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You let go of her trembling hand and direct your gaze at Coco, so fragile. “I’m sorry,” your breath hitches. “I’m so sorry…” Tears surprise you.
Every lie is like a different stab in your heart. Every empty promise to return, every hollow assurance of safety. You feel each one.
“It’s my fault…”
“No, it’s not. It’s mine,” Narci retorts.
“Nah, it’s mine,” Sun says.
“What do you mean? You saved her-!”
“It’s my fault,” Isaac says.
“No, it’s mine,” Typhu says.
“It isn’t mine- hey!” Charlie gets rudely interrupted by the Slider shaking his neck and rocking her seat.
“We watch each other's backs!” Sun says. “Hey, if it weren’t for Cuqui I’d be the one on the ground!”
“Yeah bossman, we are in this together, failures and all, but more importantly in our wins! Guys, we escaped that big Komodo while carrying an upper-body the whole way! We made it halfway through the desert and we aren’t even students yet! So cut that defeatist crap you two, okay?”
“Yeah Narci,” Typhu says, “just because you screwed up a bit once doesn’t mean you are stupid. You are literally the smartest person I’ve ever met! If it weren’t for you the Komodo would have ripped me apart when landing and you are also super kind! You too Picaro, your orders are always correct and-!” Typhu’s somewhat childish and nonsensical reasoning rings true with Narci and she giggles a bit.
<span class="mu-i">What a lousy leader, needing people to cheer him up.</span> You chuckle and stand up.
“C’mon Narci.” You offer her a hand with a smile on your face, a true one often reserved for family and Coco. “There’s still a long way to Vacuo and we need everyone. We need Narci Pink.”
Narci looks up at you with a pretty smile, the tear strains only enhancing it. She accepts your help.
[Narci’s mood has changed to <span class="mu-g"><span class="mu-s">Heroic</span></span>]
“Okay people, we need to look out for Grimm. I want someone watching each of the cardinal directions like a hawk, you find a speck of black you call it out. Someone bring Isaac over the middle, I want the injured protected in here, got it?”
Confidence regained, you call the shots and they obey as if you were already an official team.
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[No chance for Grimm.]
[Everyone’s mood has naturally deteriorated.]
Will you try to improve someone’s mood?
>Yes
>>Who?
>No
>Special actions
>>Remind everyone they will die if Grimm come (+5 ‘it’)
>>Order calm (not enough ‘it’)
>>Make an example (not enough ‘it’)
Moods:
>Charlie: Good (-1 chance for Grimm)
>Narci: <span class="mu-g"><span class="mu-s">Heroic</span></span> (-4 chance for Grimm)
>Typhu: Neutral (+1 chance for Grimm)
>Sun: Amazing (-2 chance for Grimm)
>Isaac: Bad (+2 chance for Grimm)
