[scp r2: geckodad]

[purrtagonist]

STUFF AND THINGS

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week 2, monday

[purrtagonist]

Are you worried about me, old man?

[HELLO IWAI, Akira is tracking you down sometime on Monday! and despite the teasing notes in his words, he looks pretty amused when he does so]

I just got finished talking to Hunter.

[geckodad]

Good. He taught you something useful?

[Iwai knows Akira has a lot of skills and knowledge, but he didn't know if he knew how to make tear gas. Could come useful, he thought]

[purrtagonist]

[a soft snort, but he nods]

Yeah. He did.

. . . I wanted to say thank you, though.

[geckodad]

You don't hafta say thanks. Just lookin' out for you.

[He doesn't even bother to give that much importance to that -- because he doesn't think it's anything to be thankful for. Of course he'd be looking out for the kid who was of so much help to him and also is Kaoru's bro]

It's the least I can do. You and your friend need to get out of here alive.

[And of course he has made his goal to get Akira and Makoto out of this place. Even though he doesn't know Makoto at all, she's also a Phantom Thief and therefore someone Akira relies on and cares about, so she's priority too]

[purrtagonist]

We all need to get out of here alive.

[Akira amends, and he gives Iwai a pointed glance at that]

You know how I like to work in deals. So if you're looking out for me, then I'm looking out for you.

[not that Akira needed a quid pro quo situation for that. Iwai is one of his precious, trusted Confidants. he would have his back any day]

[geckodad]

Haven't you done that enough? There's a lot of other people here for you to focus on if you're gonna try to get everyone out alive.

[He's grateful Akira's willing to have his back, really! But there are others that'll need his help. Iwai is...not very optimistic about the chances of getting a lot of people alive. He's pretty sure their number will be smaller when they finally get a way out]

[purrtagonist]

So you're asking me to push you to the backburner in favor of everyone else?

[the way Akira shakes his head is firm and steadfast]

That won't happen.

[not his hanged man. they're rank 10, and Akira won't forget that]

[geckodad]

[A couple hours after the end of the trial, once he judged Akria had time to recover and have a couplf fussy people over him, Iwai approaches, bringing coffee. Black and strong, like Akira said he liked it]

You sure gave a show today, punk.

[Hi Akira. What a mess the trial was, eh?]

[purrtagonist]

[Iwai is a good gundad. even his greeting gets nothing more than a huffed laugh from Akira]

Phantom Thief. It's kind of what we do.

[geckodad]

Get ready to have a bigger target on your back now.

[Not that it'd be anything new for Akira. He spent several months being the Public Enemy #1 at home. This isn't that different, really]

You know if there's someone with a role that can keep you safe?

[purrtagonist]

[mmm. and Akira shakes his head]

No, I don't. Sometimes there's a role like that in a normal game of mafia, but I'm not sure if such a role exists here.

[geckodad]

[Iwai is silent for a moment. If there's no protective role then they're in trouble. Everyone will have to rely on their wits to think of a way to counter the monsters.

Pretty unlikely it'll stop them, but if it can hinder them and make them easier to find...that may be the only option the town has, unfortunately. Quite a vexing situation]

The offer of stayin' with you and the others next Thursday night is still avaiable?

[purrtagonist]

Always.

[as if he'd say no to Iwai]

Thinking about joining us?

[Akira's not stupid, though. he knows why Iwai would want to]

week 3, friday

[purrtagonist]

[ding! ghost test!]

Damn it, old man.

[resortghosts]

♥̠͛͒̊̚♦͔͓͉͂̓̓ͮͥͣ♣͈̟̟̤͓ͤͩ̆ͨͮ̓ͬ͌̏♠̱̃♥̙͓̔̅̽͒̅♦̩̳̎̽́ͩ♣͖̘̙͎͎͍̳͙̖̔̇̇̃́ͭ♠͓̫̼̯̪̟̼̅♥̠͛͒̊̚♦͔͓͉͂̓̓ͮͥͣ♣͈̟̟̤͓ͤͩ̆ͨͮ̓ͬ͌̏♠̱̃♥̙͓̔̅̽͒̅♦̩̳̎̽́ͩ♣͖̘̙͎͎͍̳͙̖̔̇̇̃́ͭ♠͓̫̼̯̪̟̼̅!



[It seems Iwai was waiting for this, but whatever he had intended to communicate, the universe isn't cooperating]

[purrtagonist]

[BY NOW, AKIRA HAS RECEIVED. . . SO MANY CENSORED MESSAGES]

. . . you too, huh?

