sensitIV

[idolpro]

[ Your own room is fairly nondescript, the walls washed in your unit's colors. There are chairs here, but no beds nor tables.

You can make your own toplevels for discussion. ]

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INFORMATION

[idolpro]

[ In your private room, you see the following message written in blood along the walls:

The kitchen ]

VOTE

[idolpro]

[ On the opposing wall is the same blanked out paragraph in the lobby, written in blood:

The woman was killed with a ______ in the ______. The killers did so because______. In order to hide the body, they ______; she was found months later in the basement.

Underneath are pins with every unit's color and name on them. You understand that you must put the appropriate unit pin to the blank, in order to vote.

You must vote as a unit. ]

[backstory]

avante en garde, BAD END=DEAD END, BARiTONES, star:ZRAEL

[sancrimony]

. . . So, lying will protect ourselves, and telling the truth will put us at risk but for the benefit of the entire community - so long as we can trust everyone to do so.

[ with a sniff, rubbing at his nose briefly ]

[backstory]

[He just frowns, upset. Not only are they stuck here like this, but Luci is ill now too. What a situation they're in.]

I'm not sure what to do with this situation.

[HONESTLY. He's just...really tired. He moves over to sit down next to Lucifel himself. They're both sick now, and so by this point, it doesn't matter much.]

It feels like we were in this same situation yesterday.

[They practically were. It's said with bitter irony.]

What are you thinking?

[If it was just Levi himself he would have asked that others vote for him, but he can't condemn Lucifel like that. As for their clue, he's really not sure...]

All I know for sure is that I would prefer to avoid hurting Wednesday from Pep Pep, as well as Talon and Silver from Wild City.

[sancrimony]

[ quiet for a moment, sniffing ]

Is saving them more important than anyone else?

[backstory]

[ . . . . . . . These are the painful decisions, aren't they. He clearly hesitates a moment.]

I...

[This is terrible. He stares at the ground hard, swallowing thickly.]

Wild City. . . has almost their entire unit, right? There are a number of people on their unit.

[It makes sense to save them. And their unit...has someone precious to Lucifel, doesn't it? Last time that was the unit he had advocated for.]

. . . As for Pep Pep... my answer there is just selfish. I know she is scared and alone. I don't want to see her hurt.

[ . . . ]

But what are your thoughts?

[sancrimony]

In my opinion, the ones who cannot possibly bear to die should be voted for. In that case, we can take advantage of the secondary win criteria: one may lie in order to protect themselves.

Provided there is some form of overlap, they will most assuredly be safe. Then, I suppose, they can choose who they will save.

[ hum ]

That might be the best way to do things.

[backstory]

I'm fine with doing that. We don't have a lot of fun options here. Let's move forward with that if you're comfortable with it.

[sancrimony]

. . . Don't tell anyone what we have.

[backstory]

Should I say something in place of it?

[sancrimony]

Let's see.

. . . If someone says that their information is a location, then we can say that ours is a murder weapon. "A sword" is fine, I think.

If it's someone else, it isn't relevant.

[backstory]

[He nods, grimly.]

Keep me updated on whatever you hear. We can always meet back in here to discuss what we've learned and heard in a short while once more.

[sancrimony]

[ with a nod, but he's thinking a little more ]

. . . Sorry, nevermind - it would be better not to say anything after all. In the end, I don't want people to stop believing in you if you lie. . .

[backstory]

. . . You shouldn't worry about me so much about me. We're both in this situation together.

[sancrimony]

Aniki, do you particularly like lying. . . ?

I can type

[backstory]

Of course not. But I don't think you should go about lying either. Or were you intending to...?

i didn't even notice

[sancrimony]

If it would be productive, I don't mind it. But, thinking about the people who are playing - it would be more detrimental to lie than to not.

[backstory]

. . . I think you're right, too.

And for better or worse, regarding the game, I'd like people to believe me, even if they don't like my decisions here today.