ROUND 5

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[stakesthesame]

[ She's been listening in on this.

And when Nem's silence all but confirms it her expression goes dark, and she pointedly hisses to Cardigan, ]

I told you it would be like this.

[deicider]

I'm a really optimistic person by default, it looks like.

[stakesthesame]

I hope you learned something, then.

[ it's said more. miserably than nastily, honestly, hunching closer to nem's side. ]

[deicider]

I never do.

[said grimly. And bitterly.

But they're holstering a pistol from the box, so they feel a lot better.]

[stakesthesame]

[ a little uneasily tense at the gun, but. cardigan probably won't shoot her, right...

in any case, she'll talk to red a bit. ]

[deicider]

[NOT UNLESS YOU TRY THEM!!

but don't worry their precision is garbage.

Time to talk to Nem.]

[lovestained]

Req! Hi!!!

[stakesthesame]

[ --ah

relaxing a little and waving, but not moving from nem's side. ]

Hey. You okay?

[lovestained]

I am! How are the two of you doing?

[ and hurricane I guess ]

[stakesthesame]

Not great. We've all died.

[ a pause ]

... I'm sticking with them, this time. If that's okay.

[lovestained]

Can I come, too?

[stakesthesame]

I--

[ pauses. for a long moment. ]

... I'm just trying to keep them safe. I'm not... killing any more people, Red. In any case that's... up to them, not me.

[lovestained]

I want to protect you and people who are important to you. I'm not just a murderer, I already told you that.

...

But I'll see what they say.

[stakesthesame]

No, I just mean... I can't keep trying to win this game. M'sorry. M'not cut out for this.

[lovestained]

It's not easy. You don't have to apologize.

[deicider]

[It seems both our children don't trust us.]

We can keep an eye on them and do some scouting at the time same.

[aka hoover anxiously but out of sight.]

[lovestained]

[ single tear ]

Alright!

[deicider]

[It's hard to be the terrifying murder adult. It's hard and no-one understands.]