It's really important to me that she gets back. [ so. yes. he will stretch himself thin and deal with social anxiety to talk to people enough to get a vibecheck to find what's best. ] Ideally? Another idealist and another realist wouldn't be the worst combination. It should be people who're willing to hear out idea but isn't afraid to call bullcrap on some of the others that're presented as a team. Different psychs would be nice but that's less important to me than people willing to pull their own weight and keep their goals in sight. I'm not interested in messing around or dealing with people who aren't motivated to keep going without prompting.
[ she says that and he looks mildly embarrassed for a second. ]
Nah, I...just have goals. Makes it easier to know what I want from this. [ but it'll probably come up anyway, so: ] Her name's Alex. You'll probably see her around sooner or later if you haven't. Red jacket, blue hair. She's pretty friendly with people.
Oh. [ oh. he looks a little baffled before he shakes his head. ] Oh, no. We're just friends. I meant we were literally on a boat together before waking up here.
Long enough to feel like she has way too much she could blackmail me with if she ever wanted to. [ he sounds a little amused by the concept, but it's enough of an idea. ] It's about the only reason I know I don't have to worry about trusting her here.
Not like we won't be going the same place after this is over. [ either alive or dead. ]
...but yeah. The priorities thing. You probably have at least another day to try and get to talking to people a little more before narrowing down options.
Who does? [ everyone hates group projects, it's a universal fact. but he does sympathize. ] But the good thing is people shouldn't slack off? Since we're all faced with life or death and everything.
[ valerie strikes him as the type to do things herself because she doesn't trust her group to follow directions. ]
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...stuff like that.
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[ beat. ]
So...who's 'she'?
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Nah, I...just have goals. Makes it easier to know what I want from this. [ but it'll probably come up anyway, so: ] Her name's Alex. You'll probably see her around sooner or later if you haven't. Red jacket, blue hair. She's pretty friendly with people.
[ moreso than he is a good chunk of the time. ]
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You two close?
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We are both talking about dating, right? You're like, together together, not just physically here together?
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A boat, huh. Not the worst place for a date.
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Again, not like that. We were with a couple of her friends, it was a whole...thing. Party. Whatever.
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How long have you two known each other, anyway?
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Does it answer enough if I leave it as "debatable"?
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[ so. you know. ]
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...but yeah. The priorities thing. You probably have at least another day to try and get to talking to people a little more before narrowing down options.
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Yeah, yeah, I know. Just wish we didn't have to team up in the first place. I never liked group projects.
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[ valerie strikes him as the type to do things herself because she doesn't trust her group to follow directions. ]