[but she was trying to be the bigger person or some boring shit like that. part of reyna feels like she should have just punched him.]
He talked a little about how the "best ending" requires ink, and that people need to finish their objectives before they die. His theory is that if you kill someone who's finished an objective, they'll produce more ink than those who haven't.
[He considers that for a moment, frowning to himself.]
I'm partway through my second one. [But.] It's a nice theory but until we can confirm that for sure I don't want to encourage people to follow that line of thought.
If anyone tried, it would be their ink that would be spilled.
[she's not just talking about herself here. she's sure magnus and nico are fully capable of defending themselves if need be.
...though to be honest, she would murder anyone who attacked them in cold blood. whoops?]
Seeing as his life is tied to mine, we'll have to protect him even if he's lying. [sad, but true.] But if he is telling the truth, at least his stunt in the trial can be of use to us - it gives me perfect leverage to make him talk, as long as he's trying to get back into my good graces.
I think I'll withhold forgiving him a little longer.
Don't even say that. [That was also a disaster, frankly.] But I kind of agree with Magnus. It was still something he shouldn't have done, especially if he valued his own life.
[Reyna's face clouds over a bit at the sound of Rapunzel's name - that was a disaster. 2B is a loss too, of course, but she was closer to Rapunzel.]
If nothing else, it's taught me to be more selective with what I tell him. [...] For example, I haven't told him the curse from the well has been broken.
If he thinks he can still compel me to obey his orders, we can use that to our advantage. It means he will always believe I'm telling the truth even if I'm not.
I think I know exactly how. Reyna's fairly well-liked by some people in our ranks.
[That is to say lmfao it wasn't him, he knows exactly who it was, and Reyna can maybe guess.] I do agree it's a smart idea, however. We may as well use it to our advantage as needed.
[LOVE U MEGAN ... write to her in the gy i want more threads with your magnus somehow
Anyway, Reyna's just about to answer Magnus with what she suspects is the answer when Nico speaks up and proves her completely wrong. She stares at him, caught off-guard and blinking owlishly for a moment or two.
[Sweet? Honestly, it's really sweet of whoever was responsible for this. But also--]
Unexpected. [...there's only so many people it could have possibly been. Nico, Magnus - they knew, but she trusts them not to have told anyone. Waver... yeah, no, not right now.
But...]
In any case, it's - given us an advantage. It would be wasteful not to use it.
Waver or... anyone else he might have told. I'm not sure I trust him enough to assume it hasn't been spread around.
[to the other Historians, perhaps. she doesn't know what kind of information they share with each other.]
In the meantime, I'll... act as though nothing has changed. It's possible he may not try anything, but just in case he does, we'll at least have this up our sleeves. He or others who know may tell me things on the assumption that they can order me to stay silent about them.
That's a fair bet, there. If he trusts someone more than you, he might share it around. Like, if I knew Veronica's role, I'd probably tell you guys, but I'm obviously not going to tell her yours.
[ trust games, man. ]
Whoever's dumb enough to try that, well... good luck to 'em. I feel like messing with you, cursed to be ordered around or not, is a one-way ticket to getting your ass kicked.
Who would he trust more than his partner? Does Waver have anyone from home like we do? [He doesn't know much about Waver, admittedly, beyond a few points.] That's not wrong though. Reyna's a lot stronger than most people here. It's kind of like having a trump card.
I don't think so - not that he's mentioned. But he does have the other Historians.
[Maybe he trusts them the most? She doesn't know.]
The two of you aren't to be trifled with either. It would be bets if it didn't come to it, but if it does, I'm sure the three of us can show them exactly what we demigods are capable of.
You can turn into a sword. I think you have the one-up here. [But he looks a little...excited? It's nice to have a small group of people he can trust and be trusted by.] We're strong on our own and stronger together. Anyone who tries definitely won't stand a chance.
...it would be nice if we knew who else had a role though.
Worst case scenario, maybe the three of us can... convince him to share more of what he knows with us. If I were him I'd be pretty scared if I was cornered by the three of us.
[but, hmm. roles, huh...]
It would be good information to know. [there's a brief pause as she thinks something over, then shakes her head slightly.] Perhaps we should examine the people my partner is closest to more carefully. He's not an especially subtle man - that would give us a starting point.
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[but she was trying to be the bigger person or some boring shit like that. part of reyna feels like she should have just punched him.]
