Pizza Party

[ruffboi]

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[survivaltricks]

[thinks about 45]

[. . .]

[yeah, okay, fair. but even so. . .?]

I trust her.

[he says that earnestly]

She's the one who gave me the item that let me find out Shinobu killed Yu.

[ruffboi]

So, what you're saying is, she's really gung ho about finding the murderers?

[survivaltricks]

No, that's not it.

[shaking his head a bit]

She gave me the item. I'm the one who decided to use it to find Shinobu. [. . .] Though I know she wants to find out who killed Zenitsu and Minako.

. . . but I want those answers, too.

[so he doesn't blame her]

[ruffboi]

Yeah. I can see why those answers would be important to you guys to find.

[He doesn't blame them, either.]

I guess we talked about this on Saturday, though, didn't we?

[survivaltricks]

. . . we did.

[breathes out a little, his smile twitching into something lopsided and tired]

I suppose I've always only wanted them for my own purposes, though. Not for justice, or to execute the killer, or-- anything like that.

I guess I just wanted to know why.

[chaoticlootral]

So. This is totally random, I mean, just small chat I’m making at a pizza party, because we’re just shootin’ the shit, but remember that memory Magnus shared with both you and me the other week?

[survivaltricks]

. . .

Yyyyyyyes. I do.

[chaoticlootral]

And do you remember in that memory, there were certain things that you weren’t able to talk about directly? Because it would have violated a rule?

[i will hold akiras sweet, sweet little hand through this]

[survivaltricks]

[thank god someone does]

. . . I do.

[he nods. go onnnnn]

[chaoticlootral]

Hey, for no reason whatsoever, haha! No reason at all - what was your role in that memory?!

[Taako is. Gritting his teeth so much.]

[survivaltricks]

. . .

[LIFTS A HAND]

[PRESSES IT AGAINST HIS FACE]

[HE CAN'T. BELIEVE THIS]

Was there. . . more to the Guidance Counselor than what Sanji told me?

[chaoticlootral]

And you’ll get them eventually, Akira, but, uh— think about that really weird conversation we had? Where I was all like, um, think about the things you need to win a game, and it involves working together!

[survivaltricks]

Hn?

Ah-- yeah, I got that. That's why we're all here, right?

[chaoticlootral]

[Taako’s eyebrows furrow for a second, but— it’s not like Akira can really see that that well. He’s quiet for a moment, clearly thinking something over.]

Let me put it this way for you. We know Shinobu had a role— would she not work with her?

[survivaltricks]

[. . .]

[FROWNING A LI'L. . . because that doesn't exactly make a lot of sense, unless--]

What was Shinobu's role?

[because Shinobu makes ten roles, doesn't she. . .?]

And what do you mean? Are you asking if 45 wouldn't work with Shinobu. . .?

[fishingforcompliments]

...

Magnus replaced Shinobu when she died.

[survivaltricks]

[oh. . . that answers his question about replacements]

[he gives Flayn a sympathetic look]

[fishingforcompliments]

...

[after a moment -]

So, there are nine of us. It seems as though there have always been nine of us.

[survivaltricks]

Mmm. Based on the rule about roles in the director's rule book Dick found, it's always been three per team.

[fishingforcompliments]

Do you remember what we talked about before? The thing that Sanji asked Purple Heart about?

[survivaltricks]

. . . [aha]

The role Heart denied existing, right?

[. . .]

[fishingforcompliments]

The counselor Heart denied existing.

[survivaltricks]

. . .









[CLOSES. . . HIS EYES. . .]

[ruffboi]

Same as ours, I think? Darts, figuring people's roles, anonymous notes, et cetera.

[survivaltricks]

. . . I get it now.

[REPLACEMENTS. . . THEY EXIST]