week 0, tuesday evening

[disilluded]

[HI BELPH wherever you are, Sousei is here to bother you now.... nice. (Getting plastered in the dining hall, thanks, Belph.)

He's also got his arms crossed behind his back, posture perfectly straight, but he'll approach anyway.]

Pensive? Or merely drinking for sport?

[Sup.]

Comments

[axilium]

Is that so? Great—I'm a civilian, so would that apply to me?

[disilluded]

Yes.

[Simply. No matter how much of a pain in the ass you are--]

Civilians are not meant to be placed in situations such as this. Naturally, you are to be protected.

[axilium]

... Even if my life is tied to someone you might have bad blood with?

[disilluded]

I suppose I should not be surprised that it is that obvious.

[Sousei crosses his arms, expression contemplative.]

... Yes, even then. Petty grudges have no place here. Lives are not to be weighed on a scale of "worthy" or "unworthy"--though I have personal reasons to dislike him, I wish to see him in chains in prison, not murdered. Your life, though connected to his, is in no danger from me.

[axilium]

Good to know. I mean, I'd sure hate it if I had to die just because either of you was a grudgewanker.

[disilluded]

I imagine anyone would be rather irritated by that.

[Understatement.]

Regardless, I have no intentions of that.

[axilium]

I'll hold you to that, then.

But if you really mean it, then I think we'll get along just fine, bud.

[disilluded]

Yes, well... it would be most ideal if I never have to prove it, but...

[He finds that unlikely in a place like this.]

We shall see.

[axilium]

Wow, this is inspiring so much confidence.

[disilluded]

I don't intend to offer up placating words just in an attempt to inspire confidence.