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[oceanicbutterfly]

I found another mom

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wednesday post-minigame

[oceanicbutterfly]

[There are two wolves inside Karen. One of them feels obligated to help out with everyone's problems. The other thinks she literally can't make a connection with people to actually save her non-metaphorical life. She has been feeding both of them for years.

It's a while before the first wolf wins today's struggle, leading Karen to search for Saki.]

Re: wednesday post-minigame

[allmyfriendsaredead]

[Saki's around!

She does seem to be out of sorts however, and she doesn't notice until the last minute that Karen seems to be headed for her. She wasn't even in the middle of anything, simply drifting.]

Karen? Did you need something?

Re: wednesday post-minigame

[oceanicbutterfly]

Well, first, I wanted to thank you for wanting to protect me, even if it ultimately didn't matter.

[There. Start things out on a nicer note.]

[allmyfriendsaredead]

[She smiles, but it's fainter than the norm.]

Of course. I can't just stand by and watch people suffer. Besides - we all need to work together.

[oceanicbutterfly]

[Good, now to gracefully segue into what she really wants to talk about.]

Do you have concerns about that last question you all had to answer?

[Nailed it.]

[allmyfriendsaredead]

[The question catches her off guard, if nothing else.]

Well... [Um???] It's normal to be concerned about having to say any of us could be killers, isn't it?

[oceanicbutterfly]

It isn't abnormal, but you seemed particularly affected.

[allmyfriendsaredead]

[Ah.

Well, yes.]

...I'm probably from a more peaceful society than most people here. I've gotten more used to it since I got here, but...

I still don't enjoy thoughts of violence.

[oceanicbutterfly]

...so for you, it was especially bad to think about yourself possibly being a culprit.

[concern!]

[allmyfriendsaredead]

Yes, that's right. Killing is against the Code of Ethics. For a long time, it never even occurred to me that people might try to kill each other.

[oceanicbutterfly]

It never...?

You weren't kidding about a more peaceful society.

[allmyfriendsaredead]

No, I wasn't. Coming to this world was a huge shock, needless to say.

Psychologically speaking, I'm still not sure I could handle it.

week 2 post-game

[oceanicbutterfly]

[Karen has showered, she's put on fresh clothes, and she's... well, her plan is to go hunt down Inaba and yell at her. Instead, though, she just kind of sits in the Blue Butterflies bedroom, probably looking as lost as she feels. Thinking about deaths, and way too many close calls.

Realizing Saki is there, she just kind of stares at her.]

[allmyfriendsaredead]

[...Oh.

Saki will move to sit next to her, putting an arm around her, rubbing at her back.]

Hey, Karen...

[oceanicbutterfly]

Saki-san.

[Karen's arms find their way around her, somehow.]

I was... I...

[allmyfriendsaredead]

It's been a long day.

[She'll tug Karen closer - she's free to lean against Saki if she needs to.]

Even now... It's hard to believe so much happened...

[There's two more people they'll never see around the House again. And there's still so much more to go.]

[oceanicbutterfly]

[She does. She really, really does.]

I couldn't do anything. There was nothing I could do to change what happened.

[allmyfriendsaredead]

[Saki's head dips.]

...Mm. It was all I could do to save myself. We were... powerless.

[And she hates it.]

[oceanicbutterfly]

[...Karen didn't know about that, but it makes sense.]

I couldn't even do that much. When my turn came, all I could do was see what happened with the dice.

[allmyfriendsaredead]

The ones that are random chance... Those are probably the most dangerous ones. Even if there's just the ability to choose, some of us might be able to do something.

[Like Atsushi. Like Nora. Like everyone who agreed not to take a token at all.]

I still don't know if... there's anything we can do about them.

[And their lives being up to chance is just so horrifying to consider.]