Let's end this spiral down, pick ourselves off the ground [W5, Sunday]

[hydrokinetics]

[It's early evening when the Bounty group gathers again. There's more to discuss now that they've had time to cope and pick themselves up again, ready to get back to work. Time is still marching on and it's nothing that they can waste.

Together again, they settle. The room is quiet for a time as they all gather their thoughts. With everything that came up this weekend? They need a new plan of action.]

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replies to my own damn self STOP GOING TURBO

[bittybat]

I used a reward to ask their purposes. The Sheriff claims three are "storage"--whatever that means--one is for broadcasting, and the other two are communications and record keeping.

All of them are undoubtedly rigged.

I assume "broadcasting" is for relaying our little game to the audience. His employers. Storage could be anything. [He glances at Jason. He signs, Clones?] Communications and record keeping...

Contacting his employers possibly? And a record of all of the games they have held.

[impulsiveness]

[Oh.

Well.

His expression goes very, very blank for a moment there, but eventually... he nods. Signing back: Clones.

He is fine. Everything is fine. Nobody tell Damian about alternate universes so Jason can keep drowning in his guilt.]

[insincerely]

[you're lucky shinnosuke's blind]

[impulsiveness]

[go away]

[insincerely]

[fine he'll go and keep drowning in his own guilt too]

[bittybat]

[Why would you leave him in the fucking dark like this, Jason?]

[impulsiveness]

[BECAUSE DAMIAN DOESN'T NEED TO KNOW THAT SOMEWHERE OUT THERE

THERE ARE AU VERSIONS OF THEM WAITING FOR BRUCE WAYNE TO COME HOME :)

that or that he possibly killed their version of Bruce???

or that maybe Jason and Damian come from completely different versions of Earth, and this Jason is from one where he stays dead—

Take your pick, tbh.]

[bittybat]

[KYUU I'M GONNA KICK YOUR FUCKING ASS.]

[thatsthespirit]

[listens to all of this in silence, and she mulls it over some too before she speaks]

. . . out of those options, it seems like record keeping and communications are the two buildings we should aim to open first.

[bittybat]

No one should open any of them alone. It would be risky and foolish.

[thatsthespirit]

Of course.

[she doesn't dispute that fact]

Though I wonder if there's a way for us to disable the traps before going inside?

[impulsiveness]

Think the Sheriff would disable the traps inside ONE building in exchange for a reward?

[bittybat]

I don't know. I planned to ask if he wouldn't offer me the buildings' purposes as a reward.

[impulsiveness]

Then someone else is going to have to give it a try.

[thatsthespirit]

It's worth it to ask. All he can do is say no.

[impulsiveness]

True. But maybe someone else in this room should ask. You already have a list of questions, don't you?

[thatsthespirit]

I do, and I imagine they'll all take up the entirety of any merit I've earned. So you're right; someone else other than myself should ask.

[insincerely]

I haven't asked him for much. If we know for sure that we want to do this and which building, I can try.

[impulsiveness]

But did the Sheriff tell Damian which is which?

[hydrokinetics]

That's my question. If we're shooting in the dark we're in trouble.

[bittybat]

No. But I could ask again. Or someone with a reward could ask. I wouldn't vouch for wasting a reward on that, however.

[impulsiveness]

We always could take the boards off a window and take a peek inside. Maybe we'll see some furniture that'll give us a hint.

[bittybat]

As long as the traps don't become increasingly more complex. Yes.

[impulsiveness]

No harm in trying, then. Worst that could happen is someone gets an early trip to the Whole Ass Express.

[thatsthespirit]

[glances at Damian, because she obviously doesn't know that answer]