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( stop, now ranger and rokkun are becoming friends! what a magnificent scene to behold.

or what komaeda would say if he wasn't picking apart the egg. )

Now, now...! You both are discussing such lonely topics. As long as people work together, they can reach something as beautiful as hope!

( he ate like three small pieces off this egg, he doesn't want it anymore. )

That's why we're here today!

[ Because they found somebody better? Well... ]

Hmm... Yeah, actually, you're probably right.

[ Ranger had considered it before, but it really does sound about right. It's not hard to guess who it would be either. It's a bit silly to kill the old one for a new one in theory, but if it were for the sake of solidifying something else...

He blinks and looks over to Komaeda, his line of thought broken. ]

Is it? Seemed fine to me.

[ ... He's giving Komaeda a questioning look. This was helpful. What's he supposed to talk about then? ]

[ First Komaeda steals his egg, now he's not even eating it, friendship ended with Komaeda, Ranger is his friend now ]

Yeah, we're talking about partners— that's about as close as you can get to working together. How about you, Nagito? Why would you kill your old partner?

[ Hypothetically, or something ]

Mmm.

( oh, that's a good response from ranger he finds, that means he's interested so komaeda has no reason to change what they're discussing. but for rokkun to turn this against him, how cruel? well, at least they're getting along. his fingers drum against the table in thought... )

Really? I believe there's ways to work even closer that isn't under the umbrella of just being "partners", hm... I am disappointed you'd ask me such a rhetorical question, though.

( reward? he's not answering it. )

[ good ranger's not a thief, he doesn't do things like that anymore (usually.) ]

... Huh? [ He understood the second half of that. ] Well, I guess it depends on the project, but it's normally better to keep it consistent... Two or three people's more than enough. If the group's too large, it's either a disorganized mess or people start acting stupid.

[ Then they form cliques and turn on each other anyway. That's why a scapegoat is necessary, and even then the idiots find ways to turn on each other. It's different in large scale projects, but even those were divided up into small groups for the sake of quality... He doubts present company wants to hear about the idiocy he's seen though, so he'll omit it.

But on the other hand - ]

Usually both.

[ That makes having a partner nice, or at least a couple people that a person can rely on to achieve mutual goals. Anyway, the point just zoomed right over his head. ]

Edited 2022-01-25 04:38 (UTC)

[ It's a legitimate question, answer the question, nagito ]

That's a good point. [ At which he shoots Komaeda a look, because for as much as Komaeda talks about working together with everyone, it always always always turns out to be a shitshow. Rokkun's always been independent by nature, but the past several hundred years of experience has taught him that's the way to go. ]

It'll work if you have a good leader, though, people who will listen, and a common goal more important than individual differences. Like in soccer.

[ He tells people what to do, they do their job, they win. Soccer is awesome. It's pretty much the only time he'll willingly work in a group instead of being a one man team. ]

( no. because he's looking towards the door to see who walks past it, fuck off, rokuro.

he's too busy breaking his egg to take a bite to worry about a swering the previous question, but he listens to them both. it's true if there's too many people that it gets messy, and they lose sight of their common goal, but he shrugs. )

Consistency is one thing, but those who act stupid still have good intentions at heart. Like... Akehoshi-kun, he's a real idiot.

( they're still on the same path though they aren't collectively doing it as another person would do. how akamatsu and shin were able to bring everyone into the room and due different activities to find the murderer, but komaeda wanted to lie about information on the phone, though in the end they're on the same path because it's not to deter than into failure, but to help. ranger would understand komaeda's intentions, but the group probably wouldn't. )

They're still working towards the same thing.

( now if they ruin it, then those who failed will be removed by the group. the weakest hope is filtered out by the strongest hope, so he has no worries about that. )

I believe in hope, and them not giving up. It's where they fall behind is where my issue lies, that's when they lose sight of what's important. But that's why we have people to remind us along the way.

I don't like stupid people. They just muddy the waters.

[ Which he might accept if that was the intention, but it never is with idiots. They just derail things for no reason under the pretense of trying to help, rather than deferring and finding ways that they can use their own strong points to contribute.

