[CONTINUE + 4] Week 1 || act: investigate

[foundationmods]

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

But there is still, undeniably...

a feeling of foreboding.

You know what this is.

One of your own...has perished.

At the hands of one of you.]

((One person only in each spot, please!))

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[oceanicbutterfly]

You're off the table, then. Is anyone more willing?

[improbablenotimpossible]

Well...

[He starts]

[finalring]

...

Are you sure?

[improbablenotimpossible]

If no one else steps up, then allow me. I do have experience with acting, though I suggest we try leaving first then we pull off this plan.

[He looks at them steadily]

I'm essentially a ghost given life again, that's what a Heroic Spirit is, temporal beings destined to die on the behalf of others.

[finalring]

While I understand your reasons for sacrificing yourself, do understand that you are a being that is made purely from Mana. Beyond being just a 'ghost' meant to die for the sake of something greater than itself, you are an energy source.

[improbablenotimpossible]

I know - it's possible that my mana would be feeding them if I do not survive this.

[le_mat]

If none of the culprits will work the next best option is one of the victims.

[justonezero]

[Almost says something, remembers everyone yelling at him and also Chuuta from last night, shuts his mouth again.]

[finalring]

[ completely unaware of yoshi: ] We need it to seem believable too. So it has to be someone that could have fought and killed Atsushi.

[improbablenotimpossible]

...

[Meaning, he looks at Ren]

I don't like the idea but it'd be hypocritical of me to oppose it.

[oceanicbutterfly]

It's as if it knew we would think of this, and deliberately tried to limit our options.

[le_mat]

[he sees the look and shrugs]

It fits my MO best, from what little I saw of it all before we got dragged in here. A blade. Finger trauma. We can spin a story pretty easy.

[improbablenotimpossible]

Pretty easy...

[He repeats in a sotto voce]

[le_mat]

Look I don't like it either. And if someone else has a better option I'll go for it. False accusations are... kinda an old wound for me.

But I wouldn't have suggested it if I wasn't willing to do it myself.

[improbablenotimpossible]

I know. Even with a preordained ending, we have to play our parts.

Everyone knows how Hamlet ends, but it wouldn't be convincing if the actors just stand around until they fall on the tragic carpets.

[le_mat]

Right. He have to make it a good show.

Plus... I trust you all to not let me fall.

[sageking]

"We".

[ He'll smirk even if he still disliked it. ]

I will be as I am normally in these trials. If you mongrels wish to persue this plan in the event our other plan fails and provide such a ridiculous, embellishing tale...Hmph.

Obviously just anticipate I will help save you from your idiocy. It is within the magnanimous nature of a King to do so, after all.