[resortghosts]

[If only everything cooperated so Akira had valuable information, but nooooo, he keeps receiving censored stuff from everyone, hah!

Still, the nonsense keeps coming]



♥̠͛͒̊̚♦͔͓͉͂̓̓ͮͥͣ♣͈̟̟̤͓ͤͩ̆ͨͮ̓ͬ͌̏♠̱̃♥̙͓̔̅̽͒̅♦̩̳̎̽́ͩ♣͖̘̙͎͎͍̳͙̖̔̇̇̃́ͭ♠͓̫̼̯̪̟̼̅♥̠͛͒̊̚♦͔͓͉͂̓̓ͮͥͣ♣͈̟̟̤͓ͤͩ̆ͨͮ̓ͬ͌̏♠̱̃♥̙͓̔̅̽͒̅♦̩̳̎̽́ͩ♣͖̘̙͎͎͍̳͙̖̔̇̇̃́ͭ♠͓̫̼̯̪̟̼̅♥̠͛͒̊̚♦͔͓͉͂̓̓ͮͥͣ♣͈̟̟̤͓ͤͩ̆ͨͮ̓ͬ͌̏♠̱̃♥̙͓̔̅̽͒̅♦̩̳̎̽́ͩ♣͖̘̙͎͎͍̳͙̖̔̇̇̃́ͭ♠͓̫̼̯̪̟̼̅♥̠͛͒̊̚♦͔͓͉͂̓̓ͮͥͣ♣͈̟̟̤͓ͤͩ̆ͨͮ̓ͬ͌̏♠̱̃♥̙͓̔̅̽͒̅♦̩̳̎̽́ͩ♣͖̘̙͎͎͍̳͙̖̔̇̇̃́ͭ♠͓̫̼̯̪̟̼̅♥̠͛͒̊̚♦͔͓͉͂̓̓ͮͥͣ♣͈̟̟̤͓ͤͩ̆ͨͮ̓ͬ͌̏♠̱̃♥̙͓̔̅̽͒̅♦̩̳̎̽́ͩ♣͖̘̙͎͎͍̳͙̖̔̇̇̃́ͭ♠͓̫̼̯̪̟̼̅♥̠͛͒̊̚♦͔͓͉͂̓̓ͮͥͣ♣͈̟̟̤͓ͤͩ̆ͨͮ̓ͬ͌̏♠̱̃♥̙͓̔̅̽͒̅♦̩̳̎̽́ͩ♣͖̘̙͎͎͍̳͙̖̔̇̇̃́ͭ♠͓̫̼̯̪̟̼̅



[It takes Iwai a couple more to give up. Clearly this isn't going to work]

Shit.

[Disappointing, but that's how things are like. Nothing can be easy]

You made one hell of an enemy.

[Boy does Iwai know. That wasn't a fun night, getting killed by a beast that's pissed off with Akira and what not. Iwai is pretty sure that's why he was targeted]

[purrtagonist]

[BOY. . . Akira didn't see the crime scene, but he can only imagine]

The Barghest, right?

Their beef is with me, not you. Why the HELL didn't they come after me?

[resortghosts]

They gonna hurt you as much as they can.

[As if it wasn't obvious already]

You can't suffer as much if you're the first to die.

Week 3, post trial

[resortghosts]

What a mess, huh?

[Thanks. Thanks for such a concise and absolutely useless message that somehow does encapsulate the feelings of the few minutes where everything changed, Iwai]

[purrtagonist]

[BROKEN LAUGHTER.JPG]

You fucking said it.

[resortghosts]

Glad Arisato got saved by the skin of his teeth. Less glad you almost got yourself killed in his place, but that's nothin' surprising. [Iwai would be less flippant if Roxas hadn't intervened, that's for sure] Now what? Any ideas to get rid of that dog that don't involve Niijima gettin' killed?

[If there's anyone who can think of something it's Akira -- although part of Iwai fears an answer because no doubt it'll be extreme and reckless]

[purrtagonist]

[. . . .]

All we can try to do tomorrow is exorcise the Barghest from Makoto's body. It's the only option we have.

[resortghosts]

It's gonna be hard to break her the news of what her body was used for.

[Supposing she survives the exorcism or something. Besides, Iwai wants to think she was unaware all this time of what was happening]

[purrtagonist]

The Barghest hasn't been taken care of her. She's dehydrated and malnourished.

She'll need to eat and drink something and REST.