[ don't ask me how this logistically is working. it just is. anyway at some point when alex and kazuki are either distracted or asleep or something, jonas is sliding down to sit next to setsu. ]
God. We're really going to have to keep it together tomorrow somehow. I don't want to end up like Hot Mess.
[ maybe while the other two are in their own pc era. who knows how it works. we sure as hell don't! but, as soon as Jonas slides next to them, they lean to press against his side a little. ]
We won't. [ it's said a bit tensed, which is seen from their own posture. but they emit a quiet sigh. ] ...We'll need to try and keep our cool and just debunk whatever they try to point our way. There won't be any hard evidence pointing our way so we should be fine.
...It's probably good we didn't do anything after all.
And if somehow there is evidence, we find a way to prove it's fake. [ it sounds easy in theory, but it's evident that he's worried about how they'll perform tomorrow. ]
I was thinking that too, though. We were...really still planning this before Kazuki came back. And if we had who knows how many people we might've run into out there.
[ some of that tension bleeds out, relaxing as they lean against one another. finding clear comfort in that support. ]
They will need something that can really connect us to those erasures. Without hard evidence, they won't get anywhere. Especially if we can prove anything that try to link to us a fake. [ they can understand that worry, they are as well, but they're determined to prove their innocence. they very much meant it earlier when they said they wouldn't allow anyone to split their team apart. ]
That's true... [ the idea of running into all those people out there... god. ] ...I'm more worried they'll be suspicious of Kazuki's injuries, even though he came from an excursion. He wasn't exactly with everyone at all times.
[ so getting plenty of alibis on those injuries... it's going to be rough. ]
True. Yeah, no you're right. Without hard evidence it'll fall flat on its face and we can move on. And...we all still have Drift. That'll save us this time. Hopefully.
[ god he truly hopes so. his eyes are wandering over to wherever kakuki might be though. ]
Considering what happened to land Hot Mess in trouble last week...we should have a catalogue of his injuries and who from outside of our team saw them. People should be able to vouch for them since it's not like any of us have healing and could help in the first place.
Hopefully it does. ...I did purchase the psych change app, but changing it now will only draw too much suspicion to us so I've held off on it.
[ especially since the plan was to erase this week initially, they were going to wait until after the trial on Saturday until they did. but it might have to wait until Sunday or even Monday. they steadily watch Kazuki for a moment before tilting their head to look up at Jonas. ]
I've already questioned Kazuki a bit on that matter earlier. Luo Wenzhou healed his hand on Thursday after his return, which left behind a scar. He'll be able to vouch for that. And today Nahida healed the cut he got from the sword on his investigation today. It's only healed enough to stop it from bleeding. [ Setsu of course is in work mode, trying to ease things for them so they go into tomorrow prepared. ] His hand did get burned a bit from the fire today as well, but so did Ylfa's.
[ a brief pause to let that information sit in. ] Anyone at the simulation should be able to account for watching Wenzhou heal Kazuki's right hand in public. And Ylfa was around on the investigation to have seen both the sword and burn.
Yeah, definitely. Let's hold off on it for as long as we can. I'm not sure what you were going to change it to, but I'm glad you didn't yet.
...those are all people who'll be good to cover for him. Especially since Ylfa was on that adventure with him for at least part of it, Nahida's trustworthy, and Wenzhou has his own motivations to find a culprit. Let's just hope none of those people disappoint us, but I doubt they will.
I haven't given it much thought. It's a bit tricky. If I pick one that no other group has, it can easily come back to bite us... we can regroup on Sunday after everything to try and decide together what would be best.
[ a nod as he voices their own thoughts back to them. because they agree. it's trustworthy people, so they should hopefully be safe. carefully, their own hands come together in their lap before they lean their head further to plop it against him as well. ]
Today has been more draining than usual. [ it even isn't that Setsu was particularly attached to any that died, but the stress of not knowing was a lot more overwhelming today. ]
See who's still left after Sunday, yeah. That's gonna make all kinds of differences in our plan if we lose somebody we can use.
[ but still. he doesn't mind the leaning and he just sort of hums in thought to himself. ]
It's...weird. We always know what happens on Fridays, but somehow they're surprising every single time. I think not knowing what to expect to find makes them more stressful. And the more and more we find, the more stressful it gets. I don't blame anybody for not wanting to deal with many other people right now.
Given how voting worked when only two were erased, it should still only be one person that ends up being erased on Sunday. ...Assuming the votes don't go toward a team of two.
