KANESAN;

[crashout]

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[namelessfighter]

That's news to me. [ but he's smiling. ] Good. That means if something happens to one of us, you won't lose anything.

[ at the question, he hums thoughtfully. ]

...Yes.

[crashout]

Well we'll lose the person which is rather avoid. It was a theory we had but Dick got some information from a break-in to confirm it.

[The fuck.] Is it one of the words I wrote down already? [Which like. Would only be cheater. But.]

[namelessfighter]

Obviously we don't want to lose anyone. But given the situation, it could easily happen to any of us, role or no role.

And no, it isn't.

[ does he look like a sword who knows what a camgirl is ]

[crashout]

Given that any of us can be possessed even with a role? I know.

[Ugh.] Is it something you've had experience with before? Like a term you'd apply to yourself previously.

[namelessfighter]

[ kanesan tilts his head. ]

Not with how I'm familiar with it, but knowing this place, there's another meaning to the title that I don't know.

[crashout]

...puzzling. [He hums to himself.] Does your role affect only you? Or other people, too?

[namelessfighter]

[ his eyes flick to the code for a quick moment, and back to junpei. ]

Don't you think you can answer that for yourself?

[crashout]

I can but I'm learning that you can't always trust what the roles seem to do. [...] You're likely getting your next note on Friday. Will you share it with me?

[Nothing to do with the role he's just asking. ]

[namelessfighter]

I can share it with you now.

[ and from his kimono, he'll pull a short, typewritten note to hand over, reading:

Play a part on stage
and you won't be alone, there
are more of your own ]

[crashout]

[Squinting.]

Is it my imagination or can I read this one myself? You didn't rewrite this did you?

[namelessfighter]

If that's what my handwriting looks like to you, then maybe I should work on my calligraphy more, after all. My brother would be offended.

[ hmph. ]

I never copied this one down.

[crashout]

Right. Sorry, I knew that. [Hah. ] Have you shown anyone else besides me?

[namelessfighter]

No, not yet. You're the first to ask for it.

[crashout]

Hard to say if this is because I know about your role or because they decided to be nice and give you something to show other people. If you take it literally, it sounds like a hint to the twelve other roles, but according to your note last week there's only one of you specifically .

...if they wanted to overcomplicate it, it could also be an anagram. [Hm...] The placing of the word "there" is kind of weird.

[namelessfighter]

It's to make it a haiku - which means whoever is creating the notes must be doing so with me in mind.

[ haiku is on his profile, after all. ]

Though I don't know if that helps pin down the meaning of it. Like you said, the obvious answer is that it's pointing to the other roles.

[crashout]

[He's looking at it again. I'm very glad that Junpei isn't into literature because now that Kanesada pointed it out it sure is obvious.]

...if it's someone watching us from elsewhere they'd probably have access to our profiles and know all about us anyway. [It's a little too on the nose to take at face value.] How many people know about your role by now?

[namelessfighter]

For sure? Only you and Higekiri, though he intends to tell Hizamaru as well.

[crashout]

You've been doing really well at keeping off the radar. [Impressive. He thinks for a second before going back to 20 questions.]

Can you send messages back after you receive these?

[namelessfighter]

[ primly: ]

I've been on tougher missions than this. Compared to seeing Hijikata, this is easy.

[ but he does shake his head. ]

I haven't tried, but I don't think it works that way.

[crashout]

[He just makes a face.]

Okay. Hints from the past, spooky ghost notes...do you have a way of sensing when someone might be in danger?

[namelessfighter]

No. The first I've heard of any such abilities was earlier today.

[crashout]

Most of the roles do different things even with some overlap, but you're in a unique position since you're the only one. You're sure the title's not Cheater?

[A teasing grin...but hm.] You only receive your information once a week, right?

[namelessfighter]

Usually. I can ask for more later in the week, if I need to.

[crashout]

[...think, think, think.]

But to ask for more later, you have to have a reason to suspect something. Like how people can only ask for role confirmations when they suspect?

[namelessfighter]

I don't know about that, but most of the time any other questions I've had were relevant to my role, like the notes I've received.