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[unfriendliest]

[ i was trying to be funny but lbr they're both the blue ]

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[unfriendliest]

[ he just looks tired. ]

That was the plan, but something else came up. I didn't have a chance to dispose of it entirely.

[successives]

...You're an idiot.

[But it's less outright angry than it was a few moments ago, and more exasperated and tired.]

Do I get to know what exactly happened?

[unfriendliest]

That was the week Zenitsu was cursed, you know.

[successives]

No, I completely forgot because I’m an idiot. [She sighs.] Of course I remember. It just doesn’t seem like the kind of thing you’d want to get involved with.

[unfriendliest]

It isn't. But he's part of dragon cabin, so it's not like I had a choice.

[successives]

...Okay, I'm confused again. Were you in your cabin when you made it? How did it get to the kitchen, in that case?

[unfriendliest]

I was in the kitchen. Zenitsu made a fuss about Asch, and I was dragged into trying to deal with it since he's my cabin mate.

[ he's so tired, natalie. ]

[successives]

...You let yourself get dragged into solving messy interpersonal drama instead of getting rid of poison you'd just made? Actually, why did you make it in the kitchen in the first place?

[unfriendliest]

I wasn't given a choice in the matter.

...And that's because my power works on food. Where else would I go?

[successives]

Grab a few crackers from the pantry and take them into the forest so you could bury them as soon as they were poisoned?

[unfriendliest]

[ yeah, no, he is stupid and didn't think of that. ]

[successives]

[Once she realizes he isn't going to answer:]

...Wow. Really?

[unfriendliest]

I... don't really snack. I didn't think of it.

[ hm

embarrassing ]

[successives]

[Again, she looks like she's holding back a stronger reaction, but she speaks after a few moments.]

You know, you've said that you're aware it was your fault, that you didn't think of a better way, and that you won't let it happen again... But you haven't actually said that you're sorry.

[unfriendliest]

I don't regret using my power - just that you ended up dealing with the consequences of it. For that... yeah. I'm sorry.

[successives]

...Hopefully the voucher was worth it.

[She doesn't sound as annoyed as she did a second ago, at least.]

[unfriendliest]

[ he shakes his head. ]

I don't care about the vouchers. I've been trying to see what the winning teams get out of these competitions so we have a better idea of what to look for in trials.