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WEEK 4 - POST EXECUTION + WHATEVER THE FUCK THAT WAS

[ Well!

That was something truly terrible. But there's business to attend to, last requests and all that. Taako has ditched the veil and also most of the length of the skirt so he can actually move, and he and Magnus have somehow cornered Setz somewhere fairly soon after the spectacle.]

Hey, uh, homie, wait up. We've gotta chat.

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I actually don't know who the other... Bear [why] is. Akira is my only point of contact with them.

But yes, I know who all the Ducks are, and I have no idea what you mean by the "kid with the killer slapshot".

[Thank God Setz is going along with the bit.]

Think that was probably Jacopo. Or Izaya? Izaya was a Duck, right? He was faking his entry fee. You don't have to name them, but how many are left?

Also, which team is which? Composer and Conductor, which one is Emilio Estevez and which one is Billy Bob Thornton? And don't get at me, I know the remake was shit, but Billy Bob is objectively a funnier name to drop.

Izaya had to be a Duck. I think? [He sounded so confident for a second.] And yeah, we've got to skew our references to a younger audience, you see. Considering the age range here.

Just have to keep track of numbers, since we have to worry about, uh, keeping Player population up, right? Can't help but think that's going to come up as an issue at some point.

Edited 2018-04-09 15:53 (UTC)

[What the heck are you two even talking about.]

Yeah, Izaya was one. There are three Ducks left, and two Bears left. When Max said there were seven Reapers left, both factions were included in that count at the time.

The Bears answer to the Conductor... Well, indirectly, I suppose the Composer is in charge of them all, but the Bears don't have any unique means of contact with them. The Ducks, on the other hand, are managed directly by the Composer from what I understand.

Edited 2018-04-09 15:59 (UTC)

So the Composer is Emilio Estevez. Got it.

[It makes sense to these two, and that's all that matters, right?]

I kind of feel good that we don't know who the last Bear is. It makes things risky, but it also means they're playing it close to the chest. Seems like Jacopo's shop had a lot of leaks. I might have a lead on the last one, but I'm not sure. And I'm not ready to say a name, because I'm trying to build trust.

One more question. Do you have a suspicion as to who killed Jacopo? Monika was certain it was Newt. I'm not so sure. But whoever did that seems like one of the biggest threats still around, don't you think?

[Listen, it's a better naming scheme than Composer and Conductor, okay, those are WAY too similar. Anyway, doing math . . . ]

Uh, so, seven Reapers, 16 players. Going to get tough to juggle that if we're losing people are the rate we currently are.

Edited 2018-04-09 21:10 (UTC)

[...

There's an undercurrent of fury in Setz's eyes, because hahaha guess who's still really upset about his partner—]

I have no idea. I didn't even realize how much he was sharing with others, given how long it took for him to trust even me.

Hey, it's okay. We'll figure out who we think it is, and I'll rough 'em up a little.

[Might be nice to have an extra vote at trials.]

I think not just protecting our Reapers, but we need to work on stopping Player kills. We're wracking up bodies now.

[Mmmmmm feeling a little guilty looking at Setz like this. He doesn't want to upset the dude, but it feels inevitable.]

Yeah, homie. Whoever it is, uh, isn't getting away with it. I mean, there's killing people, and then. That.

... Yeah. I don't actually wish death on them, but...

[or well tbh there are some homicidal feelings in there but he's restraining them.]

Not that Player kills were ever a good idea, but at this stage, they're even worse.

I've kind of got a thought. What if someone could wake me up as an accomplice? A Reaper, probably. Someone who has to kill anyway. I'm no good asleep, but if I could be awake on the murder night I feel like I could keep the death toll down.

Oh, great, great, great we're both going to die.

[Just. Holding his temples.]

Um... wouldn't you, by definition, then have to assist in an erasure...?

Sure. I mean, hopefully just by, uh, helping clean up a crime scene or something? But if I have to get my hands dirty, I can do that. It's not great, but if the Reapers have to kill someone every week, I'm not going to be cute about wanting to stay clean.

I'm not afraid of getting erased, either. Because we decided. The Erased are coming back. We're not leaving them behind.

I want it on the record that I'm not, like, looking forward to it or anything, but yeah. What he said.

[Adjusting his hat, a little anxiously though.]

Besides, we've done it before. Dying. It gets kinda boring after what, the fifth or sixth time?

[... Setz just stares with the confusion of someone who's seen their profiles but still doesn't understand how the hell someone dies that many times???

Anyhow.

Slowly, as he decides to just push that thought away,]

... You'll have to talk to Akira about that.

Yeah. We will.

[But at least Setz isn't telling them they tried it, and it didn't work. It's something new. Maybe it'll pan out.]

Maybe we should go get on that. But, uh, let's check in, okay? Keep us in the loop. I know there'll be things you can't share with us, but we're here to help.

[And...just going to ruffle his hair.]

You're a good kid, Setz. Don't take too much on on your own.

[Not going to ruffle his hair, because he? respects him? no he doesn't he's just as terrible.]

And try not to get murdered in the meantime, capiche?

Ah—?

[He's never going to get used to hair ruffles???]

A-All right...?

Edited (REPEATED ICON) 2018-04-10 03:27 (UTC)

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