week 1 || act: investigate

[foundationmods]

[Everything is still, silent, and dark - just like it should be.

There's been no indication of trouble, nothing like the last times, when all of you were trapped in games.

If anything, the town is gentle, the people kind....and nothing seems wrong. There's no danger.

Then, why...

Is there a feeling of foreboding?]

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[le_mat]

[Once Chuuta has feed everyone, Ren hops on a chair- like he did at the party the night before- and speaks]

Okay everyone, two things- I know it will be hard, but we should avoid using Inaba's name tomorrow- since she was using a second mask we don't want the Monsters realizing she has two forms. Might be worth coming up with a name for the second one and a story for why her robot self isn't here that we can all keep straight.

Second... I know we've all seen stuff like this before, but we have to remember: we weren't brought here against our wills or given killing ultimatiums. There's no reason to think one of us did this right out the gate. I... everyone in my group and from the Winchester event know how bad things can get if we start turning on each other. We ALL know that. So... let's do this right, okay?

[ he sits, looking tired but resolute]

[homeecspacecop]

Right. We can't just jump to conclusions. [He knows what it looks like when people turn on other people. He won't let that happen.]

[oceanicbutterfly]

...I second that.

[please don't scapegoat her for this of all murders]

[homeecspacecop]

And when we figure out who it was, we don't have to kill them. We can just... contain them. We have to remember that too.

[improbablenotimpossible]

That may not be in our hands, but we can try to plea for mercy depending on the circumstances.

[le_mat]

[he gives Chuuta a firm nod. He could never forget that trial. Not only because of the horror of that execution- the rock in his hands, Boa's skull and brain under his nails- but because of how close it came to disaster.

He tried to hold back the tide then and almost failed. Not again]

We're not kids anymore.

[homeecspacecop]

[He nods. He doesn't... always feel that way. A lot of the time he just feels too small to do anything. But he's not a kid anymore, that's for sure.]

We aren't. We have to make sure we do things right, this time.

[sageking]

There isn't?

[ ... ]

Trust always seemed so fragile back then and those other times. Additionally, what makes you think one of us hadn't been compromised?

[le_mat]

Don't try and Devil's Proof me, Your Majesty. I'm not saying it can't be one of us- maybe someone had a grudge none of us knew about. But otherwise there's no obvious motive.

I refuse to fall in a trap because I started assuming things.

[sageking]

Hmph, believe what you may then. I suppose we will see what tomorrow brings.

[cw_suicide]

We managed to get every single culprit in the house with only one exception. We don't have to needlessly start to point fingers is what Ren-kun is saying, I believe, heika.

[sageking]

...It's far too idealistic for someone like me. Though believe me when I say I've no wish of entertaining what's come to pass before.

[ He sounded irritated enough. But it was what it was. ]

In the event that we must, for certain, face an impudent fool who dares to have turned against us...we should be prepared for what may result. If it is, in fact, the actions of an enemy not among us, I imagine we will see the insect revealed for what they are soon enough.

[ ...In other words, he did trust at the very least in their investigative ability, no matter the result. ]

[cw_suicide]

Oh, it's a little on the idealistic side for me, also. But we're not the ones who are the morale-boosters for this group, are we?

No matter how ugly it gets, we have to be sure that there are people who won't look away from the reality of it.

[improbablenotimpossible]

I agree, there's something suspicious about this whole affair - we need to keep our heads on straight if we want to get to the bottom of this.

Follow the evidence, and we'll find the truth.

[cw_suicide]

I still maintain that the best way to keep the peace is to go where the evidence leads. The moment we start to deviate is the moment trust breaks down.

[accessorytomurder]

...that's true. Even when we didn't like the answer we found, we always found the right one, eventually.

[Even when it wasn't fair.

Especially then.]

[cw_suicide]

[Yuri's trial still haunts...]

And if we don't like or understand the answer here, we'll have more chances to look into the "why" of it.

[justonezero]

[His eyes are a little red from crying, but he's here.]

She didn't like her first name. Blue Angel isn't here, so maybe we can call her Aoi instead?

[oceanicbutterfly]

[Karen would be the same, except not crying is one of her most practiced skills.]

Aoi... she was blue, after all.

[justonezero]

[Nodding.]

Yeah...

[oceanicbutterfly]

There was no reason for anyone to do it.

[ugly_split_ends]

Y-You're just... doing wishful thinking.

[Touko sniffs, it's obvious she's been crying.]

Something out there is doing this... how do we know someone isn't a traitor??

[finalring]

Because there's no reason for people to do it. There's absolutely no gain to it. The Monsters are peaceful and, you saw them, they're just as angry that something like this would happen.

[le_mat]

Exactly. I'm not saying it's impossible, but we have no reason to suspect it without more evidence.

[ugly_split_ends]

Mmgh... and if that traitor is sitting right here??