PC: Nier

[overlimit]

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[overlimit]

[rita looks around to make sure nobody's in earshot...]

There's a group called the Honor Society. I'm a member.

We meet at night, and we get to choose somebody each week to investigate. We can find out if that person's killed anyone, or if they're involved in "additional activities" themselves.

[amain]

[ HONOR... SOCIETY. I'M FUCKING LAUGHING. ]

I did remember them telling me there might be more people like this...

[overlimit]

I--

Wait, before we go any further. I'm telling you right now because we have a rule that allows us to tell exactly one person per week. You just had the luck of running into me before we used it on someone else.

So... anything to do with the Society and its membership? You can't tell anyone else. Not even other people involved in your activity, if there are any, or a dorm head -- nobody. If you do, we'll know, and it won't be pretty.

[amain]

[ He nods. He assumed that this was a secret thing, anyway. ]

Understood.

[overlimit]

... Also, even though I can tell you everything about us, it doesn't change any of your rules. So... be careful about what you say back.

[she takes a breath.]

So... our current members are me, Yamato, Alphinaud, and Kon. Started with me and Yamato, and we got to recruit a few as we went along.

[amain]

[ Well then. ]

Mm... Telling you all what my activity is comes with a risk, so I would need everyone's agreement to that. [ He hopes that makes sense. ] What is the goal of the Honor Society exactly?

[ CAUSE THIS GAME IS SO MESSED UP ]

[overlimit]

[that kind of gives her pause.]

... Well, we thought it was to catch killers and stop them from killing, but... it turns out we're all on the same side, so...

[IT'S BEEN A JOURNEY.]

We do have a secondary function. When we help people with extra credit, we can get access to new information. We've been distributing it to everyone's lockers each week.

So... right now, we're just trying to learn everything we can so we can solve the mysteries of this place and get everybody home. And... to that end, we've been trying to find other people with "roles." So that maybe we can have all the pieces to this stupid puzzle.

[amain]

[ we are doing too well catching killers actually ]

I see, so that has been your group. The notes have been really helpful. [ ... ] I haven't touched my extra credit in some time.

[overlimit]

Wh-what is it? Can we do it now?

[eagerly.]

[amain]

... It's kind of... In bad taste to do it towards the end of the week. It's more of a public event, too.

[ Yeah. ]

[overlimit]

Ugh. That's always the problem. I've got a deadline to meet, too...

[amain]

It has been really hectic this week. [ So he understands how this all is like oof. ] But I do plan to do my extra credit this coming week. Alphinaud offered to help me.

[ So that's out of the way. Laughs in endgame. ]

[overlimit]

Right... guess that still helps, then.

[since it's alphinaud. lmao.

she's texting on her phone again...]

... Whatever the risks are, we're all in agreement. If you're willing to tell us.

[amain]

I'm able to save an innocent party from Sunday execution, but they cannot know there's a chance of them being saved.

[ me, laughing as this has not been a good game for this ]

... I can also choose a piece of evidence to remove.

[overlimit]

... So that's the risk.

[makes a bit more sense now!]

What do you mean, remove? Like, before we can even find it?

[amain]

... Yeah, I believe so. I think that perk specifically is for planning murder since you have to choose beforehand, but you can wildcard it.

This is obvious, but I can't have anyone else knowing about both "activities."

[overlimit]

[rita nods.]

Most of us have way stricter rules for secrecy than that, so... trust me. We won't blab.

Just to be sure, though: you're okay with me telling these three?

[she points to her phone, presumably indicating Yamato, Alphinaud, and Kon.]

[amain]

Yeah. As long as you make sure to emphasize they can't tell anyone else.

[ i got an okay for these aw ye ]

[overlimit]

Naturally.

[a pause...]

Have you used either of those abilities until now?

[amain]

I've only used the power to save, but it's been...

[ looks at their streak. ]

[overlimit]

[rita's eyes widen.]

W, wait, was that...?

[thinking back to the one time someone got convicted and didn't die?]

[amain]

... If we're talking about Manwol, tides naturally turned that execution

[ that was not him. ]

We've been catching all the killers, so my power hasn't been useful.

[overlimit]

Oh... good.

That makes sense. I kinda already know who one of our yet-to-be-caught ones is, too...

Is that power a guarantee? Like, if you use it, will the person absolutely be saved?

[amain]

[ This is coming together, isn't it. ]

... I have nothing to lose believing in it, though I haven't seen in it action.

[overlimit]

[she squints at him...]

So you've had all these powers you can't really do anything with for like, this whole time?