That makes sense. I would want to know, too. [...] Do you know if Kaveh and Shu were told before the trial? Or... if they just suspected, because of what we'd discussed?
They said some things about... how the two of you would have wanted your deaths to mean something. [I was a little worried it wasn't subtle enough...] There was some speculation that by "meaning something" it meant you were trying to take each other out to prevent another team from profiting off your deaths... but there was pushback against that.
Well- hopefully it was subtle enough that it didn't cause any problems... we were a little worried about that, but we thought maybe we made it confusing enough. We just didn't wanna make it look too bad, or people might get too invested in finding who did that to us.
Ylfa and Haru said they've been talking to Ruby, and that they're pretty sure she was safe. I don't know if Aika or Kiichi heard anything. If they read her wrong, though...
[she turns her phone over to him so he can read the whole message.]
i'm sorry. by the time you read this, i'm sure you will already know. i received a handful of replies from the others today, after kyoko's erasure, but they all seem to be older. please apologize to them for me. i'm not ignoring them, but since i'm not sure they would like to hear from me now, i haven't sent a reply. by the way, i received a coded message on friday after the special mission. someone who shouldn't know now knows. be careful.
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To be safe... I think perhaps anything new we learn should not be shared with any of them, including Ruby. She may be sympathetic to us and our situation, but that doesn't mean her hands won't be tied if someone finds out she knows.
[he is not fully caught up on all these murders. damn.]
Mm, but if that's the case-- make sure you tell Ylfa and Haru. They really thought she was fine to talk to, so it's probably best to get them the message soon.
...umm... we're pretty sure Monika and Mizuki killed Luo Wenzhou. Valerie confirmed they were the ones who purchased the flamethrower while we were watching the trial.
Valerie seemed sure about the purchase. And Mizuki was a little more obstinate than usual about not presenting her pipe to be compared against injuries. It wasn't the only thing that matched, but it was a potential match.
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This message was from Monika, so... it seems like an admission to me.
[I don't know why it happened the way it did, either. I'm sure there must have been some reason I just don't understand yet. Neither of them would target him without one.]
I know Monika had-- a pretty rough time. We couldn't have known when we decided, but I just hope that didn't have anything to do with what she did.
...if that's the case, though, then I think she was definitely involved. I only had to ask her once to get her to bring it, last week, so if she resisted bringing it again, that's pretty weird.
...it seemed like it was the case. But - it also turned out that Kyoko erased someone this week, so... she received the vote. Monika and Mizuki didn't end up here.
...it doesn't make it any better. But... as we saw with Rang, she would have been erased by the end of Sunday regardless. [...] She seemed content to have received the votes, at the end.
...at least that was the last trial, and the last set of erasures. We'll have to stay on our guard as we move forward, but... that part should be over and done with.
So if there was any time that made the most sense for this to happen, it's this.
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[after we made haru kill us.]
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her ears droop at that. it's a very unfair burden to place on a teenager and a twelve year old, but... they only had so many options.]
...do you want me to be there?
[since. she knew about netzach's plan weeks go.]
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That makes sense. I would want to know, too. [...] Do you know if Kaveh and Shu were told before the trial? Or... if they just suspected, because of what we'd discussed?
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[guyyyys. how many times does ylfa have to say be careful?]
We didn't tell 'em. I have no idea what Haru said.
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Someone who shouldn't know, knows?]
...well, I don't think it's because of what happened at the trial, because of the timing... but...
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[shit, were they wrong-?]
Ylfa and Haru said they've been talking to Ruby, and that they're pretty sure she was safe. I don't know if Aika or Kiichi heard anything. If they read her wrong, though...
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[she turns her phone over to him so he can read the whole message.]
i'm sorry. by the time you read this, i'm sure you will already know.
i received a handful of replies from the others today, after kyoko's erasure, but they all seem to be older. please apologize to them for me. i'm not ignoring them, but since i'm not sure they would like to hear from me now, i haven't sent a reply.
by the way, i received a coded message on friday after the special mission. someone who shouldn't know now knows. be careful.
[...]
To be safe... I think perhaps anything new we learn should not be shared with any of them, including Ruby. She may be sympathetic to us and our situation, but that doesn't mean her hands won't be tied if someone finds out she knows.
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[he is not fully caught up on all these murders. damn.]
Mm, but if that's the case-- make sure you tell Ylfa and Haru. They really thought she was fine to talk to, so it's probably best to get them the message soon.
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[so. uh. there is that.]
Yes, I'll mention it.
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[but we did this so a duo wouldn't have to get taken out. why would they go for him when kyoko...? i didn't think she would-
fuck. he just. shakes his head, trying to clear it.]
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[...]
This message was from Monika, so... it seems like an admission to me.
[I don't know why it happened the way it did, either. I'm sure there must have been some reason I just don't understand yet. Neither of them would target him without one.]
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...if that's the case, though, then I think she was definitely involved. I only had to ask her once to get her to bring it, last week, so if she resisted bringing it again, that's pretty weird.
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...it seemed like it was the case. But - it also turned out that Kyoko erased someone this week, so... she received the vote. Monika and Mizuki didn't end up here.
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At least it wasn't three teams getting taken out. Just two.
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...it doesn't make it any better. But... as we saw with Rang, she would have been erased by the end of Sunday regardless. [...] She seemed content to have received the votes, at the end.
But it was painful to watch.
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No... I don't think that's wrong at all.
[I wish I had missed it. But... I would have felt bad about that, too.]
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Sure, we got stabbed, but... it meant we weren't there to help, either.
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[she hugs him because damn it netzach don't act like getting stabbed is easy]
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he hugs her back, though.]
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So if there was any time that made the most sense for this to happen, it's this.
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