[WEEK 5: Thursday morning, Room 116; Andersen]

[nowyouseeit]

[there are shuffling noises coming from inside Kaito's room! but he hasn't exited yet. knock knock, to see who's home?]

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[nowyouseeit]

[rubs at his eyes again, because he just wants to Nap Forever at this point]

I can't save everyone.

[he knows that. he knows that]

But I will damn well try to save those I can.

[reaches out to steady himself on the stairwell railing, but doesn't descend just yet]

If choice is what you guys wanted so badly, then I hope you make the right one on Saturday. I hope. . . you are all okay with carrying this burden.

And I hope you can make a decision on who you trust to save the dead.

[nowyouseeit]

You're stupider. And there's way more to us than you think, too, Andersen.

[. . .]

[when he next speaks, his voice cracks a bit, b/c he's too exhausted to keep up the mask]

What was the favor you needed?

[. . . KAITO YOU JUST YELLED AT HIM FOR TEN MINUTES WHY]

[nowyouseeit]

I feel like shit. I wonder why.

[he says dryly]

. . . I can't nap. I have too many fires to put out, to make sure that people don't jump straight to the lynching option this Saturday.

[nowyouseeit]

At this point, death would be a release.

[he just. laughs. tired and humorless]

But I've got work to do, even if everyone else is working against us.

[nowyouseeit]

The dead still can't be revived unless there are only three survivors, Andersen.

I won't abandon them. Even if you and everyone else here will.

[nowyouseeit]

. . . you do realize the cycle is gonna continue, whether we save the dead or not, right?

[LIKE]

[THEY CAN STOP THIS RITUAL, BUT. ANOTHER ONE IS STILL GONNA HAPPEN]

[nowyouseeit]

[WHATEVER TINY GRANDPA!!]

[he's heading down the stairs now]