[Week 3, Saturday: Yusuke and Makoto]

[purrtagonist]

[at some point on Saturday, Akira is going to be flagging down Yusuke and Makoto, and dragging them to a nice quiet booth at Wish You Were Beer. order what you want, guys; Akira's just drinking water]

Sorry about the short notice. I have some information I need to share, though.

Comments

[purrtagonist]

[leans forward, fingers linked and pressed against his mouth thoughtfully]

Think of it this way. We're essentially divided into teams, right? Reapers and Players. We know the Players can win the game if we find all the reapers, and I bet the reapers have a win condition as well.

What if. . . there was someone out there placing wagers on which team would win?

[holds up a hand]

I don't know if that's actually what is happening, but it's the analogy I used with Max, and he neither confirmed nor denied it. And because of that? I think it may be awfully close to what is actually happening.

[justfists]

That makes sense, unless we can find out more.

[she'll need to pick up her needling of Max too, at this rate. Still...]

There are more than one composer, and it is explicitly framed as a game.

[wantsnudes]

So even if the Players prevail over the Reapers, there is still some twisted being behind the scenes who benefits from all this... gambling with our fates...

[Yusuke crosses his arms, disgusted.]

That being the case, I wonder if individual Players are being manipulated to make the game go in their favour, just the same as the Composer gives direct instructions to Reapers. What do you think?

[purrtagonist]

Maybe. I don't know anything about that, but even if I did, the part I want to focus on is. . .

"What happens if neither side wins the Game?"

[he glances between them, for emphasis]

Obviously, the beings betting on certain teams want there to be a victor. And if there's a victor, then the Game ends earlier than eight weeks, and everything proceeds right to the Composer's judgment phase.

But if there isn't a winner-- if we end this game neutrally-- then what happens next?

[justfists]

[Makoto places a hand to her chin, and then slowly shakes her head.]

I don't know. But... you're right. We're going to have to find out, if we want to save everyone.