the general - night one.

[foxhounds]

THE GENERAL night one Instead of waking up in the jungle, you wake up elsewhere. This is the square where The General comes to decide what to do, and Ivan patiently sits on a bench. Each of you has your own foxhound who's barking happily to welcome you. They'll help you find who you choose to hunt tonight. After all, you're saving them. You have a little while to discuss who you'll hunt tonight, but don't linger too long, since you only have until dawn. rulebook character statuses profiles All night votes will be due August 10th by 5PM EST

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[hopefragment]

No, I don't think it is.

I still don't think I can kill anyone, but... whatever we do has got to be better than this. Right?

[Right? Give the boy some confirmation we're not going to be sending giant monsters after people.]

[hijiwanwan]

[ Yeah, he doesn't expect someone as young as Hinata to kill. Still, odd choice for a general, right? ]

Looks like I'll have to do the hard work. Whatever, I don't mind. I've killed hundreds before.

[hopefragment]

It can't just be about killing people.

[Alright, he's finally picking his head up out of his hands, though he's still not staring at Hijikata himself.]

We need to make sure us -- all of us -- get to go back home. We have to pick people with strategy.

[hijiwanwan]

What else can it be about? Enlighten me.

What did that woman said earlier... A game of the strong and the weak right? Do you want to end up like them? [ Yes, he means the three that just died... Even though, he's still utterly confused why they died so early. ]

[hopefragment]

That's not it.

[Alright, fine, Hinata's forcing himself to look at Hijikata. He's not crying, his eyes aren't red-rimmed or anything. If anything, his whole expression just looks... tired.]

You can't just kill strong people as a- a test, or something. We're going to need to figure out more about them. The people who are the leaders of the group, the people who are most likely to figure out who we are. That's what we need to focus on, I think.

[unrulyprincess]

[She's been listening off to the side, but now she inclines her head slightly.]

... Ah...right. We cannot do this sloppily...or everyone will know. Is that correct?

[hopefragment]

...Yeah, exactly. Especially if everyone's going to be forced to vote, after this...

We can't leave any evidence, and we have to make sure that it can't be traced to us.

[unrulyprincess]

...They will be more desperate. Abstaining from voting is no longer an option, so...

[People will be desperate to find the culprit.]

The only positive part of this situation I can see if that they are still not yet aware there are more of us than only one.

[hopefragment]

I don't know about that. Gi-ne mentioned that Hazama suspected there's more than one of us... a General and foxhounds.

Though I'm hoping that maybe they'll hear these guys, [BARK BARK BARK DOGS,] and think they're literally dogs, instead of a group of people, like us.

[unrulyprincess]

[BARK BARK DOGS]

In either situation, it is dangerous if they assume there is more than one of us from the start.

But even so... do you not think the person charged to protect them would pick one of them?

[hopefragment]

Depends on who that is. "Rainsford..." It could be any of them.

No matter what, there's definitely a chance that someone could be protected. If we can figure out Rainsford, then... we'll have a much better chance in the future, when there's fewer people.

But I definitely agree. We can't go with obvious people, not tonight. Which means...

[Who, exactly? Gotta think.]

[meatery]

I'll help. [Piping up.] I've killed before too, it's... not a big deal.

[It's been a while but... For everyone's sake, she'll just have to tough it out.]

[hijiwanwan]

Thanks, I guess.

[ Toughing it out? No big deal. The circumstances are definitely different, but he'll just have to treat it like another war... Or mission. Simple as that. ]

Now... What. We have to pick someone... Obviously.

[meatery]

I don't like that dessert girl or the one in the chair.

[Stocking and Rei.]

They figured out that there's more than one killer right away. [...] But I don't really want to go after either of them.

[Especially Rei. Goddamn, going after the girl in the wheelchair first night?]

[hijiwanwan]

[ This is a new thing to him. Usually he just cuts everyone down in his path, right? But now... One a night. That's a big choice considering there's over thirty people to choose from. ]

Well, then what? We should go after the ones that are a threat, but I didn't talk to too many people during the day.

[ He's not... That social. ]

[meatery]

If we're talking about threats, there's two kinds, right? The strong fighters and the people who are smart enough to figure out who we are... Defending ourselves from the first shouldn't be too hard but aaah...

[Runs her hands through her hair and closes her eyes.] I don't really know.

[hijiwanwan]

Well... We don't want to be figured out. We don't have to worry about getting hurt in the first place if we don't get voted- therefore, hunted.

[ That's simple enough...? ]

Defending myself isn't a problem either, so I'd rather not get figured out. Overall.

[meatery]

[Nod, nod.] You're right. Besides, outside of trials, those guys probably won't just attack us.

[Unless they decide to go rogue which is always possible WHATEVER she'll fight anyone.]

So, it's the smart people that can convince them to vote for us.

[hijiwanwan]

Alright.

Who did you talk to during the day?

[ As for himself... ]

I've met people that were apparently Shinsengumi members as well... It's odd, but I may want to get to know them better first. I want to meet with Horikawa tonight since he's apparently... Er... [ This is still weird to him but- ] My sword?

Other than that, not a lot of people stood out to me.

[unrulyprincess]

Do we not also have to...search for that--that fox? Or foxes, if there are multiple... the ones that can figure out who we are.

[The thought of going after Stocking makes Clarine go cold; she still has her lollipop that she gave her to cheer her up in one pocket.]

[hopefragment]

No way. That attorney, Matt? He knows I'm meeting with Hazama later tonight. It'd be suspicious if she ended up dead when he knows I'm going to be talking to her, right?

I didn't hear them figure that out, though. What did they say, exactly?

[meatery]

Ah, good point. Maybe try to make friends with her, she seems smart.

The girl was talking about some game they play where she's from that's similar to this. She talked about something called "mafia" that was a group of killers that voted to pick their victims. They figured those were the foxhounds, [points to her dog playfully trying to catch Gi-ne's tail] not The Generals, but it adds up to the same thing.

They don't have proof, of course, but I still don't like it.

[hopefragment]

Yeah. She's also been in a game like this. That's why I'm meeting up with her, to try to get more information on that.

So she's definitely a danger, but... [He nods. Yeah, it makes sense that she'd tell more people other than him, but--]

If we have to, we can use that, too. It's a gamble, since I'm in a similar situation, but trying to kill her in a trial by pointing out that she's been in this kind of game before...

[meatery]

She was in a game like this...

I wonder how far she got?

[unrulyprincess]

Perhaps... we should pick someone entirely unexpected, for this one?

[... to avoid them being protected, and in order to throw them of... she doesn't know, she's just listening and trying to contribute.]