soulping | Amalthea / Barghest / Lethe.

Amalthea / Barghest / Lethe.

[ And, with a start, you're somewhere else: A small, whitewashed room with another tinny woman's voice rattling off the walls. ]

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I'm more inclined to go with "yes" on this one.

We could? Nothing's happened yet.

Hmm. And this one's still dubious, but...

[ He shrugs. ]

Admittedly, I'm concerned about where this will go if we keep saying "no".

So am I...

But like we said in the first round. It's a matter of ... coming to an agreement based on our convictions and knowledge of how bad these games can get, and what consequences for them are. If we're willing to accept them, and what we're willing to agree to do.

These games tend to have outcomes that are "bad" and "also bad."

[ Lethe shrugs. ]

If no one else wants to, I won't push. But it seems like we'll have to make a stand at some point.

Maybe she'll just not do anything?

[ Percy can't see Lethe's eyes— his sunglasses block those nicely— but he can definitely see Lethe's eyebrows shoot up. ]

You're an optimist, aren't you?

Well, she hasn't done anything yet? This time.

Maybe, but I've got an ominous feeling about this.

Could we ask how she's gonna study it?

You could try. I have no idea if she'll respond.

[Well. Capella is asking and not getting answered.]

[ That doesn't surprise Lethe. He sighs. ]

I suspect whoever's running this wants to make sure our answers are "unbiased."

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Why?

Honestly? Because I think we're really going to need to pick at some point.

So throw in teamwork?

Why not? It seems less dangerous.

How?

It's not as big as the previous option, and I don't have a good feeling about what will happen if we keep saying "no".

. . I don't know about you, but Barghest works on teamwork. Between "one relationship" and "teamwork"--the value's the same.

Look, if you guys don't want to pick it, I won't fight you. I'm just saying where I stand on this.

[ He shrugs. ]

And I'm not trying to devalue teamwork. If it's that important to you, I'll back down.

. I don't want to devalue your opinion either. But. . . teamwork's important to most people here, very important? I'm sorry it's not for you.

[ Lethe spreads his hands wide. ]

So either we pick, or we'll end up suffering the consequences.

Pretty sure we will anyway.

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