WEEK 3

[strangerpeople]

WEEK 3



[The week begins as last week began. But there's is a great difference-murder. It has happened. Blood has been drawn; it cannot be undone. The Game has made itself known. The Game is paramount. The Game simply is.

As morning dawns, those who were not present with the DEAD lock will find that the doors that were locked are now gone-and a whole new area has finally opened up to them. They will also find that they remember something they had not been able to recall beforehand. The question is, was it worth it?

And-is it you, or is the ship getting...colder as the hours go by? No, it's not just you. By the end of Sunday, the ship has started to dip into freezing temperatures. It might be difficult for people to bundle up-unless you're Brain, who will find his closet inundated with winter clothing that fit him perfectly.

Yup. This is going to be a long week, as if last week wasn't bad enough.



There are currently 16 strangers in this place.]

Comments

[pegasinister]

It is Edelgard. I have no reason to suspect otherwise. And if not it is my family. I... worked very hard to keep them hidden, but Delta already knows too much. I can't assume this would stay a secret.

[exequte]

[She digests this silently for just a moment before speaking.]

I don't know them.

... would you like to tell me about them, though?

[pegasinister]

Lady Edelgard is my... my Emperor. The woman who I have sworn my life to. And also my dearest friend. There is no one I would not kill for her sake- for much less than Delta's game, if I am honest.

[he says this, but looks a little green at the idea right now]

[exequte]

[She nods, looking up at him steadily. Perhaps surprisingly she doesn't seem shocked by this, and there's a faint, distant look in her eyes as though perhaps she understands.]

Then... what are you going to do? Because if... if you plan to kill for her, if you believe that Delta really has her like he claims to, then....

Then there would be another trial.

[She looks distant, removed, but she moves her hands into her lap and her knuckles are white with tension, though her expression is almost serene.]

This.... the way Delta explained it, it was like he wanted us to think it was a trolley problem. But it's not that, really. Because that is only the first half.

[And then, finally, she looks down]

What does he gain from all this?

[pegasinister]

You are right. There's no reason to assume he will keep his deal. And even if he did, he caused it in the first place. This isn't a ethical problem, it is blackmail.

[he sighs]

I... do not know what to do. He certainly has the power to take her, even with all her strength. And my mother or siblings even more so.

[exequte]

That's true, I guess. But that doesn't change that it's how he wants us to see it, I think.

[She blinks up at him, and briefly hesitates.]

Is there anything that I can do to help?

Sorry, it's probably a dumb question, but...

We have to stick together, right?

[And finally, a little uncertainly, she reaches up for one of his hands, looking into his face with smokey purple eyes.]