KANESAN;

[crashout]

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[namelessfighter]

Ah... I'm not that great with codes and things like that, so I haven't gotten very far with it yet. I'm not surprised to hear that you have, though.

What does it mean, then?

[crashout]

It took a little to compare and figure, but with your other note it was easier to plug in letters, figure things out, and find a pattern.

[He reaches into his pocket to pull out a piece of paper. On it, it says:

C------: 1
--------: 1
-u--- ----y: 2
---t- ------: 2
----b------: 3
-----r: 4

C------: 1 (cheater? camgirl? callboy? any fit the theme)
honeypot: 1
sugar daddy: 2
booty caller: 2
cockblocker: 3
doxxer: 4

He pauses and just...waits.]

[namelessfighter]

[ well, okay. he's silent while looking the note over, frowning. ]

I only recognize one of these words - that one, from the other note.

[ he's pointing to "doxxer," even though junpei knows this already. ]

What do they mean?

[crashout]

[...hm.]

A sugar daddy is someone who gives out gifts in exchange for something, usually sex or companionship or whatever. A honeypot is someone who uses seduces people, like a trap to get information or something. A booty call is more or less contacting someone for one sole purpose of hooking up and fucking. And a cockblocker is someone who puts a stop to sex more or less by either interrupting or some other means. They're, uh, words from modern Earth mostly. I think.

[...] You've never seen these words before now?

[namelessfighter]

No. Should I have?

[ and then he'll point to the first one, still blank. ]

You still don't know what this one is, then?

[crashout]

Nope. But I'm positive you do, in that case. [Just. A stare...but there's a slight smile.]

Am I wrong? Your role is the one I'm missing.

[namelessfighter]

[ ...hm. he sits back in his seat, apparently done with the code now that junpei has explained it. ]

I can't say that I know what you mean... You may have to be more specific.

[crashout]

[...ah.]

Are you willing to play twenty questions with me? Or hotter or colder, it's your choice. I have enough reason to believe you have a role in this game and I've had reason to believe it for a while. I also know you can't outright tell me because of the conditions of your role.

Right? [A pause.] It's why you've been getting notes weekly. And why you're the only one who can see them.

[namelessfighter]

[ sips tea

but when the cup leaves his lips, kanesan is smiling. ]

Mm. I knew you would figure it out.

[crashout]

[He just..kind of laughs.]

You almost had me believing I was crazy. The second note was too much of a coincidence though. [Thank god he's not.] I couldn't figure out if you were the role I was missing or if you were the second Booty Caller though. Still can't without asking more questions.

[namelessfighter]

Haha... I am sorry about that, for what it's worth. You're one of the first ones I would have told, if I could.

But... yes, you'll have to ask more questions in order for me to answer you properly.

[crashout]

I know. [He seems sincere about that, at least.] You didn't seem like the type to avoid it if it wasn't necessary, I get it.

[But...hm.] Alright then. Let's do yes or nos. Those are probably the easiest.

You already knew exactly why you were getting the notes but you wanted to make sure nobody else knew.

[namelessfighter]

[ ah... well, that one isn't quite as simple as that. ]

...Not at first. But after that, yes.

[crashout]

[...huh. Okay, so a role who was kind of a wildcard.]

Invisible notes are the only things you've received so far. Always in the morning, always just showing up in your room.

[namelessfighter]

...Probably.

[ a shrug. ]

I thought it would be a waste of time to check on the others, so I didn't.

[crashout]

You're probably not wrong. [Sure.] You have a meeting with one of our hosts. Most likely one who's on the other side.

[namelessfighter]

Mm... You're half-right.

[crashout]

[Ghost notes...]

Nathan.

[namelessfighter]

[ his nose wrinkles, but he's not saying no. ]

And...?

[crashout]

...Carlos. [He has a 50/50 shot, but like. It makes some sense for reasons.]

[namelessfighter]

No.

[crashout]

[....]

You got both of the difficult ones? [You poor sword.] But I guess that makes sense. The one who can talk to ghosts, and the ghost herself.

[namelessfighter]

[ this time, he'll laugh. ]

No, actually.

[crashout]

Oh. Wait why do you get both? [God whatever.] Never mind.

Your messages are meant to help us figure out the past game.

[namelessfighter]

That, I don't know. But given what you found from the last one...

[ he just. shrugs again. ]