[ 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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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.