[Week 5, Sunday: Waver, Rebecca, Natsuo]

[doublecrows]

[he knows that Waver is. . . probably not in the best state of mind at the moment. but what Akechi has to share is Important with a capital I. and so, soon after the execution, he gathers up the remaining Historians and ushers them to the library for an information sharing session]

I apologize for the short notice, and the. . . [waves. a hand] Timing of this meeting.

But I've discovered how to reach a "happy ending" for this game. I've also learned about the other extra titles, much like our own, that exist in this war game.

I'd rather not wait until Monday to tell you all.

Comments

[doublecrows]

[KILLED SOMEONE APPARENTLY???]

I didn't ask Varian-san's source, but he isn't the only one who told me this. Belph-san also confirmed the necessity for seven objectives from each faction to be completed.

[he suspects Belph didn't tell him about the "three survivors from each faction" rule b/c he doesn't trust him, oops]

We'll have our weekly meeting with the Crafters tomorrow. We can ask them about this then.

[randori]

[ OH YEAH. THAT'S... bad. ]

I trust Belph. I wonder if they've told anybody else? If it becomes something lots of people know about, we'll have a dozen people being killed in a week.

[doublecrows]

Correct. And if that happens, then we won't be able to carefully monitor the number of survivors to ensure that three from each faction live.

[which is a problem, right]

[disclosures]

[What part of that is a problem?]

Where's your list, Akechi?

[doublecrows]

[PROVIDED IN ANOTHER THREAD WHOOPS]

[randori]

Tomorrow, we need to make sure Tiger and Dragon won't kill people on top of who the Blotters target too. We'll tell them we're helping with objectives, then they won't have to! Otherwise that'll mess everything up.

[doublecrows]

Ah. About that.

[I WAS AFK AT TRIAL SO HE COULDN'T BRING THIS UP, BUT. . .]

I don't believe it was Tiger-san or Dragon-san who killed those extraneous players.

I believe it was two Narrators with the extra role known as "Editor."

[randori]

Do you know who the Editors are? [ Because they should die?? Nobody is """extraneous""" ]

I had the wishing well show me who Dave's killer was, and it pointed to Tiger and Dragon. I thought for sure it was them.

[doublecrows]

No. I believed Hikage-san to be one, but he denied it. Although he confirmed he had a second title after all. I believe that title is "Alchemist," based on process of elimination.

[SPEAKING OF TITLES]

There are five Historians, as you see. Two Viziers. Two Editors. One Alchemist.

[annnd speaking of Tiger and Dragon's guilt?]

Tiger-san told me that there are circumstances in which a Narrator may kill and not be considered guilty. I suspect the Editor role is one such circumstances. And since I presume Editors kill based on Tiger and Dragon's whims, that's likely why the wishing well pointed to them.

[randori]

[ He frowns, because finding Dave's killer is something he's still apparently fixated on even though the rest of the castle has moved on from it. ]

I have two wishes left. Do you think it'll be worth using them to figure out who has what title?

[ He won't beat the living daylights out of the Editors. Maybe. ]

[doublecrows]

[quirks a brow and smiles a bit]

Potentially? Yes.

[randori]

I can do that, then! The Vizier and the Editors? I can go to the well later today.

[doublecrows]

[a small huff]

. . . do be careful. When I asked for the identity of a Historian, the wishing well gave me Sousei-san's facial scars.

Your answer may come in a similar manner.

[randori]

[ Waver's still alive, amazingly, so maybe he'll be fine? ]

How exactly did you word that wish, anyways? My wish just dyed Tiger's and Dragon's hair pink, so I thought I'd do something like that again.

[doublecrows]

"I wish for a clue or some other sign pointing me to the identity of another Historian that isn't myself."

[that]

[may have been his problem]

[randori]

Your wish is so flimsy.

[ like, even by non-well standards, don't people normally wish for something very very specific? ]

[doublecrows]

It worked.

[lEAVE HIM ALONE]

[disclosures]

... Did you use the wishing token from the first trial? I think those were cursed.

[doublecrows]

. . . I did.

Admittedly, my second wish worked far better than my first. So perhaps you're right about that.

[disclosures]

I asked the Crafters and they said the tokens you earn grant wishes properly.

So. I don't think Natsuo will be in danger.

[doublecrows]

That would explain it.

So long as Natsuo is safe, I think his wish is a smart idea. Depending on the identities of the Editors, we may be able to glean more information from them.

[londonstar]

Remember Sousei? He didn't want to do his objective because it was to hold someone down to let them get killed. I'm not aware of Jae-Ha's objective, but the man was someone that would rebel against any sort of control.

This, included.

[randori]

They're "editing" out people who won't do their objective? Is there a time limit...?

[ Five weeks? Six? Some of these objectives take time, though. ]

[disclosures]

It was "find a family".