Day 15

[pandatrash]

[There are really only two important things to note about Day 15:

One, your tablet informs you that there's a killing night tonight! Tonight we're back to normal; only one murder, please!

And two, there is shitty prepackaged deli sushi in kitchen. So uh, y'know. Enjoy that.]


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[truthstranger]

...I told you, right? I stopped fighting once already. That was the only way we managed to end it.

[ He curls up a little more in his chair. ]

But I can't do that now. Not while everyone else...

[purrtagonist]

I didn't mean fighting here. I meant, after we all get out. Fighting to keep yourself from having to go through this a third time.

[he tilts his head, though]

What do you mean you can't?

[truthstranger]

There wasn't really much opportunity to fight coming here last time.

But I mean... I can't give up and abandon everyone else while you're still fighting. That's not ending things, that's just...

[ suicide ]

[purrtagonist]

[again, another point. so Akira just lets out a small noise of affirmation]

Well. . .

I know you're tired, and I know you deserve to rest. But I'm-- kind of glad to hear that.

[truthstranger]

...Thank you. I am glad... that I've met friends here. That's not meaningless.

[purrtagonist]

Of course not.

[but he never thought Shuichi would consider it so]

Regardless of what happens to us when we leave.

[truthstranger]

...Yeah. So the only thing I can do is keep going.

[purrtagonist]

Those friends you made will hold you up when you falter, too. Whether you ask them to or not.

[truthstranger]

Yeah.

[ He smiles at him more genuinely this time. ]

Like you're doing now, I think.

[purrtagonist]

[ah, that's much better]

I do try. And if it's working, then I'm glad to hear it.

[truthstranger]

It is, thank you.

[purrtagonist]

[a pleased nod]

In the meantime, have you found any good books in this place? I haven't had the chance to look around.

[truthstranger]

Ah, actually... as far as I can tell, they’re all in French, so it’s hard to say.

[purrtagonist]

[. . . huh]

Does anyone here actually speak French?

[truthstranger]

Not that I've found so far.

[purrtagonist]

Ah.

That's kind of them, to give us books that no one can read.

[said dryly]

[truthstranger]

Well, better than another room full of weapons, or something. It's a nice enough place to sit, anyway.

[purrtagonist]

Cozier and more comfortable than sitting among the ashes of the ruined first library.

[. . . it seems so long ago now that Akechi burned that place down. . .]

[truthstranger]

Or most other places, but definitely that.

[purrtagonist]

The aquarium upstairs isn't so bad, but I find the fish kind of calming.

[truthstranger]

It is pretty cool, but there aren't any chairs or anything. And it makes me wonder if this whole place is underwater...

[purrtagonist]

[perks up]

You thought that, too?

[truthstranger]

Yes, but it's entirely possible we're meant to think that.