applechemist | Not Again | Catch All for Ogata

[ Hello, Ogata! Escha is approaching him in Jail? I guess? but doing her best to keep a respectful distance, even though it's Jail? I guess? Still. Gotta be polite. ]

I wanted to dispel your curse. If you don't mind.

That's my power, and I haven't used it this week. It seemed unfair that you can't speak your mind when you're in a situation like this. But I have to touch you to do it.

[ Well there's a conversation starter. ]

[Well he looked vaguely annoyed when she walked in, but then she talks and damn if his demeanor doesn't change.]

... Alright. I don't exactly have much to lose.
[So he'll get up, and walk over to the bars to hold his hand out.]

[ She touches his hand gently. ]

[Yeah he's going to grab that hand, painfully tight.]

So, tell me, are these the actions of a person with a guilty conscience?
[There's that venom, back in his voice.]

[ Ow?? She instinctively pulls away but she's a weak bitch so it's pretty ineffectual. She manages to sound pretty firm when she answers, though. ]

No.

[He holds her in place a moment longer, before letting her go.]

Well, you have just as much proof of that as I did. But I suppose it doesn't really matter.

I didn't think you did it.

[ She seems confused. If he felt it wasn't enough evidence to make a decision in one direction, and that it was the same amount pointing to either of them, she can't wrap her head around his accusation. ]

Why do you think I did it?

It seems like we narrowed it down to two suspects. I know it wasn't me. That leaves you.

[He sighs.]

I suppose we were just all on the wrong track then, hm?

[ She opens her mouth like she wants to argue more on his reasoning, but just. Closes it. She sighs, too. ]

Probably. I would guess that there were powers involved, like we thought.

... That seems likely. I'm almost sad I didn't get to use mine. It's not useful, but it could certainly be petty.

[Which he is, deeply, as a person.]

I've just been saving mine for trials, in case I can make it useful when it counts.

... But I wasn't able to do anything with it, today. [ This doesn't really count as. Helpful in her book. ]

[Hm....]

To prevent the wrong vote, sure. But I can't say I don't appreciate the ability to speak my mind properly being restored to me. I can only hope the rest of you suffer for what you've done.
[SMILES. There he is. That's Ogata.]

[ She might normally object to him talking like that, but in his situation she can't hold him against it. He can say whatever he wants. ]

I'm sorry I can't do more for you.

I don't like owing people favors. This is more than enough.

[Y'all don't owe him shit, so.]

Favors aren't meant to be traded. They're just meant to be given freely.

[ Not that it matters! ]

That's not how it works for me. People don't do anything for my sake unless they're expecting something in return.

[Hm.]

That's sad.

....
[He doesn’t like that.]

Is it? I think it makes things a lot easier. That’s how most things work. If you want something, you have to pay for it either through money or effort.

... There may be times when you have to earn people's trust before they're willing to do things for you. And... It's not bad to be considerate and keep from relying on favors from people too much...

But I think I would hate it if everyone I did favors for always wanted to pay me back.

[Squints!!! Cat does not understand.]

Why would you not want people to owe you favors?

Because I did something for them to make them happy, not because I wanted something in return. If they feel like they owe me, it stops being a gift or a favor.

It just becomes a trade. That's... Like saying that making them happy isn't valuable.

[Another long stare. He really feels like he's dealing with another species right now. Really, he just doesn't believe what she's saying.]

Why would you care about making other people happy?
[Escha there is something wrong with this man I'm sorry you had to find out this way.]

It's normal.

[ There sure is. But she just looks sad about it. ]

Maybe for you.

[He's never been happy why should anyone else be.]

I'm sure that your way of caring for people is just different from mine. That's all.

I don't care about other people. I hope everyone else is just as unhappy as I am.

Isn't that just because you're hurt that no one has bothered to make you happy?

Was there anything else you needed from me or are we done here?

[So the answer is yes and he's too mad about her hitting the nail on the head to admit it.]

[ She really can't fault him for being upset!! Considering!!! She doesn't even think she should have argued with him at all, but too late now.

She nods. ]

We're done. I only came to do what I could.

... And I know that there isn't anything else I can do for you.

You don't need to. I'm fine with dying. It means I don't have to talk to any of you any longer.

[Advanced strat: avoid social interraction by dying.]

[ Well then. She doesn't want to force him to talk to her any longer, so she leaves him alone. ]

Not Again | Catch All for Ogata

Week 1 | Post Trial

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