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It makes you wonder if other people got a similar note to the one Ace got. About having to do it or risking himself and his team. It'd explain why people were acting even after we saw what happened with Mika. That should have been enough to deter it, but if they were threatened...maybe not.

[ it's a thought he's been having on and off for a while. ]

No offense to that guy, but I would really rather not stay here at the whims of the moon when we know there's a better option.

A threat that you can’t afford to ignore?

[ … ] We were going to wait. We’d just talked about it, whether we could see if there was another way to get through this without anyone having to die. Because none of us were eager to rush into fulfilling the rule. But… if this is what people are up again, then I kinda get it. No one wants to be the person who refused and damned their world.

[ she laughs. ]

Personally, I’d just like to drag him down here and yell at him.

Yeah, that's sort of what I told Ace. He kept saying he had a choice, but I disagree. It's not a choice if both options are actually bad and will damage things for too many people. You're right. Nobody wants to be the person who damns worlds. I haven't heard about anyone else's notes, but that doesn't mean they don't exist.

[ but he grins. ] I'll hold him back and you lay into him? Sounds like a solid strategy if you ask me.

When your choice is terrible thing one, or terrible thing two, you're in a difficult position either way.

[ ... ] We'll have to stop Nimona literally laying into him first though.

All the more reason it feels so pointless to have the trials. We all know what's coming. [ but he's already talked around that point, so he waves it off.

rather...he kind of laughs at that. ]

As much as I'd love to promise you the first hit, I would never stop Nimona from attacking him. You'll just have to be fast.