post-trial week 4: for Ichigo

[alchemicalwater]

[So.

Guess who's getting ALL THE PIES from McDonalds.]

I bought as many as I could, but they ran out. So this will have to do for now.

Comments

[bladeisme]

[Ichigo is frazzled, but he smiles weakly at Undine before taking the pies gratefully.]

Thanks, Undine.

[How is he going to eat all these pies???]

...I can't believe we got away with it. They didn't suspect you once.

[alchemicalwater]

You did a good job of covering up My C-average murder scene.

[Hey it's a day later, she can joke now.]

...Thank you, by the way. Without you, I would have been caught.

[bladeisme]

I did what I could.

[He waves a hand.]

Though I think people suspect me now - I tried to lie as much as I could, but...I couldn't believe that no one took a better look at the photos I took. You could still see things in them, you know?

[The Players are DUMB, Undine. So fucking dumb.]

...Though...now we've got two players that're going to be taken out.

[alchemicalwater]

...yeah, I know. Our numbers aren't doing so good.

[Twenty-five...with eleven reapers and partners.]

We...one of us is going to have to die, to get to the end.

[bladeisme]

[He's quiet for a moment, considering. He takes a bite of a pie, chewing quietly, before -]

...I wouldn't mind, if I have to. That way...A Player wouldn't die along with me.

[alchemicalwater]

Ichigo.

[She sounds serious now.]

If you die, nobody will be able to heal us.

[bladeisme]

If you kill in a smart way, you won't have to be healed.

[He gets her point, though.]

That, and...I think Alex is ready to switch sides. Mary too, maybe. i'm not sure about Izaya.

[alchemicalwater]

He might after tonight. Because none of us know what happened to Jacopo, and he might want to work with people who HAVE to kill in order to do right by Jacopo.

[bladeisme]

Yeah. Jacopo was killed by a player, and....they had a pretty interesting relationship.

[They were banging??? maybe?? He never got that close to them and didn't want to know.]

So...I think it might be a good idea to put everything on the table. Have us all meet up - If you're alright with that.

[alchemicalwater]

...

[Honestly, she's. Apprehensive.]

If...if one of your teammates sold Akira out...

[She'll be next, she means. Because whoever told Chuuya, they would definitely tell Caren. Or, well, Monika now, since Caren is going to be executed.]

[bladeisme]

I'm pretty sure that was Jacopo.

[Because of what Magnus said during the trial.]

And besides - it was before we knew that the players had to be the ones to revive the Erased.

[alchemicalwater]

Still, Akira put a lot of faith in your group. He honestly believed that if he extended an olive branch, they would take it. So regardless of the circumstances, knowing that someone betrayed that trust is...

[Unsettling.]

[bladeisme]

...I know.

[He doesn't look happy about it, that's for sure.]

...But do we really have any other choice? Even if we got away with it this time, we can't do this again. And people are going to suspect Akira from now on.

[He's silent for a long moment, frowning.]

...I won't set it up if you're against it. But...we're running out of time, Undine. I'm willing to be a part of your group, but...Akira and I are basically like one reaper at this point.

[alchemicalwater]

[Once again, she hesitates.

But then she remembers who the other reapers are, and...]

...alright. I'll do it.

But if one of them betrays us again, I will show no mercy.

[Honestly there's only one person left she would suspect of betraying them anyway.]

[bladeisme]

I wouldn't show them any mercy, either.

[And for a moment? the room practically goes cold with killing intent, Ichigo's eyes going from solemn to the eyes of a killer in an instant.

And then, just like that, he's back to the same old Ichigo she knows.]

...I'll - scope things out, after the execution. See if it's safe enough for you to show up. With Izaya around, It might be a good idea to just keep yourself hidden for a little while longer.

[And then Izaya and Monika did the thing and it stopped being an issue.]

[alchemicalwater]

Izaya's the one who worries me the most, honestly.

[She. She does not like him. At all.

Luckily the execution will take care of that problem.

And then Undine goes awkward for a moment because. She remembered something. From the trial.]

Um.

Don't mention that paper to Alex, okay?