[For a hot second he almost doesn't remember what the fuck the plan was, but he sees the ring and watches this whole thing go down before he just...accepts it. Bye, arm. Farewell.
After the execution and a little later, he finds WWX approaching him and he smirks just a bit before he takes the bottle from his hands to pry it open.]
Not really sure I've got a choice, do I. Where'd you send the arm? Do you know?
[Yeah the arm apparently literally just walked itself off Addam's Family style so bye arm indeed.]
Not a single clue! All I know is it's going to one of the locked rooms. Hopefully it'll bring back a useful item and not a handful of cake or something.
[FOR HIS 24 HOURS OF NOT BEING ABLE TO OPEN BOTTLES ON HIS OWN, IT HAD BETTER!!]
[Oh I hate that. Anyway the bottle is open and he hands it to WWX first. ]
Who knows, man. Maybe cake is the answer. [But he hums to himself.] Considering it was a prize for doing what they wanted, it's bound to be something good. High risk for high reward, you know?
Knowing how things go in these situations, you may not even be wrong. [The path to good end is paved in... cake.]
But you're probably right about that, too. Anyway! I'm hoping that we won't have to deal with any more demon nonsense before we finish things up here, but just in case, don't forget to find me, alright? Don't forget! Ah - I'm also going to tell Kagachi and Beck, just in case you end up possessed, too. Or both of us! Who knows what they'll try with their time stretched thin.
[Reaching out to clap his uno hand on Junpei's shoulder.]
I'd rather not find that either of us has been possessed, but tomorrow first thing. I'll come find you. It's supposed to last like twenty four hours right? [He'll make a note of that.] Maybe we weren't supposed to find an answer until something like this happened.
I'd rather not find that, either! But always best to be prepared. Anyway, yes, it'll be twenty-four hours from now.
[A little nod! Anyway he'll pick his bottle back up since i forgot he had it when he patted jumpy's shoulder so i'm retroactively having him put it on the ground first it's fine HIS BOTTLE NOW
But he'll hold it out toward Junpei.]
Maybe so, maybe so. Here! You can take first sip as thanks.
[He'll take the bottle and lift it in a cheers before taking a sip.]
Thanks. [There's a thoughtful pause then.] I'm wondering if someone else got a similar prize as yours. If Taako got love potion and I did, too, maybe there're other duplicates?
[A cheers to their CONTINUED SURVIVAL FOR SOME FUCKING REASON.]
Might be the case! That would be good, then. If we need to enter another locked room later but want to test it out first or something, maybe they would be willing to use it?
[Or maybe they've already used it and there are just two idiots wandering around with one arm.]
I'd suggest another meeting of some kind to figure out everyone's inventory, but I promised Beck I'd lay low for a bit before I actually get myself killed. [Casually. He'll hand the bottle back then.] A lot of things come in pairs, so it's not impossible.
...there aren't many of us left anyway. We're about half now.
Can't hurt. We may as well keep trying everything we can. [He frowns lightly at that though.]
There's only fourteen of us left now. Sixteen if you count Nathan and Chuuya, eighteen if you count Carlos and Polly even with them on the other side. We started out with thirty-three...but there's still more of us than of the first group. That's something.
[A little salute in which he almost doinks himself in the head with his bottle, it's fine.]
Mm, you're right about that - about both of those things. Can't say I don't wish that we'd managed to save a few more, but... [A little, sloping shrug.] We've done well for what we've been given to work with, I think. Everyone on this side is still holding up- [HM.] ...decently.
[A hand instinctively moves forward like he's worried Wei Wuxian really will hurt himself.]
Decently is one word for it, sure. [Are they really holding up. Are they.] We always knew we'd have to have a few casualties in a game like this and we know they're safe on the other side for now. As long as we remember that, it's a little easier to keep going. Right?
[Thank you for the concern Jumpy, he would pat his hand if he had one to spare... As it is he just casts over a grateful look and lowers the bottle so he's not at risk of concussing himself.]
Mm, you're right! Things would be much different if we weren't aware of the other side, I think. [Or if there wasn't an other side but haha let's not consider that.] And as far as casualties go, we've done decently for ourselves, you know?
Considering it's been almost six weeks if I'm counting right, we've been doing okay. Two bodies a week on average, it kind of adds up but it's better than the alternative of four again. [He rubs the back of his neck.]
It bothers me that we're no closer to stopping it though than we were the first week.
Hah, that makes two of us - honestly, that probably makes all of us.
[He crosses his arms over his chest, making a little huffy sound of mild agitation.]
I'm not particularly fond of still feeling like I'm reaching aimlessly in the dark when we only have days left, but I'll take what we can get, all the same.
I know. [He's not thrilled either.] But that's why in the upcoming week we may as well use everything we have and start pooling resources together. Talk to our hosts, figure out what they might know that can help us, utilize our roles to our advantage...something's gotta give.
