[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]

[ 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?