[homophonic] catchall for jonas

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JONAS

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[her ears droop and she shakes her head]

...no, they don't. It shouldn't have been... [her voice trails off] ...it should have just been Simon.

[and then she winces, because that. feels awful to say, honestly.]

I'm sorry. I'll do everything I can to help you find out what happened to Setsu tomorrow.

[westedge]

[ interesting. he doesn't necessarily disagree, but interesting of her to say so. ]

...most of the people who've been killed recently were adults. It was only a matter of time before they'd look at us. [ but he sighs a little with that. ] ...I hate to ask that of you when we have three people to solve cases for, and I know you'll do your best to help everyone, but admittedly my priority is Setsu. I want to find their killer more than anything right now. Even if the answer's going to hurt.

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...you're all so young, though. [a beat] Not just your team, but... so many of you. To me, even Fukuzawa felt very, very young.

[so this reALLY SUCKS.]

That's completely understandable. I think, if Hikari had died at the same time as someone else... his case would have been my priority, too. [she closes her eyes.] ...so I can see where you're coming from. I want to know what happened to Setsu as well.

I'll help you as best as I can.

[westedge]

[ does not argue this. nahida's a god, he can like. accept being called young at face value. ]

Death usually doesn't know age or exceptions, I guess. I mean we all died in the first place to get here. [ which is something to consider. ] But yeah, it's...part of why I'm pretty frustrated this happened.

Hikari was still a bad situation because it was before any of us really even knew what was happening. I still wish there was more we could have done for him. It feels like forever ago.

[ but...there's a tiny grin. ]

Thank you, Nahida. [ a pause. ] I don't really know what to do about Simon and Valerie, but with everyone else...is it really okay for us to be a little selfish this time?

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[(aaron burr voice) death doesn't discriminate between the sinners and the saints it takes and it takes and it takes]

I think it's okay to.

[she reaches for his hands.]

Setsu was your teammate. It's a very human thing to want to find out what happened to them. [...] I don't know what happened to Simon. From the messages we got... I don't know if I want to know. ...Valerie shouldn't have died, she was so young, but... just like you're pursuing Setsu's case, I'm sure her teammates will pursue hers.

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[ cigarette is in his mouth, so she may have his hands. they are still scarred as shit. but it's okay. ]

...they will. I worry less about it because everybody lost someone important, so their focus will be in different directions. [ But interesting of her to say that. ] Does...that mean your team got some weird messages about him, too?

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...yes. A lot about being wary of monkeys and protecting frogs. From what I heard, it... seems like many, many people got them.

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Yeah. Froggystyle got similar messages. One of the messages I've seen says that pretty much everybody left got similar. So...what do you think that means for tomorrow?

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...we won't be able to use "who knew about this message?" to narrow it down. We couldn't to begin with, since we're not supposed to discuss those messages privately, but... if pretty much everyone received something along those lines, anyone potentially had motive to go after him.

[her ears droop.]

I think that most will approach his case as the one that should have happened. So... focus is likely to be on Setsu and Valerie, since they shouldn't have died.

[westedge]

Which is a problem yeah. Anyone could've chosen to act in the moment if the message was convincing enough. [ ... ] I feel bad for Amelia and Livio though. That was still their teammate, but...you might be right that people will prioritize the others because of it. We should try to be fair, but...the possibility is high of ignoring it if we get leads elsewhere.

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I guess we'll have to see where the evidence leads us.

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[ ... ]

Yeah. We'll do our best tomorrow to figure out what might've happened and make a decision as a group. [ a frown. ] At least with almost half our number...it might be easier.

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...less chaotic, at least. But more painful, knowing how many people are gone. There are both benefits and disadvantages...

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Yeah. I think...it's still more disadvantages than advantages in this case. It's never a great feeling thinking about how many people we've managed to lose all these weeks.

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No, it's not... but it's better that way.

Losing someone shouldn't feel anything but bad, I think. It wouldn't feel like you were losing someone, if it felt good.

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That's also true. [ it's a right way of thinking, he thinks. ] ...I do think there are some cases where it's good to lose someone, but they aren't really applicable here either.

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...mm, I guess that's true. Like if it's someone who's no good to have around you, or someone who needs to be sent away for a good reason.

[banish the corrupt sages of the akademiya...]

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Right, exactly. Or...I don't know. A person who's suffering and you can't figure out another way to help them. Sometimes losing them is safest and the most painless thing you can do.

[ ... ]

Your examples are a little more pertinent in a place like this where we still don't really know what people may or may not do.

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...your examples are kinder - I think I like yours better.

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Even if they're kinder...I think we need to remember both kinds of examples are real. It's the only way to get by in this life.

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[she nods]

Kindness and realism are both necessary. If you have too much of one and not enough of the other, you'll run into trouble, no matter which one you have more of. It will just be a different kind of trouble.

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See, you get it. I feel like sometimes I'm explaining the whole thing wrong and everybody thinks I'm a pessimist.

[ it's because you are, jonas, but it's fine. ]

...it's how we have to approach trials, too. What's the most kind option, and what's realistic. Those instances are a little harder to balance though, I think.

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[(jonas voice) i am not a pessimist. i am an optimist, frequently proven wrong.]

I don't disagree - although... that's often easier said than done.

[what do you do when the smartest play is to vote for a team with a certain number of people but that team is all your biases so you just don't want to.........]

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[ this is correct actually yeah. ]

No kidding. [ this is also his dilemma, actually. ] It kind of just makes you wonder "what are we supposed to do now?" Especially if there isn't time to find a new answer. I think...that's what's going to make the next couple of weeks even harder.

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Right. Well... experiences like these aren't ever going to be easy, but at least we can support each other and try to make them a little easier.

[and then she gets caught for murder the next day lol]