[WEEK 2, WEDNESDAY SOMETIME: Battler]

[spinatalltale]

[a paper airplane nyooms through the air]

[nyoooooom]

[nyooooooooooooom]

[until it crumbles against Battler's head]

Oho! Direct hit!

[hey, Battler. got a moment?]

Comments

[itsalluseless]

Ah, I suppose I should've worded that better. What I meant was that the other roles might not be killers, but they could be related to making it easier for us to get killed.

For example, the item role provided a knife that was then used to frame someone, and someone could potentially use it as a murder weapon later.

[He frowns, rubbing at his chin thoughtfully.]

Maybe the other roles could involve something like selecting the profiles that get bookmarked every week. It doesn't directly hurt anyone, but could potentially make us suspicious enough to turn on each other.

[spinatalltale]

[she accepts his clarification with a nod]

Uho, you've really been thinking about this. . . maybe you're not as clueless as you seem.

[itsalluseless]

I feel like I shouldn't thank you for that half-compliment...

[spinatalltale]

Of course you should thank me! It was a benevolent statement, and such things only tumble from my mouth once every million years.

[MAGILOU. . .]

[itsalluseless]

It wasn't very benevolent, actually. More like an insult.

[spinatalltale]

Tsk tsk. Aren't you a picky one.

[itsalluseless]

And now we're back to insults. Tch, and you call me rude.

[spinatalltale]

Being cruel and rude is a witch's way! What's your excuse?

[itsalluseless]

I wonder. Could it be that I'm too sick of witches and their bullshit to care about manners?

[spinatalltale]

Uho! A rebel fighting back with the power of a sharp tongue and a defiant, headstrong personality! You would make a good protagonist after all.

[itsalluseless]

What's with that conditional? I am a protagonist, at least in the story I actually belong in.

[spinatalltale]

[leans forward, totally invading his personal space, hand pressed above her brows]

Are you going to bring some of that protagonist spirit to this game?

[itsalluseless]

[Doesn't flinch back, though he does turn his head away a little]

Well, we'll have to see. To be totally honest, I've been having some trouble working up the same kind of enthusiasm I had for Beato's game.

[spinatalltale]

[Beato. . .]

Too boring, huh? Well. . .

I doubt it's the game itself that'll be interesting.

[itsalluseless]

I wouldn't say it's boring, exactly. After all, people are dying. It's more that... the objective is a little less clear, I guess.

[battler shut up you know your objectives here much more clearly than in canon]

[spinatalltale]

[. . .]

For most of us, the objective is "don't die." What do you think yours is?

[itsalluseless]

I'd like to save as many people as I can. I just don't have any idea how yet.

[spinatalltale]

. . . sheesh. The number of you who want to do that could form your very own club with matching hats and all.

[itsalluseless]

I wouldn't mind being in a club like that. Maybe we could turn it into an organised effort.