hunter

[soba]

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week 1, sunday

[soba]

[ it's been a little while after that whole, uh. ordeal.

but toi is in his room. his door is sliiiightly open, although whether that was on purpose or on accident, is up in the air. it's fine. ]

[counterclocked]

[He’s knocking on the door regardless of whether it’s slightly opened, speaking up as he does.]

Toi? It’s Hunter. Can I come in?

[soba]

[ he is. seriously considering this question for a couple of seconds. ]

Sure.

[counterclocked]

[He opens the door wider as Toi says that, walking through. From the look on his face, it's clear Hunter is concerned.]

Did Luna take care of you...?

[soba]

Yeah, she patched me up.

[ it fuckin sucked, and if a clinic gets open tomorrow with painkillers than toi is going to be so pissed ]

So I should be fine.

[counterclocked]

How are you feeling... other than that?

[You know, emotionally. Gross.]

[soba]

[ that's very gross ]

Exhausted.

[counterclocked]

...Yeah, I bet. [...] Do you want to talk about it?

[soba]

[ there's a pause, and he glances at his hand. it's the same one he held the gun with. ]

This isn't how I pictured my day going.

[counterclocked]

Yeah, I bet not.

[...]

You shouldn't have had to go through that.

[soba]

... well, if it wasn't me it probably would have been someone else.

Maybe they would have dodged.

[counterclocked]

I think you did pretty good, considering the circumstances.

[...]

Not that having to do it at all was good, just - you know.

[He's bad at this.]

[soba]

... just so you know, it was random.

So anyone can be picked to do it any week.

[counterclocked]

[He blinks.]

Really? I thought, after Michiru...

[That isn't comforting news, though, and he takes a breath.]

Well - thanks for telling me. Did one of the sisters tell you that?

[soba]

Yeah. I spoke to Plum after Luna patched me up and asked her about what the hell all that was.

[ she was a lot more helpful than he expected

probably because what the fuck ]

[counterclocked]

[He tilts his head.]

Did she tell you anything else important?

[soba]

Well, Asch turned into that because he got infected from his fight with the killer.

But... it's possible that if we vote incorrectly again, they could still get all mutated, even if they're not in that specific situation.

[counterclocked]

[The first part makes sense to him, but it's the second part that makes Hunter hesitate.]

Wait - even if the monster never touched them, they could still change? Why?

[soba]

She didn't have an answer for that. She didn't even say it would definitely happened but... it was a pretty strong implication that we should expect it.

[counterclocked]

That's so weird. If monsters are possessing people and we vote for the wrong person, why would the monster suddenly possess whoever's going to be executed? It'll just get killed.

[He frowns, trying to think about it.]

Unless they're really cocky and they think they can take whoever's supposed to execute it in a fight, but...

[soba]

I'm guessing it's not a full possession? Since the monster that killed Teppelin is still alive, she confirmed that much.

[counterclocked]

Even then... It seems weird that they'd jump to someone who's about to die.

[He frowns.]

I'll have to ask one of the sisters about it.

[soba]

[ he nods ]

She didn't have an answer for me, but who knows when that might change, so asking is good.