week 5, thursday

[seaclipsed]

[ early on thursday morning, katara is going to trudge through the snow to knock on hiro's door. the letter she received the day before is tucked carefully in her pocket. ]

Hiro? Are you in there?

[ she really hopes so?? she does not mind the blizzard bringing in snow as much as other people but man it sure is annoying to travel in without the proper clothing. ]

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[zerotohiro]

If the information came from the dead I think Newt and I were also on the right track. There's an in-between place for all of us when we die. It's why they're all together and why they can see us. Like layers in a dream? Interlacing.

There are four ways the game can end. [He begins to tick the ways off on his fingers.] Someone sacrifices themselves to the volcano. All of the Sirens die. Everyone dies. Everyone but seven people die. We don't know which way leads to what kind of ending but that's how the game can end. And I don't know if the Wickie knows yet, but supposedly we have to trust them.

...seven, apparently, is the number of dreams though. That was the explanation for that one.

[seaclipsed]

[ wow. all of those sure do sound horrible. ]

Okay, so, if this week we somehow end up with seven people left after Sunday, even if it's just by a fluke, then the game ends? It doesn't matter what seven people? Or is that all the info there is about that one?

[zerotohiro]

Maybe. That's the thing I don't have confirmation on, and my Siren didn't know the details either. We were trying to figure out everything but...I don't know.

One of the Sirens already accepted that death is going to be their only option. The other has a plan and I don't know what it is and that's horrifying. Guess which is which.

[seaclipsed]

[ yeah it doesn't take a genius to figure that one out. ]

... did Magilou show you Keith's letter?

[zerotohiro]

Yes. Which is the other reason I'm telling you all of this. Why?

[seaclipsed]

You don't have to answer this if you don't want to, obviously, but did you and Yona have issues?

[ since the letter was kind of ??? about the two of them working together. ]

[zerotohiro]

[He looks a little surprised by the question.]

No. I mean, when we first met we fought a little and I was mad and volunteered to sleep outside but...that was all in the first week. We've been weirdly in sync since then.

...she's a lot smarter than she thinks she is. And I don't want anything bad to happen to her, so that's why I've been operating a lot on my own. Making deals, working with people to get information. I want everybody to get home, but she's been around for all five weeks.

My question is why didn't Keith mention Inuyasha?

[seaclipsed]

I like Yona a lot. She's brave and tries really hard, so I'm not surprised that Keith mentioned her.

[ she and keith were frequently on the same wavelength about a lot of things.

at the question about her partner though, she shrugs. ]

Inuyasha isn't really the... personable type? He wants to use physical action more than anything, which works out where he's from, but not really in a situation like this. [ ... ] I think we lucked out that I got partnered with him instead of someone else. I don't think someone else would get along with him as well as I do.

[zerotohiro]

She's doing her best to help everybody and that's probably the most admirable thing about her.

...but yeah, I noticed. He's sort of a loose cannon and I don't know how you've kept a leash on the guy, but he seems to be pretty protective of you. It doesn't hurt that you're weirdly patient when you want to be.

[...thanks, Hiro.]

Anyway, Yona and I talked to Magilou yesterday. We were trying to go over some of her notes to figure out what else may help us, but then I talked to other people and Lief and now...here we are.

[seaclipsed]

[ "weirdly patient when you want to be." she snorts at that. hiro sure... knows how to charm 'em. ]

Who haven't you really talked to? Out of all the people who are still alive.

[zerotohiro]

To a large extent? [He thinks for a moment.] Inuyasha and Jinah come to mind first. Nanashi, too. Everybody else I think I've either spoken to like this or we've at least talked a little during trials. Lief wanted me to help spread information to some people and Jinah's the one I'm not sure how to randomly approach and say "hey I don't really know you but this is all a dream."

[seaclipsed]

I have Inuyasha covered, obviously. Nanashi... I've spoken to a few times, but not like this.

[ but jinah. ]

I'm not sure about her either. I helped her with some wounds before, that she got when we were all hallucinating a few weeks ago. But... she's especially tricky because of how protective she is of Vriska, too. If the conversation veers into Siren talk at all she'll probably get defensive.

[zerotohiro]

I think I can ask Yona to tell Nanashi. They're kind of friends and he might listen to her.

[Hm.] Hey, Katara. Do...you think Jinah even knows? I mean hear me out about this. Yona and I work pretty well together, but I've been keeping a lot of secrets from her, too. What if it's the same here?

[seaclipsed]

... I wouldn't be surprised. When Vriska was telling me about Jinah, she sounded very... fond? So I wouldn't be surprised if she's keeping something that big from her, even if it's just to protect her.

[ if that's the case then katara feels really bad for jinah. the reveal is going to be pretty terrible. ]

That makes me wonder what she has shared with her though. [ ... ] I can try reaching out to her, and see what happens.

[zerotohiro]

Vriska's like...she's kind of intense and weird and maybe a little insane, but I think she still does care about people. As much as she can, anyway. And we know Jinah's defensive of Vriska so I can only imagine they've talked and bonded or whatever, so...

[This is going to be Awful.]

It might be better coming from you than from me is all. People might find you less suspicious than me.

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[seaclipsed]

I wouldn't call you suspicious, you just...

[ are obviously very nosy and are likely to Know Shit, which. okay that probably qualifies as suspicious. ]

But alright.

morons on moron island..

[zerotohiro]

[He rolls his eyes because...yeah, don't even try, Katara.]

Thanks, Katara. If I figure out anything else before tomorrow I'll let you know but those were the important parts.