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[newlydead r2] day 2 - santa

[Junpei waits until there's a break in the people complaining about the turnout or begging for votes to shuffle Santa into his dressing room again--if nothing else, they won't be interrupted.]

Uh, so what did you want to do with these votes? And given that we've got a lot more acquaintances here than expected, who all do you want to let in on this alliance?

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Look, it was just us since our parents died, it was hard to believe anyone would do any fucking shit for us if we asked. Nobody gave us handouts from the start.

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This is really uncomfortable.

You're telling me.

[scrubs at his face]

...Look. I'm not okay with what you guys did. Even if it was for a good cause...I still don't know how to feel about it. But...I do want you guys to get out of this intact. So...that's where I'm coming from.

Look, does it help if I promise to do what I can to make shit up to everyone?

[ He has no idea what action he could possibly lead that would, but maybe trying is enough. ]

[shrugs kind of helplessly]

...I dunno. I can't speak for the others. ...Are you really worried about it?

When it comes to you and Seven, yeah. I can't have Akane losing you.

[ This is really uncomfortable. ]

Yeah, and that's why you ditched us when we got out of Building Q.

[...or at least, that's how he remembers it...yeah, this is pretty uncomfortable. sigh]

...Let's just work on getting out of here for now.

I told you, different shit happened to me. I wouldn't have ditched you. Maybe he made a different choice because Akane didn't die on him again.

[ It's easy to say woulds or wouldn'ts in hindsight, though, so... ]

Working on getting out of here is fine.

[attempts to look neither sheepish nor defensive and fails but he is not going to apologize for his perfectly valid feelings!!! probably]

...Okay. Good.

I think we'll be fine, so long as we're careful. I think we can do this.

You look defensive. Got something else to say? I'll hear it out.

[ Really, he will. He said his shitty piece already. ]

Careful's my middle fucking name.

I'm not defensive. What about me seems defensive? I'm not.

The way you said that, for one.

...If I had something to tell you, I would. So you don't have to worry. You're gonna get grey hairs.

Harr de harr harr.

[ Okay fine! Santa lets it go. ]

We got anything else to talk about?

...Should we keep this a secret from Akane?

Why the hell would we?

[ Santa bristles. ]

In case she doesn't agree.

[ Pause. ]

The others are probably going to try to swing your votes, you know.

Yeah. ...Maybe I'll bring up the whole plotting thing after all. Then it's not just on us. Unless there's someone you wanna disqualify already?

I don't know if you should bring it up. Or if you do, don't let them swing all your votes. [ Santa gestures a bit with his hands, trying to indicate that he wants Junpei to stop Right There with that thought process. ] Just because you like them doesn't mean you should give them that power. If nothing else, you've got to do the fucking math.

The math works out this time. I mean, someone has to go out, but everyone can survive for sure.

Fine, are we scratching our previous vote plan? I'm not giving up Corrin.

[ Sorry, stabbity girl. ]

Well...

...We don't really have to change everything, do we? Just get the others to take care of everyone else. --Plus, you said it before, we talked to a lot of people. What if someone votes for us? It'd be good to have an idea of that before we end up voted out by someone trying to do us a favor.

How about we come up with a number of votes to share with the others? We'll offer it ouright, then we look like benefactors.

[ Sorry, Junpei, it'll take awhile for Santa to stop thinking like a manipulator. ]

I heard someone trying to properly organize votes when we left. Maybe if we help with that, we can prevent getting voted out.