He talked a little about how the "best ending" requires ink, and that people need to finish their objectives before they die. His theory is that if you kill someone who's finished an objective, they'll produce more ink than those who haven't.
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[ just. spill ink everywhere. sure. ]
No one better kill me then, I'm not doing my objective if I can help it.
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I'm partway through my second one. [But.] It's a nice theory but until we can confirm that for sure I don't want to encourage people to follow that line of thought.
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[hmm.]
...it's hard to tell if it's entirely accurate, but. If he's a Historian, he'll have ways of verifying it, so he can be our source of information.
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[ he's tempted to ask about their objectives, but he also doesn't want to say his aloud which wins out over curiosity. ]
Good to know you're both good murder candidates for ink-spillage.
[ deadpan
he's joking ]
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...if what you're saying about your partner is true, then we'll have to protect him at least until we get all of the information he has.
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[she's not just talking about herself here. she's sure magnus and nico are fully capable of defending themselves if need be.
...though to be honest, she would murder anyone who attacked them in cold blood. whoops?]
Seeing as his life is tied to mine, we'll have to protect him even if he's lying. [sad, but true.] But if he is telling the truth, at least his stunt in the trial can be of use to us - it gives me perfect leverage to make him talk, as long as he's trying to get back into my good graces.
I think I'll withhold forgiving him a little longer.
[she's the worst.]
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Yeah. We don't want to risk another repeat of what happened with Rapunzel and 2B if he dies.
[ like, if they could avoid that for the rest of forever, that'd be good. ]
What he did was crappy enough I think you can get away with withholding forgiveness for quite a bit, personally.
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If nothing else, it's taught me to be more selective with what I tell him. [...] For example, I haven't told him the curse from the well has been broken.
If he thinks he can still compel me to obey his orders, we can use that to our advantage. It means he will always believe I'm telling the truth even if I'm not.
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Smart idea, probably. How'd it break, though?
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I think I know exactly how. Reyna's fairly well-liked by some people in our ranks.
[That is to say lmfao it wasn't him, he knows exactly who it was, and Reyna can maybe guess.] I do agree it's a smart idea, however. We may as well use it to our advantage as needed.
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Anyway, Reyna's just about to answer Magnus with what she suspects is the answer when Nico speaks up and proves her completely wrong. She stares at him, caught off-guard and blinking owlishly for a moment or two.
Uh...]
Wait. You mean it wasn't you?
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magnus looks between them both, just 100% confused. ]
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[Sweet? Honestly, it's really sweet of whoever was responsible for this. But also--]
Unexpected. [...there's only so many people it could have possibly been. Nico, Magnus - they knew, but she trusts them not to have told anyone. Waver... yeah, no, not right now.
But...]
In any case, it's - given us an advantage. It would be wasteful not to use it.
[she's smiling a little.]
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reyna has too many boyfriends]How do you plan to use it? Just whenever it comes up?
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...but yeah, he's a little impressed himself.]
It depends on what Waver tries next. Doesn't it?
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[to the other Historians, perhaps. she doesn't know what kind of information they share with each other.]
In the meantime, I'll... act as though nothing has changed. It's possible he may not try anything, but just in case he does, we'll at least have this up our sleeves. He or others who know may tell me things on the assumption that they can order me to stay silent about them.
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[ trust games, man. ]
Whoever's dumb enough to try that, well... good luck to 'em. I feel like messing with you, cursed to be ordered around or not, is a one-way ticket to getting your ass kicked.
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[He loves and idolizes Reyna still, oh well.]
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[Maybe he trusts them the most? She doesn't know.]
The two of you aren't to be trifled with either. It would be bets if it didn't come to it, but if it does, I'm sure the three of us can show them exactly what we demigods are capable of.
[like
dying]
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[ as if they're that lucky. ]
I don't know, I'm pretty easy to kill, from past experience. But yeah, I like to think we're a tough group to take on.
[ like
not dying you lil shit, reyna ]
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...it would be nice if we knew who else had a role though.
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[he won't before he dies, alas]
Worst case scenario, maybe the three of us can... convince him to share more of what he knows with us. If I were him I'd be pretty scared if I was cornered by the three of us.
[but, hmm. roles, huh...]
It would be good information to know. [there's a brief pause as she thinks something over, then shakes her head slightly.] Perhaps we should examine the people my partner is closest to more carefully. He's not an especially subtle man - that would give us a starting point.
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