[ what the heck is going on with anaido ]

[coastal]

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week 0, thursday

[coastal]

[it's probably sometime in the middle of the day, but wherever anaido is, lili is going to march up to him]

Hey.

You better not just accept rolling over and dying tonight, alright?

[STERNLY]

[wowcool]

[He's just standing there, tying his coat around his waist - it's a little hot! He's wearing dorky suspenders underneath, over a collared shirt.]

Hey! [He beams at her, brightly.] Haha, are you that worried about me?

[coastal]

Of course not. Don't flatter yourself!

[tsunTSUN]

I just still don't forgive what you were saying about yourself earlier!

[wowcool]

You really were worried about me.

[He honestly looks? Really happy? Like a dog that's just been told he's a good boy.]

It's okay, Lili! Dying isn't part of my plan! I hope it's not part of yours, either.

[coastal]

[PLEASE STOP CALLING HER OUT - she just flusters worse]

Sh-Shut up!! I don't plan on dying again! Especially not in a place like this!

[wowcool]

That's very good! I wouldn't want you to die. People are relying on you, you know.

[TELL THAT TO YOURSELF]

[coastal]

I don't know what you're saying - no one's relying on me here!!

[HE'S JUST TALKING OUT OF HIS ASS]

But make sure that you're mindful of yourself too, moron! Don't go anywhere dangerous tonight on some stupid whim!

[wowcool]

Do you not have friends? Lili...that's so sad...

[NO]

But I'm a brilliant detective! Am I not supposed to investigate?

[coastal]

[SLKJDFLSDFJLK she just scowls at that - ]

I have Tsurumaru, and I need no other friend.

[haha unfortunate]

You can investigate... but bring someone with you, and be on your guard.

[wowcool]

Tsurumaru...ah! Yes! I talked to him earlier. A very cool warrior with a very cool sword.

[He tilts his head, considering.]

What if the person I bring with me tries to murder me, though?

[coastal]

Please stop calling him cool, I have no idea what he did to fool you.

[tsurumaru is her only friend in this world and she is so mean to him]

Have you no one that you trust... not to?

[wowcool]

He showed me his sword...

[People with swords are cool, apparently.]

There are some people I like a lot, here. But I'm rather easy to kill. I mean, I don't really have any weapons, and I don't know how to fight... Perhaps people just wouldn't be able to help themselves.

[good freaking lord]

[coastal]

[she

squints]

No, they can definitely help themselves. Wanting to kill another person just because it'd be easy to do so is deplorable.

[wowcool]

And yet, I came from an island where eleven people died in two weeks. Of course, some were from the execution, but most were manipulated in some way, so...hahaha. Even friends can turn on each other. You can see why I would be a little wary, right?

[coastal]

... then take two people with you - since it at least will be left unlikely that both of them will be corrupted against you. There is a certain safety in numbers but...

Even if that's true, you should still try to live more than anything else.

[wowcool]

[He nods at that - not a half bad idea, really. At her next statement, though, he just smiles.]

I'll do my best. After all, I have someone waiting for me.

[coastal]

[ . . . . hm. she takes a moment to consider, as if determining whether or not she wants to believe him.]

... alright. Then for that person, you better do your best.

[wowcool]

Of course I will.

[He looks....incredibly fond.]

I want to see him again. I...want to do as much as I can to make that happen.

[coastal]

[ . . . huh.]

What a weird expression to see on your face...

[lili,]

[wowcool]

...Huh? What's wrong with my face?

[He's patting it like an idiot.]

[coastal]

It got all soft - kind of like tofu?

[please stop]

I wasn't expecting that from you, but I suppose even you have to get a little calmer when talking about your beloved.

[wowcool]

Tofu?

[And now he's blushing slightly at the mention of "beloved". Wow.]

Ahaha, we haven't known each other for too long, but...ah, "beloved" really is the word for that, isn't it? I'll have to call him that when I see him.

week 0, dieday

[coastal]

[despite everything

lili has responsibilities

and in this case her responsibilities bring her to the chicken condo (the chondo) and she's actually taking time to feed the chickens! however given her incredibly, incredibly unhappy expression, it seems that even the feathered cuties are not making her feel any better

and if he approaches her making any kind of noise,

he will suddenly find a knife pointed at him]

[wowcool]

[That sure is a knife pointed at him.]

[He stares at it for a moment, genuinely surprised, but his expression eases into a smile as he glances at her face.]

Well? [He gestures to the knife.] Go ahead?

[coastal]

[there's a moment where she pauses, evaluating - before closing her eyes and putting the knife aside]

If you're the one who killed him, you'll get what you deserve tomorrow.

[a promise]

But otherwise, I have zero interest in spilling the blood of an innocent.