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[ch. 6] post-trial, w/ souji
[Hey, Souji.
He'll find Veronica sitting in the lounge. She doesn't have a drink or snack with her. She's just sitting here, staring into the void. She will, however, look up at him when she hears him approach.
It doesn't seem like she has anything to say, though.]
He'll find Veronica sitting in the lounge. She doesn't have a drink or snack with her. She's just sitting here, staring into the void. She will, however, look up at him when she hears him approach.
It doesn't seem like she has anything to say, though.]
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take a seat next to her.
There are a lot of things he could start with. Condolences. Checking to see if she's okay. Those things will follow, but for now, he's very much been jostled into a Captain's state of mind. So instead:]
I'm going to tell everyone my title and faction after execution, and let them know that I plan to switch. We can't continue to do things in this way.
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Veronica looked tired before, but it just seems... worse. It takes her a moment to speak, but when she does, she shakes her head.]
There's no point anymore. I... I spoke to one of our Viziers. The villains have eight objectives now. We don't need to match the numbers with the heroes or civilians, but—
[This is where she falters. It looks like she's about to start crying again, but she pushes through.]
... The number of survivors wasn't a suggestion. It has to be exactly three, Souji.
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News.
Good and bad, certainly. His brow furrows a little. Cautiously, he reaches a hand to her shoulder.]
...You and the remaining two Villains ought to make yourselves known, then. And I'll still do the same, since we can't afford any more guesses when it comes to our deaths.
[So at least people will know One Hero to come at, since they're still going to be at six after the execution.]
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[She appreciates the gesture, though, giving him a thin smile. She's stressed beyond belief, but...]
If the Vizier wasn't lying— Everyone's factions will be outed tomorrow. So will the number of objectives we've completed. [...] Hopefully, the people we have left will know how to take a fucking hint and coordinate.
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He's glad he doesn't have to singularly yeet though, and gives her a small, tired smile in return.]
At this point, I'd also hope for as much... But we can do what we're able to put failsafes into place, too.
[Like keeping the items on hand during trial in case someone fucking yeets.]
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[She's relieved that Souji and Ion won't be yeeting just yet, but... It's still terrifying to think about the fact that either of them could still die. She's #stressed.]
It's best if we invest whatever tokens we have left into making as many failsafes as possible. I want to believe that people are good and will try not to fuck this up for everyone, but... [Well. She sighs.] It's been harder to do that, lately.
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I think chaos and disorganization are more our enemy than maliciousness.
[People are good! They're just stupid and chaotic.]
But I agree with that. I have one token left - I don't know if I'll be able to get another, but I'll put both toward any failsafe I can.
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[Boy got his boyfriend and Varian killed. Veronica is salty.]
What's your next objective? If it's something that can be done quickly... It could be worth looking into in the time we have left.
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We'll just have to do what we can.
[To ensure that their numbers will be even - that they'll be able to succeed. As for that:]
It's to reveal a lie told by someone else during trial. Eichi might count- [Since he fuckin found the glove that started this whole mess.] -but I can't be certain yet.
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Does it have to be from this trial, or can it be a lie from a previous week?
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[Souji has truly mastered the art of weaseling his way around wording.]
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[...]
Then you should probably know that Melloi was one of the Blotters who murdered Reyna.
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...I suppose that explains why he wouldn't use the item they were debating over.
[Why is everyone like this. He doesn't even have it in him to be surprised.]
Do we at least know if he used his reward to help us? Reyna said that as long as her killers at least did that...
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She shakes her head, though.]
No... I don't know, but I can ask if you want me to.
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If you'd like... Though I feel we'd already know what it was, if he did.
[It's been a week without much new information, okay. WAVER!! After a pause, though:]
May I ask how you know...?
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I... know who his accomplice was. They confessed to me this week. [Yeah, uh. Sorry.] But I knew that killing someone wasn't their choice, so I didn't say anything.
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THAT SAID he just shakes his head a little.]
I understand. [Actually, he really understands since Fane told him literally right after the week three trial that he and his partner murdered Fitz so Souji would know they weren't also responsible for Hijikata. THANKS FANE.]
...It's true that they choose their targets. That makes it a little more difficult, I think. [More difficult than Editor kills specifically, he means.] But I think you're right to keep that in mind, too.
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[Fane and his partner are a tragicomedy, but not as much as Waver and (redacted).
God.]
Melloi and Reyna had an, um... Agreement, apparently. If one of them was chosen as a Blotter, they would target the other. [...] To be honest, though, knowing this just makes me more pissed off that Dazai took the fall for him. Melloi could have minimized the casualties so easily, but he didn't.
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...Well. I suppose the agreement didn't include confessing. [@god why] It makes sense to be angry.
[He isn't because he has negative amounts of salt in his sickly dying body, but he Gets It.]