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veronica sawyer would like to catch a break. ([personal profile] asswipe) wrote2018-07-13 09:29 pm
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[ch. 5] post-investigation, w/ the three stooges

[...

Veronica isn't going to say much of anything once they're all back together in Dazai and Evan's room. Instead, she's going to take a piece of parchment out of her pocket and show it to them.

It's written in her own handwriting, and it reads:]


3 3 3 <- survivors per faction
7 7 7 <- objectives per faction
thesettingsun: smile (that I won't let you down alright)

[personal profile] thesettingsun 2018-07-14 01:35 am (UTC)(link)
[It sure is a piece of paper. Dazai reads it.]

...Nine total survivors... would mean a lot more deaths.
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[personal profile] selfinserting 2018-07-14 01:38 am (UTC)(link)
[He's still distraught after finding another body, another person he cares for, and even if that weren't the case - the information wouldn't sink in immediately. It's too much all at once, especially when taking the implications here are.

Quietly:]


...I don't, don't understand what this means.

[Part of him does, probably, but it isn't clicking immediately, even when Dazai speaks up.]
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[personal profile] sanguinairy 2018-07-14 01:40 am (UTC)(link)
[Souji is also looking Listless Once Again. Sousei and Jae-ha were both people he was close to and they have a mystery body out there somewhere which is an EXTRA STRESS!!

But he does understand the implications here, lips pressed together.]


...It means that by the end of this, there ought to be three survivors from every faction, with seven objectives completed from each. Is that right?
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[personal profile] thesettingsun 2018-07-14 01:52 am (UTC)(link)
Does that mean exactly nine? Or at least three from each remaining when all factions have seven objectives completed?
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[personal profile] selfinserting 2018-07-14 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
...What? No. No, no, that's not... That can't be right, that's...

[As it starts to sink in, he glances towards each of them in turn, alarmed. The sensations that start up as the information settles are familiar to him, by now. His hands start to tremble, his heartbeat echoes in his ears, and he suddenly has a sensation that the room is spinning around him.

He doesn't say another word, but his breath is more shallow than it normally is as he brings his hands up to his face, planting them over his mouth as his eyes widen with realization.

It's probably fine, just give him a minute.]
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[personal profile] sanguinairy 2018-07-14 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
[HE WILL get back to Veronica's Very Important Point in a second, because Evan's reaction is definitely immediately concerning. Despite how exhausted he is from the Everything of today, he'll still reach out, placing a careful hand on Evan's shoulder but not really knowing what to... say. Obviously he's not okay. None of them are.]
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[personal profile] thesettingsun 2018-07-14 02:49 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh no. Oh no, oh no, nothing else about what they were discussing is important because Evan is panicking. Veronica is talking to Evan and what she's saying might calm Evan down, so Dazai won't say anything over her - but he is going to slide behind Evan so he can hug him fully without getting in anyone's way. He holds Evan close to his chest, hoping that it's warm and secure and at least a little comforting.

If he gets stuck like this for a few hours, so be it.]
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[personal profile] selfinserting 2018-07-14 03:04 am (UTC)(link)
[Someone's putting a hand on his shoulder and someone is drawing him closer, and he's aware of it in a vague sense, but it's the words Veronica is saying that finally cut through the rush of thoughts and the haze of panic that have started to overtake him.

He looks up at her, making an effort to stop himself from hyperventilating. His heart feels like it's going to burst, but he closes his eyes and draws in heavy, deep breaths, bringing his hands away from his face.

After a few moments of this, once he's sure that he can gather enough air to form words. His tone is still frenzied, but he's trying to focus. There's a lot he wants to say, but he'll start with...]


Sorry. Sorry, sorry, I'm, I'll be fine, I'm - sorry. You, you were saying something. I'm okay. Sorry. Keep going.
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[personal profile] sanguinairy 2018-07-14 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
[Thank god at least one of them is good at handling someone dealing with panic attacks...]

You don't need to apologize, Evan.

[First and foremost. That's probably a pretty healthy reaction to news like that, honestly. Still, after giving Evan a careful look, he turns his attention back to Veronica, brow creased.]

...I'd also like to know if it needs to be exactly that, though, or if it's some sort of minimum.
thesettingsun: smile (what am I supposed to say)

[personal profile] thesettingsun 2018-07-14 04:54 am (UTC)(link)
[Hmmmm don't like that. But Dazai's only halfway present in Veronica's conversation now, because Partner Priorities.]

You don't have anything to be sorry for, you didn't do anything wrong...
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[personal profile] selfinserting 2018-07-14 05:04 am (UTC)(link)
So three is a, a maximum.

[He still seems like it's taken a concerted effort to keep breathing, especially with that confirmation. Still...]

Is, is seven a maximum or a minimum?
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[personal profile] sanguinairy 2018-07-14 05:13 am (UTC)(link)
[Getting down to exactly nine people to win seems like a DANGEROUS GAME!! He sighs, pressing his fingers to his lips before speaking again.]

I've seen the numbers before, but I wasn't aware of what they meant back then. I assume this person you spoke with has your trust?

[Because he feels a big ol' Unsure here, but... who knows. Maybe that's just him not wanting to accept that they'll need to shave off over half of their remaining fellows to be successful.]
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[personal profile] thesettingsun 2018-07-14 11:43 am (UTC)(link)
[Dazai... doesn't have any useful info to add here, so he just nods along while he clings to Evan's back.]

Considering how much we're encouraged to fulfill our objectives, I don't think it would be a maximum...
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[personal profile] selfinserting 2018-07-14 06:45 pm (UTC)(link)
...I know the heroes have, have finished more than, than seven.

[So. Let's pray it's a minimum. But, the bigger question...]

What are we... What are we going to, to do?

[With this information, but also in general. Save them!!]
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[personal profile] sanguinairy 2018-07-15 09:47 am (UTC)(link)
Is it how many our factions finish in total, though? Or the total number of objectives completed by our last three...?

[That could make things even more complicated, which he assumes means it's probably true. THANKS CASTLE HE HATES IT!!

To Veronica, though - first, he nods in acceptance of her answer. Trusting people with your life in murdercastle does mean a lot! As for the question:]


It was a wish from the well for a clue that could help to end the game... A puzzle which revealed those numbers once it was assembled, but that was all.

[Obviously just 777333 with no further information was met with a lot of "WHY THE FCK" and general Well Irritation.]
thesettingsun: smile (to your deathbed you're on view so)

[personal profile] thesettingsun 2018-07-17 05:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Normally, sharing info about how to escape the murder game would be a good thing...

I can safely say I'm a hero who hasn't completed an objective and probably never will, if that helps?

[god he hates his objective]