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[During the day on Saturday, Harrow can be found wandering around with a notebook, looking at the contents of various rooms and making notes in the notebook. You can probably spot her being awkward in the elevator corridor.]
[She's a little startled to be spoken to, but - ]
Not on everyone, just - trying to get a sense of the layout. I don't know anything about the elevator, other than what happened this morning with it.
Not on everyone, just - trying to get a sense of the layout. I don't know anything about the elevator, other than what happened this morning with it.
[mineo is at the point where he's talking to every cosplayer without fear]
Ah, no leads then...
[a beat]
Erm, I'm Enomoto Mineo. I figure I should at least introduce myself before I ask if you've gotten any leads on the layout? I've read the whole FAQ we were given but... it's not actually that helpful...?
Ah, no leads then...
[a beat]
Erm, I'm Enomoto Mineo. I figure I should at least introduce myself before I ask if you've gotten any leads on the layout? I've read the whole FAQ we were given but... it's not actually that helpful...?
Harrowhark Nonagesimus.
[She nods at him, finding his introduction suitably polite that she's less guarded.]
I can't say I have any leads. I've been trying to note as much as I can, in case anything changes later. There are a few locked areas, and the elevator, of course. Clearly there are areas we can't access yet.
[She nods at him, finding his introduction suitably polite that she's less guarded.]
I can't say I have any leads. I've been trying to note as much as I can, in case anything changes later. There are a few locked areas, and the elevator, of course. Clearly there are areas we can't access yet.
[WELL THAT'S A NAME - he'll work on pronouncing it later. but there's the minute surprise anyway.]
Yeah... I was thinking about that - and the fact that we've been left with uh, some help but we haven't met the people who wrote it...
Think we're really supposed to be just getting to know each other right now?
Yeah... I was thinking about that - and the fact that we've been left with uh, some help but we haven't met the people who wrote it...
Think we're really supposed to be just getting to know each other right now?
You may be right.
[She'll pause and look at him.]
. . . I've been somewhere similar to this before, as a matter of fact. Promised something we greatly desired to draw us there, given cryptic instructions and told to bond and solve puzzles in the meantime.
[She'll pause and look at him.]
. . . I've been somewhere similar to this before, as a matter of fact. Promised something we greatly desired to draw us there, given cryptic instructions and told to bond and solve puzzles in the meantime.
[uh hello? mineo looks surprised at that - ]
Have you talked to - Grace-san? I think....
I don't think I've ever been in a situation like this before... The place Takeru and I are from is in lockdown, but that's all politics and bad moves.
Is this going more or less like the last place you were?
Have you talked to - Grace-san? I think....
I don't think I've ever been in a situation like this before... The place Takeru and I are from is in lockdown, but that's all politics and bad moves.
Is this going more or less like the last place you were?
Grace? Only briefly.
[Not about any of this.]
About the same. Which is to say we arrived, were given few instructions, got to meeting one another and solving puzzles, and then the sinister truth revealed itself and some of us were killed.
[Not about any of this.]
About the same. Which is to say we arrived, were given few instructions, got to meeting one another and solving puzzles, and then the sinister truth revealed itself and some of us were killed.
It strongly implied as such.
[But she nods, relieved at his answer.]
Nor did I, nor do I intend to become one. To be honest with you - what I consider to be the greatest risk is that some among our number decide that is what is required of them. Nothing in our instructions says whether or not we will all succeed together, or whether we're competing against one another.
Those who suspect the latter is true may choose to take the opportunity to get ahead.
[But she nods, relieved at his answer.]
Nor did I, nor do I intend to become one. To be honest with you - what I consider to be the greatest risk is that some among our number decide that is what is required of them. Nothing in our instructions says whether or not we will all succeed together, or whether we're competing against one another.
Those who suspect the latter is true may choose to take the opportunity to get ahead.
I was thinking about that too... It's pretty weird, right? They gave us info - but we came here to get what we want. There's nothing about that yet. Just steps to do it, but we don't know how much is enough, or anything...
[everything about the means, nothing about the ends? he looks like he's really racking his brain about this]
But we can't just say 'hey, no killing or we'll deck ya!' or else we'd be painting an equally large target on our backs...
[even though he. thinks it sounds tempting?]
