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[ Good news, Escha isn't holding a bloody knife anymore! But she remembers what Kagachi said before, about how maybe they're supposed to fight, so. Even though she looks a little shaky, she's approaching him.
But, uh, probably better to start light! Start with small talk! Like you do when people have been... Murdered..... Hrm.]
How are you doing?
But, uh, probably better to start light! Start with small talk! Like you do when people have been... Murdered..... Hrm.]
How are you doing?
[escha tried.]
I'll manage. I'm used to this kind of thing.
[not that he looks happy.]
You?
I'll manage. I'm used to this kind of thing.
[not that he looks happy.]
You?
[ Oh no that's sad. ]
Used to it...? That sounds horrible. I'm not used to it at all.
Used to it...? That sounds horrible. I'm not used to it at all.
Dealing with murders comes with the line of work.
Are you a detective, like Junpei?
[ You know how detectives walk around with huge weapons? ]
[ You know how detectives walk around with huge weapons? ]
[what kind of detectives have you met, escha...]
Not exactly, but you could say that's part of the job.
Not exactly, but you could say that's part of the job.
[ Maybe he's a superhero, like Dick? Neat... ]
I see...
So is this happening like you thought? Or different? With, um... I guess people must have fought. [ For some to end up dead. ]
I see...
So is this happening like you thought? Or different? With, um... I guess people must have fought. [ For some to end up dead. ]
Pretty much. We know that the last group's numbers dwindled, so... people had to have died. And based off other things found, it sounds like they might've killed one another.
Do you think they were possessed when they did it...? I can't decide if that's worse or better...
Yeah. That's what I think.
... If the others' guesses are right, we'll have to kill whoever did it.
... If the others' guesses are right, we'll have to kill whoever did it.
R-really? Can't we just... Put them in jail?
Depends on what the rulebook means by "dispatch". And we don't exactly have a jail around here.
Dispatch like... Send home? Maybe?
[ She does not sound confident in this, but she can hope... ]
[ She does not sound confident in this, but she can hope... ]
[ She gasps... She didn't think of that. ]
Oh! No, definitely not...!
What about dispatching, um, the demon? From them? And then they're okay!
Oh! No, definitely not...!
What about dispatching, um, the demon? From them? And then they're okay!
... It might be different for others, but where I'm from, the only way to deal with this kind of thing is to kill the host.
Maybe we're just wrong.
[ She doesn't sound like there's any hope behind the idea. So far most of the collective predictions and theories have been pretty spot on, so, no. They probably aren't wrong. ]
[ She doesn't sound like there's any hope behind the idea. So far most of the collective predictions and theories have been pretty spot on, so, no. They probably aren't wrong. ]
We'll see. There's no use in agonizing over it right now, anyway. We don't know what's going to happen tomorrow, let alone after that.
I suppose you're right. We'll see tomorrow...
How, um... How do you usually deal with this?
How, um... How do you usually deal with this?
Find whoever's responsible and make sure the dead are at peace.
[ She meant emotionally, but that's. Fine. ]
I wonder - is there anything we can do to put them to rest, properly? We can't even bury the bodies...
I wonder - is there anything we can do to put them to rest, properly? We can't even bury the bodies...
[the answer to that is emotional repression.]
Hard to say. I can't cross the Veil here...
Hard to say. I can't cross the Veil here...
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