week 5 - lenka - wednesday

[completelycrazy]

[Ughhh, Newt is so tired this week. He's moving a little slowly today, but he does eventually track Lenka down in Bloodbath and Beyond. If he was in a better mood these days, he would laugh a lot at that name.]

Hey. You got a minute?

[Lenka also might be able to smell the faintest hint of blood on him. Hm!]

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[soylentprotag]

We will. We have too many more trials, and not enough Reapers.

[They're going to have some hard choices to make, and he can't mince words about that anymore. He wouldn't agree with taking out the Reapers at this stage, obviously, but nobody so far has been able to come up with workable alternatives that don't involve the runaround like Magnus and Taako are doing. There are ways to be more straightforward and ways to minimize damage...

But he's not sure how well that would go over with himself, never mind the rest of the Players.

He'd been frustrated at the lack of answers, once. They still don't have the real answers -- none of the ones they want -- but according to Max and perhaps the others watching the Game... they're doing better. They're taking steps forward.

He wants to save those important to him. It might be a little selfish. But he's willing to do everything he can to save as many as he can. Just--]

I also don't like that... Magnus was the one talking about honesty, last trial. I don't want him to do this.

[Were he human, he'd be biting his lip or otherwise resorting to habitual fidgets right now. As an Aragami, he absently bats his tail a little with one paw.]

You're thinking Friday is the only dangerous day. [he just told you to be careful, bro] But you know where to find us, if you need us.

[completelycrazy]

Look, I don't think Magnus would necessarily be dishonest by throwing me to the wolves. I know that's how it sounds, but I mean... It's like I said. He genuinely thinks I did it, and it's not like I helped my case. I told them what they wanted to hear to protect Hermann.

[Which... ultimately would've backfired on him anyway, if it led to his execution. That would mean Hermann's execution, too. He panicked, okay?]

He didn't exactly twist my arm is what I'm saying. I offered that up.

[But, as for the rest.]

I... I'll be fine, okay? I appreciate the concern, though. Maybe I'll take you up on it if I live through the week.

[He shrugs. Clearly he's not sold on that being a thing that happens.]

But, uh... Thanks for telling me what you found out. This is helpful.