[ which just makes them frown more. however, he's right. it could adjust their plans depending on who. ]
I cannot blame anyone as well. Because at most, the implication could be that four people went out today to erase. [ it's enough to put anyone on edge. ] ..I'm not sure what to expect, but we have to ensure our team's own survival first and foremost.
And assuming we don't split our votes somehow. That's less likely, but it's still a possibility. It isn't something we can rule out just yet.
...it's hard to believe four people went out last night, but it's like I've said. We really don't know what people's motivations are and wha people are really like when things get desperate. They're all doing what it takes to make sure their teams survive. So. Nobody can blame us for doing the same. You know?
Right. Though, they have been good that, when the time gets closer, to bring up who they're thinking of voting for.
[ so that at the very least should help get a general idea. when they think of the possibility of votes being tied, they think of their own world and... they highly doubt they have a choice in saying "let's decide not to erase" like how it can happen with cold sleep. ]
That's what it comes down to. [ a nod in agreement, briefly glancing to the rest of their warehouse. the safety and comfort they've come to be to them... they really do want nothing more than to protect them. ] And that's what we'll do. We'll make sure our team survives.
Good point. As long as we listen, we should be able to swing votes the way we want...or at least make sure things pan out in a way they can work for us.
[ the vote might not be exactly what they hope for, but it can be a good start. ]
...Kazuki's worried about one of us being targeted next week, too. I don't know how to reassure him when I can't promise that won't be the case, but...I think we should probably prepare for that instance, too. Just in case.
There are still four of us, so I'd say we're more than capable of tilting it just a bit in our favor.
[ they can add numbers to whatever seems the most likely. as long as it isn't them, it should be fine. though... speaking of four of them, they listen to his words and nod ]
...No, it's not something we can readily promise to him, to any of us. As much as I would like to avoid us being picked out. I think it would be extremely lucky if we were to continue to stay under the radar until the end but. [ he's right. they need to prepare for that. ] If.. if something does happen, I'll make sure to have that sword with me from here on. Take it if something happens. Okay?
[ even though they tilt their head a bit down from where it's resting against him, as if avoiding him seeing their expression. because they really... really don't like the idea of any of them being targeted. it's fine if they go after Setsu, but they can't stand the idea of anyone going after their team. ]
I would take extremely lucky if I thought there was a chance of that happening. [ but he refuses to be surprised. ] We'll keep that in mind. But I'm not taking it from you in case you need it. We should...figure out plans to protect ourselves. I'm not sure how well Alex or Kazuki would do using a sword. But even just a swing or two should be enough.
[ ...headbump. ]
Whatever happens, we're gonna get through it. That's all we can do.
[ they are kinda in the same mindset in that aspect. they just assume with how the game has been going so far.. that it will be inevitable. still... ]
If any of you can get some swings in, I think anything is better than nothing. As we are now, we will need a way to properly defend ourselves if it comes down to it. Though.. we can always discuss it more later though.
[ since things are currently overwhelming in other ways right now. they smile at the headbump, humming a bit in reply. ]
Mhm... so, let's continue to hang in there.
[ Setsu will probably stay here for a bit longer, to settle their earlier nerves and recollect themselves. they just want to stay around the team for today.
also me gently closing this thwead hehe, new week soon yippee!! ]
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God. We're really going to have to keep it together tomorrow somehow. I don't want to end up like Hot Mess.
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We won't. [ it's said a bit tensed, which is seen from their own posture. but they emit a quiet sigh. ] ...We'll need to try and keep our cool and just debunk whatever they try to point our way. There won't be any hard evidence pointing our way so we should be fine.
...It's probably good we didn't do anything after all.
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And if somehow there is evidence, we find a way to prove it's fake. [ it sounds easy in theory, but it's evident that he's worried about how they'll perform tomorrow. ]
I was thinking that too, though. We were...really still planning this before Kazuki came back. And if we had who knows how many people we might've run into out there.
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They will need something that can really connect us to those erasures. Without hard evidence, they won't get anywhere. Especially if we can prove anything that try to link to us a fake. [ they can understand that worry, they are as well, but they're determined to prove their innocence. they very much meant it earlier when they said they wouldn't allow anyone to split their team apart. ]
That's true... [ the idea of running into all those people out there... god. ] ...I'm more worried they'll be suspicious of Kazuki's injuries, even though he came from an excursion. He wasn't exactly with everyone at all times.
