[an amused huff, and Akira approaches the shed, grabbing a hold of the low-hanging roof to pull himself up. he settles down next to Chuuya, legs dangling over the edge]
[Akira's expression turns stony and unreadable, his gaze affixed at a random spot on the horizon. he doesn't answer immediately, and when he does, it's in a low, quiet voice]
Because he believed it was better for us to execute someone innocent who asked for it, rather than someone innocent who didn't.
Which is stupid! Someone innocent who doesn't want to die is just going to die next week now. If they're really killing us for food, then they'll have to eat again. He did nothing for us besides make himself the martyr he wanted to be.
[He's mad, but that anger isn't directed at Akira. Chuuya just doesn't like self-sacrificing people.]
[Akira doesn't like self-sacrifice either, but. . . he understands it]
So instead of having two innocent people die against their will, we only have one.
[. . . shakes his head]
I don't agree with his logic. I don't agree with him standing up there and saying it was okay for us to vote for him because he had died once already. I think he's an idiot and a moron.
I control gravity. I could've stuck the suspects to the wall for better investigating. Or turned up the gravity on 'em a bit to see who is hiding supernatural strength.
[That question isn't what he had expected to hear, and it catches Chuuya off-guard. When he responds, it sounds almost confused, like he doesn't understand why Akira's asking it.]
Peach-san asked me that question when I asked her about the story told before Haruka-san's death. And when I told her I usually do, she told me to "look hard enough to find the answers I'm looking for."
I guess it might not sound like much, but when I take what she said and put it alongside what we've experienced-- the loss of our senses, of our limbs, the fact that we couldn't see the rats or the evidence of Haruka-san's death until the day of the trial-- it makes me wonder. . .
It makes me wonder if something about this mansion is affected by our perceptions of it.
It's...possible, I guess. 'This must be an ability' is what I thought when we started losing our senses last week.
But everything that's happening here, it's for a reason. Even our perceptions being affected is for a reason. And we'll be in a better place to break out once we know the 'why'.
In the meantime, all we can go on is what we perceive. Even if that's faulty, finding the patterns in what we see and feel is just another clue.
I think we need to be careful about jumping to conclusions, though. I think we need to be more mindful about looking for things that escape our notice the first time around.
And I don't mean we should do that during trials, I mean— in general.
[tilts his head at Chuuya, expression thoughtful]
You say you think this place is a holding pen— a feeding ground— for monsters. But is there more to it that we're missing?
Of course we do. We're not gonna get out of here if we just sit around and go "I guess it can't be helped."
[That's never been Chuuya's style, honestly.]
if the monsters were 'Blue' or the girls, I could see it as just being us brought here for food. But the monsters, they're mixed in with us, aren't they? And like, Nikki didn't seem to think she was one at all. Or at least she was friendly and nice up until that trial. She wouldn't do that if she just saw us as food.
[So, yeah. Even if he's pretty sure they're there to be eaten, he's also sure it's more complicated than just that.]
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Date: 2020-03-01 04:10 am (UTC)...so yes. He likes to be tall.]
What does it look like I'm doing? I'm sitting up here.
[He scoots over slightly, making room for Akira to join him. The invitation is not spoken out loud though.]
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Date: 2020-03-01 04:11 am (UTC)[an amused huff, and Akira approaches the shed, grabbing a hold of the low-hanging roof to pull himself up. he settles down next to Chuuya, legs dangling over the edge]
Just sitting? Or sitting and thinking?
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Date: 2020-03-01 04:20 am (UTC)[Yep, sitting and thinking confirmed.]
...he's an idiot. He asked for people to vote for him. If he knew he didn't do it, then why didn't he fight?
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Date: 2020-03-01 04:24 am (UTC)Because he believed it was better for us to execute someone innocent who asked for it, rather than someone innocent who didn't.
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Date: 2020-03-01 04:26 am (UTC)[He's mad, but that anger isn't directed at Akira. Chuuya just doesn't like self-sacrificing people.]
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Date: 2020-03-01 04:42 am (UTC)So instead of having two innocent people die against their will, we only have one.