Anyway, this has been painful to watch so he's shoving his way in next time and Komaeda can't stop him. He does weigh both points though, and he finds that they're not mutually exclusive. ]

Like soccer, huh? Hm, yeah, that's the same idea. Sports are supposed to be good for developing that kind of coordination.

[ He hadn't thought about it, but he's fond of this addendum. There was a reason it was encouraged for students, even those with little interest. It helped one to develop the social skills necessary in order to excel... Well, not that he would know anything about that. ]

Hm... Yeah, it's the same basic idea as how other large scale efforts should be handled. You taking a group and breaking it into smaller parts and assigned roles to ensure everything goes smoothly. But in the end you're working toward the same goal.

[ Sports, corporate projects, they're all the same. It's the fact that people here can't coordinate half as well as a high school soccer team and instead spend most of their time tripping over each other and failing to defer to those with more expertise that's the problem. He'll be nice and keep that part to himself though.

Anyway, he's been looking at that egg on and off to try and see if he was actually going to eat it, or if he'd give it back, or if he was just going to keep it so the other person couldn't have it. It's like it's own little mystery. ]

[ Rokkun nodding at "I don't like stupid people" as if he's not one

All this is fine and good in theory, but in practice? He leans back on the desk a little, regarding the classroom at large for a moment and then at Ranger looking at Komaeda dismantling his egg and then Komaeda himself. ]

So... What's this common goal you need me for? I don't see why I'm here, unless you just wanted food.

[ Which, in that case, Komaeda should buy it himself, he's loaded ]

Hm, okay... to make a soccer team, you have to put those individuals through a trial to see if they'll work in that team.

( just a few exercises to see what they can do, you never know the true extent of a person without having a reference. even now, you can see where people excel, and where they fail all because of this murder, but he should think about it like soccer. okay, like soccer. he'll take rokkun's topic, and he'll talk to ranger about it who has his attention at the moment. )

Anyone can be the captain, but then it comes down to who shows the most promise. Then you can choose who you want to be part of that... Which you're capable of doing because it's your hobby, ( or whatever, he would have said something about the ultimate soccer player, but sighs, no need to sully a god like that. he looks towards rokkun now, pointing to him. ) so you have a great eye in that. Now, without try-outs, it'd be hard to even see who does what... so how do you choose who's worth it?

( from this murder what have they learned? that hiro's ready to stab, miyuki is poor at seeing like not a suspect, and so no one will take him anywhere if they're going to get caught. they realize that once shin gets going, he's good at control at the various activities, then there's akamatsu who can grab the whole group, but because of how headstrong she is, it can cause a sift between those who would rather do their own things and abide by her. subaru kind of backs out to avoid being a suspect even though his hair was found. )

Those that are worth it, and those who aren't. Weak hope is no good.

( komaeda has no more cat treats, so he's a little disheartened because he was watching the door to see when lily may would walk by. if anyone deserves this egg, it's her, it better be good for her fur like dogs because i just gave my dog one help. )

So! That's soccer, and what about outside of that? ( he stands up from his desk, leaving the egg where it is as fingers drum along the surface. ) Are you sifting through those players too? ( he'll walk over to rokkun, placing his palms on the other's legs as he looks him in the eyes. ) That's the goal here: meeting new people, getting to know them. Besides you're both...

( ...

...

...

clears his throat. )

...important. ( he'll lean up now, waving his hand to dismiss his comment quickly. ) Ahaha... saying something so bold, I guess I'll wind up dead next month! I wonder will I be impaled? Decapitated? Firing squad? Anyway, anyway. Is hanging out so wrong?

( with the people that he likes? )

[ ori please give us lily may i need a cat that won't abandon me bc mine keeps getting mad and leaving

It takes Ranger a moment to process everything's said, from Rokkun's question to Komaeda's careful explanation and subsequent follow up. He's right, of course, as it does follow the same principle as what Komaeda seeks to do. Is it better that he doesn't involve himself in such affairs? Is that because he doesn't need to, or simply because he has no business doing so with the nature of his existence? He isn't sure, but that's a question to tuck away for now and ask later.

