[turboheaven] catchall for marcoh

[jiaohua]

if someone age appropriate doesnt kiss marcoh i will cry. he deserves the world

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[jiaohua]

[she watches him furrow his brows.]

...is something on your mind, Marcoh?

[boxcar]

I was just...

[ Ergh... ]

Some people here seem to have traits of sicknesses that they had in life, before they died.

I'm wondering. He said something about his people to me.

[jiaohua]

..."sicknesses"?

[boxcar]

His people are near-immortal, he said.

They can only fall in battle, or -- madness, he said.

[jiaohua]

...madness. Do you think it may have caught up with him here, then?

[boxcar]

It only occurred to me now, but... maybe?

It is hard to imagine that someone like him, someone trusted by Jiaoqiu, would do something like that. It didn't seem like Jiaoqiu was expecting it.

[jiaohua]

No, it didn't. [hmm. what to do about it, then?] ...can someone really be considered culpable for something done in the throes of madness?

[her canon does not really have the insanity defense but if the whole point of being mad is that things are out of your control...]

[boxcar]

I don't know. I don't understand it, so I find it hard to be sympathetic.

[ Frankly. ]

But it's a consideration for his behaviour.

[jiaohua]

...even if he does not choose what to do in his madness, he is still a danger to others, at any rate.

[boxcar]

I agree.

...

It's for the best. Like it or not.

[jiaohua]

...I do feel bad for how the outcome has clearly hurt Jiaoqiu.

[boxcar]

Being there for him is the least we can do.

[ Can't do shit about Jing Yuan but oh well. All of us feeling extra bad tomorrow when JQ is probably executing him oops. ]

[jiaohua]

Yes... though hopefully some of us will be able to figure out how to do more.

[(gazes in execution)]

[boxcar]

I think with this many people, we can come up with something. We want to work together, not against. Yes?

[jiaohua]

Yes. [she nods once.] That is exactly what we want.

[boxcar]

Good. The right attitude is where we can always start.

[ Nods approvingly. ]

[jiaohua]

...we need to keep our chins up. We'll be alright, so long as we don't give up.

[boxcar]

We will.

[ Shaking his head a bit. ]

Seeing what happened, only a fool would try any funny business. Not many would hope to survive a trial against three dozen against them.

[jiaohua]

That is true. The odds are certainly stacked against them, in terms of numbers alone. And now that we know it can happen, we are all sure to be more vigilant. [a beat.] I hope.

[boxcar]

Ay. I'm definitely keeping an eye out.

[ Not that he thinks people WOULD do this, but just in general. Keeping an eye out for anything. ]

[jiaohua]

As are we all, I believe.

[boxcar]

The offer is still there, to stay close if you feel unsafe.

[jiaohua]

Let us see how things turn out after tonight. Perhaps this feeling of uncertainty will pass.

[boxcar]

Yeah. Alright.

Don't stay out too late.

[ Or do he ain't your dad or whatever. Just do what's comfy. ]

[jiaohua]

[her dad is a piece of human garbage so him not being her dad is a good thing.]

Of course, Marcoh. Be sure not to stay out too late yourself.