"That's it exactly." Killian speaks up again, from atop his table. As he speaks, he starts to pace back and forth to punctuate his words. He turns to look at Jo first. "You're right, we did handle those items, you and I. Nothing happened, at least not immediately. If they're cursed, then so are we."
He addresses the rest of the group gathered around now. "It seems to me that the best way to solve it is this. No one will be forced to use any of the items if they do not wish to. We know the concerns now, and aye, they're valid concerns. You could be taking a risk by using these items, and if you do not wish to take that risk, then fine. But now that we know there may be a risk to using these items, if we wish to take that risk anyway, then it's on us and no one else." Now that they've been warned.
"As for the items themselves, I propose this. They were labeled, by color. Ignore that. Those labels are what they're using to divide us. Don't let them get away with whatever they're trying to make us do by labeling them. Whoever can get the most use out of them should use them, regardless of what color they're wearing. Miss Kelly said something about axes and firewood. Obviously I won't get much use out of an axe," he holds up the hook for emphasis, "but someone else could. Let each person willing to use these items use the ones of them that they can get the most use out of, or find some way to share them, and those who don't wish to use them do not have to."
But like he said, he's possibly cursed already. "Do you like fresh fish? I could put that harpoon to good use. Perhaps someone else could as well. Let that be their choice, knowing that they're taking that risk. I don't like the idea of that risk myself, but I've already taken it to bring them back here."
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He addresses the rest of the group gathered around now. "It seems to me that the best way to solve it is this. No one will be forced to use any of the items if they do not wish to. We know the concerns now, and aye, they're valid concerns. You could be taking a risk by using these items, and if you do not wish to take that risk, then fine. But now that we know there may be a risk to using these items, if we wish to take that risk anyway, then it's on us and no one else." Now that they've been warned.
"As for the items themselves, I propose this. They were labeled, by color. Ignore that. Those labels are what they're using to divide us. Don't let them get away with whatever they're trying to make us do by labeling them. Whoever can get the most use out of them should use them, regardless of what color they're wearing. Miss Kelly said something about axes and firewood. Obviously I won't get much use out of an axe," he holds up the hook for emphasis, "but someone else could. Let each person willing to use these items use the ones of them that they can get the most use out of, or find some way to share them, and those who don't wish to use them do not have to."
But like he said, he's possibly cursed already. "Do you like fresh fish? I could put that harpoon to good use. Perhaps someone else could as well. Let that be their choice, knowing that they're taking that risk. I don't like the idea of that risk myself, but I've already taken it to bring them back here."