sacredpath | pc: jiaoqiu

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[ we are void. or kitchen, but void is also fine, i'll forget where we are like a tag in anyway

also, against his better judgement he does laugh at that, and then feels bad. ]

I think I made that same joke after Jing Yuan, and I'm pretty sure Neverah smacked me for it. [ ... ] But you're right. Similarly to Charlie, it's difficult to believe someone would've hurt her on purpose.

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sacredpath

[no, no, it's good. sometimes you just respond to things inappropriately.]

Yes, and with only one death, it's fair to assume no one did.

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fried

That it is.

[ hum. ]

Really, in that case - we've lost two people this weekend.

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sacredpath

I wish we knew if they were truly lost to us. Though I don't suppose it matters, with only one death. They'll make us vote for that person all the same.

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fried

I suppose it's better that the person we vote for is the one who did the murder, and not someone innocent.

[ it still isn't something he likes, though. ]

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sacredpath

I don't know if it's better, but there's a practicality towards it, when we don't know if there's any way to stop them from doing it again.

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fried

[ he rubs at his eyes again, mostly at the bridge of his nose. ]

I wish the angels had a better answer for us than - oh no, it's happened again.

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sacredpath

True, but at least they're trying.

[it also feels worse to be angry at them when they're all teens, even if two of them aren't actually teens.]

I think our original theory, that this group has been set up for failure in some way, is more likely than ever.

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fried

I don't mean it so much as a criticism. They are trying.

[ he likes all three of them a lot. ]

But... yes. With the constant trials and now what seems to be weekly disappearances to someone's memories, just to be tortured - something is testing us.

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sacredpath

I know.

[she didn't think he was, but she was a bit mean this week.]

And I don't think they're testing to see if we really, really, really are good people. Unless that monster Koharu deserved to be tortured to see if she's worthy of redemption deep down.