.... I don't think it was about that, Rita. I think it was about Catra. I think we all knew.... there was no way she was going to want to live after all that. She was already.... trying to get killed.
Besides, if the Professor is any indication... [ otome will just end up dying anyway. ]
[ that's good. she'll give it a little squeeze, too, scooching so they're right next to each other ]
.... To be honest, Rita, I don't think there's anything we can really do about... the trials, and the bodies, and everything. We need to... try to figure out what's going on behind the scenes. We got.. a little peak today, I think.
[ absently stroking rita's hair now, without really thinking about it ]
A lot, I think. But.... if the dead are safe, and the killers are trying to save them from this place..... I think, maybe.... that's our starting point.
I'll need to check on some things to be sure... but there are a couple leads I can follow up on. Supposedly Winter's got some theories floating around... There might be hints from the killers themselves, too.
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Yeah. Yeah, I'm good.
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... I guess that was a dumb question to ask, huh...
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[yeah let's just sulk on the edge of the bed, here.]
Guess I got my answer. For what happens when everyone learns the truth about somebody they liked and trusted.
... They still wouldn't vote for Otome. Even though she's the one who's going to keep killing, and Catra was just...!
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.... I don't think it was about that, Rita. I think it was about Catra. I think we all knew.... there was no way she was going to want to live after all that. She was already.... trying to get killed.
Besides, if the Professor is any indication... [ otome will just end up dying anyway. ]
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Guess that's the real reason she was so upset when we got into that argument at the start.
... I wonder... if we're just going to see another repeat with Otome.
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I think we are. I think we're going to see the same cycle of violence, over and over, again... until we find another way to break through.
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I get that Otome and the others are trying to help, in some stupid, messed-up way.
But then... what? We shouldn't stop them from killing? That can't be right, either...
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.... To be honest, Rita, I don't think there's anything we can really do about... the trials, and the bodies, and everything. We need to... try to figure out what's going on behind the scenes. We got.. a little peak today, I think.
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"The enemy isn't each other, but the power of this place."
I... I knew that was probably true, but I still... I couldn't really believe in it.
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... It's hard to believe it... when we're pitted against each other. Everything is set up so we'll turn on each other, after all.
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...
I started thinking that someone here had to be next, and all I could think about was fighting them.
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I know. I don't want anything bad to happen to you guys, either....
It's a really nasty trick....
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...]
What else are we missing...?
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A lot, I think. But.... if the dead are safe, and the killers are trying to save them from this place..... I think, maybe.... that's our starting point.
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...
Maybe I can think of something, after all.
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What do you have...?
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... What hints from the killers, though? I mean... they can't really talk about it, right?
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I wonder what they mean by that...
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Or like, even if they can't make statements, they might be able to ask questions they already know the answers to.