Not Again! With Akira

[shortforever]

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[shortforever]

No, I made them for the shark in the lake.

[:|]

Of course I made them for you. You worked really hard today, and you need to eat.

[survivaltricks]

[oh]

[blinks a few times at Chuuya like ??? because he's so used to doing things for other people that he's not used to random acts of kindness?? even from friends]

Oh.

[. . . well then!]

Thanks. Though I didn't really do anything?

[shortforever]

Bullshit you didn't.

[Handing over the plate now.]

You're a good talker, you know? So just talking through stuff and keeping everyone calm, that counts.

[survivaltricks]

[taking it with an appreciative smile. look no laughter!! no matter how lopsided those pancakes may be]

I think Lili, Belph and Dick calmed people down way more than I did. I just backed up everything they said.

[shortforever]

Well I didn't make them pancakes.

[He's going to just. Sit down at one of the tables. He's not eating right now but Akira shouldn't have to stand and eat.]

I thought of something today too.

[survivaltricks]

[Akira was already sitting so it's okay!! he's going to dig in while Chuuya speaks, though not before shooting his friend an amused look]

Hm? What is it?

[shortforever]

If only one team can win, what if we all just switch teams to be on the same team?

[survivaltricks]

[a pause]







Can we even do that?

[shortforever]

I dunno, I didn't ask them yet.

Do you think it could work?

[survivaltricks]

If it's possible to change teams, then-- [hm]

But what about our team leaders? Do they need to be eliminated for one team to win?

[shortforever]

I dunno about that part. Maybe they could become regular team members too, like the rest of us. Then they can switch.

[survivaltricks]

[. . . hm!]

[looking thoughtful as he takes a bite of pancake]

You know, I think it's an idea worth bringing up to the directors.

[shortforever]

Yeah, I thought so too. If we can do it, then it's a way to get around the rules without killing more than half the people here.

[survivaltricks]

Yeah.

[and it actually gives him another thought]

Even if we can't swap teams, the rulebook says "there can only be one team standing at the end of the competition," right?

Before the pink voice-- [WHY IS THE VOICE PINK] -- took over everything, we were already competing through completing Shadows', Heart's and Winter's tasks.

I wonder if there's a workaround by looking at the competition through that lens, instead of one that involves murder?

[shortforever]

That begs the question of 'what is the end of the competition' though. Is there a time limit? Is it like 'survive six weeks, and the team with the most points at the end wins'? Because if it's that then we can all avoid killing, I think.

[survivaltricks]

. . . [haha]

[akira hopes for the best, but. . . he isn't naive]

I think it's a little too late to hope that nobody else here will die.

[shortforever]

You think it's gonna happen again?

[survivaltricks]

I think, now that 45 has outed what we're supposedly playing for. . . someone is going to panic.

[shortforever]

Maybe we're better off trying to identify the risky people and heading them off first.

...and don't say a damn thing, I'm not a risk this time.

[survivaltricks]

[oh my god]

[just. . . gives Chuuya a Look]

First off: no, we're not doing that, because it's impossible to tell who is risky and who isn't and I am not killing anyone.

Second: you promised me you wouldn't and I'm taking you at face value. Of course you're not a risk.

[shortforever]

I didn't literally mean 'heading them off', I meant talking to them.

[Murder is the third step, not the first!]

And...good, yeah. Because I won't kill, so long as it's not needed.

[survivaltricks]

[well at least it's only the third step??]

It won't be needed.

[he says that so firmly]

I refuse to believe that it will be.

[shortforever]

Yeah, you keep doing that. In the meantime, I'll keep preparing for when someone backstabs you, so we're ready to counteract that.

[survivaltricks]

. . . [oh my god??]

When someone backstabs me?

[shortforever]

It's gonna happen at some point. Someone already used their power on you. And I know you like running headfirst at problems but I'd like to see you alive on the other side of that.

[He's not telling Akira to stop, just that he's ready to punch a ho if they try anything.]