[WEEK 2: Tuesday Evening, front desk area???; Jay]

[nowyouseeit]

[his head is still throbbing, although the pain is finally beginning to subside. he can still feel phantom pains in his mouth too, even though the injury has long been healed and the bleeding has long since stopped. the whispers in his ears are getting louder, causing his gaze to flicker left and right, as though he expects to see a ghost in the corners of his vision]

[nevertheless, when Jay flags him down at the front desk, he pushes those uncomfortable sensations aside to focus more on the matter at hand.]

Wait, Andersen, too? And there's no sign of where they might've gone?

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[nowyouseeit]

[ugh. he flinches at the idea]

I don't even wanna imagine what that looks like, let alone what it feels like.

Yeesh.

[ninjay]

They might want to ease us up to that level.

[ it's said in a joking tone but also

he really hopes not. ]

[nowyouseeit]

[he picks up on the joking tone, b u t]

If yanking out our own teeth is supposed to be "easy mode," then they really need an entirely new difficulty scale.

[ninjay]

Agreed.

[ there's a pause, like he's not sure what to say next. but there's something that's been on his mind. ]

Are you okay with your role?

[nowyouseeit]

[blinks in surprise, clearly taken aback by that question]

Eh? Why're you asking?

[ninjay]

Concern, maybe?

[ he shrugs. ]

Like we said in the meeting, technically you don't have to be the one to kill them. I'm sure stabbing them will take a Prophet down just as well as a bullet. But your weapon is the only actual guaranteed way they'd definitely die, instead of just being injured. Killing someone, though... it takes a lot out of you, even if it's for a good reason. So, I'm asking if you're okay with it.

[nowyouseeit]

[damn it Jay he was doing his best not to think about this]

We'll cross that bridge when we get there.

[that's a non-answer. the truth is, he's not okay with it. but he accepted the role nonetheless, so he has to force himself to be]

[ninjay]

[ he's taking that answer for what he suspected. ]

Just remember that you're not on your own here, Kaito.

[nowyouseeit]

[. . .]

[his eyes slip shut, hands curling into fists at his sides. he nods]

I know.

Thanks. [lifts his head again, and when he opens his eyes, he's grinning] Same goes for you and Yukina, y'know.

You're a lot nicer to me in private than you are in public.

[ninjay]

You haven't done anything to deserve me being nice to you in public.

[ jay's default mode is shitty troll, i'm sorry. ]

... I'm going to see if I can find a way to acquire another weapon for Yukina. A scalpel is better than nothing, but it won't really do much in the long run. And her skill only works against Prophets. If someone else attacks her...

[nowyouseeit]

[STICKS HIS TONGUE OUT AT HIM]

I s'pose that's for the best. No one's gonna expect two people who're always arguing with each other to be working together.

[he seems more relaxed now, thanks Jay]

With all the knives gone, what other weapons are there?

[ninjay]

[ STICKS HIS TONGUE OUT BACK!!!! ]

That's actually not true, by the way. You know the butcher's area in the back of the grocery store? There's cleavers there.

[nowyouseeit]

[oh. . . . . . . . .]

Time to keep an eye on the cleavers, then. Better grab one before they're gone.

[he says. wryly. god he hates the fact that there are so many weapons out there right now]

[ninjay]

I don't think a lot of people have realized that they're there, which is probably why there's still so many left. But if that missing items list at the front desk gets updated every week, people will become aware of them.

[nowyouseeit]

And then they'll disappear fast.

[tch]

As if having to worry about everyone's invisible weapons wasn't enough, y'know?

[ninjay]

It's one thing if people who are weaponless to take them since you can explain that away as self-defense. But I bet people with weapon roles took them as well.

[ i mean

jay would have done the same, honestly, but that's not the point because he doesn't have a weapons role. ]

[nowyouseeit]

Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised.

I'd also suggest we do a poll about who has which knife, but I get the feeling no one would really answer that one honestly.

[ninjay]

I doubt it. I'm sure some people might be okay with it, but there's a reason why most people stole them when no one was looking. They intend to keep it a secret.

[ ..... AGAIN LIKE. jay. ]

[nowyouseeit]

[HE'S THINKING THAT but. not saying it, at least]

Yeah, exactly.

[DEEP SIGH]

I s'pose we just gotta hope the people who took 'em are the types of people who would only hurt others in self-defense.

[ninjay]

[ i'm sorry that you're partnered with someone that you would probably suspect is a murderer if you didn't know otherwise, kaito ]

That's what I'm hoping as well. I don't blame people wanting to arm themselves in case they're attacked. Especially those who don't really have any fighting abilities otherwise.

[nowyouseeit]

[I MEAN. . . I HATE THAT THAT'S TRUE, BUT IT'S TRUE]

Yeah, I don't either. Even though 'm not the biggest fan of people carrying weapons at all.

[ninjay]

Depending on your circumstances, that's sometimes necessary.

[ sometimes you gotta fight rpg monsters, kaito ]