[ i, personally, am suddenly the only one running ]

[coastal]

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week 1, curfew

[coastal]

[well, lili definitely got mauled earlier in the day.

but that doesn't seem to be stopping her from anything? she's been bandaged up as well as she can be by now, and she's got a blanket over her shoulders that she's carrying with her since it's an overnight stay, and is otherwise just going to be headed to the gardens with kara.

she is ever so slightly favoring her right leg as she walks, but it's barely noticeable. if only out of pride. she has so much pride.]

I wonder if the fever last week was related to being near the fire...

[unfriendliest]

It could be. We'll have a better answer after this week.

[ because what can flowers do to them, exactly? hanahaki? it'll be fine. ]

There may only be an effect if either the victim or killer come to the area. We don't know enough about it yet.

[voidbreaker]

[ did someone ask for a third wheel? no? well, that’s a pity because kara and lili are getting one.

ash is already in the gardens, sat on the edge of one of the gazebos. he’s watching a couple of rabbits — normal, brown coloured ones, not the kind that go running to the directors when fed — that are sniffing and hopping around the flowers. he glances up when he hears footsteps, and raises a hand. ]

All wrapped up now?

[coastal]

I hate that we have to find out at all, but maybe we'll actually discover something worthwhile this week.

[though when ash greets them, lili will raise a hand from her uninjured side]

My injuries are healing, my ego's still pretty pissed.

If you have any fighting suggestions that I can still manage while my shoulder's chewed up, I'm all ears.

[why is she still thinking about fighting people]

[unfriendliest]

[ eyeing lili ]

What happened to the gun?

[voidbreaker]

Yeah, use your other hand.

[ he’s genuinely not kidding. ]





What gun?

[coastal]

Someone's going to teach me how to use a gun.

[but she's going to the gazebo now, experimentally rolling her good shoulder to see how far she can move without pulling at her bandages and looking to Ookurikara]

Can't I learn both?

[unfriendliest]

You can, just don't push it. Humans heal slowly, right?

[ wasn't she the one telling him that like... a month ago in game time ]

[voidbreaker]

Someone here has a gun?

[ great. he loves to hear that. ]

You injured your dominant arm, didn't you? Chatterbox is right, if you start trying to fire a gun with it you'll just undo all the work that went into getting you all wrapped up.

[coastal]

Mm... I'll figure something out...

[will she]

Maybe there's a way to heal injuries just enough they won't reopen.

[unfriendliest]

[ there is a long-suffering sigh. ]

I'll ask, once we have a chance.

[voidbreaker]

I guess cooling your jets long enough to heal's a no then.

[ wow kara, he felt that sigh in his bones. rip dude. ]

[coastal]

[haha, she'll just move to rest a hand over kara's when he sighs]

We still have more to do... You know that.

[so that's a definite no.]

I can't expect other people to be busy at work while I sit around waiting.

[she's demanding but at least she recognizes that her effort level should be equal or greater?]

week 2, curfew

[coastal]

[SHE'S

LOOKING SO TIRED WHEN SHE WALKS INTO THE MEMORIAL HALL AND AS SOON AS SHE MAKES EYE CONTACT WITH ASH:]

Do you remember what you were saying about being bitter at Zenitsu for murdering your roommate and possibly leaving him for dead.

[WE LOVE TO START CONVERSATIONS LIKE THIS]

[unfriendliest]

[ well kara is just here, grumping. this is nothing new, but the way his face sours when lili names zenitsu in particular might be.

he's so fucking tired, fam. ]

[voidbreaker]

.....

[ hm ]

Yeah, I have memory retention longer than three seconds, why?

[coastal]

He was in Dragon Cabin with us and Dimitri shortly before curfew, seeming to be paralyzed in decision, but he ran out once we asked about Asch - not you, the worse one.

[that's nice]

We walk outside, Asch is throwing some giant pastry into the fire [does kouka have wedding cakes probably not] and of course the moron has been cursed twice, now to completely drown out all of his emotions. Zenitsu's still missing and we couldn't find him before we came here.

So if you're thinking of taking on the task of killing another in order to prevent us all from forfeiting -

[is she going to ask for mercy for zenitsu - ]

Just don't make it too painful. [oh.] We're already suffering a massive headache.

[unfriendliest]

This is exactly what the pink one wanted when it said to use our powers.

[ Kara's gonna kill it himself if he ever finds the source. ]

[voidbreaker]

...

Did one curse cancel out the other?

[ he missed the zeniasch love island drama so he actually has no idea what the frick frack has been happening thank you deafness ]

I’m not planning on killing anyone, Princess. We’re just gonna have to suffer their drama for now. [ and hey. emotionless asch has gotta be quieter than the usual kind ]

[coastal]

We're going to suffer their drama but we're also going to have to be aware that Zenitsu possibly ran out on his own during murder night - the first curse that made them infatuated is only gone on Asch's side. Ookurikara's right that this is just stupid and chaotic.

[did he call it that. and also like

zenitsu just mcfucking lost it, i guess.]

Also use my name.

[unfriendliest]

They're probably just layered, but given the nature of the second curse, the first won't matter. It's possible that the one who used it meant to help...

[ the two of them being love cursed was, like, the center of chaos for a few days there. ]

...but with Zenitsu running off tonight of all nights, all it's done is made things worse.

[voidbreaker]

Terrible attempt at helping then. So, we'll need to know his whereabouts tomorrow. In optimistic terms.

[ this is all

wild. ]

Part of the curse involve losing common sense as well?

[coastal]

Asch seems to be under the impression that he no longer cares about anyone or anything in this camp - so he's lost some part of himself along with his emotions.

[to which she's just going to idly run her fingers over her knuckles on her left hand

she might've decked him (she did)]

[unfriendliest]

...That's how it was for me. Nothing really mattered - I didn't even really care about finding who killed you. It might be the same for him.

The other curse... [ wow he really doesn't want to remember how that one felt. ] ...yeah. The only thing that matters then is the one you're infatuated with, no matter what else is going on around you.

[voidbreaker]

[ well he's not gonna comment on that first part, that's not really his place ]

Is that how they've been acting so far? Obsessed with each other?