April Catch-All

[leatherdaddy]

who: Gladio and a lot of scrawny dudes YOU
what: Two missions, and a whole lot of bad decisions social interactions
when: April catch-all means... all of April!
where: Various
warnings: Warnings will be in subject lines!




Mission: Brownout (closed to Reaper, Sans, McCree, Gladio)

Mission: How to Train Your... (closed to Gladio, Sans, Gooeygetsu, Eichi, Sasuke, McCree)

I Never (closed to mission-goers; tag in with your I, Never and threadjack away!)
 
Training Sessions (OTA who wants to play out survival, weapons training, etc)

Comments

[eyeforaneye]

Hah. [ The uncharacteristic huff of quietly wry amusement is fast bitten back, Sasuke's head shaking. ]

What a question... It all depends on what you'd label "worse". One is more painful than the other, even if loneliness and distrust can feel like a more crushing weight. However...

People aren't meant to be on their own. If you cut yourself off from everyone because you're fearful, you'll lose sight of yourself. That erosion of your former morality and goals can ultimately do more harm than a betrayal by someone else. That's you betraying yourself.

1/2

[leatherdaddy]

Let me clarify for ya. I don't think there's really a right or wrong answer.

[ It's really about what kind of man you are. Gladio, for example... he's the kind of man who knows his place in the universe -- or did -- and had accepted it. Not everyone has that kind of reassurance (or restriction, depending on what angle you view it from).

What Sasuke says next has Gladio staring with amber eyes wide, a sound caught in his throat. ]

...

2/2

[leatherdaddy]

[ Gladio sighs. ]

You're right. I don't have confidence that I can do this alone. It's why I reached out.

[ A pause filled only with the creak of leather as Gladio balls his hands into fists and then relaxes them again. ]

...You tellin' me I got a reason to snatch my hand back?

[eyeforaneye]

Maybe my answer was too broad in regards to what you were looking for. [ He has a penchant for philosophical ramblings, however, something he could say he picked up from his older brother. Itachi would've worded it more gracefully, probably. ]

I'll just blame you for not being specific enough. [ This is said less seriously, at least, another hint of what little sense of humor he possesses. ] Are you asking me if you can trust me, or us?

[leatherdaddy]

[ He watches the fire for a moment, considering his words. He's come to find, particularly with guarded types like Cor, that he has to choose his words wisely while keeping an open mind. It's... really complicated, so Gladio takes his time in formulating an answer. ]

Obviously, I can't ask you to speak for the group.

[ He doesn't make it clear whose blame that lies upon. And in all fairness? Tonight alone made it abundantly clear that blame could fall on anyone this night. ]

...I'll settle for your opinion on the people I've chosen for those mission.

Myself included.

[eyeforaneye]

[ And now he wants his opinion? This gets more and more unexpected, with Sasuke feeling idly for the weapons pouch on his thigh in order to withdraw a kunai, looking to fill his hand. He's antsy; the mood itself is relaxed but the conversation has veered too much back and forth. ]

Sans is the type that doesn't stop speaking, but he's sharp. I think he's hiding something behind his jokes. Eichi is similar, though in place of jokes he has his flowy speech. He's too focused on crafting his outer exterior; someone that obsessed with control lacks stability.

Reaper makes himself intentionally difficult to get close to, the personality of someone that's been betrayed before. He's the kind of person I understand, so I'd be less concerned about him plotting anything; he'll stab you in the front, not the back. Suigetsu is the same way, but for different reasons that are his own to disclose. His ambitions don't involve hurting others unless they get in his way, he just enjoys killing for its own sake.

As for you... You seem at ease with yourself, personable and talkative, but the questions you're asking me make me believe you're out of your depth here. I couldn't say if it's due to being brought to this dimension unexpectedly or it's something else you've been going through recently, but you're not as stupid as you seem. You just seem like the type who'll get himself hurt quickly anyway.

1/3

[leatherdaddy]

[ Don't worry, Sasuke. You're not the only one he's asking. This game alone has been an eye-opening encounter, and Gladio's already thinking he misses his support from home - here he's got no intel, no maps or dossiers or news, nothing to help him stay informed as to the threats to his King.

Sans, yeah. The dumpy skeleton struck him as easy with a joke - often bad ones at that, but seemed harmless enough for a monster. But maybe there's something else too...

But Sans or Eichi lacking stability though? That has the man flattening his mouth to a firm line of skepticism. Suigetsu seems more like the unstable sort, but hey - he asked. ]

[leatherdaddy]

[ Gladio begins to nod slightly at the mention of Reaper's prickly exterior. That much is obvious. And he has to hand it to him, Suigetsu seems to lack subtlety for sure. But Sasuke has lined them all - himself included - up behind Reaper... and his enjoyment of killing.

Yikes. ]

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[leatherdaddy]

[ HEY EXCUSE YOU ASSHOLE ]

-- 'stupid as you seem'? [ Did he just get called stupid-looking? THIS GUY... ]

Do you seriously take me for some kind of wet behind the ears rookie?

1/3

[eyeforaneye]

2/3

[eyeforaneye]

[ looks at the camera... ]

3/3

[eyeforaneye]

Yes, because when offered an assessment like that the first thing you did was jump to overreacting and defending yourself.

You don't think that's childish?