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[The blight would not stop.

The world's leading experts have been trying to find a cure, to no avail. Th blight keeps changing, keeps foiling all attempts at being fully understood. It's almost sentient, or at least more sentient than any disease that's been encountered before. People fear the disease jumping from what's left of the grapes into other plants, into animals, or even humans.

You can only watch as entire economies and ecosystems collapse. You can only bury your head in your hands as your own business comes to its end. The destruction of the clusters of grapes has not simply destroyed the wine industry, either-other businesses are being destroyed by the plague. Food, transport, retail, nothing is untouched.

You look on your own vineyard, its yield almost entirely blackened and dead.

This can't keep going on.

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A week has passed since everyone's arrival. No one has died, yet. But surely no one is holding their breath to see if they would survive this unscathed. They are veterans of the game, and they must know that whoever it is that is in charge demands their pound of flesh. The question is when it will happen.

It is the second week, after all-and when the second week of the game comes, death is not far behind. Not even when you wake up, feeling something different in your mind as you remember the truths you originally woke up with, deep in your mind. You feel...lighter, somehow, when you realize there is a change.

Even so, there are 15 strangers left in this place.]

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Oh, let me guess; you're a legendary hero that's known to take on any challenge and hasn't lost a single battle, but some kids always seem to think they have a chance at beating you?

[He's...only half joking.]

[ That got a 'heh' from him, like, good job giving him a little laugh, King.

But, he'll humor him. ]

Those back on the world I was on previous wouldn't call me a hero, so you're about 25% of the way there.

[ Because for some reason people do seem to think they can take him on and stand a chance. But once he gets serious...nope. ]

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[Hey, he tries.

He thinks for a moment.]

Well, you can't be an outright villain, otherwise I don't think Towa would've been so friendly with you.

[She may be a saint, but he's pretty sure she wouldn't get so friendly with an enemy...]

Are you a mercenary?

[ ...While King is right that McBurn wouldn't be an outright villain like, let's say, Duke Cayenne or some other fellow, he definitely could be considered an enemy. So he's going to be forever a little amused. ]

Nah, not exactly a jaegar.

[ Not really his style. But, anyway. ]

...Guess I should correct you in that assumption. We're on opposite sides since I'm with the society, and she's one of those who'd be going up against the organization I'm part of.

Huh, really?

[He'll admit, he didn't see that one coming.]

Well, then I'm at least guessing that your group's main goal isn't something like...taking over the world or something super destructive?

[ Sometimes people are into their enemies, but that all aside, he's pretty chill about this. ]

Wouldn't say it's not something that didn't cause a lot of trouble, but taking over the world is a little too basic.

[~~And some people are very interested in their enemies...~~]

Yeah, I was just throwing the cliché out there.

Just to make sure, though, you weren't...actively trying to screw anyone over, right?

[He doesn't have to know what exactly McBurn's group does, but he'd like to make sure it didn't feel familiar.]

[ Now that's an interesting question. ]

If they get in the way consistently, then by default we would.

[ Which he'd like if whoever it was happened to be a good challenge, because he was only there to literally fight. Ever. ]

But, can't say Ouroboros is really the type of organization to target one person all the time.

Well, you can’t be that bad then. Or at the very least, I’m sure I know people that are worse.

[King, you are the worst at compliments-]

[ Absolutely. But he's certainly heard worse. ]

Back on your own world?

Yup. I know at least two people that seem to actively try to make things worse for others; Pete and Bino. At this point, though, I'd rather be dealing with Bino, considering he's just a stuck up jerk.

[And the less said about Pete, the better.]

So bascially two pains in the ass.

[ Even if he knew little, judging by the other's words, he could make at least this idle comment. ]

Pretty much, yeah.

So as long as your group doesn’t...I don’t know, plan to release some sort eldritch monster in an attempt to take control of the world or something? You’re probably fine.

[ He'll snort. ]

Yeah, think I'm good. [ ... ] See ya.

[ Because McBurn's going to decide it's a good time to walk off now. ]

See ya.

[Fine with him. He’ll just wave before going to mess with the Lite Brite some more.

~~He got one full conversation with McBurn in after getting put in two murdergames with the guy we should celebrate~~]