[ Maybe he'll play it at some point. Given all he's being told, it's starting to feel a lot like the rest of their days might be a shorter window of time than expected. ]
And I'm guessing no one has figured out a way to regain their powers without joining a side, huh? [ It's practically a rhetorical question, based on Yuri's tone alone. ] Yeah, that sure sounds very convenient to them, to have us working like willing hostages.
[ Not that it hasn't happened once or twice in his years as a mercenary, but usually a contractor would learn the hard way not to mess with them-- sometimes with their lives. But that's back home, a familiar place where the stakes aren't quite as critical; in this world, he's having trouble figuring out how to level the playing field.
He heaves out a sigh, more from all the mental exertion than his physical struggles from earlier. ]
Sounds like if we're to fight at all-- [ For them or against them, but he's at least wise enough not to say it out loud and just hope Yuri will catch on to it. ] --then choosing a side is the way forward. Which one did you pick?
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And I'm guessing no one has figured out a way to regain their powers without joining a side, huh? [ It's practically a rhetorical question, based on Yuri's tone alone. ] Yeah, that sure sounds very convenient to them, to have us working like willing hostages.
[ Not that it hasn't happened once or twice in his years as a mercenary, but usually a contractor would learn the hard way not to mess with them-- sometimes with their lives. But that's back home, a familiar place where the stakes aren't quite as critical; in this world, he's having trouble figuring out how to level the playing field.
He heaves out a sigh, more from all the mental exertion than his physical struggles from earlier. ]
Sounds like if we're to fight at all-- [ For them or against them, but he's at least wise enough not to say it out loud and just hope Yuri will catch on to it. ] --then choosing a side is the way forward. Which one did you pick?