[everything about the means, nothing about the ends? he looks like he's really racking his brain about this]
But we can't just say 'hey, no killing or we'll deck ya!' or else we'd be painting an equally large target on our backs...
[even though he. thinks it sounds tempting?]
You're right. Putting ourselves out there as intending to control what the group tries to do would be dangerous.
We just. . . ought to keep an eye out for anyone who makes themselves a target.
We just. . . ought to keep an eye out for anyone who makes themselves a target.
[Yikes! Hmm!]
. . . I haven't spoken to him. You're right, he sounds dangerous.
. . . I haven't spoken to him. You're right, he sounds dangerous.
[there's a nod at that]
I don't know - I just figure if that's someone's idea of indulging, we should probably, uh... know? Even if it's hard to trust each other here to start and all...
We don't even know if we've got medical supplies to deal with an emergency...
I don't know - I just figure if that's someone's idea of indulging, we should probably, uh... know? Even if it's hard to trust each other here to start and all...
We don't even know if we've got medical supplies to deal with an emergency...
You're right.
[There's something very trustworthy about Mineo - she has the sense of a very earnest person.]
I'm a little more worried about the ones who aren't so obvious. But we can keep an eye on that one.
[There's something very trustworthy about Mineo - she has the sense of a very earnest person.]
I'm a little more worried about the ones who aren't so obvious. But we can keep an eye on that one.
Oh, you mean like people who are putting up a front? Yeah, that'd be a problem too...
[mineo stans one clown so ashiya douman is officially off his fucking list of people to be worried about and he's the most obvious one]
But it's hard to tell after only two days - how long were you at wherever you were last? I'm not sure how long we're gonna be stuck here...
[mineo stans one clown so ashiya douman is officially off his fucking list of people to be worried about and he's the most obvious one]
But it's hard to tell after only two days - how long were you at wherever you were last? I'm not sure how long we're gonna be stuck here...
Ah. Where I was last is not the same as the place I mentioned. I was there for. . . several weeks, I believe. But that was nearly a year ago.
[well that fucking sucked!! everything still sucks!
and mineo - seems to have lost most of his wide-eyed, hopeful naivete. there's something angry in the line of his shoulders as he proceeds for - hours? after the original message. like he's not even thinking about pausing. he combs through every room that he's in, checking doorways and corners looking for... what. a corpse?
even he's not sure.
but he can't sit still. but when he enters the room harrow's in, he at least seems to recognize however small:]
... sorry it ended up ringing a little too close to your last experience, Harrow-san.
[why do people have to keep dying.
but he'll move to start investigating this room too.]
and mineo - seems to have lost most of his wide-eyed, hopeful naivete. there's something angry in the line of his shoulders as he proceeds for - hours? after the original message. like he's not even thinking about pausing. he combs through every room that he's in, checking doorways and corners looking for... what. a corpse?
even he's not sure.
but he can't sit still. but when he enters the room harrow's in, he at least seems to recognize however small:]
... sorry it ended up ringing a little too close to your last experience, Harrow-san.
[why do people have to keep dying.
but he'll move to start investigating this room too.]
I can't say I'm surprised.
[Mineo. . . she was struck in their last conversation how sweet but naive he came across. But seeing this other side of him, angry and determined because someone died, makes her feel - well, there's something she respects in both the determination and the ability to try to put it aside to be kind.]
. . . Are you trying to find him?
[Mineo. . . she was struck in their last conversation how sweet but naive he came across. But seeing this other side of him, angry and determined because someone died, makes her feel - well, there's something she respects in both the determination and the ability to try to put it aside to be kind.]
. . . Are you trying to find him?
Yeah.
[he doesn't really hesitate even as he starts looking through the room, careful and methodical]
Even a clue about where he might be, where he could've been taken to. Just because they tell us someone's dead doesn't mean it's for sure. He could be caught or captured, and we can't waste time.
And if he is - [really dead]
... no one deserves to just be left to rot either.
[he doesn't really hesitate even as he starts looking through the room, careful and methodical]
Even a clue about where he might be, where he could've been taken to. Just because they tell us someone's dead doesn't mean it's for sure. He could be caught or captured, and we can't waste time.
And if he is - [really dead]
... no one deserves to just be left to rot either.
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