the general - night four.

[foxhounds]

THE GENERAL night four 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, though she's as impassive as ever to what's going on. Each of you has your own foxhound who's barking happily to welcome you back. 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 8/22 by 5PM EST

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[foxhounds]

[ Ivan is sitting passively to the side, waiting for everyone to wake up. When they look around, they may notice that Orion's dog is missing. ]

[unrulyprincess]

[She does notice, but only after her own puppy has comforted her for a bit after that entire mess and disaster. She's stroking Erk's head quietly when...it strikes her.]

... Er-- pardon me, but...where is Lightray?

[QUESTION TO THE CLASS AT LARGE, REALLY.]

[hopefragment]

[Hinata, tailed by his as-of-yet-unnamed dog, eventually does make his way over to Ivan to sit next to her.]

Hey. How are you holding up?

[meatery]

[It's been a long, upsetting day. When Gi-ne wakes up she stands up slowly, her face blank. She hasn't been able to mourn all day, not openly, but now her fists are clenched and she's shaking slightly. She takes a deep breath and screams at the sky.]

ORIOOON!

[Normally this would be a little more impressive, her ki probably flaring up around her, but as it is... no. But they've lost a friend and this puts them in real danger as far as the game goes. Gi-ne is not happy.]

[hopefragment]

[Woah, she mad.

Except Hinata feels the same way. The only thing that keeps him from screaming himself is that Gi-ne kind of scared him a little with that intensity.]

H-hey! Gi-ne!

[unrulyprincess]

[Clarine is really not happy about it either. It's been an exhausting day, and the fact that Orion was a victim does not help things at all. MURDERUNCLE WHY....

Slowly, she just steps over to Gi-ne's side, gently laying a hand on her arm.]

Gi-ne.... we must continue.... f-for his sake, and the sakes of the others.

[gravesite]

[ Horikawa, he had expected — that had been his work, after all. But Orion's death had been an unwelcome surprise, and even now, he senses how the mood of the meeting has shifted.

Aside from her yell, it's a bit quiet. ]

I want to know who killed him.

There was a stab wound with the gunshot, right? If it was one of the swords, I'll kill them myself. Again.

[hijiwanwan]

[ Ugh. Hijikata is TIRED! He's just gonna sit down at the meeting with his puppy in his lap, petting it calmly as he listens to everyone (sort of). ]

Ah, geez... [ He runs a hand through his bangs, and sighs. ] I messed up.

[ Ugh??? He's so tired??? Where is his nap. Time for a nap!!! Okay, okay not yet.

He also looks at Tsurumaru momentarily, ssshhh... Shhhh... Ssshhh... ]

So, what now? Quite a lot went on in that last trial, huh.

[meatery]

Yeah, you did!

[All huffy. This is a lot more straight forward than all the other stuff.]

What did I tell you before you left, huh? To behave!

[gravesite]

Hijikata!

[ He's probably an excited white blur; one second, on the other side of the square, and the next, in front of Hijikata, clutching fistfuls of his haori. Sorry, Hijikata.... he can't be sssshhhhhh.... he wants his approval... ]

I did well, didn't I? Tell me that I did well.

Praise me for what I did.

[ His hands shake. ]

Praise me.
Praise me.

[unrulyprincess]

You certainly did!

[RUDE BUTT.]

What were you two thinking?! You--you butchered that poor sword!

[unrulyprincess]

[Tsurumaru put this thought in her head, but honestly, the more she thinks about it, the more important it is. They don't have graves for everyone, and they don't even have keepsakes, really, but... nonetheless, she thinks they have to do it.

She takes a deep breath, straightening her shoulders, and clasps her hands together before her.]

I am...not a proper cleric of St. Elimine, but all who use healing magic must have faith in her, and Etruria is, naturally, the centerpiece of the Church of St. Elimine, civilized as it is--

[Focus, Clarine. She clears her throat.]

That is... Though I am aware that there are many different systems of belief here, and though I am not truly a proper cleric of the Church of St. Elimine, I would still like to offer up a...a prayer, if nothing else, to assist their souls onward in this time.

[Another breath; she fiddles nervously with her gloves.]

Orion...was brave, and true to our cause, and did what he felt must be done to save the others. I wish to commend his bravery, and wish him rest for now. He has done his part.

Alois...Ema, Stocking, S...Shijima...Kouichi. Megumi, Reimu, Kashima, Mary, Megumi, Sephiroth. Yamato, Horikawa.

[Another breath.]

I also wish to pray for your souls, and wish you well in whatever path--or judgement--you are enduring currently.

And...we shall save you. That is the least we can do.

[With that all said, she bows her head over clasped hands for a long moment, before finally crouching and petting her dog. It gives her something to do with her hands--but at least she's not teary-eyed, this time.]

[meatery]

[The only saiyan gods are forgotten ones and Gi-ne doesn't really like the idea of talking as if they're really dead... But if praying helps, then that's okay. She stays quiet throughout the prayer, nodding at the final line. That's something she can get behind.]

Don't get too comfortable. [Just her own little addition. They're going to save them.]

[hopefragment]

[Oh, is this a prayer? Hinata's just going to stand near her, and while he's not really the most religious guy out there, he'll just... bow his head.. He's really only familiar with some of the basic Shino rites, the kind of things you see on holidays without actually putting any effort in, but... something like this is nice.]