Mm, you're right. Sharing is caring and all... [NO ONE BETTER BE HOLDING OUT ON THEM. DEMONS!! As for the roles:] I'll see tomorrow if I can get anything decent out of mine. Good luck with yours, too.
[He shrugs a little.] Thanks. I don't think I'll be getting anything useful from mine because my job's done, but I might try to talk to my host and see what information I can get. It's worth a shot.
Exhaust all avenues, right? Nothing much else to do now. [He'd clap a hand on Junpei's shoulder but he only has the one holding the bottle so he just gets bottle doinked on the shoulder instead...]
Though for now, I want to go check on Edelgard - make sure someone's patched her up.
Good idea. I should...apologize to her later for yesterday. [A frown of thought, but he nods even when bottle doinked.] Take it easy after that, alright? Even if it doesn't actually--well wait, it doesn't hurt to have an arm missing like this right?
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After the execution and a little later, he finds WWX approaching him and he smirks just a bit before he takes the bottle from his hands to pry it open.]
Not really sure I've got a choice, do I. Where'd you send the arm? Do you know?
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Not a single clue! All I know is it's going to one of the locked rooms. Hopefully it'll bring back a useful item and not a handful of cake or something.
[FOR HIS 24 HOURS OF NOT BEING ABLE TO OPEN BOTTLES ON HIS OWN, IT HAD BETTER!!]
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Who knows, man. Maybe cake is the answer. [But he hums to himself.] Considering it was a prize for doing what they wanted, it's bound to be something good. High risk for high reward, you know?
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Knowing how things go in these situations, you may not even be wrong. [The path to good end is paved in... cake.]
But you're probably right about that, too. Anyway! I'm hoping that we won't have to deal with any more demon nonsense before we finish things up here, but just in case, don't forget to find me, alright? Don't forget! Ah - I'm also going to tell Kagachi and Beck, just in case you end up possessed, too. Or both of us! Who knows what they'll try with their time stretched thin.
[Reaching out to clap his uno hand on Junpei's shoulder.]
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[A little nod! Anyway he'll pick his bottle back up since i forgot he had it when he patted jumpy's shoulder so i'm retroactively having him put it on the ground first it's fine HIS BOTTLE NOW
But he'll hold it out toward Junpei.]
Maybe so, maybe so. Here! You can take first sip as thanks.
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Thanks. [There's a thoughtful pause then.] I'm wondering if someone else got a similar prize as yours. If Taako got love potion and I did, too, maybe there're other duplicates?
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Might be the case! That would be good, then. If we need to enter another locked room later but want to test it out first or something, maybe they would be willing to use it?
[Or maybe they've already used it and there are just two idiots wandering around with one arm.]
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...there aren't many of us left anyway. We're about half now.
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[People just set the bar so low for him... He's quiet for a second at that, though, as he takes the bottle.]
--It's going to be even quieter now, hm?
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There's only fourteen of us left now. Sixteen if you count Nathan and Chuuya, eighteen if you count Carlos and Polly even with them on the other side. We started out with thirty-three...but there's still more of us than of the first group. That's something.
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Mm, you're right about that - about both of those things. Can't say I don't wish that we'd managed to save a few more, but... [A little, sloping shrug.] We've done well for what we've been given to work with, I think. Everyone on this side is still holding up- [HM.] ...decently.
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Decently is one word for it, sure. [Are they really holding up. Are they.] We always knew we'd have to have a few casualties in a game like this and we know they're safe on the other side for now. As long as we remember that, it's a little easier to keep going. Right?
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Mm, you're right! Things would be much different if we weren't aware of the other side, I think. [Or if there wasn't an other side but haha let's not consider that.] And as far as casualties go, we've done decently for ourselves, you know?
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It bothers me that we're no closer to stopping it though than we were the first week.
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[He crosses his arms over his chest, making a little huffy sound of mild agitation.]
I'm not particularly fond of still feeling like I'm reaching aimlessly in the dark when we only have days left, but I'll take what we can get, all the same.
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Mm, you're right. Sharing is caring and all... [NO ONE BETTER BE HOLDING OUT ON THEM. DEMONS!! As for the roles:] I'll see tomorrow if I can get anything decent out of mine. Good luck with yours, too.
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Though for now, I want to go check on Edelgard - make sure someone's patched her up.
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[But also, would anyone really expect Wei Wuxian to say when something hurts, considering how he reacts to every other injury!!]
I won't get in any trouble so don't worry about me. Just go talk to her before we really start getting into the thick of things, hm?
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[He'll just hold the bottle Junpei's way in the meantime since he can't show up at Edelgard's door with uno hand and a bottle of liquor.]
Catch up with you soon, then?
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Definitely. Take it easy.