Camp: private conversations

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Respond here for a private conversation with Red! All comment threads are screened.

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That... would be nice, I think.

[He faces her with a smile that's a little more genuine.]

I'd like to save you if I can.

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[That...gets her to smile a little.]

If you can, that would be nice. I am quite stubborn, though. Nobody has convinced me to leave camp yet.

[diesifkilled]

That just means I have to put an end to this camp, right? Then you won't need to be here anymore.

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If you can end camp, that would get me to leave.

[diesifkilled]

Well, then. That means I know what I've got to do. And... that also means I've got to survive, doesn't it? Since it doesn't seem like the dead can actually do much from their side.

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The dead are gone, Shirou. 'People die if they are killed', remember?

So yes, you should do your best to stay alive.

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THAT SENTENCE MADE SENSE IN CONTEXT DON'T CALL HIM OUT LIKE THIS]

If they're gone, who have we been talking to? And I don't mean the... zombies or whatever you want to call them. I mean when their real selves come through sometimes.

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The one controlling them, the stone god, is a tricky one. They might be trying to use the voices of those campers to influence all of you.

[diesifkilled]

But... we were told that their souls are still there. That they're just caught.

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I am trying to destroy the stone and kill it off for good. Isn't it natural to lie when your life is on the line?

[diesifkilled]

But it wasn't just the stone! The lake cat said so too! So... you've got to be wrong!

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...Big Blue did?

[That. Gets her to pause.]

Those cats can see souls...are they seeing the souls of the dead?

[diesifkilled]

Yeah! Back when we gave them that offering, the cat told Kirijo something like... "the stone god is holding the souls in its mouth." Meaning they're trapped, but they haven't been consumed yet!

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[hm.]

Thank you for letting me know, Shirou.

[Shirou seems to have done something good, at least? Something has been accomplished here.]

[diesifkilled]

Thank you for hearing me out.

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Of course.

...and you can come to me any time you need, alright?

[I guess that's her way of apologizing for the fight they had? Either way Shirou has fixed his slink troubles with Red.]

[diesifkilled]

That goes both ways, you know. I might not be able to do a lot to help, but if you ever want to just talk or anything...