I think... they'll really appreciate that, [he says finally, when it seems like she's done. He just crouches next to her to pet her puppy, too.] Maybe tomorrow, you can do that... so everyone can see. I think that kind of stuff would make everyone else feel better, too. Maybe.

you don't have to reply to this! i just wanted to do this when i was... less sleepy

[gravesite]

[ While he hasn't heard of the gods nor the church that she mentions, offering up a prayer to those who have died is something he can certainly appreciate. As he waits for her to finish her prayers, he clasps his hands together, pressing them against his lips and closing his eyes. It is afterwards that he speaks up, glancing towards the ground, keeping his hands positioned in the same way. ]

I may not known all of you, but for those whom I have spoken with, some time in the past — Stocking, my thanks that you were kind with inspecting our swords. Even if my innocence was a lie, it seems that my first impression of you was wrong. You seemed kind of scary, you know?

Horikawa, Hijikata misses you. A night later, he regrets what he did. I hope that wherever you are, you will find it in your heart to accept him once more as your master. As for me, you don't have to forgive me. I don't want or deserve your forgiveness, for, you know, ripping your insides open. Aha, it was really fun, though! You should've seen your face—

[ OH... no, no, now's not a good time for that, whoops... back on track. ]

Yamato — I don't know what state you'll find Horikawa in, but I hope that now, he will not be alone. After what happened to him, he is not entirely there; please stay with him, wherever your sword spirit floats now. By the way, you've taught all of us an invaluable lesson: not to bring the heads of our dead comrades to breakfast.

Lastly, and most importantly... Orion. [ His breath catches, just a little, but he continues. ]
Remember how on the first night, when you commented on your puppy, and I offered to take him for you, but you refused, saying that it was your responsibility to take care of him? I thought that was really amazing, you know. I mean, I'm not used to masters caring for what they own, whether they be puppies or swords. Don't worry, though; your puppy's running around in the forest, somewhere. Lightray lives on.

[ He inhales. ] We will find who did this to you. And when we do... I'll take them apart with my own hands. They'll regret taking you from us.

Until then, everyone, please rest in peace.

Your death will not be forgotten.

[hopefragment]

Alright, guys.

[SHSL Cat Herder up and at it again, please cease sinning.]

Let's... just take a minute and seriously go over our options for tonight. We know Greed and Fuuma probably had something to do with what happened to Orion, but... from the sounds of it, it seems like Lightray is going to be able to handle it.

Melborn is definitely suspicious, but he doesn't seem to be looking toward any of us yet. The swords... I think enough people distrust them that it's fine to leave them alone for now. So who have we got?

[unrulyprincess]

[She's quiet, considering that thoughtfully.]

Jason is still rather suspicious, is he not...? He was speaking with Royce about... something. There is also...

[...ugh, she doesn't want to say this.]

...Rei... she understands this game best of everyone, which may risk revealing Orion's true secret.

[meatery]

Are we sure we want to leave those two to Lightray on his own? He's just one puppy.

[Tayto whines at her feet. What about poor Lightray!!]

But if we don't go for either of them, then I think Jason Todd is a good pick. [Royce is going to be so mad.] Or we can just get back to picking the others off at random.

VOTING

[meatery]

[Top level because we like to be professional about our murder democracy.]

[meatery]

Jason Todd

[hopefragment]

Jason Todd

[unrulyprincess]

Jason Todd

[gravesite]

Jason Todd

Wakes up from nap-

[hijiwanwan]

Jason Todd

n4 sword meeting information leak ft. FOXES... wow this turned out long

[gravesite]

[ WELL it looks like he's running around at night, with all this information. When he finds one of the other Generals, he begins to speak. (Kashuu, by the time you read this, trusting no one but the swords was a big mistake.) ]

Sooooo! You know how the swords meet every night, exchanging information and whatnot? Well, four nights of it and something useful has finally popped up. Clarine, Gi-ne, congratulations on killing a Fox!

Allow me to explain. I got this information from Souza, who got this information from... a source that I'll talk about later. However, the source told him that Jason was a Fox.

However, there are more Foxes than we thought. Souza's source was another Fox, who he trusts more than he trusts Jason. This means that: even though Jason is dead, another Fox is still out there. According to what Souza said, this Fox has been unlucky enough to have all of their searches turn up innocent. They investigated Souza after the Sephiroth incident, and found Souza to be innocent — which is why Souza and this second Fox are working together.

Now, anything I say after this point is speculation.

First, it is possible that the Foxes know who the other Foxes are, as Souza was told that Jason was a Fox by another Fox.

Second, and more importantly to us, who is this second Fox? I know for a fact that Souza isn't the most trusting guy. He's had stuff branded into his skin, etc, yadda yadda, history. For the most part, he's a pretty sad sword, and doesn't branch out and isn't really a social kind of guy. If anything, someone had to approach him first. This second Fox is not among the swords, otherwise Souza would have told his story differently.

After the Sephiroth incident, the swords have all been keeping an eye out for Souza's defense, including myself. As I knew for a fact that Souza wasn't guilty, I predicted a Fox or two to approach him out of curiosity, just as Souza said. There's someone that I've seen approaching Souza, from time to time, that isn't one of us. They talk to him kindly — well, as kindly as they can. Cats have no business around caged birds, unless they want to eat them, or they've struck up an odd kind of alliance with them for some hidden reason.

But not only that — during the trial where Orion pretended to be a Fox and Matt spoke up about Zaroff, this person was strongly opposed against others believing the information. Why were they so set on claiming that it was false, when nothing else was offered during the day to dissuade us from believing that information? It was as if they knew how the Fox role worked, and that wasn't it.

[ He pauses, before closing his long speech with: ]

This is just what I think, but I believe the second Fox to be Auger von Garibaldi.

no need to reply to this

[meatery]

Ah- [Gi-ne was actually headed back to the meeting place to try to talk to Ivan again before breakfast but holy shit, Tsuru] Well, we didn't- he was a Fox? Aah, that brat, I can't believe it!

But, Tsurumaru, I need to tell you, we didn't- [But then Tsurumaru probably runs off to try to catch one of the others before dawn so. Whoops.]

Ah, he'll find out soon...