week 3, sunday

[ninjay]

[ a few hours after the execution, jay will return to his shared room with jake (and dirk). jay decided to give him some time on his own in case other people wanted to comfort him, or if dirk was going to make out with him or something.

look he has no idea how dirk and jake do the comfort thing except for the fact that it involves a lot of petting, okay. ]

How are you holding up?

Comments

[ninjay]

I think she was lying. If we know that there are others besides her, then of course we'd focus our efforts in finding them in particular. It'll be easier if we were under the impression that she was a solo act.

[ after all, why point the spotlight onto your associates. ]

Even if she did those specific murders on her own, I'm sure there were people working with her.

[potentite]

I thought so, too. I couldn't pinpoint why I thought so... but something about the case made me uneasy. Like someone else had been there. I didn't have proof, though, or rather I couldn't figure out what was making me think that, so...

[So he let Mira ham it up without pushing it.]

[ninjay]

Anyway, the fact that she was able to claim the role of Soldier without someone calling out her lie is also enough to cast doubt on her story. It implies that whoever has that role is working with her.

[ if anything, the real soldier could have done what akira and yukina did, and taken someone aside to tell them their role privately if they didn't want everyone else to know. ]

[potentite]

I assumed the same. The Soldier could let us see it and continue to cover for Mira, allowing her to kill again as she threatened to do in her letter. Though, we don't know if she was for certain part of the group of three or just a rogue element working alongside them.

[ninjay]

I want to say she was a part of the group, simply because of what she was saying. If she was just working alongside them, then I wouldn't think she'd be so loyal to Mother?

[ maybe. who knows. ]

[potentite]

Was she loyal, though? [He frowns.] She didn't seem to feel anything. Or rather, even care. She said she'd gotten what she wanted out of it already.

[ninjay]

There are different kinds of loyalty, Jake. She was loyal to her own goal, and they were able to provide for that.

[potentite]

That's true... I guess it's just hard for me to understand someone like that.

[ninjay]

Probably because you're not a sociopath.

[ as... far as jay knows?? ]

[potentite]

That's true, I suppose. I know I can be a dick but I worry so much about other people. I can't really imagine being so callous. I just... I don't know. I just want to do something to end this. I don't want to see that lake again next week.

[ninjay]

If there is another way to do it, we'll figure it out. We just need to keep searching for it.

[ he sounds very sure of this, at least. ]

[potentite]

[Jake nods firmly.] I think there must be. It's like you said, there are rules at play we don't know about, which means there are other ways we don't know. We just... have to find them somehow. But I'll keep trying as long as I'm alive.

[ninjay]

Hopefully that's a long time, Jake. You are certainly the best roommate here by far.

[ ignoring the pda ]

[potentite]

I hope so, too. For, well, an awful lot of reasons! I don't want to just... disappear... But, um, you know it goes for you, too, Jay. I don't know you very well. I don't want to pry. You seem like a private person even without all the murderous hullabaloo. But... I know I trust you and like you as a friend. I'm glad we were paired up.

[ninjay]

I'll do my best to live as long as I can then. I wouldn't want to leave you alone.

[ not that he'd be alone, since dirk is still around. ]

[potentite]

Well, I hope you live just because I'd be frightfully sad if you died. But... we always stick together once Thursday night rolls around, so...

[He's not sure how anyone would get him or Jay or Dirk but he doesn't want to put it past anyone, either.]

[ninjay]

We all have weapons, at least. So we'd be able to defend ourselves.

[ maybe. he thinks it, but doesn't say it. ]

[potentite]

Defending ourselves would still be a murder, but...

[He really would not tell on Dirk or Jay for killing in self-defense so you know.]

[ninjay]

What if we just stabbed them a bit and they were still, you know, alive.

[ TECHNICALLY THAT'S NOT MURDER........ ]

[potentite]

[He pauses.]

I mean, it would be rather difficult to kill with a nailgun unless I was aiming very precisely, so it's excellent for that, true.

[He approves of this.]

[ninjay]

[ he nods his head. ]

You don't really have to kill your attacker if you're able to avoid it. As long as you can incapacitate them, then maybe...

[potentite]

True! I could incapacitate with any gun. [A beat.] Except the flare gun? Uh, that would be difficult. But I'm really only keeping that one for monsters.

[ninjay]

Well, preferably you shouldn't be getting into any more situations that involve monsters.

[ don't break into anywhere, jake!!! ]

[potentite]

I won't! I mean, I won't on purpose? I didn't even know for sure there were monsters here until that.

[ninjay]

You should have gone in better prepared either way.

[ jay probably shouldn't even be scolding him. his group went in prepared and they still got fucked up. ]

[potentite]

I had a pipe and my nailgun... But it wasn't very good, no. I just didn't realise how dangerous it would be.

[ninjay]

Well, now we have a pretty good idea about it. So keep your nose out of trouble. You promised me you wouldn't leave me without a roommate, remember?

[potentite]

Righto! I wouldn't leave you or Dirk alone. I couldn't forgive myself if I did.

[ninjay]

[ sometimes jay wishes he got paired with someone who actually seemed capable of murder because then he wouldn't like them as much as he likes jake. getting attached is rough. ]

You can forgive yourself since it won't be your fault. I'd still be annoyed though.

[potentite]

[Too bad, Jay. You got a ray of sunshine.]

Well, I'll try to spare you any further annoyance.