im glad ur still the short one in our cr

[nightchild]

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week 2 thurs

[nightchild]

[nyooms to wherever 9S is, though Itsuki will approach carefully his big ole human footsteps are probably really noticeable]

S-kun...

[HE SOUNDS WORRIED, where is 9S brooding]

...You okay? I saw you walk off earlier.

[bestaround]

[ Central node! He's brooding on a bench somewhere. ]

What?

[ Did he even notice Itsuki there? Probably not. ]

[nightchild]

[sad that it's no longer painted...]

You, Danny, and Vanille-chan were spirited away this week, right? [itsuki will come over and join him on the bench] I haven't seen the others yet... But it looked pretty bad.

[bestaround]

[ alas.. ]

... I'm not on the brink of death like some others were, if that's what you're worried about.

[nightchild]

...I'm glad to hear that, but that's not the only thing.

[that he's worried about!!!! he's silent for a moment, then]

Was it an arena again...?

[bestaround]

An—arena?

[nightchild]

[he nods]

Hot Pants and the others ended up there last week. ...They saw illusions of people they loved being held hostage, and they had to fight each other to save them.

[9s: no actually we were just serial killers in a surbuban neighborhood]

[bestaround]

[ murderfam...... 2! ]

...

[ Even with the visor on, it's clear enough a scowl deepens on 9S' face. ]

Is that what this damned place likes to do? Come up with fakes of those we know?

[nightchild]

...Feels kind of cheap, huh? It's the easiest way to rattle anyone, regardless of who they are.

[or what, as long as they have memories]