week 6 saturday with steph

[alchemenace]

[ guess who's in jaaaaail.

guess who's holding his raccoooooon.

guess who's not cryiiiiing

yea you get it]

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[alchemenace]

[ this is the first time in my rp life Steph would be right, but it just makes Varian wince ]

... I just. I just wanted him to be proud of me. For once.

[ yes murder is a weird way to go about it but listen anyway let's-- let's change the subject ]

Sanji and Zelos were the Editors. Sanji confirmed it. He wanted me to out him during the trial, so he must've killed Natsuo. It fit the pattern of previous kills-- but that means you don't know who killed El-Melloi.

[ and... that was the worst one. Also ion knows but Varian doesn't know that smh ion ]

[vigilantics]

[ of course they did not figure out what was objectively the worst murder of the group. ]

We can still try to figure it out. Maybe they told someone.

[ not that it might matter too much. going by the remaining numbers alone after tomorrow, next week will be their last. ]

[alchemenace]

You need to know why more than who. I still think someone might be working for Tiger.

[ he will die over this conspiracy theory! Oh wait. ]

Don't get sabotaged now.

[vigilantics]

I won't.

[ she almost says "i'll try not to," but that's not enough. ]

According to Belph, they already have some plans in place in case Tiger tries to sabotage us through the Editors.

[alchemenace]

Sanji wants everyone to make it home. He told me that. If she pushes him against that... I don't doubt he'd rebel even if it cost him his life. He's a pirate, you know.

[ he sounds... oddly certain about this. Sanji promised. So. ]

[vigilantics]

Apparently next week, it's Tiger's turn to choose for the Editors. They're worried she's going to make him go for a Villain.

... if she does, Belph is going to kill him instead.

[alchemenace]

[ and there it is ]

That's about what I expected.

[ rebellion comes in many shades! that's one he saw coming. ]

Though you might want to get someone else to do the deed. Or at least make sure Eichi is protecting someone else so it doesn't blow up in your faces.

[ Eichi is the worst and Varian hates him kthnx ]

[vigilantics]

I'd have to talk him into it.

[ she's pretty sure that he only told her this is because the situation has gotten very desperate after that trial. ]

[alchemenace]

Hmmm.

[ oh, well. ]

Just ... if things go well tomorrow, there'll be fourteen of you left. [ author's note: akechi lived ] Outside of the villains... You guys will have to pick who makes it from that.

[vigilantics]

... yeah.

[ this is pretty terrible. ]

I think... people who volunteer would be best, but...

[ people volunteering to die sure is a terrible concept. ]

[alchemenace]

[ the only thing he can think to that is that he volunteers eichi, so he. decides to not. ]

You think they will?

[vigilantics]

I already know a few people who are willing.

[alchemenace]

... I know I, I don't get any say it, but I-- [ he curls in around himself so it's muffled when he asks: ] Can you, V and Ion make it to the end? I. I don't want to see you guys dead.

[ the way they're going to see him die tomorrow, which he's not addressing thank you. he knows veronica pretty much has to make it, but. y'know. mirrors and whatnot ]

[vigilantics]

[ ... that request is more than a little heartbreaking, especially since steph knows all three of them would volunteer if they could at this point (some more willingly than others). ]

We'll do our best to.

[ she can't say they definitely will. someone else might make the decision for them. ]

[alchemenace]

... Thanks.

[ there's not much else left for him to say. he got what he wanted. he did.

he did, and if this is the sacrifice, it's fine ]

[vigilantics]

[ she doesn't really know what to say either.

but she will reach her hand through the bars, towards varian. ]

[alchemenace]

[ he has to be nudged to look up by his raccoon, but when he notices her hand he stares for a bit before... reaching back to hold it. ]