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[ashioki]

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[blastedass]

a lot changed.

now i know this thing is mortal and can die.

[ashioki]

i'm talking about you, dumbass

if you don't want to say, it's fine

[blastedass]

change the topic.

[ashioki]

so i can pick something else that upsets you?
change it yourself

[blastedass]

don't order me around.

some people speculate the house and the resort are different entities.

[ashioki]

don't order me around first

and yeah, i got that from the whole "parasite" thing

you're really bad at changing the topic

[blastedass]

it's not only that. the suits themselves could be individuals. heart, diamond, club, spade.

club "took over" once and changed the entire appearance of the resort. keep that in mind when the events turn.

[for oushi to bring up if he's in the mood with other people. he'll put a cap on this topic for now.]

[ashioki]

so maybe each suit is its own parasite...?

[ hm. or four parts of a whole... complicated. ]

alright, you're off the hook for now

[blastedass]

that's one idea. if there are six separate entities, we can pick our enemy and allies.

[the enemy of my enemy idea. anyways...]

what's your rank?

[ashioki]

[ squints... six ..... oushi counts the suits off on one hand and then decides, no, let's no look like an idiot right now. ]

four

[ a beat. ]

hearts

[blastedass]

you're in the basement rooms.

pros and cons to each rank group.

[ashioki]

yeah, i heard the higher you get, the more the people here pay attention to you
not having much storage space feels a decent trade-off

[blastedass]

a lot. it's fucking ridiculous sometimes.
for some people it is. i knew a guy who ranked down to 2 on purpose.

[ashioki]

on purpose?
dropping down to the absolute lowest seems a bit extreme...

[blastedass]

he said it was easier when people weren't watching him.

[Though was it really? When rank 4-2's tended to have people looking at them with scrutiny expecting them to steal or do some shit?]

[ashioki]

[ it's not the most pleasant experience, for sure. by now, oushi has learned to tune it out. but he imagines it's easier for him than a 2; because he's a little higher on the lowest rung of the totem pole, he hasn't received any treatment that's too terrible... ]

guess he must be a really private person

[blastedass]

[bakugo likewise hadn't received terrible treatment as a 3. though mostly because he didn't put up with bullshit. if he paid for something and they didn't check him out, he left the chips on the counter, walked out with his purchase, and beat the shit out of any guards which wanted to push the issue.

that's not breaking the law; that's self-defense. so fuck off.]

uh-huh. it helped him with his activities.

[ashioki]

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you know when you say it like that, it sounds really suspicious

[blastedass]

that bastard would probably take it as a compliment

[ashioki]

are you hanging out with suspicious people

[blastedass]

what the hell's "suspicious" mean to you?

[ashioki]

i dunno ... people who are up to no good??

[blastedass]

you're gonna find a lot of those people in here.

[ashioki]

what, more than the alternative?

i guess i've been lucky then

[blastedass]

he wasn't some suspicious person.

he was a thief who stole from criminals and shit holes.