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

Comments

[meatery]

Yeah, we don't want to give them any reason to have the real Fox check us out. [Which may have happened to Orion.]

Orion can't be hurt by a bad reputation now and none of us were known for being friends with him. [No guilt by association.] Hell, maybe thinking they got one of the big, bad "Foxhounds" will cheer everyone up a bit.

[Gi-ne, you're murdering them.]

[hopefragment]

Yeah, that's true.

[Even though it was really hard to pretend like they hadn't a connection to dear, sweet murderuncle.]

And who knows, Lightray might... take care of that for us.

[meatery]

Well, hopefully. He seemed like a good dog. We'll give him tonight.

[They're all good dogs best murderdogs]

... Ah, by the way! You talked to Matt then?

[hopefragment]

Yeah. I've talked to Matt every night so far, I'm pretty sure he trusts me.

[Haha.]

He wouldn't tell me who the "Fox" was, which was fine, but he did feel comfortable enough to tell me that Orion spoke with him, Greed, and Fuuma at the same time. I haven't gotten that much more information from him, but I'm going to talk to him again tonight and see if there's anything else that's come up. Anyone who might have come forward to him.

More than anything... I want to make sure he knows I'm a good option for people to go to if something happens to him.

[Hinata's voice is going a little... weird... as he talks about this. A little monotone? It's very strange.]

[meatery]

Hm... Make sure you don't let on that you know the "Fox" is dead then. Just in case. It's good that you're making yourself trustworthy, at least, but be careful.

[She... does pick up on that monotone.]

... Okay? You'll be careful, right? If you're too pushy about it, he might try to get the real Fox to check you out.

[hopefragment]

Yeah, I know. That's why it's taking so long, and that's why we can't kill him just yet.

As far as he knows, I'm just a normal high school student.

...It's boring.

[meatery]

[This is concerning.

This is really concerning.]

... Well, boring can be better than exciting sometimes. [It's safer.] I think... you've been doing really well, Hinata! Everyone trusts you, it's great...

[hopefragment]

...Yeah. They do. Even Fuuma, I don't think suspects anything about me. As long as we eliminate the real Fox...

[ah, but if that happens, that'll be boring, too...]

We'll see what happens.

[Maybe leave him alone for a bit and see if he reboots? That might help.]

[meatery]

[... Puts both of her hands on his shoulders.]

Hinata?

[hopefragment]

Huh?

[He flinches a bit when there's hands on his shoulders (again??), and meets her eyes.]

W-what, what is it?

[Oh good, there's tone to his voice again.]

[meatery]

[This is your life now, Hinata. Murder and people touching your shoulders. Also, murdermom looking up at you with Concern.]

You were acting really weird. [Bluntly.]

[hopefragment]

Was I...?

[Now he looks concerned, a bit of a shiver going through his body as he rubs a hand through his hair and finally just shakes his head.]

S-sorry. Anyway, yeah, I'll talk to Matt tonight, and see if I can find Fuuma.

[meatery]

[Finally lets go of his shoulders.]

Right. Be careful, okay? [Smiles.] Maybe you'll run into Lightray.

[hopefragment]

Yeah, maybe.

I'd almost like it if we could take these guys with us, you know?

[Comfort dogs... he's just going to crouch down now that she's not holding his shoulders and just start petting his dog again. Dogs make everything better.]

[meatery]

Say we just found them and they followed us home? [Chuckles.] Yeah, that'd be nice.

[Tayto is apparently jealous of the attention the other dog is getting so he starts licking Hinata's hands, trying to get some pettings as well.]

[hopefragment]

Yeah.

[he knows it's unreasonable, but he feels oddly cold right now so he's going to just. Plop down to sit and pet both dogs.

He's fine. This is fine.]

[meatery]

[Gi-ne watches him for a minute but will then leave him to it. Please let the dogs make you feel better, Hinata.]