In the cafeteria [open]

[savedbyasong]

Characters: Shion and you and also Dave
Format: any
This log is: The first part is open to all, the second part takes part after all the first parts and is closed to Dave
Location: Fortitude Cafeteria, Monday dinner/tea/supper time
Summary: Shion hangs about being a discard then goes to talk to Dave and vows
Warnings:

[Open] Shion sat at the discard table and ate the tasteless soup silently. He didn't mind being a discard, he wanted as little to do with this system as possible.

He didn't want to fight and so it probably wasn't fair to ask for a Player, when he didn't wish to be a Weapon. The lack of rights only bothered him because no one should be treated less than others. Everyone was equal. But he didn't truly mind the lack of freedom or tasteless food.

Or at least, not enough to complain. He smiled at anyone who walked past, saying hello to those he knew, and most of those he didn't know.


[Closed to Dave] As he was leaving he saw Dave. He smiled and went over, signing hello. He hadn't seen him since the assembly and he was worried.

Comments

[knightime]

[Dave was feeling a little friendlier by now. He still was slightly apprehensive about things, and his mood wasn't perfect, but he had time to think and feel a little better.

He waves at the other. Dave was aware that he kind of ran off after the assembly. He ended up sleeping quite a bit around the comforts of his friends.

He's also extremely aware that Shion is a worrywort, so this probably might have freaked the poor guy out.]

[savedbyasong]

[Shion was worried, he had no idea what had happened but Dave had seemed worse than usual.] How are you? [He signed it as well, as it was one of the few phrases he could sign.]

[knightime]

[Dave pulls out his PDA. Thankfully, Jade gave it back to him during assembly.]

better
i think the right word for how i was at the assembly was
unapproachable
so yeah
i guess youre worried about be again

[savedbyasong]

[Unapproachable was the best way to describe it, Shion had been worried, not knowing what had happened to his friend. He nodded.]

I hope you are feeling better now...

[knightime]

naw
im cool and shit
sorry about that
some stuff came up and it left a bad taste in my mouth
im good now
got it talked out and everything

[He rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly.]

[savedbyasong]

[Shion nodded, still worrying but knowing that it embarrassed Dave, so not making a big deal about it.

He changed the subject, noticing that Dave had another ring round his neck with the others.]

Did you buy another upgrade?

[knightime]

[He glanced down at the chain. He didn't really do jewelry, but he kept his upgrades on him in case. Although even that seemed pointless since he rarely used them. He was usually a Player for some reason.]

no
i didnt buy this one
it was on my desk when i woke up on sunday
i just added it with the others

[savedbyasong]

[Shion frowned and looked at it.] Can I see it?

[knightime]

sure...???


[He holds it up to Shion. Obviously he doesn't know why this is such a big deal.]

[savedbyasong]

[Shion looked at it and paled... He stared at the symbol, he half wanted to get out his manuel and check but he knew most the upgrade rings off by heart. This one had struck him as strange when he first read about it, because he didn't understand how you would have an upgrade after you died but...

But that was what it meant and so that meant that Dave had died. He looked up wide eyed and a little angry.] Someone killed you?

[knightime]

[Oh fuck. So that's what the ring meant. Okay, it probably had some upgrade to it, but he only got it because he died. Shit. How does he make up a good lie about this? He doesn't.]

uhh
yeah
that was a thing that might have happened

[savedbyasong]

Who? What happened Dave? [Yeah he is still angry, even if Dave was here and obviously not dead, the fact that he had been dead... The fact that someone had killed him...

[knightime]

[Shion being angry is kind of weird. He didn't think the other was capable of being angry. Maybe annoyed. But he thought the other just defaults to happy or worried or something.]

is this a thing
a thing thats actually happening???
because im pretty sure im totally still sleeping
nope
this conversation of strider kicking the bucket is not actually happening
im just gonna wake up and shit will be the usual

[He's pretty sure this isn't going to fly, but at least he tried.]

[savedbyasong]

[Shion tried to calm down, in case Dave thought he was mad at him, which he wasn't obviously. He was angry at whoever had killed him. At the words he looked down. But after a moment he spoke.]

I guess you don't have to tell me, but I would like to know. They should not have done that.

[knightime]

[Hahah, oh gosh. It's impossible to be mad at you. It's like getting mad at a puppy that got kicked. You just can't be mad at that.]

ugh
okay
they shoved me into the lake
the end

[Surely Shion can now accurately guess how exactly he died.]

[savedbyasong]

[Shion frowned and anger clouded his features again before it was replaced with worry. He had drowned... He put his hand on Dave's shoulder] Who?

[knightime]

knowing wont really matter
its basically psycho to try and get angry at them
on the account
well
theyre fucking pscho

[Man. It was so much easier not to make people worry in SBURB.]

[savedbyasong]

[That was because Shion was never in SBURB if he was you could be guaranteed he would worry.]

Tell me Dave

[knightime]

the head prefect
jegus
okay
there
lay off
chill

[He's so tired of telling people. Why can't people just be chill that he died and came back? No one seemed to mind when he was dying left and right back in the session.]

[savedbyasong]

[Again this is because Shion wasn't in the session, probably best or they'd have got nothing done.]

Nanami? [Wasn't she supposed to protect students? Shion frowned again.]

She wont do it again.

[knightime]

yeah she wont
because im never getting near her again
that???
that is the beautiful sound of me absconding whenever shes around

[Because she's seriously nuts. He does not want to deal with her again if he can.]

[savedbyasong]

Good. Stay away from her. [He will make sure she doesn't hurt Dave again, he's not sure how he will do that... but he will definitely try.]

