Never utter the phrase space vampires to Atsumu, because the ramble he'll go on won't be worth it for poor D to have to sit through.
The first comment gets a dismissive snort out of Atsumu. It's not something a lot of Meris had tried to pull on him, but it's not like it never came up. People might not be scrambling to have Atsumu on their side, but neither side really loved the conflict.
... Well, most of the people in either faction didn't love the conflict, there were always outliers.
It's the second one that gives him pause and has his expression darkening. ]
Big if there, don'tcha think?
[ If the Meridian win... what does happen? Atsumu's already been convinced that what the Meris want, beautiful thought though it may be, is entirely impossible. If they win, then won't it just mean continued destruction without anything to show for it? ]
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Never utter the phrase space vampires to Atsumu, because the ramble he'll go on won't be worth it for poor D to have to sit through.
The first comment gets a dismissive snort out of Atsumu. It's not something a lot of Meris had tried to pull on him, but it's not like it never came up. People might not be scrambling to have Atsumu on their side, but neither side really loved the conflict.
... Well, most of the people in either faction didn't love the conflict, there were always outliers.
It's the second one that gives him pause and has his expression darkening. ]
Big if there, don'tcha think?
[ If the Meridian win... what does happen? Atsumu's already been convinced that what the Meris want, beautiful thought though it may be, is entirely impossible. If they win, then won't it just mean continued destruction without anything to show for it? ]