simon is just wandering through the museum (money-free) trying to figure out how he got lost again when he was just here a few days ago?? awful.
anyway, he's working on finding his way out of the art section now, but pauses for a second to look at an oversized painting on one of the walls. man, this thing is gaudy as hell, it'd be crazy if someone wanted to hang this in their office or something.
Well, I'm an animal tamer for the circus, so I'd probably do an even worse job if I didn't like them, haha... But yeah, the dog just kind of reminds me a little of this one from like, a really long time ago.
[ anyway. ]
...Uh, he hasn't bothered you any, has he? The monkey, I mean, not the... dog, who isn't here.
Yeah, he can be, uh... a handful sometimes. The day we first got here he got kiiiind of aggressive with a few people... a-and took a hood ornament off a car...
[ shakes his head... ]
He's not usually that bad, but I guess dying made him, um... bolder.
Oh jeez... [ he rubs the back of his neck slowly. ] Y'know, I've only ever met monkey yokai, but... sounds like he's got a hell of a personality. You only live once, right?
[ or like, live ur undeath in the UG. suddenly out of his jacket, a soft squeaking noise emits and topper's little head pokes up to say hello. he gives a little toothy yawn, like he was takin a nap. ]
[ oh... hey, little buddy... simon holds out a finger to him if he wants head strokes, or just to sniff. ]
It hasn't been too terrible, I guess? Aside from, you know, the obvious.
[ THE BEING DEAD AND AT CONSTANT RISK OF DOUBLE DYING AND THE OLYMPICS BEING TRASH ]
I-I mean, I was panicking pretty bad the first few days 'cause I didn't know if I'd be able to find a team that'd want me, but after that I could at least breathe a little easier...
[ wah... topper just crawl up his shoulder kind of lazily and leans forward to sniff. this is his safety perch. he's content though, fresh from being eepy so he headbutts the finger. hello simon. ]
Yeah. I know exactly what you mean. Man.
[ he... laughs, but it's definitely the sort of commiserating laugh of "well we really are stuck here being dead and in teams until we wipe each other out! cool!" ]
Yeah, you're in a team with Fukuzawa right? He's a really nice guy. So calm...
Yeah! Mr. Fukuzawa's really cool and reliable and everything. I think I ended up getting pretty lucky in the end, 'cause everyone on my team's really nice.
[ me succumbing to a 503 last week and not realizing until days later that my tag never posted... ]
I dunno... how do you even make wings fancy?
[ blissfully unaware of those fucking chicken cylinders from chat...
he will also watch those people exit and suddenly look a little insecure about that idea, even though he's actually in a nice pink varsity cardigan and khaki pants from sears today, so he could be looking a lot worse (and usually does)! ]
I hope not??
[ something about the very concept of getting kicked out of a hooters for being the worst dressed person there is just horrifying.
he'll tentatively step inside and hold the door open... ]
Maybe you serve the sauce in a crystal cup? Or you like do the weird artful drizzle thing?
[ the insecurity of Not Belonging Somewhere Fancy is so real right now, but eiden is stubborn. as simon holds the door open, he takes it and gives him a firm nod and a look that says "don't worry!" the insecurity will have to wait until they've ordered their wings at least? ]
Anyways, who cares. We walk in like we belong here. Keep your head up, dude.
i'm so sorry, i don't understand what happened mr. lee was being so weird about letting people check him and nothing else made any sense either you don't have to reply to this or anything i just if i thought we'd end up voting for another innocent team i wouldn't have tried to defend myself so hard
gyuhyuk had his reasons for being weird, but we were trying. we were all trying to check him. all of us. and everyone still said we were covering for each other.
we weren't. none of us covered for each other. the proof was right there.
yeah, i know you were trying he was the only one who seemed suspicious to me and it was just so late when he finally agreed to it... i really wish they gave us more time to figure this stuff out especially with more than one case it wasn't fair at all
[ hm, he's not sure how much of a joke that was intended to be so it seems like it might be fucked up if he responds with a lol, even if he adds a sad face after it. ]
you think we'll find something out about what really happened?
we could try, but i don't know if there's any sort of merit to it. the points have already been given away to whatever team got away with it. it wouldn't matter.
yeah... but i think it would be good for people to know who was lying to them, at least
and like i guess this is selfish but i was really sure they were going to vote for me, and i thought at least in that case everyone would know they'd been wrong when they got the not guilty but then we didn't get a verdict at all so
i think anyone who was on the fence between our two teams before is going to think it really was justice now so i feel like by not getting erased this week i just put a target on my whole team for next week
[ eiden is just out here with a brand new hair color, resting his head on his arms as he just enjoys soaking in the hot spring. his clothes and shoes are neatly folded, a cute blue jumpsuit and some boots, and topper is just floating on his back like an otter with a little cloth on his tiny forehead. he looks at peace.
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