[akira catchall]

[slobjection]

Comments

[survivaltricks]

[at that, he lifts a hand and sort of. . . wags it to and fro]

Sort of yes, sort of no. My priorities are less on the teams and more on how to make sure everyone goes home alive.

[slobjection]

That is mine, too, but considering how these items are being used.... maybe it's worth a look.

[survivaltricks]

[his lips twitch, and he looks up from the coffee pot]

Is that your way of asking?

[slobjection]

Not yet.... but if you're below three people a week, then yes, I'm asking.

[ responsibly. ]

[survivaltricks]

[his expression turns apologetic]

. . . sorry. I'm not telling anyone.

[it is nothing personal. this is just one card he is playing close to his chest]

But if you come back next week, I can at least tell you my power.

[that one?? not so much]

[slobjection]

[ honestly.... it's fair. ]

You know I'd keep it to myself.

[ like, he understands, but he just wants to affirm that. ]

Monday, then. With coffee.

[survivaltricks]

With coffee.

[speaking of, the coffee is finished brewing! Akira reaches for two mugs to pour them both a cup]

As though I'd ever have a morning meeting without one.

[slobjection]

... Thanks. You're gonna get me hooked.

[ he is honestly probably addicted to akira's coffee at this point. ]

One other thing, though. Do you know of any useful prizes anyone has gotten from the weekly tasks? You don't have to name names, I just want to know what they do.

[survivaltricks]

If I have to suffer, then so do you.

[hands Phoenix one mug and lifts the other in a faux cheers]

And other than the shoes and stickers that Giyuu mentioned yesterday. . . no. I don't know of any other useful items that were awarded for the weekly tasks.

[slobjection]

Just don't exceed 16 cups a day. There's some kind of rule about that, I think.

[ shut up phoenix... ]

If you find anything out, will you let me know?

[survivaltricks]

Is there? I refuse to believe it until you show it to me.

[HIS HEART COULDN'T TAKE IT]

I will, though. Do you want to know what the stuff Chuuya, Dazai and I got does?

[slobjection]

I'd be careful, if I were you.

[ maybe next week he will memshare godot so akira can see his bad end future. ]

Definitely.

[survivaltricks]

[may it serve as a warning for him to change his coffee-addict ways]

Chuuya has a pen that can fake anyone's handwriting. Dazai has a pair of scissors that can cut through anything, "even the unseen."

I have the lipstick, but I-- [. . . frowns] I'm not super keen on sharing what it does. . . but I can tell you if you don't tell anyone else.

[slobjection]

[ he pausing in thought.... ] Even the unseen..... that might be useful, later. Do you know if it's single use?

[ hmm... ]

I'll keep it to myself.

[ like he does most things :) ]

[survivaltricks]

No, but I assume it is. I guess we'd have to ask the directors to be sure.

[Sipp don't make that :) face at me it's terrifying. after a pause. . .]

It can be used by anyone to swap teams once. It's a single-use item.

[slobjection]

Might be worth looking into, for future reference. I think there are plenty of unseen secrets we could benefit from cutting through, if we have the means.

[ roasting.... ]

Hm... I see. And I can see why you wouldn't want that information to spread. Do those two know?

[survivaltricks]

I agree. We had chainsaws that could do something similar back at the mansion, so I think an item like that should be saved for something important.

[who are we roasting. . .]

They do. Dick and Lili know, too. I haven't told anyone else, and I'm not sure if Chuuya and Dazai have.

[slobjection]

Exactly my thoughts. How much do you know about other people's adventures, by the way?

[ no i was roasting phoenix ]

Dazai told me a bit about what you all went through, but he wasn't interested in sharing much.... understandably. So, my feeling is that it won't spread too far.

[survivaltricks]

Everything they've been willing to share.

[that's fair he deserves it. also when Phoenix brings up his own adventures, his stance goes stiff and closed off]

[. . .]

. . . mmm. I hope it won't.

[slobjection]

Personal details aside -- I'm interested what was found, and if it's a clue like the room of req-whatever was. Worth looking into, no?

[ ... ]

Think those two understand discretion, in this case.

[survivaltricks]

They do.

[he trusts Chuuya. not so much Dazai, but Chuuya trusts Dazai, so eh]

And you're right. . . it is worth looking into.

[slobjection]

[ yeah phoenix doesn't particularly trust dazai, either. ]

Hear about the team that went to the abandoned cabin?

[survivaltricks]

The one that burned down?

[slobjection]

That's the one.

[survivaltricks]

I did. I have the laptop Giyuu salvaged from it, too.

For what it's worth, Winter confirmed for me that everything we see in those cabins is a residual of some kind. We're not actually being observed by anyone.