catchall; sokai

[adlucem]

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[starcracker]

I didn't think it made sense, either, for Hythlodaeus to have killed him.

[ which is part of the reason she? tried the bird? it's fine. she pets the squirrel in her pocket. ]

If they both just died because of this place instead... maybe that's what makes the most sense. [ as much as. any of this. made any sense? and she looks more tired and frustrated than ever. she's not going to argue with leo taking their gratitude she's still mad about riku forever ]

[adlucem]

[You can thank him when they find Riku's killer and get murder revenge and not a minute before.]

A book? [He blinks--but then seems to remember something.] Was it from the store? One of those terrible novels?

[reconnective]

[...he's just going to hold kairi's other hand like a useless bi. it's fine.]

Yeah. He had a bunch of notes about how bad it was, but he had a note that he was going to ask you about.

[no idea where the book is, but it's evidence so it is likely going to disappear. anyway.]

You and I talked about people becoming possibly possessed, but now I'm wondering if it's that this place itself is becoming possessed instead.

[which. sucks? that really sucks.]

[adlucem]

I doubt it was anything important. We both enjoyed literature, is all. I saw him frequently, but we didn't speak much.

[They were both Wiffle House buddies mostly, nothing beyond that.

But, eurgh... that sure is a theory he doesn't like? Honestly they have so few options right now and all of them are bad.]

[starcracker]

[ handholding sokais! it's what for dinner, forever, because someone killed our riku. ]

Like... a haunted house?

[ she's looking between both of the boys because she was not privy to possession talk ]

[reconnective]

Maybe. It's just something Leo and I were thinking about because none of the kills really made sense, and nobody seemed to be confessing. It was before we knew about the...trial? Or whatever that was.

[it wasn't really a trial because there wasn't anybody they were defending or appealing to. whatever.]

But we know that certain things in this place aren't normal. People are being sent to different worlds without warning, or they're getting stuck inside video games or whatever. Maybe we're looking for the wrong person.

[adlucem]

[A nod.]

We discussed that phrase--"quick turnaround", wasn't it? Sora thought it might be related to the deaths, and I'd wondered if the people here might be possessed to serve as some kind of staff to fulfill that purpose.

[But now the only person they know for sure that could've applied to is Shamspeare--there's no way of knowing if Hyth or Riku might've been affected too.]

I received those glasses from hitting that "cash register" machine, but it asked me to complete a task first. That's why I slept somewhere else last night. [He can tell them that now.] It seems odd that it would do that on its own, but I admit I don't know much about that sort of technology.

[He does not have cash registers he is Victorian]

[starcracker]

[ she's nodding along to both of them, pensive ]

That's how Riku got that key. It's not normal for that, but my task was just a silly thing, so I didn't think anything of it. I'm sure a lot of people must have tried that register by now. Do you think ... it's ever given someone a task to kill?

[ :T ]

[reconnective]

Yeah, that was it. [that's the right phrase, and leo explains it pretty well. though he blinks a little when he explains what the task was and he frowns at the idea that people could be asked to murder via the register.]

Hyuse and I were talking about how another theory is that we all have to die in order to get out of here, but I don't know how true that might be either. The cash register always seems to know who's hitting it, and it gives out items that seem to fit people. We went with Kairi the first time to hit it together, but she was the only one who could see what the receipt actually said.

[he has figured that part out, but not what her task was.]

So. It could have given out a task to kill if it meant someone getting their powers back, or a promise to get out of here. Something they would really want.

[adlucem]

[He frowns, mulling that over.]

You think it can sense people's desires, then?

[That would make sense for him, but he doesn't know about Kairi or Riku]

[starcracker]

... The tasks don't say what the rewards are before you do them, though. Would that still work in that case?

[reconnective]

If it knows how to listen to our hearts, it's possible. [which may sound stupid to leo, but look.]

[adlucem]

[A dude became a video game and they condemned a man to an embarrassing car ride because of a bird, he's kind of past caring about how stupid things sound.]

I don't know. I suppose it would apply in my case [since in the moment he wanted very badly to help them] but I only hit it because Miss Nagiko mentioned it might help. I didn't have any specific intentions in mind. [...] It could be relevant to that phrase, though.

[Especially if they're considered customers? He doesn't know. It seems dumb to think that a haunted cash register is behind all of this but they don't have any other leads.]

[starcracker]

... If that's the case, then... Maybe we should try hitting it again. [ because this is the only lead they've got, mostly, but also-- ] What we want now will be different than when we hit it last time. If the rewards match, then we'll know if our theory's right. Right?

[reconnective]

It's not a bad idea. [it makes sense, actually, the longer he thinks about it.] And you're right. A quick turnaround for an answer makes sense, too.

We can try hitting it again when we're ready. Do we know who else has hit it so far?

[adlucem]

[Well, sure, that's all well and good and he's happy to give it a try, but--]

What will you do if it asks you to kill?

[starcracker]

Then we'll know that's something it can ask people. Isn't that one of the things we're wondering about?

[ there is no potential reward that'd make her listen to a cash register tell her to murder so the idea isn't even crossing her mind ]

[reconnective]

[...]

If it asks, we'll report back to each other and decide what that means and what to do about it. [like if they should tell people, he means, not if they should actually murder people right now.]

Can we agree on that?

[adlucem]

[Okay, that's reassuring. Listen, he had to be sure.]

Alright. We should have some idea of what to--ask, or wish for, so that we don't repeat the same experiment twice. [So they're not all whacking it repetitively like dingdongs. But to answer Sora's question--] I only know of Miss Nagiko, apart from us.

[Predictably, since he doesn't talk to people...]

[starcracker]

Okay. [ like she was going to disagree with sora. anyway, for that question, belatedly: ] Nott did it. Probably Jester too, but Nott for sure told me she had a task she had to do today the other day.

[ it was probably murder. oocly this entire conversation is me looking at the camera in mcburn because there is no way for kairi to know this ]

I'm not sure what it was, but considering everything Nott did today, it's a little hard to narrow down...

[reconnective]

We might be able to ask her now that it's done. And once things cool off a little. [ it would be good to know if it was for murder.]

I'm not sure who else might have either, but I can ask around and see what some of the others say. So...how should we divide wishes?

[adlucem]

We'll have to summarize what we want to know in three main points. [Hmmm. He holds up his fingers.] What happened to Riku, what's wrong with this place, and how to get home?

[Those seem pretty accurate to what they want to know, though he's open to their suggestions... he doesn't really think the machine will help much with the murders after what happened today, but it might be worth trying.]

[starcracker]

How we can get Riku back. [ fuck what happened, a little, she doesn't think this place is good at answers anyway ] If he really might have been sent inside the arcade, then... we just need to find a way to get him out.

[reconnective]

Right. I don't know if we really are meant to be solving what happened with how many people have died so far. We should focus on getting them back and getting out of here. Maybe a little of how we got here, too, to make sure it doesn't happen again.

[which is in line with "what's wrong with this place?" because he would love to know.]

[adlucem]

[Sometimes you're from a canon where dead people stay dead 9.999 times out of 10--but they're grieving, and it's been a long day, and they don't need him shoving reality in their face. Things have been cruel enough already, the least he can do is let them believe in this. So he just nods.]

Alright. Then--I'll see if it can help with escaping this place?

[And he'll leave Riku and the mysterious history of this place to them? This will all be pointless if the cash register doesn't work like this but hey, that's why they're testing it out.]