night nine;

[unnames]

[He must hate himself.

That's all he can really think, because here he is, seeking out someone who has made his life a living!! Hell!!! Here!!

On the other hand, he's still alive, so life's not that bad after all.

Anyway, regardless, here he is, seeking out Shijima in whatever cat-like place she buried herself into.]

Hey--

...Can we talk? Just for a minute.

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[liven]

[ he'll find her in the library for the time being since it's pre-curfew and fuck the fountain area HER PREVIOUS FAVORITE, UNTIL EVERYONE KEPT GETTING SICK. she is not about that life.

jeff is not one of the people who usually goes looking for her? so she pauses and eyes him a little suspiciously. ]

I don't mind, but are you sure you want to be speaking with me...?

[unnames]

Not really, honestly.

[AT LEAST HE'S HONEST.]

But I gotta talk to you anyway.

[He jams his hands into his pockets.]

You're not a crazy murderer, right? Not that asking will do much, but...

[liven]

If this is your plan to suss out who is innocent and who isn't, it leaves a little to be desired...

[ JUST SAYING. she sighs, though. ]

I haven't harmed anyone here. ...Well, I did kick Luke on the first day. And I kicked Steve. But I have not killed anyone. Why?

[ like. she might be a crazy murderer?? canon would indicate this is not inaccurate. ]

[unnames]

[It was worth a try!!]

Well.

If you murder me after this I'm gonna be pissed. [FOR THE RECORD.] Look... we're just trying to figure out who we can count on when we need it, because push come to shove, there's not a lot we can do.

["we"]

Or at least, not a lot I can do. But-- [...] --I knew Rhys was Staff.

[liven]

"We".

[ she raises an eyebrow. ]

Then you're implying you're either one of those investigative persons, or you know them. Though I suppose some of us knew about his likely status even without that...but that guy isn't around any longer.

[ also: ]

Murdering you would be a waste of time.

[unnames]

[Think what you want, Shijima!!]

The point is--I wanted you to know this ahead of time, so that the next time we know who it is... we can spread it around to everyone. At least--the people who aren't going to kill everyone.

[WHICH IS HARD???

if he's dead tomorrow, shijima, he's swears]

Maybe that way we won't have to make such a mess of things again.

[liven]

Hm. Did we really make a mess of things? Because I specifically targeted Rhys as I believed he was one of those people...for a variety of reasons.

[ she waves a hand. ]

It's hardly anything we could have done anything about, that they have a cheat. We'll simply need to be much faster about killing staff members when we catch them, I guess...

[ after a moment, she crosses her arms. ]

I will kill you if someone else doesn't confirm your story, you realize.

[unnames]

Whatever.

[He waves a hand at that.]

That's why I'm not giving any names. I dunno yet who the rest of the staff is, and it's not like I'm gonna do something stupid and get someone killed.

But you're loud and for whatever reason, people listen to you, so. If we find another one, I'll come tell you. Even though I really don't like you.

[liven]

Is this because I managed to convince everyone to change your name? I suppose that was the quickest decision any of us were ever forced to come to.

[ no one has made her use these powers for good? what the fuck jeff?? don't drag her like this? ]

I don't need you to give me a name. I'll ask the person I spoke to about Rhys if you're who you say you are, and if you are, I suppose I'll work with you. If not, I'll stab you.

[ stop her? ]

Anyway...please tell me this isn't your approach to figuring out everyone's alignment?

[unnames]

Nah, you're just special.

[So dryly.

Except it's also true...]

... Look, we're just running out of time. ...Too many people died, last time.

[liven]

That's all very well and good, but if you approach anyone and imply what you just implied to me, I'll have to smack you around a little for being so stupid...

[ someone will definitely kill him for that?????

shijima apparently won't, but she COULD HAVE. and well, she still might if she doesn't confirm what he's saying elsewhere. ]

More people are going to die this time, too. We have Rhys running around somewhere, unless they took care of him in-house. And Alice noticed the votes...there were twenty votes, but only nineteen of us at the trial, right? So one of the dead people might not be dead. If that's the case, the person missing is probably staff...it's a pain, but there are too many wild cards. There's also still the second security person, and whoever they enable to act completely of their own will.

[unnames]

[WHY...]

Ugh, you're the worst.

[...]

I don't really get all of that stuff, honestly. [He's not good at this.] All I can do is try to figure out who's staff and...go from there. I already know I'm not great at this, so you don't have to tell me.

But... well, you're a bit better at it. [The big picture thinking.] ...When you try, anyway.

[liven]

What you need to get is that you shouldn't go around saying you know such things, if you can help it. It's fine since it was just me, but from now on, be more cautious...I'm willing to take the risk and be someone else's mouth, but when it's your own mouth and if you're one of the only people who can tell us the truth about people, you have to be a little careful, don't you? It'd be a pain if we were left with nothing at all.

[ like. fuck the security people and whoever else, but the medical and investigative teams are actually useful to her? ]

I only know who I think is innocent. At the least, I've narrowed down the possibilities, but...well, we'll see. It'll be narrowed down even further when the killings happen again, I suppose.

[unnames]

Yeah, yeah, I get it, I get it. I'll be careful. I've been careful, haven't I?

I want to solve this somehow. It's gotta be solved before there are just five of us left, or whatever bullshit that was.

[LIFE'S ROUGH WHEN YOU SUCK AT EVERYTHING.]

Anyway, I'm not gonna ask you to tell me who you're suspicious of or anything. It's my job to figure out who's what anyway. Just... wanted to give you the heads up on all of this before more shit went down.

[liven]

It's not like I really mind telling you if you want to hear it. I've never had any issue with telling people what I think.

[ when they bother to ask. or if she feels like sharing! ]

But sure...let me know if you need something, I suppose.

[unnames]

Ugh, the last thing I want is your help.

[At least some things never change. He waves a hand, turning to go.]

That was all. Don't get killed or anything.

[liven]

It wouldn't matter if I did, except that you would be out an innocent.

[ she rolls her eyes. ]

Try to be less of an idiot approaching other people...but fine, later.