Asa Mitaka

[scrapdraught]

WAR

what is it good for

absolutely nothing

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[holds it tight like the last coins she has to her name]

He's a good man. [Camille takes a seat next to the girl, fingers folding into each other, unable to school the fretful turn to her frown.] He'd be a better doctor with a reasonable facility, but hey. At least we have more plumbing now.

[Small mercies.]

...I'm glad you got out of there.

[halved]

For now. The overseers told Banner that the island might disappear any day now, so...

[enjoy the plumbing while it lasts!!

she shrugs.]

... I'm glad, too. But I know that if I didn't get out, one of you would've taken care of her.

[scrapdraught]

No kidding? We're losing our drug orchard?

[MAN.]

Asa... [Christ, what does she say to that?] Maybe, but I don't know. If only one of us can enter that barrier, it may be more ritualistic than running down a line of contenders.

Do you have any idea why it might have been you? Were you close with her, or...?

[Why pick Asa, out of a pool of battle-ready combatants? She made it out alive, but only just.]

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That's the thing you'll hate to lose the most?

[CAMILLE... she gives her a quick, judgmental look in that very bratty teen way, before she sighs and shakes her head.]

I... [a pause, as she seems to think about something.] No, I dunno. We weren't close. And besides, Cliffgate didn't know why she was chosen last week either.

[scrapdraught]

[And she'll get a raised brow in return.]

It's a nice perk.

[In lieu of other things.]

I don't know, she was pretty chummy with Boothill. Thought maybe you had a secret book club going with Erin. Some connection. Obviously that's out.

[halved]

Obviously... [a pause, as she thinks it over.] It's more likely there's not a reason at all. But if there is, it might just be whatever's the cruelest option at the time.