shinobu

[preowned]

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[preowned]

[ he'll hold it. ]

Everyone was really scrambling. It always reminds me of the camp...

[wisterin]

[ she nods.

there's a beat, and then says quietly like a confession: ]

... I do not feel as terrible at the end of this trial as most other ones.

[preowned]

Well, it was not an actual scapegoat. He did kill.

[ it wasn't the right week, yes, but he did do a revenge kill against someone who was possessed. ]

[wisterin]

It's fine if I still don't forgive him, isn't it? Even if I wasn't completely right about him.

[ she asks, but it doesn't sound like she's ready to forgive no matter what tsuru would say, but tsuru's opinion is important to her. ]

[preowned]

It's fine. You do not have to forgive everyone here. I am still mad at him.

[ he just

very easily admits it ]

[wisterin]

[ she squeezes his hand. she loves him so much. ]

Me, too. I will likely be mad at him for a long while.

[preowned]

In the end, as long as we can all manage to work together to get everyone out of here...

[ they can be petty in the meantime ]

[wisterin]

It'll be all right. I have worked with people I couldn't stand before.

[ it comes with the territory. ]

I can't guarantee I won't be snippy with him, though.

[preowned]

That's fine by me!

[ help ]

There's only a week left, anyway.

[wisterin]

[ help

that gets her to laugh a little. incredible. ]

Thank you for your approval. I'll try not to tell him he's worthless too many times.

[ the man is dying tomorrow. stop. ]

[preowned]

[ it's fine he will probably be back within the week ]

You can say it a few.

[wisterin]

With your permission, I will.

[ she'd do it even without his permission. ]

[preowned]

Mm.

You did not get a ticket?

[wisterin]

I received a ticket. I bought something I preferred not to mention.

[ an easy and simple admission. ]

[preowned]

[ he just nods

he did not suspect her of killing, he just wanted to be told like a whiny baby. ]

[wisterin]

... I'm sorry I was difficult. I don't intend to hide much from you.

[preowned]

It's fine. I would have just been mad if it made others suspect you.

[wisterin]

... if I said I was all right with that, would that make you angry with me?

[preowned]

Our promise does work both ways.

I do not want to lose you.

[wisterin]

I know. [ more softly: ] I know.

But between me and who else could have been guilty today.... I couldn't bear the thought of losing someone else this week.

[preowned]

We are almost done.

[ even if the end is still so much of an unknown to them. ]

So let's make it through without any sacrifices, okay?

[wisterin]

Okay.

Let's make it out of here with what have left in tact. [ a beat. ] Or in the condition it came in, if we can't find a loophole in the contract.

[preowned]

... I guess it is figuring out how to get the others back to the lobby.

[wisterin]

That's our biggest hurdle. We need to find a way to manipulate the hotel to do that.

[preowned]

Hm, hopefully the others might have figured something out on the other side.