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[concasse]

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[slobjection]

[ aww...... ]


Thanks for the encouragement, Sanji. I really needed that.... and I had no idea you felt so affectionately about me....

[ now he gonna get kicked ]

[concasse]

Shithead I will launch you straight into a wall!!

[Sanji is benevolent only because he knows if he approaches Phoenix again, the same shit is gonna happen.]

Just tell me what you saw!

[slobjection]

No need to be embarrassed. I understand your true feelings.

[ give him some more headpats...... ]

We've got another murderer involving the lake... specifically dragging bodies, seems like. Best place to start tomorrow.

[concasse]

[HE WILL CHEW OFF HIS HANDS FIRST.

-- Also? Damn. His expression freezes for a beat]

The lake again... What are the chances of it being the same asshole who killed last time?

[slobjection]

Can't say for sure until we see the clues tomorrow.... but probably low. The lake's just a convenient body disposal, I suppose.

[ even though the monster yeets bodies out.... ]

What's your info?

[concasse]

I found a glowstick in a tree.

[closes eyes]

[slobjection]

That's all from today....?

[concasse]

... From today, yes.

[Hm]

Unless you're asking for something more.

[slobjection]

I am, yeah. I won't pry too much, because it sounds pretty personal and I'm sure your wounds have been looked after already.... [ little nod, he noticed!!! ] but could you tell me where you ended up?

[concasse]

... One of the counselor cabins.

And no, I ain't sayin' which one. All three of us are paranoid enough of some information going crazy and causing a backlash on our hosts.

[Frowning at Phoenix, though it's not as accusatory now -- more thoughtful than anything]

You talked to Dick? Or Yasusada?

[slobjection]

I use discretion and keep things to myself, but.... fair enough. [ he gets it, he doesn't want them hurt either. ] Was anything you found not your own personal hell.....?

[ phoenix just nods along. ]

Dick. Was concerned about the injuries. Do you or Yasusada need other help?

[concasse]

I'm fine. Yasusada...

[A... pause. Sanji's hardassery doesn't extend to the pup sword, apparently. His brows pinch with some concern.]

He'll be fine, too. Just needs to be better about looking out for himself. [A sigh]

And most of that shit wasn't my personal hell. Saw some dead bodies I didn't want to see, but besides my shoulder getting fucked up, I got off easy.

... But my money's on it being the counselor's bullshit instead, so. [Still can't share a lot. Isn't it great]

[slobjection]

[ go to bed marie ]

Suppose I'm not the right person to check up on him, but.... hope other people are.

[ hmmm..... ]

Can you think of anything that happened that wasn't especially personal? I've been trying to figure out if there's common threads between all these locations.

[concasse]

[I did!!! Gosh]

... And the end of all the bullshit, we ended up in the counselor's actual cabin -- kinda like we were transported back there, or the illusion was broken. I think the experiences we go through will depend on where you break in, but assuming you live through it, you can snoop through their shit.

[A shrug]

That's the best I got, though. Every "place" we got stuck in... Sure, that shit definitely wasn't real, but it did feel like we were up against impossible odds. Situations where we'd have to sacrifice other people to survive, or we'd already failed, or we were two seconds away from dying miserably.

[slobjection]

Think those kids will probably kill me if I go on another adventure, so I may have to sit this one out.

[ i'm proud of you ]

Kind of sounds like our own private experiences here and in our previous games, doesn't it?

[ just. yikes. ]