Revan; "Thank you. Maybe... I have a few things to finish first though."

Aries; "Hm.. Maybe? Harder to tell with the lighting. Do you know what type of mushroom this is?... I saw them grow on like, decaying stuff back at the job. Any plants that managed to grow that needed sun ended up dying and these would grow."

Gen'ya; "Probably. What do you mean by controversial though?"

Gorōta; "Just that not everyone gets along with them.. They're a bit... It's possible for people to butt heads with them."

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Mhmmmm. Very toxic friends.

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Also, I know that Nico will get captured and all. Afterwards though, if the captors ever try getting Nico again- Aries would totally just be like, offering himself instead. Like, "I'll go willingly, just leave them be. I'm the Physical holder, wouldn't that be the best one to get rid of? I'm the main force fighting you, just leave Nico be. You can do whatever, just leave them."

Horatio *sighing*: "Alright, just take care of yourself. As much as you'd like to, you can't live off of coffee and adrenaline."

Nico: "I don't really know the names of mushrooms."

Briar: "Me neither, but these look like they're growing on decaying things! One second, I have a flashlight... Here, are those them?"

Micha: "I mean, I think that's fine, my friends are pretty chill, and Kage only gets upset when someone tries to hurt me or something, so..."

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Yayyyyy!

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Nooo, Aries! Don't sacrifice yourself! Just kill the guy, everyone wants to XD

But seriously, Nico would not let that happen-

Anddd, Horatio's gonna lose his shit, I mean, this dude hurt one of his precious teammates, and mama hen is turning into mother bear, especially if Aries tries to sacrifice himself, lmao

Revan; "Adrenaline was never part of the equation. That's not a bad idea, actually."

Aries; "I think? Hm... Looks like them to me."

Gen'ya; "Cherry should be able to reign in Jass enough for it to be fine, yeah."

Gorōta; "True, yeah... They tend to butt heads with each other too though. Eh, it should be fine."

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Aries is the type that if there doesn't seem to be another way(such as beating them up and all) he would go total 'Hurt me instead' mode because he'd rather him get hurt than anyone he cares about. He would rather him die than anyone he cares about. Or has ever cared about.

Horatio: "I... No. Just... Forget I said anything, just get some sleep please."

Nico: "Nice!"

Briar: "Hell yeah! Third... Second? Which was this, I forgot, oh well! Sometime try! Let's go!"

Micha: "Well, I'll text Kage and Ami tonight to see when they're free! I can't wait to meet everyone!"

Nico will literally tackle him (not that they can actually do much, considering their size-) to stop him while glaring at him and basically saying: "Dumbass, don't you dare sacrifice yourself for me!"

I mean, Tio isn't one to let any of his teammates get hurt, he'll destroy anyone who tries and kill himself in the process. Lmao

Revan; "I won't be adding adrenaline. It'd be too much work, don't worry."

Aries; "Second try, I think. Weren't we looking for flowers though?"

Gen'ya; "I'll text the groupchat later and see who will come too."

Gorōta; "I can call Two and ask, he'll choose who to invite out of them, probably."

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Aries being terrible at saying no to people while also being incredibly protective; "I mean- I won't argue but, like- Well. I mean. I'm best suited to being captured anyways..? I can deal with them. Promise."

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Imagine if the group uses the businessman to get Nico out. Like, if it's after Revan has already stolen from them using his amazing business persona. Imagine they just decide to use the persona again to get Nico out. He'd bring like, Gorōta and either Micha or Aries with him for just in case. He just uses business skills in order to do it XD

Horatio: "Again, I always worry. Just rest."

Nico: "Yep, Briar just gets... easily excited."

Briar: "Well, you said the flowers are usually found next to the mushrooms, so, theoretically, I found half of what we need to find!"

Micha: "Sounds good!"

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Nico just rolling his eyes: "Nope. Absolutely not. You've got no idea what they do in there, I'm not subjecting you to that torture. Either help our enraged father figure kill him or wait here until he and the others take care of him, you're not going with them."

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That would be hilarious, I mean, it wouldn't work, considering what all the captors want, and how they literally won't trade for anything but that, but still-

I can totally see that happening XD

Revan; "After I finish a few different reports, I will."

Aries; "Fair, fair... Oh! There's one of the flowers! They look like a weird red mushroom, haha."

Gen'ya; "Should we actually watch the video now?"

Gorōta; "...Probably, yeah."

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Aries, totally accidentally casually mentioning trauma; "Well, I mean- Can't be worse than being left in a tiny room for a week without food, water, light, or any sort of connection to the outside world. Isolation, starvation, and dehydration do insane things to the mind. And that's like, just an average Week Camp at my old job. The Brand Stays were even worse... Regardless though, I mean- I don't even know if we can kill them, I'd rather the outcome where I know you're safe. So even if they are worse, somehow, I'd rather deal with whatever they could possibly do than any of you be in any danger."

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Man- Can't wait for these villains. Revan, Micha, and Gorōta going in for business. Revan figuring out what they want, and trying to sneak Nico out under the guise of transporting him somewhere else per orders to do so.

Horatio: "Right, fine, as long as those reports are done before 11:30 PM."

Nico: "Ooo, those are pretty!"

Briar: "Two for one, let's go! Those look awesome!"

Micha: "Yeah, good idea, here."

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Nico, unfazed, also revealed a tiny bit of trauma: "What do you think about reliving those exact memories while someone's watching and laughing? Not happening."

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Yes, yes, I have big plans for these villains, and also not so much villains but kind of villains? It'll be fun, haha

Revan; "I can try. I usually aim for 11:59 PM anyways."

Aries; "We just need to find the white bell ones now, haha. These look a lot... Nicer. Than they did at my job."

Gen'ya (after video); "Okay, so... We good to finally start?"

Gorōta; "I... I think so, yeah."

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Aries, thinking for a moment; "Honestly, the Week Camp might actually be better that way. I mean, better than the crushing silence. The Brand Stays usually end up blocking out my hearing, and there was always people watching anyways. Doesn't seem too difficult. I mean, they would suck but... Nothing I couldn't deal with. And I'd rather me than you, or anyone else here. For that matter."

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Ooo yay, those are the best ones! I cannot wait.

Horatio: "Alright, I'm trusting you this time. Good night, Revan, just call if you need anything."

Nico: "Yeah? They are really pretty, huh?"

Briar, already ahead and looking for the other flowers: "Are the bell ones near mushrooms too?"

Micha: "Uh... Sure? Let's hope this goes well..."

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Nico, just annoyed at this point: "Okay, Aries, look at me. It's. Not. Happening. I will actually be mad at you if you do this, and I don't get mad."

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Indeed.