[knightime]

err
kay
are we done worrying about me now???

[savedbyasong]

I guess so... [No, he will never stop worrying.]

Just be careful.

[knightime]

im gonna go eat now then

[Because that was what he was gonna do. But didn't.]

[savedbyasong]

[Shion nodded] Okay then. [He had already finished his own lunch, he would offer to stay but discards weren't allowed at the normal tables and they would just get into trouble.]

[knightime]

hey
are you still a discard???

[He instinctively reaches out to touch the other to test it, but holds back. That's a dumb thing to do when he can just answer you.]

[savedbyasong]

[Shion nodded, not looking too bothered about it.] Yeah, I am.

[knightime]

bullshit
you arent anymore then
i dave strider
take shions hand
in this holy matrimony
to be my weapon for the week
where he will most likely
just do nothing
because seriously
fighting doesnt happen all that much for a game that revolves around fighting
just say yes

[He doesn't have a ring for you, but you get that mark anyways.]

[savedbyasong]

[A slight blush but he is used to it, having been Dave's Weapon before.] I Shion accept and shall be your Weapon for the week. [The mark appeared on his hand instantly.]

[knightime]

now im gonna go pig out
because im starving
you have your rights
its not like i have anything to gain by denying them

[savedbyasong]

Enjoy it and thank you. [He smiles again, grateful despite the fact he's angry he has to be grateful that Dave has the power to give him rights everyone should have automatically.]

[knightime]

still find this bullshit
but this place is kind of full of bullshit anyways

[Dave is just gonna head off and get food now.]

[savedbyasong]

[Shion nodded with a small smile and let Dave go off and get food before heading to the library since he could go there now he had a Player.]

[stoatallymad]

Across the table, Firifale was less content. He'd rejected silverware and opted to sip from the bowl instead, but he'd hardly gotten one mouthful in when he pulled back and gave it a suspicious look. No taste! No taste wasn't bad, but it wasn't food. No food, no energy. No energy, no living. Bad news.

He hopped up to crouch on his seat so he could lean forward and get a good whiff of it. No smell either! Hmm. No good. He glanced up at the boy across the table from him-- lots of smiling, probably safe for asking questions.

"Any real food?"

[savedbyasong]

Shion smiled at the man across from him and shook his head. "There is but you have to have permission from your Player." A glance at the man's hand showed he was a discard. "Have you not found one yet?"

[stoatallymad]

He returned the smile but shook his head.

"Not yet! No time. Too many new things. Seen the forest yet? There are 13 types of beetles!"

These were important details! But beetles weren't food (probably) so he'd better find a Player, if that's what it took to get a real meal. He peered across the table at Shion's soup. To Firifale, this was a more obvious cue than his hand.

"No Player either?"

[savedbyasong]

Shion grinned and nodded, he was just as amazed as Firifale by the forest, for different reasons. No such things existed anymore where he came from.

"You can tell such species apart?" He was interested, though he had a headache when he tried to remember why. He shook his head. "I don't like fighting." He said as an explanation.

[stoatallymad]

"Yes! Easy enough, if you look. Big spindly legs, bitty stubby ones with the claws, patterns in the crunchy bits on the outside, long bodies in lots of parts, short bodies in one part-- all sorts!"

He resisted the urge to say that the silver-blue ones were especially delicious because, while he was sure that he had eaten them at some point in the past, he was equally sure that this was not an acceptable diet. He must have been terribly desperate.

"Lots of fighting here," he said, tilting his head and giving Shion what he hoped was a concerned look. "Bad place for you. End up eating lots and lots of..." He didn't want to call it 'food', because it definitely wasn't, so he just gestured wildly at the stuff in his bowl and screwed up his face. "That."

[savedbyasong]

It sounded familiar, just out of reach and yet his head hurt as he tried to think about it. He thought he should know their names, but... He shook his head.

And then shrugged, "This round yes, but at least it is food. It is better than nothing."

He did think that, after all in the West Town he had seen people starving and as bad as this place was, at least they were given food and shelter.

Which didn't make the fact they had been brought here any better.

[stoatallymad]

"Hmmmm. Maybe."

He gave the soup another suspicious glance, clearly unconvinced. When it failed to crawl out of the bowl and run under the table or anything similarly awful, he turned his attention back to Shion.

"Been here many rounds, then?"

[savedbyasong]

Shion nodded, "This is my fifth, I was on the first train. Well... the first train this time..."

It had been five long weeks since then, "Are you new?"

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[stoatallymad]

"The first train..." Firifale stared at Shion as if he'd just been unearthed from some ancient ruins. Then, abruptly, he brightened. "Good! Survival not so hard after all, then!"

This really wasn't meant as an insult. How could it be when he looked so delighted?

"Last train, very new. Came from a place with more primitive technology and less rigid social structures-- none at all actually, in my home!-- and valuing trades over education." His voice took on a hesitant, shy quality as he prattled off the descriptions, drawing back on memories of the stringy black-haired one who'd explained this sort of thing to him back home. He had been comparing cultures on their world, of course, but Firifale had picked up the basic ideas well enough to transfer them. It was a shame that he'd spent his time learning about anthropology rather than, say, the alphabet, but such is life when you live with a scholar.

"Very different," he concluded, nodding.

[savedbyasong]

Shion didn't take it as an insult he just smiled and nodded since he was right, as long as you kept your head down survival was not that difficult. He listened to the man talking about his home and nodded, "It's very different than where I come from too," he told him.

"In some ways the technology here is much more advanced, the battle system for example. But then in other ways..." That was compared to No. 6 itself of course, compared to the West Town the technology here was much more advanced.

"Very different though..."