The Let's Play Archive

We Know The Devil

by Flac

Part 4: First Playthrough - 7 PM (♀ + ♆)

[MUSIC: Summer Scouts]



The thread was split for a while but with a whopping single vote lead, it's decided that we'll see the Venus and Neptune choice first! On the next playthrough, we'll start back here and check out the Venus and Jupiter one.



♃: Catch up, okay?



We can't focus on what we're doing or enjoy it while being watched by someone expecting something who won't say what and won't leave.

Venus keeps getting distracted by the lights, and Neptune is keenly aware of the pit in her stomach. There is truly nothing ruder than denying us distraction.

♆: Goddddddddddddd.



Last update, I had some issues with getting a good portrait of all of Group South at once, so I whipped something up in Paint that will serve as their portrait from now on, as my little tribute to one (or three) of the more memorable characters in video games. Enjoy.

Nothing.
Nothing. You're cool.
Nothing. You're cool. He's the one in trouble.
♆: Realllllllly?
♀: I must not be, since the captain's not here.

Group South stares at Venus. Venus ignores them. They can stick around if they want. We can pretend to fix this siren all night.

Hey Venus.
Hey Venus. You're taking a while.
Hey Venus. You're taking a while. Need help.
♀: No. Captain said I could do it alone.
♀: Go away. It's distracting.



Nah.
♆: He was pretty pissed off last time, wasn't he?
Nah. We're supposed to be here.
♆: Everyone was laughing.
It's Venus's fault—
...
Nah. We're supposed to be here. It's Venus's fault.



♆: What is your problem, trying to get him to do something right, when you could be doing something productive like fucking up and getting us all sent home!
Yeah? Ask him.
Yeah. Ask him.
Yeah! Ask him.
♀: The captain doesn't like you.
Hey—
♀: I don't know why he doesn't like you but the more you try to get on his good side the worse he'll make it for you.
♀: He doesn't need a reason. He hates it when people try to get on his good side.
You—
♀: He hates it because it's like you're telling him what to do.







I bet a lot of people picked these two to be paired up thinking that Neptune would probably make Group South melt away by staring at them hard enough or something like that, I know I had thought that when I picked this path. But good on Venus for taking care of them himself.

[Silence]



♆: Venus you have to be done by now, right?
♆: Venus.



♀: Oh! Yeah. I finished a while ago.
♆: What are you even looking at?
♀: Oh—it's nothing, don't worry. I'll come down.

[MUSIC: God Is Already Warning Us]

Venus climbs down from the siren, which crackles softly with the faint static of the radio again. It's louder than normal. God is already warning us.





♀: Thanks. And um. Sorry for fucking up all the time.
♆: I literally don't care. They’re idiots. They don't get it at all.
♆: They're so obsessed with you, it's so weird.
♀: They hate me though?
♆: Obviously? Is that supposed to make a difference?
♀: Does it... not?



♀: Oh...
♀: ...but I don't think I actually could? Mess up on purpose, I mean.



♀: I know.
♀: Sometimes it feels harder to not do something than to do something?
♀: I wish I was a little more like you.
♀:You deal with this stuff so easily?



♀: Yes?
♆: You're never allowed to think I have it better off than you.
♆: Ever.
♆: It's the worst thing you can do.
♀: Oh.
♀: I'm sorry?
♆: Sometimes I kind of envy you Venus.
♆: And other times I really kind of don't.