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week 5, wednesday
[ this is honest to god the worst week, of all time, of anything ever, so when chie approaches jay to talk privately, the kill bill sirens are ringing pretty heavily in his head and he doesn't even know what a movie is.
they'll go to chie's room since it's empty. ]
Yes, Chie?
they'll go to chie's room since it's empty. ]
Yes, Chie?
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I think you know why I'm here.
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[ there's a lot to go over regarding this, so. ]
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[... but let's start simple.]
How long were you planning on keeping all this from us?
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[ and instead he had to get a crush on girge or whatever and opened his mouth too early. ]
I was considering telling the three of you about my being a Hunter last Sunday though. That obviously didn't work out.
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[it feels weird to treat this as an interrogation, but... it basically is. the part of her that still wants to trust jay is trying to reach out, but he's got a lot to account for before she'll let it.]
Why did you start working together with Girge and Tsurugi?
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[ he manages to not to look at her stump. ]
They also knew about it all, so we didn't have to explain it to them.
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Why didn't you just kill me when my hand got messed up, then? Would that have been too obvious?
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[ so he really was completely uninvolved with all the murders last week. ]
I also didn't kill you then because I genuinely wanted to help you.
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So teaming up with me, Dipper, and Mabel was real?
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A lot of the information I've been giving you guys were things I've uncovered as a Hunter. I know that in the grand scheme of things, it may not seem like much, but it was still intel that I was passing on without getting permission from the others to do so. I felt like you deserved to know even a little. If I gave away anything too big then you would start asking questions about how I found out about it.
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[she shrugs, looking off to the side. she doesn't feel like she can make eye contact with him for what she's about to say next.]
So what's your goal from here? Dipper and Mabel told me the ultimate plan was to kill the rest of us and make some sort of deal with Craftly... where we'd get all come back to life and go home, except for one of you who stays here and takes Craftly's job forever. Is that true?
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That's not an option. I know that it may be heartless of us to make this choice for you all. We are fully aware that you're going to hate us, or want us all dead at the trial. We've accepted that potential fate the moment we decided to do this. But Chie, every single time someone says that the caveat must be a lie, or that the dead should just remain dead and we should only save the living, I just believe more fiercely that we made the right decision to keep it a secret from the group as a whole. No one has convinced me that they would have taken the deal at the end.
[ and that's what matters. jay has been saying over and over again that his priority is to make sure everyone goes home, and he means that. everyone. ]
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[ her voice cracks a little, just considering the idea of facing her own death. ]
But... I can't agree with only saving the handful of us who haven't. Are there seriously people who want to just save their own skins at the cost of everyone else who got murdered when they didn't deserve it? When there is a way to rescue them? That's crazy, disgusting, and most of all, cowardly. Even if it ends up being a lie that Craftly came up with... even if I did survive, I don't think I could bear going back home with that on my conscience for the rest of my life.
Whatever happens from here... can you promise me one thing, Jay?
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[ jay knows he won't get any of them to understand their trust of the innkeeper. it's understandable though, so he doesn't blame them. ]
What is it?
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I trusted you, y'know. [she raises her stump.] I was so damn sure you weren't part of any of the bullshit last week—I got into arguments over you being innocent. Just don't... don't hide stuff from us again, okay? If we're still alive. If you have to lie, let it be to me—don't betray Dipper and Mabel.
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[ HIS SALT??? WAS REAL????? god. ]
There's really no point in lying anymore though.
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I want to keep trusting you.
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[ his voice is quiet. ]
There is a very high chance that I'm not going to leave past this weekend. If that happens, watch out for the twins, okay? They're... if I'm honest, no one from my group is probably going to kill them, so if anything happens to them, it'd be a third party.
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[there's briefly a fire in her eyes as she grits her teeth, her remaining hand balling up into a fist. it lasts for only a few seconds, before she calms back down, her voice softening.]
...You guys better be right about this deal.
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Wait... if the last person is the one who takes Craftly's job, what happens to the other two at the end? And—if you guys make it, does that mean you're willing to stay here, for all of our sake?
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[ at chie's last question though, he nods. ]
We wouldn't be doing this if none of us were going to take the deal, Chie. We're committed.
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[it's such a noble cause, even if it was accomplished through underhanded means. she sighs.]
Good thing no one listened to Mira when she made her big speech, right?
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[ so yeah, good job not falling for her joke. ]
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...I'll see you after whatever happens on Friday or Saturday, then. [she rises from her seat on the bed to open the door. with her back turned to him, she just mutters,] ...Thanks.
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