Good. He can keep thinking that. What's his role do? [A beat.] Just don't get caught up in something worse. We don't know who he's going to tell. That goes for both of you. [Be careful.]
He can check people to see what they've bought from the gift shop, as well as their coin balance. And-- maybe more. He told me he checked Nikkari, and while he could see everything Nikkari ended up showing in trial, there were two items that registered as "static" to him.
What the hell would static mean in this situation? Nikkari's not exactly the kind of person to hide stuff. [Man...] I'm starting to get the feeling everybody's roles have more to them than we think they do.
Having secrets doesn't necessarily make someone suspicious, either... The three of us have secrets, too. It's worth looking into as much as we're able, but we shouldn't jump to any conclusions.
[ She falters for a moment, belatedly realizing she said 'we.' Hmm. Oops. ]
... A-anyway, we discussed the possibility of roles being passed on, right? I was thinking that I should tell you all of my rules tonight, to make things easier if we're right about that.
[ That way they would know exactly what that potential person is working with. Not like she can be punished for breaking the rules when she's dead. ]
[It's a TPK across the board because he falters, too. He knows this is a good thing to discuss, but...this just feels like a normal meeting rather than the last. Dick asks the question, so Junpei pulls out a notebook from his pocket to prepare to write things down.]
Each week they can protect one person from an exorcism. It can't be the same person twice in a row, if they try, it just means the ability is wasted for the week and nothing happens.
The person that gets protection is... The first person they sleep with each week. But it won't work if they tell the person they're protecting that it's the reason they're sleeping with them.
Aside from that, it's just the ordinary rules about not telling anyone.
It helps that it was Kagachi. I trust him enough to be reasonable with his choices anyway. It...helps. [He's just rubbing the back of his neck tiredly.] Thanks for telling us about him, by the way.
[ She nods, her expression going a bit... Flat. She had been pretty excited to work with Kagachi, but in the end he didn't even come talk to her on her last night. And... Besides that... ]
Of course.
... He... [ Hrm. She almost doesn't say anything, but her gaze drops. Trying hard to be polite all the time means feeling guilty when you're impolite. ] He and you two knew that Tamamo was protected this week.
[ That's three people. How many votes was it that Escha got at the trial? Four? ]
[ Escha cracks a tentative smile. ] I haven't been voting the whole time.
Anyway, I wasn't able to remember and explain myself clearly, so... I can't blame anyone. Besides, it would set a bad precedent to tell everyone to trust blindly and not follow the evidence.
Makes you wonder what would've happened if those four didn't vote at all. We still don't really know. [That is to say, it's not a solution but here they are.]
...it would be a bad precedent to set, but...it's also a good lesson to us that evidence can't always be trusted either. We have to use our heads better.
It's supposed to be bad if no one votes, I don't think it's worth finding out...!
[ Well, plus, realistically, she thinks it would be pretty hard to organize. ]
It... Would be nice to be able to say we should just have faith in each other, but that would make it too easy for someone to be possessed and just lie.
No one's saying we should test what happens when no one votes. But if we don't analyze the evidence correctly, we risk being played either way. [ like. they sorta were here, in the sense that they're idiots who connected 0 dots. ] Distrusting each other is what made our first group fall apart.
It was just a thought, not a suggestion. [Let's not push our luck.] That's why I'm trying to find everyone I can and devise a plan to make sure that doesn't happen. We have to know we can trust each other before we start turning on each other. We're working on a deadline here.
[Four weeks still lingers in his head.] It's the possession that's going to fuck us over, but we knew that. So we just...have to stay steady. Learn what's fake and what's real. Easier said than done, but...[Ugh.]
... Nikkari told us the other day he could talk to the-- to the other side. [ he's either reiterating because they would've told her or this is the first time she hears of it, i have no memory ] There are things only you can find out, probably.
Yeah. He said there was an island right off the ship...you won't even be that far, but you'll probably learn even more than we can right now. He talked to Prompto the other day.
[Which is nice, at least, that Escha will have other friends.]
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Good. He can keep thinking that. What's his role do? [A beat.] Just don't get caught up in something worse. We don't know who he's going to tell. That goes for both of you. [Be careful.]
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But she stays quiet to hear what's up with Taako. ]
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What the hell would static mean in this situation? Nikkari's not exactly the kind of person to hide stuff. [Man...] I'm starting to get the feeling everybody's roles have more to them than we think they do.
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[ She falters for a moment, belatedly realizing she said 'we.' Hmm. Oops. ]
... A-anyway, we discussed the possibility of roles being passed on, right? I was thinking that I should tell you all of my rules tonight, to make things easier if we're right about that.
[ That way they would know exactly what that potential person is working with. Not like she can be punished for breaking the rules when she's dead. ]
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... Right. Not like they can punish you. What are they?
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Each week they can protect one person from an exorcism. It can't be the same person twice in a row, if they try, it just means the ability is wasted for the week and nothing happens.
The person that gets protection is... The first person they sleep with each week. But it won't work if they tell the person they're protecting that it's the reason they're sleeping with them.
Aside from that, it's just the ordinary rules about not telling anyone.
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[ but, also... he stays quiet for a long while before: ]
Cockblocker?
[ he's dying, squirtle. ]
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If you think about it, Cockblocker makes sense. Stops the demons from having fun, you know? But sounds a little tricky if you can't even say why.
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Right. It's kind of difficult on... Various levels. That's why I was relieved that Kagachi could narrow things down, even if only by one person.
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and they are only 90% right. REGARDLESS; ]
Right. You guys working together worked out well for the both of you.
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Of course.
... He... [ Hrm. She almost doesn't say anything, but her gaze drops. Trying hard to be polite all the time means feeling guilty when you're impolite. ] He and you two knew that Tamamo was protected this week.
[ That's three people. How many votes was it that Escha got at the trial? Four? ]
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That's... why you framed her.
[ he's connected the dots and he's REGRETTING ]
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I didn't put in a vote. [Which is its own problem.] So who...? Maybe it doesn't matter now, but it makes sense.
[Fuck.]
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Anyway, I wasn't able to remember and explain myself clearly, so... I can't blame anyone. Besides, it would set a bad precedent to tell everyone to trust blindly and not follow the evidence.
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...it would be a bad precedent to set, but...it's also a good lesson to us that evidence can't always be trusted either. We have to use our heads better.
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[ Well, plus, realistically, she thinks it would be pretty hard to organize. ]
It... Would be nice to be able to say we should just have faith in each other, but that would make it too easy for someone to be possessed and just lie.
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[Four weeks still lingers in his head.] It's the possession that's going to fuck us over, but we knew that. So we just...have to stay steady. Learn what's fake and what's real. Easier said than done, but...[Ugh.]
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:( ]
... Nikkari told us the other day he could talk to the-- to the other side. [ he's either reiterating because they would've told her or this is the first time she hears of it, i have no memory ] There are things only you can find out, probably.
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[Which is nice, at least, that Escha will have other friends.]
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