changing and replacing this mask, show time;

[recrypt]

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[recrypt]

Right. If no one dies, everyone does. It counts as a forfeit to the game.

[ 'game', fuck off already. ]

What an absolute farce of a game.

[survivaltricks]

[somehow, he is not surprised]

Do you think the person who killed Yu knew that?

[recrypt]

I don't know. But we can't assume... bad faith, necessarily. We don't know anything for certain about who they are, after all.

Besides, it's not like I know how far this information's spread, especially considering it obviously seems the Directors are willing to talk if you just ask.

[survivaltricks]

I'm not assuming bad faith. In fact, I think Natalie was probably onto something.

[regarding the footprints and how the person who left them may have wanted to be caught]

And yeah-- the directors are actually very forthcoming. Well. . . with anything they can be forthcoming about.

[recrypt]

It's strange what they seem to be able to talk about, and what they aren't. The items in particular...

[ it's. really weird, and it feels like those blank spaces they can't talk about are where they really should be trying to do some digging, but... ]

They still won't tell me what it is they were removing from what they give us. As far as I know, they can't say much about it at all.

[survivaltricks]

I still haven't seen them removing anything from the items they've given me at all.

[is that good or bad he doesn't know]

[recrypt]

It's such a small, but strangely specific thing...

[ do. do they start needing to figure out a list of what they've asked for??? ]

The rewards we got from the Directors come directly from them, they said, but when I asked whether that was related in any way, I was told they still can't say much. It isn't related to the residuals either, or at least... 'not quite' was the answer I got regarding that question.

[survivaltricks]

I don't even know how to make heads or tails of that answer.

[sighs]

But maybe it's something to table until they can give us more information.

[recrypt]

Haha. That makes two of us, then.

[ god i only caught up on main comm and i'm wheezing at the poor directors' announcement ]

[survivaltricks]

[THE POOR DIRECTORS' SUFFERED SO MUCH]

Ah, well.

[flops backwards, allowing the fox to climb onto his stomach and do fox things while he pets the creature's ears]

Hey, 45. . . can I ask you what you got last week as a prize? You don't have to answer that if you'd rather not.

[recrypt]

[ she offers up a bit of the until-now abandoned feed nearby to the one that's currently using her lap as a pillow first, considering that this was the original reason she was here before getting sidetracked. ]

Stuffed penguin. I think I was seeing a couple of vaguely similar things around. Don't know how I'd ever use it, but it's cute. Why?

[survivaltricks]

Was that for the furniture building task? I was asking about the end-of-the-week prize.

I got something similar for the furniture task too, though.

[STUFFED CREATURES. . . THEY CUTE]

[also he will grab some feed to feed the fox that is now lounging on his stomach]

[recrypt]

[ a mild smile. ]

I figured. No, I actually didn't get anything musical.

I got a bracelet.

[survivaltricks]

[. . . hm]

Pink and useless?

[recrypt]

Very pink, completely harmless. But I'm sure you could come to that conclusion on your own, right?

[survivaltricks]

Not necessarily. Up until now I assumed that only the musical instruments were harmless, and anyone who got something else was on the winning team.

But it sounds like I need more data about the items we receive at the end of the week before I can make that conclusion.

[recrypt]

I wish you luck in that, then. You're in a better position to be figuring that out.

You know, I'm not sure if I should be offended. I might not have any pre-built music programming in me, but it's mostly math, I'm sure I could pick it up with some effort.

[ instead, cheap variety store bracelet? ]

[survivaltricks]

I don't know about that. Somehow I doubt the people on the winning team are going to readily admit that they won.

[he says that with a crooked smile, neither offended nor amused]

You want my kazoo?

[he holds it out to her]

[recrypt]

Gross, human saliva. But you're right. It's easier to be in the two losing teams, right? That way, saying you have something isn't the same as outing which team you're on. Not for sure, anyway.

Still, you are generally a more personable individual than I am. I have no doubt you'll eventually charm it out of someone. Or who knows? Maybe they'll volunteer it.

[survivaltricks]

Wow. And you kissed Hunter.

[HE IS JUST. POINTING THAT OUT?? HUMAN SALIVA??]

I guess I'll keep trying to see what I get. It's not like it's a secret that I'm a nosy busybody.

[recrypt]

That is entirely beside the point.

[ yeah, she kissed Hunter, what of it??? do you also want indirect kisses before she cleans that kazoo, which she is, in fact, willing to take? ]

[survivaltricks]

Is it?

[raises a brow???]

[also he unfortunately pockets the kazoo before giving it to her b/c timelines means there are future-dated threads with the kazoo so he has to keep it. . . for now. . .]

[recrypt]

It definitely is.

[ nods

anyway what's a timeline clearly ]