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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[unrulyprincess]

... Yes... I suppose you are right. It is too obvious--and she diverts suspicion from us.

[...]

I hope that she... is not actually chosen, though. Is that bad to say?

[hopefragment]

No, I don't think it's bad to say.

This whole thing is awful to talk about, but if we don't... you saw what happened.

None of us belong in this kind of situation. I think that goes for all of us, even people like Royce Melborn guy. [What a jackass.]

[unrulyprincess]

Ah. Speaking of... him. [The jackass.] I do not like him, but...should we not leave those like him to later? He certainly drew the ire of many of the others with the way he treated the situation.

[hopefragment]

Definitely. As much as I don't think he'd be missed if we were the ones who killed him... I think his attitude could get him killed without any effort from us.

What about that cat lady...? Shijima Kurookano.

[unrulyprincess]

Shijima...

[She pauses, considering that, before slowly nodding.]

I do not believe anyone shall expect it. And she is...quite clever.

[And Clarine likes her... so putting her out of her misery may be kind.]

[hopefragment]

Yeah... and from her attitude, I doubt she's made many friends, but she doesn't seem like the type like Melborn who would get killed by trial.

...Then again, that Hector guy? He tried to attack Ivan, and was yelling a lot about the General at the time. If he were the one, people would be likely to think it was revenge for that, right?

[Just... thinking about protecting Ivan, really. What a nerd.]

[unrulyprincess]

Lord Hector...!

[The exclamation escapes her before she can stop herself, and then she quickly shuts herself up, eyes wide.]

T-that... that is true...

[hopefragment]

...?

Do you know him well?

[unrulyprincess]

He is... He and I, we are from the same place... though I cannot say I know him well, no.

[It sure makes it weird to discuss offing him, though.]

[hopefragment]

Oh.

[Yeah, he sees why that would be a little awkward.]

Well... it's a thought, anyway. It's hard to make any kind of judgments yet, since we don't have any idea who Rainsford could be.

[unrulyprincess]

If... that is what is necessary, I will not stop us. I understand that--that this is less cruel than forcing him to go through another trial.

[It's hard...to consider sentencing Hector to death. A hero of legend, her friend's father....

It's hard. But she knows it must be done.]

[hopefragment]

...Yeah, but...

[God he is so sorry to keep talking about this, Clarine, really.]

If you're from the same place... do you think he trusts you?

[unrulyprincess]

W-what...?

[She fails to see the implications at first.]

I mean, I... suppose so. He knew my parents, and they were comrades once...

[hopefragment]

[Wait, isn't that guy like seventeen-?!]

Well... what I'm saying is that if he's Rainsford, or gets any hints as to who that could be... he'd be likely to tell you, right?

[unrulyprincess]

Oh... oh yes, I suppose...

[She bites her lip, before nodding.]

... I do not know if he will tell me, or if he knows. But I shall try to...learn what I can from him.

He will speak with me, if nothing else.

[Her parents would be so disappointed in her.]

[hopefragment]

...I'm sorry to ask you to do this.

[he... kind of gets it. If someone were asking him to do this to one of his classmates... well.

Honestly, he's not sure how he would react.]

You don't need to pressure him too much this soon, anyway. Just, I guess... try to make yourself available to him? So he knows he can talk to you and... thinks he can trust you.

[unrulyprincess]

... I understand... why it is necessary.

[But no, she really, really doesn't like it. She'll... just have to do what she can.]

I will try to speak with him, if nothing else. I do not want him to suffer...

[She sighs, shoulders slumping.]

He is considered a hero, back home. It is not right to see him like this.

[hopefragment]

...Sorry.

[He means it. It's hard to do, but... he really is sorry to give her this responsibility. This isn't his job, you know? He's just a (Super) high school student, he has no business with anything like this.]

And... thanks. If there's anything I can do to help...

[unrulyprincess]

[She just tries to affect her best cool and unaffected air (it's...less than successful, but let her try).]

... It is fine. I shall be able to handle this, if nothing else. I did say that I would be of use here.

[A slow breath.]

There is still much we both must do, so... focus on that first.