WEEK 7

[parasomniacs]

Week 7

Monday - Thursday

[Despite earnest intentions to the contrary, last week had a business-as-usual murder trial. Well, you may not all act noble, but you'll be treated like royalty on this new floor. ...Except by Sheepy, who is still bugging you when you're awake. The strange distortions appear in the air before she shows up before everyone.]

Goooood morning! Sleep well? We unlocked the 8th floor, so make sure you move in and get cozy! The motive's on the way and it's one of my favorites! Have fun~

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[inordertobelieve]

[ Oh, hey, there's Aki and she's doing... something. Time to check up on her because that is an instinct he won't be getting rid of any time soon anymore.

Mikami approaches, eyes scanning one of the finished posters around and...... Uh. There are a lot of things to say about that, actually. Let's start with the least relevant for once? ]

Do you really think a murderer would value the rules of the game highly enough to confess?

[abought]

No.

[She finishes writing the tilde in the penultimate sentence and then turns up to smile at him.]

Evil is a choice, though. And the choice to not confess is something that would be very interesting!

[She touches the healed scars on her arm, completely exposed by her polo shirt.]

It's like how we all have to strip search...

[inordertobelieve]

They'd just make it seem like there was nothing to confess at all. If they made it this far without drawing suspicion to themselves, I wonder how easily detected their lies would be...

[ But more importantly: ]

So you actually are trying to get ahead of the motive.

[ Makes him feel better than her just having world's poorest timing, actually. ]

[abought]

..yeah.

[She nods, smiling thinly, glancing down at her tablet which is off to the side.]

I mean, even if only half the people confess... even if the other half of people manage to make out like it's no big deal... even if one of those people decides it's not that big a deal to murder someone... which I really hope they don't but it's not impossible at all that they will... What if they show up and let some hints slip while we're all chatting and having fun? Or what if all the other four suspects are people who confessed? Anything that can help--

[She looks up at Mikami through her eyelashes. In a delicate angelic gesture her hand is raised. Conversational. Oratory. This could be interpreted as tastefully and indirectly indicating a certain side of his face.]

I want to try too. My own way.

[inordertobelieve]

[ This is such a childish way of going about it, but in the situation they're in it's hard to belittle it. More than anything, it's sickening that Aki would have to try like this at all. Children trying for justice is a good thing, but murder....? Even with his own messed up childhood behind him, Mikami can't think of this as anything but twisted.

He nods at her and picks up a poster to reread the text in acknowledgement of the event. Actually he may also just be avoiding eye contact for a moment. ]

With so few of us left, it is a lot easier to investigate whom we still have, you're right.

[ Pause. ]

I've never actually played this game.

[abought]

[She brings down her hand slowly to put her index finger over pursed lips. Her eyes focus in the process - Aki has to transition from Seeking Justice to, like, thinking.]

That's ok. It was invented in America, I think. That would explain why Miss Winters knew all about it.

[She spreads her hands to vaguely suggest people sitting in a circle.]

Basically, one at a time we go, like, you'd say to me, "Aki, truth or dare?" And if you say truth, the rest of the group, we decide to ask you some question, like, "do you have any siblings?" But if you say dare, we go like, "I dare you to do a cartwheel!" And after whatever happens, it's the next person's turn.

[inordertobelieve]

[ .... yes, still sounds just as humiliating as he imagined it. He won't say that out loud. ]

... I imagine people get rather creative with both questions and dares, don't they?

[ Close enough. He just basically promised to come by saying it might not be a totally useless idea but, does he have to? ]

[abought]

Yes! I'm sure you'd have great ideas with your fresh perspective on the game!

[This is the beatific face of a girl who has been basically promised something she wants.]

Back home one of those books on slumber parties had a whole list of ideas. I never tested it out quite like this, though. Maybe I should get it from room service.

[inordertobelieve]

.... I think we'd be fine even without that.

[ Asking this question was a BAD IDEA. Abort mission immediately. He needs Partygame Survival 101. ]

Creativity is a common trait among people here.

[ He does not mean this as a compliment. ]

[abought]

Thank you, Mr. Mikami.

[TOO BAD IT'S A COMPLIMENT NOW NO TAKEBACKS.]

Hey, do you think the bar food would be enough for everyone?

[inordertobelieve]

I'd think so. You can always stock up with snacks from the gift shop, but I doubt it'll be needed.

[ They're only few people left, but he's not so sure all of them will even appear to start with. ]