SATURDAY: POST-TRIAL, WHEREVER THE HELL

[evidentiary]

[ hi small child who is probably escaping the trial -

hopefully he is down to being dragged off near the jungle or something, since kyouko will be quietly insistent about that. ]

Hamada-kun, I need to speak with you. [ ... ] Now we know that partners do not have to be on the same side, as I hypothesized. Are you willing to keep secrets from yours?

Comments

[evidentiary]

Maybe they need to pair him with someone else...?

[zerotohiro]

But wouldn't that mean that someone else has to die to do that?

[evidentiary]

At least one person will die every week.

[zerotohiro]

It would have to be an odd number in order to partner Zuko with someone else. I don't think Hal and Pal believe in threesomes.

[evidentiary]

That was still an odd kill...perhaps that person will strike again?

[zerotohiro]

It's possible. Mera and I were thinking it's a second killing role running around outside of the Sirens. You think that's possible?

[evidentiary]

I don't see why not. There are four non-aligned roles, but there isn't any rule that any of them aren't meant to be killers...

[zerotohiro]

In that case, what're the chances Hal and Pal will make you have to kill someone? Are there chances of that?

[evidentiary]

...I would be obligated to take a third option if they asked.

[zerotohiro]

What would be a third option though? That's the thing. We don't know what other rules they have for people with roles.

[evidentiary]

We don't. But there is always an option other than the one given you...and unfortunately, I think the people I care about would likely be disappointed if I didn't find or make one of those.

[zerotohiro]

...whatever it takes? Let me help. I don't know what else I can do, but I can try.

[evidentiary]

I will. I intend to complete this game without taking a life. "Good intentions" mean nothing if you don't give everything to follow through on them...I learned that lesson already.

[zerotohiro]

I...me too. [But he won't explain.] We'll get out of this just fine and without taking people's lives. There's no other option.

[evidentiary]

Mm. Inaction is the same as action, isn't it? Well, I don't intend to do either. For the time being, we should get a move on.

[zerotohiro]

Yeah. I'll let you know what Jacopo says.