[ kara & lili are romance, somehow ]

[coastal]

what if i turn this into a visualosities as i go

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[coastal]

[but she nods along with that.]

How is this possible? How can none of us know any Shadows members? They're the biggest team! [whaT HAPPENED HERE]

[unfriendliest]

...They talk to you, but won't talk to each other.

[ for. fuck's. sake. ookurikara hates everyone. ]

[coastal]

Which 'they'?

[just so she's

aware of who he's mad at currently]

[unfriendliest]

[ he just waves a hand. ]

Doesn't matter. Winter and Purple's teams still outnumber Shadows', so it's more likely we'd find someone from those teams anyway.

Maybe watching who talks to Shadows more often than others will give us a clue of where to look. Flayn spends a lot of time with them, right? Maybe you should ask her.

[coastal]

[kara............ she tilts her head for a moment before nodding along. until it comes to flayn and she just. covers her face.]

I'll talk to her - but you know I can't confirm for you if she tells me. Also, she has a really stupid crush so I wouldn't be surprised if that's half the reason. [which she. sounds tired about.

BUT DAMN

SHE HATES SECRETS]

But I'll see what I can do...

[unfriendliest]

You're more likely to find one of them than I am, anyway, no matter who it is. I don't think it will matter that much.

[coastal]

[ . . . hmmm. well she'll just gently bump into him at that - with her good shoulder. not enough to actually jostle him in his cooking, but to hopefully get his attention.]

... I think it matters...

Knowing who you've talked to has eliminated some options for me, after all. We're still sharing the work.

[unfriendliest]

Barely.

[ it's a grumble, but he dismisses it instantly. he doesn't like dwelling on how it feels just like the village, always being told he's never doing enough, as all of his attempts to anything at all to help just fall the side, efforts wasted and little to show for it.

but sometimes it's hard to forget. ]

The library had more books on poisons, but the closest thing to a medical use I've found is as numbing agent. It's probably still too dangerous to use that way.

[coastal]

Oh, I'd take a numbing agent. [her injuries don't hurt that much anymore but like. they still hurt.] Are you going to use your power for the task?

[though she'll also

pause..... and lean up to kiss his cheek.]

And I get that you're frustrated, and that nothing I really say will help, but I am glad that you're here with me.

[unfriendliest]

It's still dangerous if you use too much, Lili. [ he sighs. ] I used it on something else already - something nonfatal and out of the way. I might try something else next week.

[ he'll accept the kiss, but. ]

The directors seem convinced that there's no way around this stupid game of theirs. If they're right, one of us will have to die.

[coastal]

Mm... I don't think I'm going to risk using my power in case I need it for Thursday night.

[too bad.... she'll probably need it bc she's dying on friday!]

I don't really care about what they're convinced of, though. It's too early to assume that we're stuck with those options. Are you already thinking about which one of us would be eliminated?

[unfriendliest]

[ shut the fuck up dana ]

You mean if it came down to the two of us? I'd let you have it, if there was a way to guarantee it between us.

[coastal]

[ :( ]

Hm.

No.

[SHE CAN'T JUST SAY NO]

[unfriendliest]

You can't tell me that.

[coastal]

Why can't I!

[unfriendliest]

You died in the village, Lili.

[coastal]

So did you!

[unfriendliest]

Yeah.

Last, and because I chose to.

[coastal]

[ . . .

hm, well that annoys her a bit.]

... don't you think that I should get to choose how I go this time?

[unfriendliest]

If we're the last ones, you won't have to.

[coastal]

Ookurikara...

[ . . . she doesn't sound happy

but the longer they discuss it, the more she realizes that there's no way that she can die first that wouldn't lead to abandoning him. it makes her bite her tongue, as unhappy as she is.]

....

I'm not going to accept it easily - we still have time, and I plan to use it to figure a way out.

[unfriendliest]

I know. But if we make it that far, and nothing's changed, then you'll be prepared for it.

[ grabbing a spoon, he scoops up a bit of curry and holds it out for lili to try. ]

Here.

[coastal]

.... you're bribing me.

[she's mad that it works because she'll lean in to take the bite, because she loves seafood curry.




she's pouting.]

... of course it's delicious....

[unfriendliest]

Someone has to try it to make sure it's good. That isn't a bribe.

[ he'll give her a little, grateful pat, though. ]

Good. Then we can eat.

[coastal]

[she's going to sigh a little bit at that, and she decides that she likes the pat less than other forms of affection, so she's leaning up to claim a kiss as compensation for her emotional exhaustion.]

Let's eat....

Is Ash going to be with us again for curfew?