Based on my understanding of what happened last year, anyone who attempts to flout the rules of the game receives some sort of absurd punishment. I believe it all falls under the same auspice, even if it's quite different in tone.
Have you managed to find anything else, since we last spoke?
[ So, so much. Something so horrible it shouldn't belong in a nightmare, let alone have been the reality to a group of teenagers surviving in the wilderness.
She can't bring herself to tell him, though. Or anyone. ]
not yet i feel like my thoughts are made of stone right now but i want to look into the murders i'm going to find out what happened
[ Unbidden, Jinx's face floats into his mind's eye, the image of the girl throwing herself into his arms melting into the version of her who looks at him now, who sees the lies he'd told in order to keep her with him, to keep her safe. ]
No, it's not their fault. No matter the intention, the adult bears the responsibility.
Quite right. On the one hand, she no longer has to fight to save one of her own, when two wolves among them seems unlikely. On the other, especially if any harm comes to Shauna overnight, she may seek revenge.
But if we're lucky, for now, we may all be in alignment. Catch the wolves, end this torture.
Until we see the smoke rise from the chapel, I'm reluctant to make any further speculation, but I believe the accusations against Yelena and Bob aren't without merit. Strange brought Bob's name to me, as well as Bucky's, but, between you and me, he's acted rashly throughout this game. I'm not inclined to take his judgments at face value.
[ It's hard. Yelena seemed nice, when she was putting together a couple of teams for a soccer game. It was hard to put her own boyfriend away, too.
Even getting Danny locked up felt hollow. ]
if the stuff about yelena is true then yeah, makes sense
i've been wondering something about the wolves how people kept saying this evidence can't point to x or y or z because it'd be too obvious
do you think some of them are doing it on purpose? that they know they can't stop themselves from killing, but they can at least leave evidence to make sure we stop them?
It'd certainly be nice to think so, at least for those we presume to be averse to this kind of violence in their waking hours.
[ A beat, as he works through the thought in real time: ]
But whatever it is that holds dominion over this place possesses immense power. It can take away and restore powers at will. It turned us all into different people, last month, to better fit this place. And, of course, it compels us to fall into defenseless sleep, in the night, and raises others to kill.
If we are correct about August and/or Shauna, given the clearer nature of the clues pointing toward them, I can't help but wonder if it was less a result of intentional error than of the more obvious nature of their respective capabilities and pasts. August's power has been described as immense, and fairly distinct. Shauna and the rest of the girls were in the habit of keeping the hair of the dead.
I'm sorry, I know it's likely not the answer you were looking for.
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Well, apart from an inconvenient costume, but that’s negligible.
I’m sorry for yours.
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and thank you for your advice
i've been telling some people about the poisoning
just the ones i trust
how did that even happen? the costumes
there's something else messing with people?
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Based on my understanding of what happened last year, anyone who attempts to flout the rules of the game receives some sort of absurd punishment.
I believe it all falls under the same auspice, even if it's quite different in tone.
Have you managed to find anything else, since we last spoke?
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She can't bring herself to tell him, though. Or anyone. ]
not yet
i feel like my thoughts are made of stone right now
but i want to look into the murders
i'm going to find out what happened
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Do you need a second pair of eyes?
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eddie and finch
do you know them?
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I'm glad you're not alone.
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did you make it into the [ what was the expression he used— ] hornet's nest?
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And I'd say your gambit was successful. None trust what Misty has to say, anymore.
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i'm not gonna forgive her for what she did, silco
the other girls
[ melissa, shauna, jackie ]
i don't think it was their fault
all i saw was a grown woman manipulating a bunch of teenagers
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No, it's not their fault.
No matter the intention, the adult bears the responsibility.
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at least more people will be watching her every move
we still need to be careful
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On the one hand, she no longer has to fight to save one of her own, when two wolves among them seems unlikely.
On the other, especially if any harm comes to Shauna overnight, she may seek revenge.
But if we're lucky, for now, we may all be in alignment.
Catch the wolves, end this torture.
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[ Catch the wolves, end this torture. She'll tell herself that, over and over, when she watches them take August and Shauna away. ]
is there anyone else you think we should look at?
one of the others accused?
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Strange brought Bob's name to me, as well as Bucky's, but, between you and me, he's acted rashly throughout this game. I'm not inclined to take his judgments at face value.
What do you think, Cellar?
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Even getting Danny locked up felt hollow. ]
if the stuff about yelena is true then yeah, makes sense
i've been wondering something about the wolves
how people kept saying this evidence can't point to x or y or z because it'd be too obvious
do you think some of them are doing it on purpose?
that they know they can't stop themselves from killing, but they can at least leave evidence to make sure we stop them?
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[ A beat, as he works through the thought in real time: ]
But whatever it is that holds dominion over this place possesses immense power.
It can take away and restore powers at will.
It turned us all into different people, last month, to better fit this place.
And, of course, it compels us to fall into defenseless sleep, in the night, and raises others to kill.
If we are correct about August and/or Shauna, given the clearer nature of the clues pointing toward them, I can't help but wonder if it was less a result of intentional error than of the more obvious nature of their respective capabilities and pasts.
August's power has been described as immense, and fairly distinct. Shauna and the rest of the girls were in the habit of keeping the hair of the dead.
I'm sorry, I know it's likely not the answer you were looking for.
If it's any solace, I'd hope you're right.
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when they're being controlled
something that's asking for our help
you know?
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[ A truth, offered without elaboration and without obfuscation. ]
I suppose we'll see.
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stay safe, silco.