week 6; thursday ( shirasu )

[axilium]

[sometime after the breakfast that definitely didn't have an ulterior purpose or anything like that—]

... So I'm guessing you want to know what that was really about.

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[axilium]

... Well, none of this is going to stop people from freaking out, but...

[he sighs. okay. there's a lot to unpack here, so he'll just... focus on the practical.]

In other words, the partner situation really is going to be a mess.

[wagashis]

Essentially, yes.

-there's one other reason I'm telling you this, though.

[he at least has the decency to look a bit apologetic at that.]

As I said, his objective needs to be completed, but I can't see to that myself. He thinks it may not work if it's me, and I'm hesitant to leave this to anyone else.

If I tell you where to go tomorrow, will you?

[axilium]

[this... doesn't sound good.]

... What do you need me to do?

[wagashis]

...he has to die in someone's arms. The timing will be close-- he needs to be found as soon as possible.

I understand this may be asking a lot of you, but if you can't... will you at least go and ensure whoever accompanies you does it? He should be conscious enough to explain, but I can't stake this on him not passing out too soon.

[axilium]

[he lets out a sigh. well, tomorrow is already going to be shitty, so why not?]

Fine. Where?

[wagashis]

-thank you.

[he exhales a breath; honestly, leaving it up to whoever finds him has been the part of this he likes the least.]

Go to the owlery as soon as you can. I believe he's leaving behind messages meant for others, as well.

[axilium]

[at this point, belph accepts that he's just going to be complicit in a bunch of deaths, honestly.]

Owlery. Got it.

[wagashis]

[honestly someone please let belph rest?]

If I'd known sooner... but I suppose all we can do is see how this plays out, now.

[he's pretty tired right now, too, after what belph's told him. of all the weeks for them to decide to kill natsuo...]

[axilium]

... If nothing else, at this stage, there might be people willing to use a token to save the partnerless.

[it's almost like some higher beings (coughmodscough) are sadists or something......]

[wagashis]

We can hope, I suppose. But that's assuming it works as expected in the first place.

[with all this out here, he's just going to stretch out and lie down... once they're done he's going to sleep just a little bit. he needs it.]

I still fully intend to live to the end of this game of theirs, but... it truly is becoming a pain.

[axilium]

[... that's a little more honesty out of shirasu than he was expecting.]

It's getting pretty exhausting.

[wagashis]

[he still hates it but #thankscastle for the honesty effect.

it is more exhausting than he thought it'd be, though. he expected this kind of game to be simpler for him-- but then he didn't really expect people like natsuo, or ion.]

Nothing to be done about that but to end it sooner rather than later, though that's easier said than done at the moment.