He was really kind - kind enough to have heard Fukuda out last week.
[even if everyone was just yelling for him to stab him with the syringe already.]
...and Douman was injured - I know nothing about this place is fair, but targeting a kind person and an injured one just seems... [she frowns] Cowardly.
...I was hoping that he'd get his wish, by the time this ended. So much for that.
[ disappointing. she'd hoped that -
no, it doesn't matter anymore, does it? ]
But you're right - whoever's been out there killing all these people, it doesn't seem like any of them have gone for a fair fight. Seems like they're just looking for easy targets.
Are you sure that it has something to do with getting their wish? It's not like we can interrogate them if we've barely caught any of them. For all we know, the others were under some kind of orders, just like the tin can.
I think it having something to do with getting there wish makes more sense than it being under orders. Everything else we've done so far has been about our choices - why would something as important as this not be?
Also, HK-47 was a liar, so I don't know if I'd believe him, honestly. He claimed not to have gotten any instructions to kill, the night before the execution, and then suddenly started claiming he had them when everyone was listening?
True enough. But then, how do they know that killing someone else will actually make a difference? I haven't heard anything to say it does.
...Makes you wonder what could be big enough to drive someone to kill these particular people, though. It's not like any of them have been a real threat.
I'm not sure... but there's a lot of talk of our sins, and well, murder is one of the worst sins I can think of.
[so there's that]
That, I don't know. Of the people who have been killed, Grell was perhaps the most volatile, and even then... they didn't target her while she was aggressive.
It isn't quite what I expected when I agreed to come here, no.
[but... what else do they have to go on?]
She was... but she was hardly the easiest potential target. What made someone choose her, or any of the others, I wonder...? If we could understand that, maybe we'd have an easier time figuring out who did it.
Same goes for most of us, Sunshine. [ meg sighs. ] Really, you’d think I’d have learned better than to accept a deal without reading all the fine print by now.
[ if there’s a prize for rotten judgment… ]
With that stunt of hers at Wondergirl’s execution? I think it’d be more surprising if someone didn’t take the chance when it came up, honestly. She made a lot of people angry with that.
We're all reasonably intelligent people... [are you, though.] But I guess when there's something you want badly enough... you don't really think about things like that when you get a chance to achieve it.
[meg,,, your judgment,,,]
Well - that's true...
[but why wait until the following week? why not just cut her down that sunday, if they were that mad about it...
there's got to be some reason there (it's because that's how murder proposals work), but she just doesn't know what it is.]
[ that's what meg had thought, anyway. she hadn't realized her life might be on the line, as well as her soul.
...she feels bad for sqx, though, watching her struggle with this. meg isn't a good person, and never pretended to be, but... when she finds someone who really is good, it makes her want to try. so her voice softens, and she reaches out to touch sqx gently on the shoulder. ]
Hey, if I understood why murderers do the things they do, I'd tell you, Sunshine. Really, I would. But - in light of this whole "confession" thing, I can honestly tell you that I don't know, and I'm honestly not sure that I'd want to.
But I do think we're lucky to have you here. It'd be a lot harder to remind some of these people of what's right and wrong without you, you know.
[that's really, truly, honestly not something shi qingxuan was expecting to hear. she's visibly taken aback for a moment - but then her expression softens into something that makes it clear that she's very touched by that.
she smiles, and brings up a hand to rest over meg's.]
...thank you, Meg. [it's been a long, tough week. exhausting. and sometimes, it's hard to figure out why the hell they keep going on like this when people just keep dying and they never seem to be able to figure it out.
even now, she's terrified they're going to fail, again. really, what's it going to do for their morale if they vote and it comes back with "you voted incorrectly"?]
This is all... incredibly difficult. But it's having people like you here that's made it easier to keep trying. [she smiles] I'm grateful to have met you. This must be difficult for you, too, and here you are comforting me... you've got a kinder heart than I think you want to admit, sometimes.
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week 3, friday.
Do you think Envy will be okay after this?
