week 2, sunday, after the trial

[itsalluseless]

[It won't be difficult to find Battler after the trial, if Vriska so chooses. He's standing out on the beach, staring up at the darkening sky. It's been a dramatic day, so apparently he's choosing to end it by being dramatic himself.]

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[itsalluseless]

[He listens to her, more and more uncomfortable with every word. How is he supposed to react to this? Those things she did are terrible, but he also likes her. Why does that seem to be a thing with so many people she meets lately?

And the stuff about predestination and doomed timelines? That just sounds really stupid. Doing something because the timeline wants you to is pretty much the worst possible reason, isn't it?

Why is she even telling him this? Is this supposed to comfort him, or make him less upset or guilty? It's definitely not doing any of those things.]

I'd rather be a good person than a hero. Too bad that's not an option, huh?

[hypertoxic]

[ She's drawing parallels. Vriska can't help but find similarities between her life then and her life right now. In both scenarios, she is going to choose to do extremely shitty things. And in both scenarios, as awful as she's going to be, all she truly wants is to help.

But for now she just raises her eyebrows at him. ]

Of course it's an option. You can do whatever you want. I don't actually know what would happen if you failed to participate, or even tried to leave the Sirens. But that is something you could choose to do.

[itsalluseless]

[He shakes his head.]

Even if I refused to take any kind of active part, I'd still be complicit just by knowing what's going on. I might as well help out.

[hypertoxic]

[ ... ]

Then why did we go through all that bullshit about your existential angst?!

[ Throws her arms!! up!! and stalks away a few steps bye!!

no she comes back. HUFFING. ]

I can't believe I gave you that whole speech about being a shitty person but still trying to help. It was a really good speech, Battler! Totally wasted on the likes of you.

[ ... grumble. ]

I get it, alright? I get it! I am not going to feel great about this either. We will just have to feel really shitty about ourselves together, I guess!

[itsalluseless]

[oh my god vriska he's laughing at you]

I didn't ask you to make a speech, okay!

[Oh, wait. None of this is actually funny.]

I guess the reason we're having this conversation is that I'm not good at feeling shitty about myself. I start making stupid decisions.

[battler you always make stupid decisions]

[hypertoxic]

[ REACHES UP AND

SMOOSHES HIS FACE BETWEEN HER HANDS??

smoosh smoosh smoosh. ]

You are impossible.

[ ... smoosh.

ok she stops after that. ]

How can anyone be bad at feeling shitty about themselves? You are the weirdest loser I have ever met. Whatever, just come talk to me when you're feeling all sad and crappy and I guess I will make stupid long-winded pointless speeches at you until you stop!

[itsalluseless]

Hey!!!

[SWATTING AT HER HANDS STOP SMOOSHING HIM OMG????]

I'm weird, says the alien...!

[okay no but this still isn't actually funny]

This is just going to keep getting worse week by week, isn't it?

[hypertoxic]

This is for that time you smacked me, asshole!

[ You know. When she was acting all insane after the first execution. But fine, fine, she'll let him swat her away.

It's not funny. But it's sort of funny. ]

Yep. Probably!

[itsalluseless]

...I just hope I'll be able to keep going. It's not gonna be easy.

[hypertoxic]

[ ... ]

You'll be fine. You have the rest of us. Not that we aren't a group of maladjusted misfits with enough issues to fill an ocean, but like, it counts for something, right?

[itsalluseless]

Well, maybe. I'll probably end up having another fight with Raven if I get upset in front of her again.

[Is he still a little bitter about things from the last meeting? A BIT.]

[hypertoxic]

Oh yeah. Hey, don't fight with Raven, idiot.

[itsalluseless]

I won't, as long as she doesn't act like I'm not allowed to have feelings.