WEEK 1

[strangerpeople]

WEEK 1

[Well, this is...happening. This is a thing. This is your life now. The Commander is expecting you to just up and kill one another, and then try to get away with it. No big deal, right? You guys can handle this. You won't fall for what she has. She's clearly an idiot. A loud idiot, but still an idiot. She's not going to get one over you.

...Right?

In any case, the Commander's quarters are now open for anyone who decides they can actually stand to be in the same room as her, but beware - any favor you might ask of her is going to come at a price, and who knows what she'll ask you to do if you decide to gain a boon from her. Unless you're a suck-up like Baku - then she'll apparently be flattered. Maybe that's a good tactic to use?


Whatever you do, try not to murder the bread again. The Bread Did Nothing Wrong.


There are fifteen strangers in this place.]



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Comments

[theserpentsmiles]

Yeah. Maybe because enough happened that night that she never really tried to find out more, but... [Maybe Karasuma just hadn't mentioned it. The whole incident was caused because Nagisa didn't want to leave the class.]

[beguiledcard]

[ He releases a quiet exhale, briefly reaching over to rest a hand on his shoulder. ]

I'm glad you didn't get in trouble.

[theserpentsmiles]

It probably doesn't matter now. The government can't cover it up completely anymore. The official story is that the 'evil superbeing' took us hostage and any affection we have is Stockholm Syndrome.

[It's probably clear what Nagisa thinks of that from his tone alone. He hates it.]

[beguiledcard]

[ His eyes narrow a bit... ]

That's... [ just holding a blink and releasing a sigh ] ... not surprising, given how the government tends to function.

[ After a couple of second, he shakes his head. ]

I'm sorry...

[theserpentsmiles]

It's alright....we'll let them think their weapon killed him. The truth is enough for us.

[Sensei's didn't care about his students being recognized for their value as assassins. He wanted them recognized - but for their own, inherent, unique skills, talents, and interests. For being people.]

[beguiledcard]

[ His brow tenses. ]

He's... dead...

[theserpentsmiles]

[...that reaction...]

You didn't know?

[beguiledcard]

Karma never said he was. He talked like he was still alive...

[theserpentsmiles]

...we all killed him together. The others held him down, and I...

[...]

It was the death he wanted.

[beguiledcard]

[ Shit... ]

... But... not something you wanted.

[theserpentsmiles]

[Headshake.] No, it's more complicated than that.

I don't regret it, but...it was... [How do you explain something that was both the best thing in the world and the worst? How do you describe someone for whom attempted murder became a show of affection? It's a mess of contradictions and to most people it wouldn't make any sense at all, and that would just be the reality of Class E going forward.]

He was proud.

[beguiledcard]

[ He's quiet for a while, and it takes him a moment to consider what it could even mean. And when he finally does speak, it's quietly. ]

If you... ever want to try explaining things from the top, I'm all ears.

[theserpentsmiles]

[How do you thank someone who has taken you from crayons to space?]

Maybe...another time? This meeting is kind of....public...

[beguiledcard]

No rush, at all.

[ After all, he gets it! ]