KAGACHI;

[crashout]

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W4, FRIDAY

[preceptive]

[sorry, junpei, but kagachi is accosting you.]

You okay?

[crashout]

[Hello Kagachi.]

One of our Cockblockers is dead, Hizamaru's clamshell is missing, Shiraishi had a switch blade that was found where his body wasn't and I feel like we're missing something really big. So. Yeah, I guess.

[He is absolutely not chill but it's Fine.]

[preceptive]

[well then.]

What happened yesterday with Edelgard and Nikkari?

[crashout]

You mean in the arcade, or did something else happen that I'm unaware of? [This is a genuine question because Thursday was a blur.]

[preceptive]

The arcade.

[crashout]

Very similar to yours. Nikkari had a key, so we walked inside and when Edelgard hit the lights we found the repair room, I guess. Soldering tools, shelves of stuff, and a handful of games. Because this ship likes to fuck with us, the door slammed shut and locked us in until we went to the three games that were turned on. Two fighting games and a game called Donkey Kong. Edelgard and Nikkari took the fighting games, I took the other one. Once we put our names in, cables bound us in place and wires plugged into our necks. I also got plugged into a breaker box.

...they had to act out a recording we heard. It almost syncs up to what we heard today with the body announcement, which isn't helpful. After that, we had to play the games. They fought each other, I played my game, and the thing kept glitching. Every time I took damage, my percentage was depleted and fed into the power source. I thought that's what we needed to do.

Turns out that wasn't it. Edelgard broke Nikkari's leg, he cut her up, the power hit 100% and we were all knocked out. That's the last thing I remember.

[preceptive]

[...]

I hate that place.

How are your injuries?

[crashout]

Burns are better. Most of it is just exhaustion, it's fine. [He should have maybe not investigated three places today but it's fine!!] It needed to be done and...we just fucked up.

[He frowns in thought.] Recording was interesting though. Not the same information you guys heard, but almost like a continuation starring a mystery figure and our equally mysterious H. They met up at midnight. H was pretty pissed off.

[preceptive]

You should get some rest.

[but also]

What happened?

[crashout]

[Give him a second to reach into his back pocket and pull out a notebook. He flips through some pages before handing it to Kagachi.

The writing is a little sloppy because effort, but:

?: Holy shit, what are you doing?!

H: Trying to shove this lance up your fucking asshole! What does it look like I'm doing?

?: It looks like you've lost your goddamn mind. Calm down, H, and we can talk about this.

H: Are you seriously asking me to calm down? You must think I'm a moron. I bet... I bet you always think you're the smartest guy in the room, don't you?

?: I don't know what you mean. (Paraphrased)

H: Hah-- Of course you don't. You think everyone on this fucking ship loves you, right? You don't think anyone talks about you behind your back. I'm such an idiot for thinking we were friends, when it's your fault that my brother is dead. I've been talking to M. You know what she told me? That she and the other two Cockblockers planned to (protect? save?) my brother, and you said no. And you know what else she dropped along the way? That you specifically told them to keep any information they found away from me.

?: It's not what it sounds like.

H: Don't waste your breath. It's midnight and we're both awake. So either you're possessed, and here to kill me... Or they've given me their blessing to put you in your place.

?: So we're really going to fight over this?

H: Yes. But look at the bright side, (?), you won't have to send pictures of your ugly dick to talk to A anymore.]

[preceptive]

[...]

So it sounds like their group was pretty similar to ours, in terms of the various functions.

[crashout]

Right? It wasn't clear on the word, but I guessed out of context and what we did hear. It'd make sense why the last group failed, too, if there were only twelve people left. Something tells me we need at least thirteen people alive to keep all of the roles in play.

[...] I found Izuminokami's old role. I'm not sure if you knew. And I figured out the actual title.

[preceptive]

Who is it? And what?

[crashout]

Wei Wuxian is the Catfish. I advise you keep it to yourself because I don't know who else he's told by now and give what happened to our last Catfish, I'd rather keep him safe.

[preceptive]

All right, got it.

Mind if I talk to him myself about it?

[crashout]

Does he know about you? [It's not a no, but.] I haven't really told him that I'm working with other people. Barely even confirmed I have a role myself.

[preceptive]

He suddenly asked me once how many roles I was missing, even though I'd never even discussed the roles with him before, and he already expected me to pass on any info I have to you or Higekiri.

Either he knows or he suspects strongly enough that there's no pointing in hiding it.

[crashout]

He's nosy. [Just throwing that out there.] He also knows I'm working with Higekiri because of Dick so it's a whole...thing. But sure, talk to him.

[And he may as well mention it.] We don't have all of them yet since we're still missing the Booty Caller, but I was thinking it might not hurt to get all of the roles together, get everybody caught up, and then get everyone else up to speed. There's only nineteen of us left if I'm counting right, so...we're running out of options, and time.

[preceptive]

Makes sense. At this point, the demons don't even have to be targeting a role to take one out, anyway. The odds are already in their favour.

[crashout]

Yeah, but we're fortunate they keep moving. I've had a few people suggest to me that we just kill everyone without roles, but I don't know if that's the right answer either.

[preceptive]

Too hasty. We still don't know exactly what our victory conditions are.

[crashout]

...did anybody tell you about the ritual on the 50th day yet?

[preceptive]

... Apparently not.

[wow no one keeps him in the loop about anything]

[crashout]

[He seems surprised.] Oh. I thought...well, never mind.

Nikkari talked to Izuminokami this week. Apparently, there's some sort of ritual we have to do on the 50th day. We're on Day 35 now. We don't know what the ritual really is, but it involves a couple of items. Shoes Escha had that Nikkari now holds. That sparkly dildo...which...Nikkari also has. A jar of water, I think, some kind of necklace-looking thing--these were all drawing, so the descriptions might be off--the knife Tamamo had, and...a butt plug, believe it or not. Which I have, because Shiraishi gave it to me.

We just found out, but I'm trying to tell people now so we know not to lose these things if we come across them. A lot of them came from rooms we've broken into, so the rest are probably hidden around, too.

[preceptive]

... Does this have anything to do with Nikkari's duplicate hand?

But I'll keep that in mind if I find anything.