CHAPTER 3

[faentasy]

CHAPTER 3

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The number of murders increased in the span of one week, and so did the number of deceased people. Four people dying in the span of a week is a noticeable change, reducing your numbers to 25. Though the bakery has been cleaned up and fixed back to the state it was in originally, now that the specter of murder has fully settled in, perhaps some of those currently alive wonder how many will be around at the end of the new week.

It's fortunate now everybody can ponder it with a colorful change of scenery. Despite the situation everyone has been in, the world around them were plausible, even perhaps mundane to some extent. The scenery that unfolds beyond a canyon to the east drives home a point:

You're in a world far perhaps, beyond your wildest imagination.

It's a land of sweets. Wherever you look you can see something that's both full of sugar and joy. You could reach anywhere and you could get something that will make your mood soar and your day get better! After all, there's something for everyone! What wonders will you find if you search hard enough? This is a paradise for a sweet tooth! The sight, though, may make one question pop up:

Will this candy land be dirtied with blood? Only time will tell.

[[Welcome to Week 3! Feel free to make top levels at your discretion, and remember to note it in your header if you plan on investigating any locations. However, please try to keep investigations to Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday! You can also privately contact Hamelin at your leisure.

In addition, a reminder that any Murder Proposals for this week are due by Tuesday 3:00 PM EST/12:00 PM PST! However, please note that you have the option of submitting murder proposals for a later week as well.]]

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[incompletely]

[ He relaxes a little, at that. ]

...Is it hard for you to write right now?

[gemuinemanagement]

Little bit
I'm not used to writing with my left hand

[It's messier than normal, but it's still readable, at least.]

[incompletely]

Okay. I'll try to ask you only yes or no questions for a little bit so you can give your hand a break.

[ Starting with: ]

Am I allowed to guess why you did this?

[gemuinemanagement]

[Nod! He thinks the answer to that is pretty obvious anyway, it's not hard to guess.]

[incompletely]

It's because of what happened at the trial, isn't it.

[ ... ]

[gemuinemanagement]

[Another nod. Who isn't upset about how all of that went down?]

suicidal ideation

[incompletely]

And you were willing to throw your life away...

[ That's more of a rhetorical question, though. ]

But you were trying to put an end to the game, right?

suicidal ideation

[gemuinemanagement]

[It may be a rhetorical question, but Suga nods to both. No point in hiding it.]

aaand cw for that again

[incompletely]

So it was both.

[ ... ]

Be honest with me, Suga-san. Was it only an honest attempt to try and help us? Or was there more to it than just that?

Is it the first or second. You can hold up your fingers.

more cw

[gemuinemanagement]

[...After a second of thought, he holds up three fingers. Both? Both.]

...maybe just a blanket cw for the rest of the thread

[incompletely]

...Are you okay with explaining this in writing?

fun times ahead

[gemuinemanagement]

[He nods, and sets to writing for a minute before showing it to Tenn.]

I wanted to stop the game
If it weren't for him
None of this would have happened

But
If anyone was going to risk their life to do this
I thought it should be me

[incompletely]

[ He reads this...and then he sighs loudly and runs a hand through his hair. ]

Stop it. Don't try to sacrifice yourself like this again. You should place more value on your life, Suga-san.

[gemuinemanagement]

Why

[It is, unfortunately, an honest question.]

[incompletely]

[ .........ah. This is the moment in which Tenn realizes that Suga really does not believe in himself. Or maybe he's just the kind of person who will readily throw himself into battle for the greater good. Something like that. ]

Logistically, if you went and got yourself killed like that, that'd be one less person to help us in investigations and trials. That'd be one more point in Hamelin's favor and another point for his enjoyment.

...Do you want the more personal answer.

[gemuinemanagement]

[Ah. All of that does make sense... but he still nods at the question.]

[incompletely]

...You've done more for us here than you realize. Not everything has to be measured in physical strength.

[gemuinemanagement]

I haven't done anything special
Not really

[incompletely]

Listen. I know C-ta meant a lot to you, so I may be the last person you want to hear this from; but there's a reason why Yor-san wants you to learn how to protect yourself, and a reason why I'm upset with you now. People don't just care about others for no reason.

[ A beat passes. He's not the type to admit things like this so easily, so readily, but he feels like Suga needs to hear it: ]

And believe it or not, I don't go around calling just anyone a friend of mine.

[gemuinemanagement]

It's not about C-ta
Not really

[But... it does help to hear that, he thinks.]

[incompletely]

Well -- regardless, you hear what I'm saying, right?

[ huff, huff!!! ]

[gemuinemanagement]

[He nods. Yes, he hears you.]

I don't want to make you and Yor worry

[incompletely]

Then...don't do something so reckless again.

[ Here would be a good time for him to try to say something slightly more comforting, maybe clarify what it is about Suga that makes Tenn care as much as he does, but he is not really the person for that, sadly.

He hadn't noticed how his palms were clenched into fists at his sides. Not because he wants to hurt Suga, of course, but just...nerves and uncertainty. Two things he doesn't want to feel, being here. ]

You may think your life is worth throwing away, but I think a lot of people here would disagree with that.

[gemuinemanagement]

I'm sorry
I'll be more careful

[It's hard to think of himself as someone who has value. But - he can at least accept that he doesn't want to make people upset by disappearing.]

[incompletely]

[ A sigh, before he reaches out to place his hand on Suga's good shoulder. ]

It's fine, I'm glad you made it out of there. Do you want anything to eat or drink?