It's interesting to see how situations such as this can bring out both the best and the worst in others. There were those that were stupid, those that were useless, those who tried and yet were to incompetent to act as they should, and then the rare individual who could truly assess and take charge in a situation. He supposes it's a bit much to ask the latter here, as none of their detectives had chosen to set up.

But it's the word important that gives him pause. It's not something that anyone's ever used for him, or at least not as a person, and it takes him time to parse. He was an important creation, an important project, an important projects - but never important to someone on his own merits. He stares for a long moment with that, the card lowing just a touch before rising back up. ]

If any of them happen, then I guess I've failed as your partner.

[ Casual and matter-of-fact, as he always is, and he doesn't linger on it past that. It's the kind of thoughtless statement one makes when they've said the same thing too many times before, and considering where he came from that's not unlikely.

He moves on without seeming to give it any further thought, ]

Nope, I don't mind. Dunno if our goals overlap, but it doesn't hurt to feel people out. It's fine enough to see if you have options or obstructions and go from there.

[ He shrugs. Pragmatic as always, without even a hint of what he's feeling showing on his face. ]

Well, it's fine if you don't want to. Lots of people are like that.

[ It's fine to leave blind spots; it's fine to put a stopper in your own path. That's to the benefit of others, and it's to the benefit of people like Ranger most of all. ]

[ The thought of an entire firing squad going for Komaeda... yeah, he can see it happen. If not that, then something similar in the past, where he wasn't able to get there in time, he did feel like a failure— but he never once believed that meant he failed, as a partner or a friend or a person.

This is a speech he's heard plenty of times already, though, and nobody has to tell him how to be a soccer captain, and that the obvious way to choose players is by skill level. ]

Kinda weird to hold a friendship interview, though. It's like going over to your boyfriend's house to meet his parents.

[ It's weird! Why are they doing it like this! Reminds me of high school where one of my friends walked me a block away from her house and she stopped us at the corner and pointed down the street to let me know which house was hers but said I couldn't come any closer bc her mom would be watching out the window and didn't want her to make friends. Then she told her mom I was ranked first in the class and was a starter on the tennis team and her mom said okay we can be friends. ]

( saying boyfriend like any of them are gay, rokkun be telling on himself i can't.

he pauses, contemplating to say that if any of that did happen, it's not a bad thing. that something good can come from it for them, whoever is there when it happens. komaeda's luck works in ways that not many people can comprehend, and they're both so unlucky, maybe that'll be a moment when they can finally have something to themselves that's worth it. it normally takes losing something just as important for it, but that's fine, if the reincarnation system works for him, or maybe he just won't come back. )

Is that truly failing when there's nothing that could be done? ( not many people can best his luck, one person could, but everyone else... he'd rather those people stay out the way, he'd rather these two not even think about it. )

Ha... Hm! You can say it, Rokkun, that you enjoy this!

( pinches his nose.

NOT HOW YOU HAD TO BE THE ULTIMATE TENNIS PLAYER TO BE FRIENDS ori just like an ultimate fr... )

...I never called it friendship though. ( ...he said meeting people, he said getting to know them, but he never said that word.

!!! )

Hmhmhm ~ ( looks over to ranger, pleased, ) He wants to be friends with you.

( komaeda like that embarrassing parent fr ngl. )

[ Ranger doesn't answer Komaeda's question, but he does give him a slight look that suggests that he's currently giving his exact definition of failure. It's difficult for him to comprehend luck, though he's managed to gather some idea based on explanation, but he does understand his own actions. There's nothing worse than an excuse like "nothing can be done."

It passes quickly, and he blinks a few times at Rokkun, glancing between the two as he tries to parse these two statements. Friendship interview...?

? ]

You're overthinking it.

[ There's a couple of seconds when a bit of emotion finally creeps into his voice though, and he seems vaguely puzzled, as though he might be underthinking it.

Whatever, he's shrugging again. ]

Dunno what you guys are up to, but as far as I'm concerned you just seemed like an interesting person to talk to.

