[ he's rude is what he is. ]

Sure.

I'll figure out something to tell the others if you don't want to. But I'm also persistent. Do as I say, not as I do -- but doing everything yourself just gets you into trouble. Or so I had kicked into me before I got here.

Whether it did anything, I don't know. But people have strong opinions on it.

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[ whaaaaaaaat ]

I'm used to keeping this kind of thing to myself. It's why only one person knows. I'll think deeply about it.

[senjinrouha]

It's an open offer. Keep yourself alive, and it's open.

Can't help you if you get yourself into trouble though so... keep yourself safe.

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I've got a very important promise... I don't plan on dying anytime soon.

[senjinrouha]

Good. Don't.

[ ... ]

I'll check in on you. I mean, other than normal conversations. Don't run yourself completely into the ground if you can help it.

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Make sure you're taking care of yourself, too.

[ he pauses, thinking and looking at yuri in thought. ]

Do the roles tend to share their teams or not?

[senjinrouha]

They can do. We haven't personally.

[ ... ]

But in the interest of fairness, I know yours thanks to my search.