[WEEK 4, SATURDAY POST-TRIAL: Lucina]

[spinatalltale]

[it probably isn't a surprise that Magilou immediately grabs Lucina's attention once everyone scatters after the trial]

Hey! What was that vote for?

[that being her first question is also probably not a surprise]

Comments

[rightfully]

Yes. I was able to determine the identity of the one who lies and the one who may only speak the truth.

[ And, no - she's not going to share that.

As for the other second and third questions... ]

Yes. If I am able to remove the remaining two Sirens from this arena of the game, then it will end in the way we want. [ Which is an interesting sidestep of an answer to will it send everyone home but there's a reason for that. ]

The more dire method involves a permanent death from one of our own.

[ SHE DOESN'T WANT TO DO IT

just let her kill the godsdamn sirens pls ]

[spinatalltale]

[she won't ask for the identity of the lying Chief versus the truth telling one, but she does get caught up in the phrasing of that answer]

"The way we want." [. . .] Can you reassure me that "the way we want the game to end" is best for everyone? There's a Siren out there who is worried about your intentions. That is why I brought up the Wickie at trial.

[and, another question--]

A permanent sacrifice to revive those lost, then?

[rightfully]

[ Firmly, Lucina will repeat the exact words offered to her, with utter sincerity. ]

It is best for everyone.

[ Second question -- ]

In a manner of speaking. Truth be told, I don't know if I can achieve that on my own. Perhaps if Jack was still with me, but ... [ you dumb fuckers voted him to die!! ]

It isn't my preference.

[ Because that person won't get to go home with them, won't be in the graveyard - not that she knows such a thing exists - and won't be anymore.

It's too cruel. ]

[spinatalltale]

[she takes the answer without question]

. . . oho. I suppose I should apologize for being part of the reason your partner is dead.

[she may feel a little bad about that now?? yikes]

Can-- you tell me why he had to kill Mello?

[rightfully]

[ At that, Lucina shakes her head. ]

I am sorry.

Jack's secrets are his own.

[spinatalltale]

No. That's fair.

[. . .]

I-- am sorry.

[the apology is. . . a bit forced? not because she doesn't want to give it, but because it is literally the first one she's offered on this island. that makes it all the more sincere]

I'm no Jack, but if I can be of any help, especially if we wind up going down the most dire path-- [well. anyway. next question!]

When the Chiefs answered our question about going home at the trial. Do you know what their cryptic response meant?

[rightfully]

[ ... A sigh. ]

Yes, I do.

[ And, if the silence than hangs after those words is any indication, Lucina is not about to elaborate.

... ]

[spinatalltale]

. . . sheesh. I thought Jack was being cagey because he was suspicious. But I believe you're cagey for a reason.

[that's about all she plans on prying, honestly]

This week, then. Do you plan on killing the final two Sirens?

[that's likely her last question before she starts telling her own story]

[rightfully]

It ...

[ There's Bellamy, who has been begging her to find a better path, who almost stood in the way of her intentions when it involved him, his own heart.

There's her own uncertainty, her strengths and weaknesses, that she's good at striking down foes and not much else.

Well, dissembling, apparently.

It takes her a moment to get words together. ]

I am still weighing the options going forward. Likely, yes.

[ It isn't absolute. ]

[spinatalltale]

[ah. . . that hesitation is clear. and Magilou isn't the type to push her towards one direction or another. but she will offer her own advice]

Whatever you choose to do, Lucina, do it with a strong heart and faith in your path. Don't hold back-- not even a little bit.

[. . .]

I know one of the remaining Sirens. I found out last week, and I've extended an offer to help them. I even gave them Pal's autograph so they could determine which Chief wrote their rules, in an attempt to figure out if they've been lied to or not.

[. . .]

They want to pursue another path. They want to confront the volcano spirit directly. Though, if they've been lied to, is there even a volcano spirit at all?

[rightfully]

[ RAPTOR NOISES

IN HER SOUL

auuuuugh ]

No, there was never a volcano spirit. Do you know what the Siren intended?

[spinatalltale]

[WOW]

[. . . she almost feels bad for how badly the Sirens have been played during this entire game]

No. Our mutual contact didn't give me the details of their plan.

[rightfully]

I won't press, in that case.

[ For the moment.

Lucina seems to tire a bit, slumping a little into her bed. ]

Thank you for sharing that with me, Magilou. Is there anything else you wish to know?

[spinatalltale]

[there is one other thing, actually]

How did you figure out which Chief was the liar? Was I right? About the answer to that lying in their handwriting?