[ Interesting, worthwhile, however he wants to spin it. Either way, he just has found the conversation worthwhile enough to keep going, whatever you two are doing isn't really his problem. ]

Edited 2022-01-27 03:10 (UTC)

[ He scrunches his nose and pulls away, but he doesn't look particularly annoyed, it's like when you hold your cat's paws and they allow it for two seconds before deciding that's enough. The nose pinch and the egg stealing are tolerable, but what really makes the frown grow is the claim that he wants to be friends? hello? what happened to Komaeda always telling the truth ]

We're not "up to" anything. Nagito just thinks I need friends, so he's introducing me to his. The people most important to him, as he said, and you're the first one on the list.

( he knew that he'd be offended, it's why he even went about the way he did. so sensitive to the idea to making friends, not knowing how to deal with them because he's afraid having them. it's because he does everything alone, and while komaeda does to, he understands that he needs others to make sure whatever he does go smoothly in life. )

He is pretty interesting, manipulative, and a liar. Apparently he's good at singing, loves his family, and collects teeth. Did you know he used to hate me? I mean, he despised me. He puts up with me now.

( now he's going to turn to ranger as he walks away from rokkun, and with a hand on his hip, he lifts the other arm with a wave. )

That's why I think he can grow to be "friends" with you too. I think it'd be a nice change that you both can do together! ...But I can't push that, it's not my place because pond scum doesn't understand that concept! So it's up to you two, my "important"!

( he'll pick up the egg from the desk just so he can walk over to the door and call out for lily may, he'll come back after she's fed. )

[ There's a little oh at the explanation, but Komaeda manages to cut Ranger off before he can call it weird. He's not really sure why he would be first on the list, seeing as he's not really one to make friends himself, and at any rate this guy seems too old to have to be led around.

Interesting, manipulative, and a liar. That sounds familiar, and he nods in acknowledgment of the description. ]

So he just wants you to talk to people. 'Kay, that makes a little more sense.

[ Komaeda's always better at these conversations than Ranger, and he's not really sure how to follow up on what was just said. ]

I dunno about any of that, but it's not bad talking to other people. My thoughts aren't doing me much good since I already know them, so I'd rather hear someone else's.

[ But it's not like there's any need for closeness with any of that... Maybe that's why? ]

Can't say I'm very good with people though, ahaha...

[ Mostly because waking up here was his first opportunity to really interact with others. ]

[ HE DOESN'T COLLECT TEETH?? Rokkun stands there offended at every other word that's coming out of Komaeda's mouth

Ugggggggghh. He's not good with people, and Komaeda isn't exactly a shining beacon of how to behave either, but he can only watch so long at Komaeda being more interested in pspspspsing a cat than being with his supposed important people. (The cat, for the record, does poke its head out from around the corner like !! and then comes trotting over because any food not already in somebody's mouth belongs to her now.)

He sighs and turns his attention back to Ranger. ]

Do you know how to play soccer? If you're any good, join my team.

[ Ranger looks like the kind of guy who could take a ball to the head and it wouldn't even faze him. ]

( LMFAO IT WAS FINGERNAILS u right... im sorry i disrespected you mr rokkun.

he's going to feed the cat because rokkun's a whiny baby, and even ranger holds it together better than him. every piece of egg belongs to lily may now, and he waits for her to eat every last drop then sticking out his fingers so she can lick those too. it must be a really good egg, who knew rokkun was a decent cook. )

Who's the best kitty in the entire world, you are...

( when lily may leaves, he'll come back over. )

[ Ranger unconsciously flicks his eyes this way and that, looking for whoever Rokkun might be speaking of, even though every piece of logic tells him that it should be him. He looks down to the desk, and it's the first time since he meeting started that he could almost pass as human. It's just the slight signs of puzzlement - raised shoulders, a knit of the brow, the slight shifts as he tries to process that. Brief and so easy to miss, but there, because he never knows how to approach new concepts.

He doesn't hate this. ]

Me...? Ahaha, I've never tried anything like that, so who knows if I'd be any good at it...

