[ she doesn't understand it's a euphemism!! ] He stabbed Guy, as well. Even if he has not killed, we believed he had the capacity. And he had a strong drive to win the competition.
All of us want to win. And Ray-kun wanted to win without killing anyone. Multiple people can win this contest, so it's - it isn't as if he needed to be eliminated like that...
.... That is not the impression I was given from speaking with him. Frankly, I expected more ruthlessness from the people here. [ like, aside from how brutal some of the deaths have been. ]
[ she's really torn on this though because - she's tried to uphold that violence is wrong. but also that the players aren't to blame for the way the game was set up.
but it's harder to swallow it when it's a friend who got hurt. but it also is hard to turn on a friend.
[ thank you exposition madoka. but as madoka now knows from her tragic backstory (tm) she has been dropped for much less, so, frankly, she's shocked. ]
I think it would be easy to. And I would understand that...
But I know that you and Catra-san are only working with the rules you were given. It's... Not your fault that the contest was designed for this.
And I wish that everyone would stay peaceful, because we could do it that way too, but - the bigger picture is important. Who made the rules is important. And... The fact that one of those rules is that everyone comes back. I can't ignore those details just because I'm angry.
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[ or, if she did, entrapta hasn't processed it yet. ]
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[ which isn't a great thing to admit, but it's true. Madoka is very easily swayed by emotions and friendship. ]
But... Can I ask? What did she say to make hurting Ray-kun okay?
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She believed he was a threat to us.
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Even though he never hurt anyone...?
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[ like, not lethally, but it was a pretty yikes moment. ]
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But Oda-san is still alive.
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[ she doesn't understand it's a euphemism!! ] He stabbed Guy, as well. Even if he has not killed, we believed he had the capacity. And he had a strong drive to win the competition.
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All of us want to win. And Ray-kun wanted to win without killing anyone. Multiple people can win this contest, so it's - it isn't as if he needed to be eliminated like that...
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.... That is not the impression I was given from speaking with him. Frankly, I expected more ruthlessness from the people here. [ like, aside from how brutal some of the deaths have been. ]
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[ maybe they should have consulted madoka's professional murder opinion beforehand but hindsight is 20/20!!! ]
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[ she's really torn on this though because - she's tried to uphold that violence is wrong. but also that the players aren't to blame for the way the game was set up.
but it's harder to swallow it when it's a friend who got hurt. but it also is hard to turn on a friend.
so Madoka just. sighs. ]
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[ entrapta observes her behavior for a little. ]
You're not mad?
[ that's what's confusing her the most. ]
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I see.
[ not really. ]
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... I am mad.
But I also don't think it was unforgivable.
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[ thank you exposition madoka. but as madoka now knows from her tragic backstory (tm) she has been dropped for much less, so, frankly, she's shocked. ]
..... I thought..... you would hate me.
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But I know that you and Catra-san are only working with the rules you were given. It's... Not your fault that the contest was designed for this.
And I wish that everyone would stay peaceful, because we could do it that way too, but - the bigger picture is important. Who made the rules is important. And... The fact that one of those rules is that everyone comes back. I can't ignore those details just because I'm angry.
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[ she sounds shocked, she wasn't expecting madoka to see things from her perspective, honestly. she's definitely not like the princesses. ]
If it makes a difference, Catra and I were not going to... hurt anyone else. [ as she put it. ]
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[ but still not great!!! ]
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But I will probably be.. hurt... next week.
[ thanks for being even more of a downer, entrapta. ]
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[ but people she wanted to protect have been killed, so it's not like she can say 'I won't let it.' ]
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[ entrapta is surprised even though madoka has been taking care of her this whole time. ]
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And I don't want anyone to get hurt.
[ but the friend part is more important! ]
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