catch-all: i promise i will never learn to spell his full name.

[rerouter]

horse kabedon...

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[allyship]

[he takes it.]

I'll manage.

[rerouter]

[She sighs.]

What is with everyone and trying to act all tough while they're clearly suffering...?

[Twisting the cap on her own bottle with a frown.]

Anyway, I'll cut to the chase. You were approached by an angel, right?

[allyship]

[he gives his own water a bit of a dubious look, but he'll take a sip anyway.]

Correct.

[rerouter]

[It's plain old water! The cap was sealed when she passed it over to him, and there are no signs of tampering on the bottle. She really did bring him what he asked for.]

... Well, I guess that was obvious. You don't seem like the type to hurt the people you love without a good reason, anyway.

[She takes a sip, plopping down wherever she can sit.]

Could you tell me a little bit about that night? The letter I got from Susato cuts off abruptly, so...

[allyship]

[it's nothing personal but you instinctively learn to stop trusting food and drink when [redacted].]

... Hm. Maybe you were the one she was writing to when the drug kicked in.

[rerouter]

You drugged her...? [Does that make this situation less or more fucked up? Mystery.] Well, she wrote a very lovely book review for someone who was drugged... It's a shame she didn't finish it.

[allyship]

The other way around. She drugged me, so she had to make her move as soon as I fell unconscious.

[rerouter]

[...

Susato? Girl, what did you do?]

Ah. With the food she made, right? But... even though she knocked you out, she still died?

[allyship]

I didn't eat much, so... I woke up relatively soon. [...] And she had no intention of killing me.

[rerouter]

[... She sighs.]

Oh, Susato... Did you read the letter we found in the sauna?

[allyship]

I was probably distracted at the time.

[by a lot of things.]

[rerouter]

Ahaha, that's fair. Everything really did happen at once in that last hour...

Anyway, what you said about her intentions seemed about right. If she couldn't save you from becoming a murderer, then... she hoped to at least hold out long enough to wind up in that weird space all our evidence disappears to, I guess.

[allyship]

Yes. Unfortunately, I wasn't very cooperative in that regard.

[rerouter]

It is what it is. At the end of the day, we are all forced to take part in this whether we want to or not.

[allyship]

... I suppose you would know a few things about that.

[based off her... weird circumstances... that he never really understood...]

But it's all the more reason we have to end this soon.

[rerouter]

... Yes, I suppose.

[She smiles, tired and humorlessly. Scripted events, man. They really get you.]

That's what we say every week. But what kind of ending is even within our reach?

[allyship]

... I don't know.

But I will not give up. I cannot—not after sacrificing Susato for it.

[rerouter]

I see. It's good that you still cling to hope.

Then, will you fight for your life tomorrow?

[allyship]

... I intend to face the consequences of my actions, and then do what I can over on the other side.

[...]

Speaking of which, I have a question to ask of you, Monika.

[rerouter]

Rochalizo...

[She trails off, silent for a moment.]

... Jeez, why couldn't you be even a little more annoying? Maybe then, this wouldn't be so hard.

[Anyway--]

What is it?

[allyship]

[aww, monika.]

Really? I've been told I'm quite annoying, actually.

[...]

Is your daemon able to change form in front of me, right here and now?

[what form is it at the moment, actually...]

[rerouter]

I said just a little more, right?

[also bold of jan to assume i remember daemon forms half of the time... probably uh (throws dart) foxy

Though, Monika gives him an odd look at the subject change.]

... I could ask him to, but he always does whatever he likes. Why?

[allyship]

Consider me curious to see what a black swan looks like in person.

[rerouter]

[...

She glances over to where Pygmalion is currently chilling like. Hewwo? Do you want to grant someone's final request????




Pygmalion yips and rolls over like a little binch. Thanks for nothing!]

Seriously...

[allyship]

Hm.

Well, that aside. Someone asked me for help in enlisting members for a club of sorts, to help ease their hearts. I think I've found one potential member and thought you might be interested... but I've changed my mind, so you can ignore that, I suppose.