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[skyagain]

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week 4, saturday

[skyagain]

[ here they are in the garden! and this time! cloud is the one giving jiji a cup of tea!!!

affection week... wild ]

... No matter the outcome, there's no winning in these, huh?

[unsaid]

[oh wow.... mikazuki looks a little surprised - and he smiles, despite everything]

... thank you.

[pleased,

but it passes as he takes a sip of his tea]

Someone will always be hurt.

[skyagain]

Yeah. Nothing we can do for it so long as those shadows are around.

[ he looks tired, mostly. he's angry but he has so many sad friends and no idea how to deal with them it is just making him tired ]

[unsaid]

[there is so much exhaustion here]

Approximately three weeks remaining? With as many as perhaps two shadows each week moving forward.

[skyagain]

... At minimum.

[ but speaking of time left; ]

You actually get to take a look at the journal?

[unsaid]

[he nods]

Written by Aquarius, most likely?

[skyagain]

[ there's a pause ]

Theirs is the only name missing, yeah. So it's what everyone guessed. [ he sips from his own cup of tea. ] And when I asked they did say if everyone thought so, than it had to be.

[unsaid]

Mm. And there is some mention of the Nightman being bound by contracts, correct?

[skyagain]

Right. Even with the staff, I'd guess.

[ but there's a grimace on his face ]

You actually talk to Aquarius much?

[unsaid]

Not for some time, though we did explore a door together once.

Why do you ask?

[skyagain]

... Because I do. A lot.

[ he? seemingly changes the subject; ]

That first week, we got that unsolvable hangman. A lot of people asked staff, and no one could answer who wrote it. The second week, it was the stink list [ he sounds so tired ] with only the eight members of staff on it. Then that journal. Like I said, I talked to Aquarius about it. They said if everyone thought it was theirs, it probably was. Makes sense, right? All the other names are on there. It's the obvious answer.

[unsaid]

[ . . . ]

And as someone who talks to Aquarius a lot, what do you make of this obvious answer.

[skyagain]

I think it's pretty interesting to go for obvious answers after we've all gotten keys to explore just how obvious the staff is or isn't.

[ pointedly. ]

[unsaid]

[sighs

it's a fair enough point but it's exhausting,]

Then what is your next suggestion?

[skyagain]

... Like I said. That first thing we got was a hangman no staff knew the answer. The second was a piece of paper ranking all eight staff member. And now we've got the journal, where... "Aquarius" mentions infiltrating a place and observing.

[ he just. draws a nine in the air for no reason he likes the number nine ]

[unsaid]

One of the staff members wrote at least the hangman or the chart - Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd was able to receive confirmation of that.

[a hum]

Could a handwriting comparison not be done with the journal? If you could prompt Aquarius to comply.

[skyagain]

Trust me. I don't need a handwritten comparison.

[ blunt. ]

[unsaid]

[he laughs at that]

Ha ha ha. Very well, very well.

Then do you believe the lack of mention of Aquarius meant to intentionally misdirect us?

[skyagain]

Intentionally misdirect us about the staff? In this place?

[ dry. that is a yes, but he doesn't want to say outright it's not aquarius's journal because he is. trying. not to get them in trouble. which is why im in HELL ]

[unsaid]

[someone help zia]

But my question is primarily 'why?' For what reason?

What does the author hope to gain by impersonating dear Aquarius?

It would be disappointing if it is yet another bundling of information that ultimately yielded little fruitful parts.

[skyagain]

I'd think less about why Aquarius and more about what was in the journal. Someone's observing who isn't the big guy.

[unsaid]

A hidden entity, then.

[cloud..... your secret ninth staff member]

[skyagain]

[ HIS NINTH MAN(?) ]

... I'm not sure what to do with this yet, but I need to check with Shinobu still, what her group got.

[unsaid]

[yea i died this week so i haven't gotten it yet either,]

We may continue to investigate then.

[ . . . ]

Though I have also decided to reconsider my previous statement - after developments, I do believe the bouquet I received to be from the departed.

I assume they will make further attempt to make communication shortly.

[skyagain]

Yeah. Estelle told me you two talked about it.

[ and shared bouquets! wowie! ]

... Rupert had one of the keys, but he gave it away. He didn't tell them if he got flowers with it, too.

[ AND NOW HE IS DEAD AND IT IS SO ANNOYING ]