[. . . shakes his head]
I don't agree with his logic. I don't agree with him standing up there and saying it was okay for us to vote for him because he had died once already. I think he's an idiot and a moron.
But we can't deny that his choice did some good.
[however little good it might be]
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Date: 2020-03-01 04:47 am (UTC)[He knows Akira has a point, especially since they weren't close to finding the real culprit. He's just Stubborn.]
You know what else is stupid? None of this would even be a problem if I had my powers. I would've found the killer instantly with them.
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Date: 2020-03-01 04:54 am (UTC)[TRUST HIM. HE KNOWS]
[but also the mention of powers gets a curious look from Akira]
You could've, huh. . . how so?
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Date: 2020-03-01 05:12 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-03-01 05:14 am (UTC)Aaaand that's probably why our abilities were taken from us.
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Date: 2020-03-01 05:21 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-03-01 05:34 am (UTC)I don't know about that, actually.
[???]
Chuuya, have you considered what kind of place this mansion might be?
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Date: 2020-03-01 05:41 am (UTC)It's a feeding pen. We were brought here to be food for the monsters.
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Date: 2020-03-02 02:30 am (UTC)[. . .]
[instead of responding directly, he asks a question, though the question almost sounds like he's repeating something someone else already said to him]
Chuuya, do you always believe everything you see and hear?"
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Date: 2020-03-02 02:47 am (UTC)I mean, yeah? What else is there to believe in?
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Date: 2020-03-02 03:27 am (UTC)Good question.
[how to best put this into words. . .]
Peach-san asked me that question when I asked her about the story told before Haruka-san's death. And when I told her I usually do, she told me to "look hard enough to find the answers I'm looking for."
I guess it might not sound like much, but when I take what she said and put it alongside what we've experienced-- the loss of our senses, of our limbs, the fact that we couldn't see the rats or the evidence of Haruka-san's death until the day of the trial-- it makes me wonder. . .
It makes me wonder if something about this mansion is affected by our perceptions of it.
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Date: 2020-03-02 04:26 am (UTC)[...]
It's...possible, I guess. 'This must be an ability' is what I thought when we started losing our senses last week.
But everything that's happening here, it's for a reason. Even our perceptions being affected is for a reason. And we'll be in a better place to break out once we know the 'why'.
In the meantime, all we can go on is what we perceive. Even if that's faulty, finding the patterns in what we see and feel is just another clue.
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Date: 2020-03-02 03:29 pm (UTC)I think we need to be careful about jumping to conclusions, though. I think we need to be more mindful about looking for things that escape our notice the first time around.
And I don't mean we should do that during trials, I mean— in general.
[tilts his head at Chuuya, expression thoughtful]
You say you think this place is a holding pen— a feeding ground— for monsters. But is there more to it that we're missing?
I think there is.
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Date: 2020-03-02 04:05 pm (UTC)[That's never been Chuuya's style, honestly.]
if the monsters were 'Blue' or the girls, I could see it as just being us brought here for food. But the monsters, they're mixed in with us, aren't they? And like, Nikki didn't seem to think she was one at all. Or at least she was friendly and nice up until that trial. She wouldn't do that if she just saw us as food.
[So, yeah. Even if he's pretty sure they're there to be eaten, he's also sure it's more complicated than just that.]
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Date: 2020-03-02 07:02 pm (UTC)Yeah. I agree. Whatever force is causing people to turn into creatures and kill others, it can't change who they really are, deep down.
. . . so the question is, why are these transformations happening at all?
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Date: 2020-03-02 07:19 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-03-03 02:25 am (UTC)[he doesn't know about "force," but]
As nice as it sounds to get it all at once, I think this is a marathon, not a sprint.
We need to start getting smaller answers from the hosts firsts.
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Date: 2020-03-03 02:29 am (UTC)[He's joking.]
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Date: 2020-03-03 03:11 am (UTC)[YES THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HE'S SAYING]
[but the teasing tone in his voice shows that he realizes that Chuuya is being silly]
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Date: 2020-03-03 03:41 am (UTC)Maybe I'll be nice to them and bully you instead.
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