I always put myself in destructive situations [W5, Friday]

[hydrokinetics]

[It took time. Everything took time as it always did. It took time for them to all calm down, it took time to heal physical wounds, it took time to properly remove the evidence of obscene crimes...but in the evening they were able to gather in one place away from everyone else. It hadn't been easy coordinating everything, but it was necessary.

And so here they were. All seven of them.]

...I don't really know where to start. [His voice is tight, but determined.] But we need everybody on the same page. Who wants to go first?

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[insincerely]

[CONTINUATION OF: XION IS A LIAR, OOPS.]

... She also told me that she knows about a "leader", though not of what, and that killing them will end the game. Apparently, she's been trying to figure out their identity all week, but to no avail.

[and possibly more fishy details, but again to be cont.]

[thatsthespirit]

[UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUM]

Is this the Bandit Leader she brought up before? I thought she was confusing it for the Bounty Leader. . .

[AND SHE. KNOWS ABOUT DAMIAN? SO UUUUUUM]

Do you think it's possible the Deputy has been told that killing the Bounty Leader will end the game?

[elemancy]

Don't see why they wouldn't. They're basically at odds with the Bounty Leader.

[thatsthespirit]

[UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUM UM UM UM?????]

. . .

But how would she know that, unless she was-- [UUUUUUM]

[Xion please don't be the Deputy please don't hurt Milla's heart like this]

[elemancy]

If she's the Deputy, or the Deputy told her.

[he'll say it, much as it sure sucks to admit.]

[thatsthespirit]

[please let her have gotten this knowledge from a third party please please please please]

Who does she speak with often? Other than Shinnosuke, Percy, Natalie and myself. I want to cover all of our bases.

I don't want to jump to conclusions. This is all still conjecture. We need to be certain.

[elemancy]

[defers to the room, because noct can only shake his head. he doesn't talk to xion that much.]

[hydrokinetics]

...Dr. Lecter. [He knows that much, at least.] Dr. Lecter, and by proxy, Will.

[impulsiveness]

The Deputy.

[ummmMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM]

[thatsthespirit]

[UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMM]

There's a chance we're working ourselves up over nothing. We need to stay calm.

[insincerely]

Yeah. I was misleading her by talking about how the Deputy might be the Bandit leader she brought up before, given how we got on the subject... She then said that there is no Bandit leader, but she knows there's a leader.

... I wouldn't be surprised.

[thatsthespirit]

[fucking uuuuuuuuum]

[her expression hardens]

That would explain why she's using the stocks, and not the jail cell. Xion isn't inherently cruel, but if she is attempting to smoke out the leader. . .

[or. was. since she FUCKING KNOWS NOW FUCKING DAMIAN WAYNE]

[insincerely]

... Mm. She told me that she's still not sure if she's capable of killing anyone in this game, but...

[...]

Her wording was a little weird. She talked about how it shouldn't be her, and that if she tried and failed, it'd be a disaster, but how she'd probably help someone else do it.

[and depending on how the rest of this thread goes Shinnosuke might actually know what she means by that but maybe not BUT ANYWAY I DON'T KNOW YET]

[thatsthespirit]

. . .

That makes it sound a little more like she knows who the Deputy is, and is willing to help them kill the Bounty Leader.

[which is. still terrifying. but. less so]

[impulsiveness]

[....................... ah.]

I wouldn't put it past this game. If it's funny and causes us grief, it's likely.

[thatsthespirit]

[YEAH. YEAH. . .]

I once asked the Sheriff if the Bounty Leader killing the Deputy is the only way to end the game. He said yes. I automatically assumed that the same wasn't true for the Deputy killing the Bounty Leader.

. . . I may not have tailored my question very well.

[impulsiveness]

It makes sense. It's a race to see who catches who first.

[internal. screaming.]

And if we're right and Xion IS the Deputy or has HEARD from the Deputy we're fucked

[thatsthespirit]

[YEAH]

[FUCKING YEAH]

Even if Natalie used her ability to revive him, his role would already be revealed. It would just keep the game going.

[you know despite this very frightening revelations she is remaining COMPLETELY CALM on the outside]

[robitussin]

[uuuUUUHHHH]

A leader? You don't think she means...

[insincerely]

... Yeah. I'm pretty sure she means the Bounty Leader.

[robitussin]

[Jesus. She pauses for a long moment before nodding to herself.]

I'll talk to Hal to change the name I gave him.

[impulsiveness]

[GLANCING..... OVER TO WHEREVER DAMIAN IS. HE TOTALLY THINKS SHE MEANS...........]

[robitussin]

We could still be wrong, you know. She's not necessarily...

[if they're not wrong she's flinging herself into the lake??]

[impulsiveness]

We BETTER be wrong
we have to be wrong

[he'll join her hahahahaha]

[robitussin]

[She's tapping this next part out, because she doesn't want anyone else but Jason to overhear.

We live in the same room. How am I supposed to go back and act normal?]