Not Again! With Akira

[shortforever]

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Yeah. That same forest.

[it's okay, they're all just fine!! except for moonwalking]

By the way, Dick isn't moonwalking with the rest of us, but it's because I used my power on him and not because he was awake at night. I'm pretty sure.

[. . .]

I sure hope that doesn't come up at trial tomorrow.

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You say that, but it absolutely will come up at trial tomorrow.

...so let's trade. IF it comes up, I'll say I used 'my power' on him. As long as I'm describing a power that's not mine it should be fine to say, right? Or hell, I could be vague about it and just say 'it's my fault' and leave it at that.

[He doesn't want Akira to get punished for disclosing his power to the public.]

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[. . . CHUUYA???]

Well, I'm not going to say anything about having used my power on him. [huffs!!] And I'd rather you not, either.

[just gives Chuuya a look]

I'm mostly worried about what kind of effect people speculating about what my power is in public, even if they don't know it's mine or what it does exactly, will have on-- well.

Me.

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But they wouldn't know it's yours, they'd think it's mine.

[Still, he'll relent on that idea, because he's not actually that close to Dick. Luckily it's not someone he cares about at risk so he'll give up the fight easily.]

Why did you even use it on him? What happened?

[survivaltricks]

Yeah. . . but-- I don't know. What Steph said about how even passing around an anonymous list of powers without names attached would come with consequences has me worried.

[a small sigh]

But I'm going to talk to Dick and Yin Yu, so hopefully they'll believe me without me saying too much and. . . not mention it tomorrow.

[ANYWAY]

Nothing happened to him, I just worried he might be a good first target. [a tiny shrug] If I were someone who wanted to play this game the way the pink voice wants us to, I'd target someone as personable and capable as him first.

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See, here I was thinking that Yu was the perfect target for the opposite reasons: I didn't see him around as much at meetings, so I figured people would be less likely to miss him.

[A pause.]

This isn't a confession by the way, I didn't kill him. That's just the logic I'd use in picking a victim.

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Of course you didn't.

You wouldn't be humming that obnoxious tune if you did.

[just giving Chuuya a blank look at that]

[shortforever]

Shit, really? Killers avoid effects?

[CHUUYA DID NOT KNOW. HE MADE IT BACK TO THE ROOM THAT ONE TIME HE MURDERED.]

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[. . . . . . . . . I]

[Chuuya]







Where were you for seven weeks?

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You don't understand! I thought it was because the killers went back to their rooms after killing! I didn't know it was a side-effect of killing someone!

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Chuuya.

[r-reaches out to pat his shoulder]

It's not a side effect of killing someone. It's more. . . a consequence of being awake on Thursday nights.

People who kill on Thursday nights are awake, so they don't get curfew effects. Much like people who sleep in their cabins.

1/ lol

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[His shoulder is patted!]

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It's not-

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But that can't-

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ok done

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I'm not stupid!

[survivaltricks]

[oh my god]

[IT TAKES ALL OF AKIRA'S WILLPOWER NOT TO LAUGH]

I'm not saying you are! I just can't believe you didn't notice!

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[He is! Grabbing for Akira's shirt!!!

He's not shaking him yet or anything though, it's more like 'hold him there to yell at him'.]

You can't tell anybody about this! Take this secret to your grave!

[survivaltricks]

Okay, okay! [his mouth is twitching but he isn't laughing. he lifts both of his hands to clutch at Chuuya's] I won't tell a soul.

Did you stay somewhere by yourself last night?

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[The magic friendship hand-holding~]

No, I wasn't by myself. There were like five damn people down by the lake.

One of them tried to fight the shark, it was so stupid.

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[wh]








Why?

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If I knew, I would've told you the reason why.

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. . . [nods sagely???]

I guess that's-- fair. . .?

[shortforever]

It's still stupid.

[And after a moment, he's getting an idea.]

Hey, so you have to walk backwards, right? You think it'll affect me too if I give you a piggyback ride?