[ He could leave it there, vague and impassive, but... ]

... I can pick stuff up pretty fast.

[ He can take a ball to the head and other body parts, and his programming means that he can pick up in seconds and minutes those things that should take humans months and years.

...

There's the unspoken "if you don't mind that..." ]

[ He doesn't collect fingernails either, stop, that wasn't his jar

anyways, Lily May is the best kitty and she isn't going to leave, why would she when what follows a snack is a nap and she's going to start zzzzing on Komaeda's shoes.

Rokkun watches Ranger look anywhere except his face, patient until he gets an answer, and then it's his turn to glance away and this this over. Somebody who's never played soccer, but is a quick study... That works better for him, actually, if he can coach and teach Ranger tips and tricks and not have any bad habits to unlearn. ]

Good. I want to know if you're any good at it, so come out and try whenever you have time. If you get good enough to beat Rantarou, you can have his spot on the team.

[ You know, like replacing somebody with a new partner because they're better, coming full circle here. Bonus points if Ranger murders Amami. ]

( no, not lily may on his shoes so that he's trapped in place. now he has to sit on the floor, blocking the door so that no one can leave. she does this. he'll cross his arms on his knees, leaning forward as he listens to the topic of conversation.

there's soccer, an invitation, and it sounds fine, he likes it. he leans back, laying on the floor so he can watch them upside down while he's held hostage. it's the latter half of his offer that makes komaeda stare at rokkun first, then eyes gazing over to ranger to see if he's going to take it. )

He said he's good with his hands, so why not make him the Goalkeeper? They primarily use their hands to grab the ball.

( with one hand, he raises it to point towards ranger. )

His eyes are better than most, so he'll probably have an idea before any of you of where the ball will go. Perception is important for such a position, and if you want to use his skills to your advantage, that placement would make the most sense. Ah, but I don't know soccer... FIFA 2010 sure was interesting... ( anyway, he moves on. ) Unless Riokun wants to be out there with the people moving around left and right, pushing them into the dirt and crushing their skulls... The number of concussions...

[ Lily May reminds me of my roommate's cat who would just lay in the doorway so the dog couldn't get in or out and then the dog would just stand there crying.

Ranger shrugs. He understands soccer well enough, but sees no reason to make any particular calls here. His area of expertise was in medical and technology, along with several other areas, but he finds those running their respective groups tend to be able to determine well enough what's needed and who should be slotted into where. If he finds himself displeased with that determination, it's easy enough to go from there... Well, either way, this seems to suit his purposes for the moment. ]

Doesn't matter to me.

[ But he does not in agreement. ]

Sure, I'll drop by. I don't have much going on right now.

[ By Ranger standards anyway, by anyone else's standards he does but that's beside the point. ]

Edited 2022-01-30 23:13 (UTC)

[ Lily does that when I get home from work and finish petting Jasmine at the front door, she'll be waiting off to the side and when I'm ready she'll turn around to lead the way to my room except she flops onto the ground at the doorway and I have to pet her first before she'll get up again and let me in. ]

If he's never played, I'm going to make him try out each position. [ but yeah he is leaning towards whatever position Amami plays and pretends not to be biased ]

The guarantee that the opposing team won't be able to make a goal is nice and all, but you have to score in order to win, and you can see a lot more in the middle of things. If you don't like people getting rough with you, it's just as well: you want to keep yourself and the ball away from the other players, so you can advance without interruption and have a clear shot at the opposing goal.

[ Ranger: yeah, okay,
Rokkun: not shutting up ]

What day were you two going to do practice? I'll try and stop by.

( then leave or something, he doesn't want to embarrass ranger on his first time playing soccer. his eyes shift from rokkun over to the other with a small smile. )

That's true, I want you to score thirty times in one game! I know you can do it.

( he's tall enough to, the only downside is that he can't use his face cards during it. oh, talking about those, his eyes are now back on rokkun. )

He can't bleed, so he won't go to the void. Ah, hm... do we transfers all go to the void on the field, I know Amami-kun is part of your team.

( he can bleed. )

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