[Week 6, Friday: Tiger, Dragon, Rebecca]

[doublecrows]

[I'm still typing up the reaction but lol you know Akechi had a total]

[meltdown]

[at the body announcement]

[it's sometime after that that he grabs Rebecca by the arm and drags her into the foyer, with little explanation for what he's doing. SORRY, REBECCA]

Comments

[themodsgrimm]

[Ya'll. Tiger sighs, putting a hand to her forehead.]

Nothing that I know about, no. If anything is after you, it's not a plan that I've been made aware of.

[doublecrows]

. . .

Sousei-san wrote us a letter.

[he doesn't know if he can relax or not. listen he's paranoid!!]

In it, he told us to be wary, because something may be attempting to sabotage us. I don't. . . understand why he would warn us.

[disclosures]

I wrote him first. Asking about tasks.

[She doesn't seem entirely aware of what's happening here, still floating in and out of the shock of Natsuo's second death.]

[themodsgrimm]

...I say this knowing that you've been through a lot today, and with full respect for the dead.

[Tiger leans forward, crossing her arms. She's trying not to be callous, here.]

Maybe his pride made him thoughtless.

[doublecrows]

His pride--

[he snaps his mouth shut, his eyes narrowing]

Did you send Editors after him because he refused to do his objective?

[disclosures]

[It takes a moment to let this sink in, before she flinches and pulls in on herself.]

Sousei?

[The Editors, Beauty and Beast both said that was a reason they killed- but it wasn't the only reason they killed. Dragon and Tiger asked for them to kill him... because he wouldn't do his objective?]

[themodsgrimm]

Is that what you think?

[Hmph. Her expression becomes stony, and she clarifies no further.]

[doublecrows]

It's the only explanation I can think of.

[she closes off, but Akechi keeps pushing]

Please, feel free to correct me.

[disclosures]

[Sousei didn't do his objective. Natsuo didn't want to do his newest objective. Professor never said what his second objective was.

Did an Editor kill him?

Rebecca looks woozy and like she's about to collapse. The only thing keeping her upright is Akechi's grip right now.]

[themodsgrimm]

Neither of us are obligated to explain anything to you. Maybe it was just that or maybe it was more complicated, but need I remind you of the rulebook all of you were given? It wasn't just his objective he didn't complete, was it?

[doublecrows]

[. . . .]

[yeah. he remembers the conversations he and Sousei had. about their roles. about the rules of the game. hell, a big part of him had admired Sousei for bucking against the system so readily]

[for being so obviously. . . free]

. . .

[he slumps. he doesn't know if he's relieved, or frustrated]

I. . . see.

If the Editors exist. . . then why does our rulebook specify that Historians may be called upon to kill non-cooperative Narrators?

[disclosures]

[Not only do they need to do their objectives- they also need to get the other Narrator's to follow their stories. Do their objectives. That's the number one thing they're supposed to be doing as Historians.

She covers her face and tries to pull herself all the way together, but really she's just listening.]

[themodsgrimm]

Contingency plan.

[You never know what the fuck's gonna happen in a murdergame.]

[doublecrows]

[I MEAN. TRU]

. . .

[at this point, Akechi's running out of questions. he glances at Rebecca, to see if she has anything else]

[disclosures]

[Her head still feels stuffed full of cotton- it's hard to think through the fog of loss.]

The Editors there to kill if we don't do our jobs. Are we also here to make sure they do theirs?

[themodsgrimm]

Everyone should have plenty of reasons to be motivated. That was the idea, at least.

[She sighs. This is exhausting.]

Anything else?

[doublecrows]

[tilts his chin up a bit]

No.

For now, that's all.

[disclosures]

[She's not really looking up just yet.]

We're finished.

Thanks.