There is No Single Truth - Stage 1

[hontobakabaka]

[phone] Open

"The town is doing something, making people tell the truth about everything.  If you feel the need to tell it to everyone, call me and I can set up a hologram of someone who can nod, but has no hearing capacity.  That way you can tell it anything you want and suffer no real risks.  I'm somewhat compromised myself, but luckily all my secrets are stupid so its mostly harmless...  Still I've had the oddest thoughts about neurotoxin chemical compounds."

[action] around town

[If Ruri knows you, and you've either spewed insanity on the phone or gone completely quiet, she'll be knocking at your door with her usual deadpan look]

[phone]  filtered to Flonne

"A stupid question but...  You seem to be an expert.  Would you be willing to tell someone what exactly love is?"

[phone] filtered to Rin, Millie, Nadeko, Rider (Girl type), Yomiko, GLaDOS and Saber

"Scott is acting a little weird, I think whatever is in the air is hitting him doubly hard, would it be okay if I stayed with one of you for a few days, either till this blows over or the droning issue happens?  Its not that I'm really worried about safety, but he locked himself in the only bathroom."

Comments

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

"That is true, but then they would come back, and they would plot against you and start chasing you and generally being more bother than they were worth. Its more of the matter of with the information she has, can she do anything to you? Because knowing powerful people from home, if they know you know things about them and aren't even worried. That is even more frightening."

[kinpika.livejournal.com]

I'm mad because she walked all over my pride even though I warned her that she shouldn't. And even if she comes back, she will have learned something from the pain.

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

"Well, a wise man I knew once said... If you kill someone, they don't learn anything. Here given the lack of consequences of death I am inclined to agree. However, if you can keep her nervous, she's likely to do something foolish, thus hurting her status."

[roadroller]

Oh... we're not dating. I mean, we did technically go on three dates, but we're still not really. I just have to break up with him anyway. He already has a girlfriend, besides. ♪

[sonthatdisappoints]

[He's still a little unused to that, someone helping him without expectations of return.]

Friends... I've never had friends before.

[Carefully depositing the boxes on the kitchen table]

[getsciencedone.livejournal.com]

Really, that's quite interesting. Well I'm sure we can find something scientific to do here.

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

"Then it should be fairly simple to do and not loud and drawn out. Right?"

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

"I didn't have any till I was put on my ship of fools. But they are nice to have."

[She nods]

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

"Maybe we could get some insecticide and synthesize it into neurotoxin."

[getsciencedone.livejournal.com]

[A chuckle.]

I like the way you think.

Yes, it would be useful to have some on hand.

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

"I've never really made it before. For some reason I think I've been missing something important."

[getsciencedone.livejournal.com]

You really have. There's nothing more entertaining then watching a human gasp for breath while realizing that their very actions are simply poisoning them further.

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

"To be fair, most of the people I killed were killed with antimatter or gravity weapons."

[getsciencedone.livejournal.com]

Why did you kill them?

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

"They were trying to kill me. Technically I was the weapons operator on a warship, but generally... If someone tries to kill me it is going to make me more prone to shoot at you."

[getsciencedone.livejournal.com]

Yes, people never seem to realize things like that.

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

"I mean if someone was trying to murder you, you'd try and murder them back, right?"

[kinpika.livejournal.com]

What do you mean?

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

"If you kill her here, nothing happens, save you have justified her taking advantage of you to her and several other people. If you just ignore it, or even make it seem like it was part of your plan, it will make her paranoid. Paranoid people do stupid things that make them appear foolish. People don't wish to aide foolish people."

[kinpika.livejournal.com]

What do you think I should do?

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

"Does knowing your weakness put you in any danger at all? If not, just be extra cheery and smile when she tries to hold it over you. It will probably terrify her."

[kinpika.livejournal.com]

I should try to scare her then?

[hontobakabaka.livejournal.com]

"Not in the 'I'm going to get you' sort of way. More in the 'No matter what you do you can't win' sort of way."

[kinpika.livejournal.com]

That sounds like a good idea.

[roadroller]

Wrong, it's going to be deliberately loud and drawn out! We are proving a point. ♪