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[sengokus]

[also nodding]

.... I'm kinda pissed it was Eleanor-san. We keep losing civilians.

[people who are just trying to vibe? it makes him frown]

But... I guess I'm also glad we're only dealing with one.

[dotcom]

Civilians are the easiest choice to go for. Less likely to fight back, right?

[ so he's not really surprised.

he also has like, another mean thought, but he chooses not to voice it. ]

Just one should help... we won't confuse evidence with each other.

[sengokus]

[it's not like he's surprised but the thought still manages to get mineo to scowl]

It just means it's someone who doesn't care about flaunting power around and being a shitty opportunist.

[LIKE THE FLEA IS STILL ALIVE? THINK ABOUT THAT. WE KILLED ELEANOR SHELLSTROP AND AN A3 BEFORE THE FUCKING FLEA.]

Right... We'll have to gather our evidence, I guess. I haven't heard of any other colors involved so far... but I figure you all got tired last night 'cause Eleanor-san was on Sloth.

[dotcom]

Maybe...

[ a pause ]

Really funny how we get those before anyone is even dead.

[sengokus]

Grace-san said the same thing, after I slipped on one of the puddles.

It's like this place knows something even before we do.

[ . . . . ]

This might not matter, but I got a power - from the arts and crafts and snakes. I can cast an extra vote at trial. It sounded kinda gluttonous, saying that 'no one can stop me from getting seconds'.

[this is such a power to give to mineo who doesn't even want to cast one vote]

[dotcom]

I can change one of my features to be like someone else's .

[ ... ]

Pretty useful for murder.

[sengokus]

[ . . . well.]

That's gonna be a pain in future weeks.

[dotcom]

Pretty much.

... or even this one, honestly. If you change something if we're doing hand checks, the chances of us noticing probably aren't too high.

[sengokus]

[ . . . hmmmmm.]

I don't know how many people would fess up to having this power if they plan on using it for bad shit later....

[dotcom]

Hopefully it's distributed by your alignment or groups then. It'll be easier to figure out.

[sengokus]

Maybe if we can actually get an idea of real numbers this week...?

I don't care about sharing mine. Ah - and if you have someone you think I should put an extra vote in for, just text me during trial using the same code.

[he's just

giving his extra vote to takeru]

[dotcom]

[ ... ]

I'll let you know.

[ he

pats mineo ]

[sengokus]

[???????

he accepts the pat easily enough, leaning into it]

Did I say something good....?

[dotcom]

Ah.

No, I wanted to flick you.

[sengokus]

[wh]

Why?!

[WHAT DID HE DO WRONG]

[dotcom]

No reason.

[ he looks at his phone. ]

Is that all you had to report?

[sengokus]

Hmm.... The common room was cold last night, and Queen Medb had trouble moving her fingers this morning?

I don't really know how to put it all together...

[dotcom]

Well, we've never figured it out on a Friday.

[sengokus]

[he pouts]

No... But it wouldn't hurt to start thinking of leads, right...

[his workaholic tendencies manifest differently from takeru's - in the sense that mineo works so hard on fridays that he forgets to eat or sleep until someone headlocks him into it]

[dotcom]

I'm just saying that we likely aren't going to figure out what exactly it means until we start searching.

Most of the time we can't pinpoint locations exactly, we just narrow them down.

[sengokus]

[hmmmmmm

he nods]

Yeah. It seems like stuff's pretty concentrated on the fifth floor so far, right?

But based on the medbay, we'll probably have to find a clue with water. So that's... what, the hot tub, the showers in the rooms, the kitchen sink?

[dotcom]

Maybe...

We know where Eleanor started, so I wonder if she just went straight to the fifth floor or what...? It's a long way to go.

[sengokus]

It is.

[he frowns]

And I don't think Eleanor-san was stupid, really... She wouldn't just wander around cluelessly or wait for someone to attack her if she realized she was awake.

[they won't have to have the omi 'did you eat something after midnight' question]

[dotcom]

[ he thinks eleanor was stupid but it's fine ]

Maybe she was hoping to lose whoever up there? [ ... ] At least we have more of an idea of her path than we did for previous murders.

[sengokus]

[takeru is so fucking rude but it's nice week]

... maybe. The fifth floor rooms are pretty freaky. Like - they feel really big?