[ That's an important qualifier, and one she's not about to leave out. For all her blasé cheer, this isn't an easy thing at all. It's just...the only thing that fixes everything, from the point of view of a time player. Which Aradia Megido happened to be, for better or worse.
Play the game and keep dying, because week after week the bodies piled higher, or...
...ignore the game and take the one path that she could see clearly. Erase "Junko Enoshima" and the killing games away from ever existing. Remove the pebble, remove the ripples. All the names on Veronica's tree would never have needed to be carved.
When she takes the water bottle from John, with a small smile, Aradia's hands barely tremble at all. When she uncaps it, they're steady, and she takes a deep breath. ]
Remember: this is just a Scratch. I'll see you on the other side, John.
[ And if it wouldn't be her, but rather the alpha counterpart - that was nearly the same thing, or close enough to pretend it was. Aradia drank with a slight grimace; the bitter taste of drugs somewhat overpowered the sweetness of the tea. ]
no subject
[ That's an important qualifier, and one she's not about to leave out. For all her blasé cheer, this isn't an easy thing at all. It's just...the only thing that fixes everything, from the point of view of a time player. Which Aradia Megido happened to be, for better or worse.
Play the game and keep dying, because week after week the bodies piled higher, or...
...ignore the game and take the one path that she could see clearly. Erase "Junko Enoshima" and the killing games away from ever existing. Remove the pebble, remove the ripples. All the names on Veronica's tree would never have needed to be carved.
When she takes the water bottle from John, with a small smile, Aradia's hands barely tremble at all. When she uncaps it, they're steady, and she takes a deep breath. ]
Remember: this is just a Scratch. I'll see you on the other side, John.
[ And if it wouldn't be her, but rather the alpha counterpart - that was nearly the same thing, or close enough to pretend it was. Aradia drank with a slight grimace; the bitter taste of drugs somewhat overpowered the sweetness of the tea. ]