newlydead r2 - day 13 - kyrie

[jinglebros]

[ So, once they're in his dressing room - all clean now, by the way - he looks up at Kyrie from the wheelchair. ]

I really need your help with something I want to do. I'm not going to ask without a return, though. If you do this, I'll give you all my votes next round.

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[meatitfeedson]

Well you definitely have my attention. Tell me about it, I'll do whatever I can.

[jinglebros]

...you know this? All this? My attack, everything?

It was June's idea. And every time I backed out, she manipulated me right back into it.

[ He grits his teeth, he hates admitting weaknesses. ]

I'm scared. I want her in the hotel. I'm pretty sure I'm going to die if she doesn't go there. She's going to go too far by accident and everything's going to fuck up.

[meatitfeedson]

.....What? Why would she do that?

[jinglebros]

Because we came up with a new concept. Anti-passes. They keep you out of the hotel when spent. She really wanted one to protect herself.

[meatitfeedson]

...But if she has that, then how are you going to send her to the hotel?

[jinglebros]

Votes. It only protects from hotel passes That's why the term anti-pass.

[meatitfeedson]

Ah, I see. Why would she be that concerned about someone using a hotel pass...

[She sighs, shaking her head.]

So you need two votes then.

[jinglebros]

Yeah, exactly. I can't vote for her, I did last time I turned in. So I'm kind of up shit creek without help.

[meatitfeedson]

Alright, let's see... I'm supposed to vote for Rhys and Eva, and Rosa is voting for me and someone else to put Eva in the hotel... I guess we could let Eva die, but that would mean changing other people's votes too...

[jinglebros]

I'm voting for Rohan and Corrin. I could let Rohan die, but he saved my life. [ He shudders, feeling horribly guilty. ] I still could, but not Corrin. Does that help anything?

[meatitfeedson]

At this point, you have to do what you have to do. ...But if we leave Eva with no votes, if Junpei were to vote for June, it would be fine.

[jinglebros]

He's not going to. He knows what I'm trying to do.

 

 

...unless we force him.

[ Santa grits his teeth. ]

Which you might not be eager to do until I let you know that he did this to me. He was supposed to simply stab me and I don't know what he brought, but he certainly fucking aggravated the situation. He definitely brought a second weapon.

[meatitfeedson]

...Then we're making Junpei do it.

[That's all she needs to hear. If he did this to Santa, then either she's going to kill him, or he's going to do as they say.]

And that solves our problems without much fuss. Ronove and Eva both die, June goes to the hotel.

[jinglebros]

Am I still voting for Rohan, then? Or does he die too?

[ Santa feels like shit over all this, but this game is almost over. You do what you have to do. ]

We have one more problem with Junpei if we do this, though. He has blackmail on me. We gotta force him to delete that.

Do you think we can do that somehow?

[meatitfeedson]

No, Rohan can be entirely safe if this works out.

[She smiles and nods though. She won't ask what the blackmail is, but she can get rid of it.]

Just leave it to me. If he doesn't agree immediately though, I might have to hurt him.

[jinglebros]

...I want you to hurt him.

[meatitfeedson]

Well that makes it easy then.

[She thinks about it, what would be a good way to go about it...]

Do you think I could find a hammer in the prop room? Or better still, pliers?

[jinglebros]

I don't know. But if you want irony, I've got half a pair of scissors in here. He has the other half, that's what he used on me. You could probably do some damage with that. It'll just look like the attacker returned to anyone who finds him.

[meatitfeedson]

That could certainly work too. I was thinking of pulling his fingernails off. It hurts like hell, it's a great way to get someone to do just about anything. And it's easy to hide and explain away.

So we have a few options.

psst check discord

[jinglebros]

Wow, you're certainly creative. [ Santa winces. ] Maybe look around and see what you can come up with?

[meatitfeedson]

Not really, it's standard.

[Standard when you're yakuza????]

I'll keep a few options open, we don't want to run out after all.

[jinglebros]

if you go behind the mirror, that's where the scissors blade is.

[meatitfeedson]

[She nods.]

I'm sure I can make good use of it.

[jinglebros]

...I'm sorry about this.

[ He looks down at his fingers and fiddles with them. ]

[meatitfeedson]

What for? I don't see any reason you need to be sorry, Aoi.

[jinglebros]

For involving you in my dirty work.

[meatitfeedson]

[She shrugs.]

That's basically my job description. Besides, you're in no shape to do it yourself.

[jinglebros]

[ He smiles wobbily. ]

Still, sorry. And thanks.

[meatitfeedson]

I'll do anything for the people I care most about. For my family.

[jinglebros]

Me too.

[ He grabs her hand with his good one and holds onto it. ]

When June leaves... it's you and me, okay? Nothing's keeping us from the FInal Five.

[meatitfeedson]

[She squeezes his hand with both of hers, nodding.]

That's right. Especially with June gone, we really need to get there in her place. And we will, there's no way we won't.

[jinglebros]

Do you have a Final Five you wish for? Or just you and me, standing in the rubble?

[meatitfeedson]

[She laughs a little, giving a bit of a shrug.]

Besides the two of us, I don't really care one way or another. I've decided I'd really like Rosa there too. But if it comes down to it, I'm not that attached.

[jinglebros]

Zelda. Corrin. You and me. I guess there's a few I want in the hotel. Other than that...

They can fuck themselves.

[ But as he says this, he looks upset with himself. ]

[meatitfeedson]

Do you feel guilty for saying that? It's fine, that's what this is about. Being friendly with everyone was nice while it lasted, but it couldn't last.

[jinglebros]

I feel bad, like I used people to get here. It's like it's the Nonary Game all over again. Being Zero's secretary all over again. But if I want to live, if I want you guys to live, I have to do it... right?

[meatitfeedson]

That's right. They set the game up this way, not you. You have to sink or swim.

[jinglebros]

I just hope Corrin doesn't hate me if he finds out the things I've been having to do for all of us to stay alive.

[meatitfeedson]

...He might not hate you, but he'll most likely be afraid of you, at least.

[She bows her head, not keen on looking him in the eye when she says that, because she speaks from experience, and she's sorry he might have to have the same.]

[jinglebros]

...then I hope to God he never finds out.

[ Santa is sullen now. ]

[meatitfeedson]

He doesn't have to know anything.

[jinglebros]

Unless all of this screws up.