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week 4, saturday
-- Jakuzure-kun!
[ they saw her dart out of the courtyard after the announcement - and while they're far too tired to actually chase after her, they do follow not long after, hoping she hasn't vanished into the bowels of the temple by now. They're not doing as good a job at covering up their exhaustion as they usually do, and there's a bit of blood speckling their sleeves from Majima's injury. ]
[ they saw her dart out of the courtyard after the announcement - and while they're far too tired to actually chase after her, they do follow not long after, hoping she hasn't vanished into the bowels of the temple by now. They're not doing as good a job at covering up their exhaustion as they usually do, and there's a bit of blood speckling their sleeves from Majima's injury. ]
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Hahaha. Fair enough. I'm in the same boat, after all.
[ technically? yes. logically? yes. emotionally? not so much, which they're not used to, either. ]
About Geiszler-san, right?
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I don't trust many people, but I've been trying to be better at that. ... I liked him. I thought I could maybe... [ She shakes her head. ] I don't like feeling like an idiot.
[ Tonight especially, it feels even worse. If she can't trust what she says, what can she trust? ]
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[ they'd been suspecting ambition, who ended up being completely innocent. ]
... You're not an idiot for feeling hurt over it, either.
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[ It doesn't make her feel any better to say that, but she's putting it out there.
It doesn't make what he did anywhere near good or right, but if she opens her mouth to say something about that, she's not sure what else she'll say. ]
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[ that's an angle they hadn't considered at all, and they regard her with surprise. ]
That would be a serious problem... What makes you say that?
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[ She can't say that for sure. She doesn't actually know if there's anyone else connected to Newt like what she's thinking. ]
But we talked about his world and how he was facing aliens that were dangerous, and he was making comments about how he— [ She holds her head in her hands. ] It's stupid. Aliens are stupid!
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[ they brush their flyaway bangs out of their face with a sigh, but they seem like they're not going to argue about it. There's no point - they learned that early on. It's easier to just accept whatever crazy things people tell them here. ]
Jakuzure-kun, you think he's being manipulated by some kind of alien from home? Like a parasite? [ it sounds like a movie, but. whatever. ] ... As far as the game goes, it doesn't change what he's done, but... that might mean the Geiszler-kun you thought you knew isn't gone.
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[ But that's all she'll say on that for now since it doesn't seem like they care to talk about aliens, which is fine because she doesn't need to dwell on that. ]
He's still a murdering murderer no matter what and he doesn't deserve what's coming for him. [ Hm. ] But it depends on how much of him has been taken over. If he's too far gone, what can be done?
[ She's trying to be logical about it to sort out all her emotions, but it's not exactly working. Because as frank as she's trying to sound, her voice lacks its usual decisiveness. ]
fuck i used kun by accident WHATEVER!!
I don't know. It's true that maybe nothing could be done - but maybe you can help him, too. It just depends on if you want to try.
[ they'd advise against impossible wishes, but they have no experience with things like this - for all they know, it's entirely possible to save him. ]
We're all coming back after this, right...? Maybe the gods will grant you a favor.
you murder a bunch of people, your honorific gets changed to kun
That depends on how many favors I can get and to what extent those favors stretch. [ And winning. Of course, she wants to win, but there are a lot of variables to think about, and she doesn't have quite the brain for that. ] If he can be helped, I'd like to try, but if I have to prioritize what I want...
[ She knows what she wants. She always has. There's no question what she'd choose. ]
he got demoted
I know. There are some things more important than this entire competition. That's why we're here, after all. At the very least, it's why I'm here.
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[ And that's why murder still happens. ]
What are you aiming for?
[ She's curious, but her read of Mizuki is that they'll dodge this question. ]