[newlydead r2] day 13 - santa

[unexpectedboner]

[after the craziness of the morning, and after their main post thread, junpei waits until corrin runs off to eat or pee or something before darting over to santa's cot and closing the privacy curtain]

So...

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[jinglebros]

[ Santa shrinks down a little in his bed and gives Junpei a wary look. ]

So what? What do you want?

[unexpectedboner]

[Begins a response, then starts over. Keeps his voice low; doesn't get too close, hands stuffed in his pockets.]

Did everything turn out? As in, getting your stuff?

[jinglebros]

Uh, yeah. I got my stuff.

[ He looks down at the blanket over his legs and looks guilty. ]

How did it go. For you? Did you.... did everything clean up okay?

[unexpectedboner]

[shrugs]

It should be fine.

There anything else you need wrapped up, or need a hand with? Since...everything.

[looks slightly sheepish at this]

[jinglebros]

I don't know. I'm trying to vote trade around. I gotta get Simon taken care of, so he doesn't... die.

But that's my problem, not yours.

[unexpectedboner]

[nods]

And Akane? Have you guys talked?

[jinglebros]

A little bit. She hasn't really left the hospital room. You're lucky she's not here right now.

[unexpectedboner]

Yeah. I guess that wouldn't be the worst thing, but...

[shrugs]

I guess things are working as planned, then? People seem pretty freaked out. It'll probably be tough competition for the, what, 13 votes left?

[jinglebros]

Yeah.

I feel like shit for doing this. I wish I hadn't.

I wish June had never convinced me to. She's too dangerous.

[unexpectedboner]

This game's gonna all be over soon, no matter what. It's got us all on edge.

[and poking edges into others of us but shhh]

We can't barely even keep everyone in the alliance, can we?

[jinglebros]

No. Are you... who are you defending to the end? Do you know?

[unexpectedboner]

...Myself, probably? Who are you?

[jinglebros]

Corrin, Zelda, me, and I guess now you. You'd out me otherwise, right?

[unexpectedboner]

...I don't want you thinking you can screw me, yeah. There's still too many deaths as it is...

[jinglebros]

Then you're in my final five. I don't want you using that recording against me.

[unexpectedboner]

Don't do anything stupid and I won't have to.

Can't wait until all this is over... You've got your votes sorted, right? You're taken care of?

[jinglebros]

I might have to find a vote for Rohan to cover him. But I have to look like I'm still covering him. It's a fucking mess.

[unexpectedboner]

You're not just trading?

[jinglebros]

We are. But it's getting complicated. Too many people want to call in favours. And they're picking right now to do it.

[unexpectedboner]

Oh man... But how many favors could you possibly owe?
You've been on top every vote. Even I am really only in debt to Kyrie.

[jinglebros]

Hahaha... do you really want to fucking know?

[unexpectedboner]

Seriously? What all did you do to people?

[jinglebros]

Are you going to use this as blackmail against me, too?

[ Suspicious. ]

[unexpectedboner]

Sounds like you're already blackmailing yourself. I feel like I've got sufficient dirt on you, but do what you want. I'm not gonna force you.

[this last is not sulky but almost apologetic]

[jinglebros]

[ He exhales. ]

In this round in particular, I owe votes to you and Simon and Rohan and Corrin. I am supposed to protect Rohan and Corrin and Zelda and Ib and Mary. I've had lots of other shitheads get on my tail about voting for them even though I'm like this. There's lots of other crap too. You see yet, how hard it is?

[unexpectedboner]

...Are you trying to make up for all the nonary game bullshit by drumming up a savior complex or something? 'Cause that doesn't change the past.

[jinglebros]

No. I made a lot of promises in the past and they're all hitting now. Lesson learned, holy shit.

[unexpectedboner]

Always figured you were more of a "promises were meant to be broken" type of guy.

...You'll figure it out. Someone's gonna be sacrificed no matter what. The best you can hope for is reduced damage, not none.

[jinglebros]

No. I'm a "promises never broken" kind of guy. I do what I say.

That's hard to hear from you.

[unexpectedboner]

What're you putting on me now?

[jinglebros]

Fucking nothing! God, you're making my head hurt.

Which you already caused, thank you very much.

[unexpectedboner]

[hunches up his shoulders]

You asked for it.

Look, I just wanted to make sure you weren't dead, and that we were straight with what we were doing with Akane. If that's too much, I'll go.

[jinglebros]

I didn't. I asked for the stabbing. I didn't ask for... what did you even use? What was that implement?

What are we doing with Akane? You'll have to remind me the plan.

[unexpectedboner]

[muttered]

...The point was to knock you out so you'd stay still. You were more hard-headed than I'd expected.

[a breath]

And I know we talked about sending her to the hotel. But there's just not enough votes. I'd rather save them for keeping people alive, even if just for a day.

[jinglebros]

Fine.

[ Santa answers this smoothly. ]

[unexpectedboner]

..."Fine"?

[jinglebros]

Fine.

[unexpectedboner]

...

...

.........Fine.

[jinglebros]

None of my votes will be used to do this.

[unexpectedboner]

I just need one, even if it's through some obscure trade. That'll be less to pay back anyway, right?

[jinglebros]

I've already voted. You're trying to get one vote for June? Zelda already asked. I'm working it out.

[unexpectedboner]

Alright. I'll talk with her, too. I think this can work out.

[except for the people who're gonna die, but hey]

[jinglebros]

Yeah, I think so.

Everything will work out fine.