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[she seems. really worried. also they're just chilling on some beanbags in the common room according to rng.]
...if they're continuing to switch off the way they have been, we should be able to see them during the trial tomorrow, to check.
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...Besides trying to find another killer or two. Really, I am so over this routine already. Omi really seemed like one of the good ones, you know?
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[even if everyone was just yelling for him to stab him with the syringe already.]
...and Douman was injured - I know nothing about this place is fair, but targeting a kind person and an injured one just seems... [she frowns] Cowardly.
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[ disappointing. she'd hoped that -
no, it doesn't matter anymore, does it? ]
But you're right - whoever's been out there killing all these people, it doesn't seem like any of them have gone for a fair fight. Seems like they're just looking for easy targets.
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[it's really disappointing. there isn't much they can do about it in the moment, but -
well, they just have to keep going.]
...it's infuriating. I don't like the idea of someone who would be so underhanded getting what they want.
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Also, HK-47 was a liar, so I don't know if I'd believe him, honestly. He claimed not to have gotten any instructions to kill, the night before the execution, and then suddenly started claiming he had them when everyone was listening?
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...Makes you wonder what could be big enough to drive someone to kill these particular people, though. It's not like any of them have been a real threat.
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[so there's that]
That, I don't know. Of the people who have been killed, Grell was perhaps the most volatile, and even then... they didn't target her while she was aggressive.
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[ so, you know. meg doesn't have a whole lot of faith in it! ]
Right. That week, she was a much easier target.
[ always the easy kills, huh. ]
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[but... what else do they have to go on?]
She was... but she was hardly the easiest potential target. What made someone choose her, or any of the others, I wonder...? If we could understand that, maybe we'd have an easier time figuring out who did it.
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[ if there’s a prize for rotten judgment… ]
With that stunt of hers at Wondergirl’s execution? I think it’d be more surprising if someone didn’t take the chance when it came up, honestly. She made a lot of people angry with that.
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[meg,,, your judgment,,,]
Well - that's true...
[but why wait until the following week? why not just cut her down that sunday, if they were that mad about it...
there's got to be some reason there (it's because that's how murder proposals work), but she just doesn't know what it is.]
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[ that's what meg had thought, anyway. she hadn't realized her life might be on the line, as well as her soul.
...she feels bad for sqx, though, watching her struggle with this. meg isn't a good person, and never pretended to be, but... when she finds someone who really is good, it makes her want to try. so her voice softens, and she reaches out to touch sqx gently on the shoulder. ]
Hey, if I understood why murderers do the things they do, I'd tell you, Sunshine. Really, I would. But - in light of this whole "confession" thing, I can honestly tell you that I don't know, and I'm honestly not sure that I'd want to.
But I do think we're lucky to have you here. It'd be a lot harder to remind some of these people of what's right and wrong without you, you know.
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she smiles, and brings up a hand to rest over meg's.]
...thank you, Meg. [it's been a long, tough week. exhausting. and sometimes, it's hard to figure out why the hell they keep going on like this when people just keep dying and they never seem to be able to figure it out.
even now, she's terrified they're going to fail, again. really, what's it going to do for their morale if they vote and it comes back with "you voted incorrectly"?]
This is all... incredibly difficult. But it's having people like you here that's made it easier to keep trying. [she smiles] I'm grateful to have met you. This must be difficult for you, too, and here you are comforting me... you've got a kinder heart than I think you want to admit, sometimes.
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[ the teasing fades from her eyes as quickly as it came. ]
It's hard on all of us. Just - don't try to do everything on your own again, alright? We'll only get through this if we help each other, right?
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[she puts a finger to her lips. her lips are sealed!]
...you're right. We do need to work together to get through this - so I'll be depending on you. I hope you'll depend on me, too.
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[ ...after a moment, megara smiles. ]
But I suppose I can make an exception for you, Sunshine. I trust you.
[ she’s realizing now just how true that is... and that alone is terrifying. but that is megara’s problem, and she’ll deal with it later. ]
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I trust you, too. I'm really happy to have met you.