[ so getting plenty of alibis on those injuries... it's going to be rough. ]
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[ god he truly hopes so. his eyes are wandering over to wherever kakuki might be though. ]
Considering what happened to land Hot Mess in trouble last week...we should have a catalogue of his injuries and who from outside of our team saw them. People should be able to vouch for them since it's not like any of us have healing and could help in the first place.
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[ especially since the plan was to erase this week initially, they were going to wait until after the trial on Saturday until they did. but it might have to wait until Sunday or even Monday. they steadily watch Kazuki for a moment before tilting their head to look up at Jonas. ]
I've already questioned Kazuki a bit on that matter earlier. Luo Wenzhou healed his hand on Thursday after his return, which left behind a scar. He'll be able to vouch for that. And today Nahida healed the cut he got from the sword on his investigation today. It's only healed enough to stop it from bleeding. [ Setsu of course is in work mode, trying to ease things for them so they go into tomorrow prepared. ] His hand did get burned a bit from the fire today as well, but so did Ylfa's.
[ a brief pause to let that information sit in. ] Anyone at the simulation should be able to account for watching Wenzhou heal Kazuki's right hand in public. And Ylfa was around on the investigation to have seen both the sword and burn.
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...those are all people who'll be good to cover for him. Especially since Ylfa was on that adventure with him for at least part of it, Nahida's trustworthy, and Wenzhou has his own motivations to find a culprit. Let's just hope none of those people disappoint us, but I doubt they will.
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[ a nod as he voices their own thoughts back to them. because they agree. it's trustworthy people, so they should hopefully be safe. carefully, their own hands come together in their lap before they lean their head further to plop it against him as well. ]
Today has been more draining than usual. [ it even isn't that Setsu was particularly attached to any that died, but the stress of not knowing was a lot more overwhelming today. ]
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[ but still. he doesn't mind the leaning and he just sort of hums in thought to himself. ]
It's...weird. We always know what happens on Fridays, but somehow they're surprising every single time. I think not knowing what to expect to find makes them more stressful. And the more and more we find, the more stressful it gets. I don't blame anybody for not wanting to deal with many other people right now.
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[ which just makes them frown more. however, he's right. it could adjust their plans depending on who. ]
I cannot blame anyone as well. Because at most, the implication could be that four people went out today to erase. [ it's enough to put anyone on edge. ] ..I'm not sure what to expect, but we have to ensure our team's own survival first and foremost.
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...it's hard to believe four people went out last night, but it's like I've said. We really don't know what people's motivations are and wha people are really like when things get desperate. They're all doing what it takes to make sure their teams survive. So. Nobody can blame us for doing the same. You know?
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[ so that at the very least should help get a general idea. when they think of the possibility of votes being tied, they think of their own world and... they highly doubt they have a choice in saying "let's decide not to erase" like how it can happen with cold sleep. ]
That's what it comes down to. [ a nod in agreement, briefly glancing to the rest of their warehouse. the safety and comfort they've come to be to them... they really do want nothing more than to protect them. ] And that's what we'll do. We'll make sure our team survives.
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[ the vote might not be exactly what they hope for, but it can be a good start. ]
...Kazuki's worried about one of us being targeted next week, too. I don't know how to reassure him when I can't promise that won't be the case, but...I think we should probably prepare for that instance, too. Just in case.
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[ they can add numbers to whatever seems the most likely. as long as it isn't them, it should be fine. though... speaking of four of them, they listen to his words and nod ]
...No, it's not something we can readily promise to him, to any of us. As much as I would like to avoid us being picked out. I think it would be extremely lucky if we were to continue to stay under the radar until the end but. [ he's right. they need to prepare for that. ] If.. if something does happen, I'll make sure to have that sword with me from here on. Take it if something happens. Okay?
[ even though they tilt their head a bit down from where it's resting against him, as if avoiding him seeing their expression. because they really... really don't like the idea of any of them being targeted. it's fine if they go after Setsu, but they can't stand the idea of anyone going after their team. ]
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[ ...headbump. ]
Whatever happens, we're gonna get through it. That's all we can do.
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If any of you can get some swings in, I think anything is better than nothing. As we are now, we will need a way to properly defend ourselves if it comes down to it. Though.. we can always discuss it more later though.
[ since things are currently overwhelming in other ways right now. they smile at the headbump, humming a bit in reply. ]
Mhm... so, let's continue to hang in there.
[ Setsu will probably stay here for a bit longer, to settle their earlier nerves and recollect themselves. they just want to stay around the team for today.
also me gently closing this thwead hehe, new week soon yippee!! ]