catch-all for yu.

[selfimmolates]

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week 2, friday

[selfimmolates]

[a lot of people sure are dead, but also,]

Punishment for removing your coat outside?

[covenantal]

[ Stares at him, and,

huffs a laugh?

It's not an amused sound, but Ray really caught him by surprise. ]

Yeah. Guess I'm not the only person you've seen make that mistake, huh?

[selfimmolates]

[what is dwelling on death.]

Nope, Zoe did it too. By the way, did you use an ability on me this week?

[what]

[covenantal]

[ Just stares at him in open surprise ]

What?

week 3, monday

[covenantal]

Ah, Ray-san? [ Yu has been actively looking for the other boy, and happens to run into him while exploring the west wing. It's a bit of a boon, because: ]

Just the person I've been looking for. Have you got some time to spare? I have something I'd like to talk to you about.

[selfimmolates]

[this is a bit unexpected, but.]

Sure.

[covenantal]

[ A quick smile, and Yu will catch up with him. ]

I'd like your help. This week, I'm going to try and get everyone together for a discussion. Whether it works out or not, I think we need to at least try having everyone sit down as a group outside of the trials to decide if we can pick a god by majority to align with, and end the game without more kills.

Interested?

[selfimmolates]

... I don't think it's going to go that smoothly, but I guess an attempt wouldn't hurt.

week 3, friday

[selfimmolates]

[hi, yu. a lot has happened, but—]

I need to talk to you in the study.

[well that's specific]

[covenantal]

[ that sure is specific. looks at him with raised brows--

then simply gestures ]

Lead the way.

[selfimmolates]

[he nods, and does so. once they reach there—]

Let me preface this with that I got Justice to give me a pardon for this purpose, so nothing's about to smite me for what I'm about to say.

[covenantal]

[ ... ]

Good to know, [ he'll murmur, mild as anything. ] Everything alright, Ray?

week 3, saturday

[selfimmolates]

[ray has no idea how to handle upset near strangers so this is going to be fun??? but wherever yu is, ray will quietly approach him...]

[covenantal]

[ By the time Yu actually allows anyone to find him, he's got a calm exterior clamped back on.

But it's so obvious for the fakery that it is. He's very restrained, stoic in an emotionless way that he usually never is.

Nevertheless, he's not unkind. Ray will at least get a tired nod. ]

... thank you for your hard work today.

[ Christ, his voice is hoarse. ]

[selfimmolates]

[...]

I know you probably don't want to talk about this kind of thing, but are you still on for the meeting tomorrow, or would you rather we wait until next week?

[covenantal]

I'm in.

[ soft, but sure. ]

If anything, we have more reason than ever to move as quickly as possible. I won't get in the way of that. I'll be there, and I'll help as much as I can.

[ ... ]

Just tell me when. I'll need to let Rachel know ... I'll be gone for a while.

week 3, sunday

[covenantal]

[ Whenever the meeting breaks apart, Yu will pull Ray aside, waiting for the others to disperse to speak. ]

I have something I'd like to run past you. Got a minute?

[selfimmolates]

[?]

Sure. What is it?

[covenantal]

... tomorrow. After...

[ ... after Rachel is taken, the set of his shoulders seems to say. ]

... we need to find Fortune's killer. I had a thought.

week 4, saturday

[selfimmolates]

[hi, yu. he's one of the few people ray will actually be seeking out because oh, he could tell why majima had a sudden change in behaviour mid-trial.

without any preamble—]

... Don't blame yourself too much.

[covenantal]

[ HAHA

NOPE

ABSOLUTELY NOT.

iNSTANTANEOUS MESS. ]

I just wanted-- they wouldn't stop, and I thought it would--

[ He doesn't even question that Ray sees right through him, intuitively knows he's the one who used Hopelessly Devoted on Majima. His emotions are running too hot, too close to his surface. His voice breaks: ]

He maimed himself.

[selfimmolates]

... Because he's a dramatic moron. That's on him, not you. [...] Okay, maybe you should've expected Majima to be stupid, but it's not completely your fault.

You told Sieg it wasn't his fault that Sasuke lost an eye, even though he was the one who Strung Red him and Senri together. Even if you both screwed up, it's not the end of the world.

week 5; monday

[selfimmolates]

[yo. wherever yu is in the west wing at some point, ray is seeking him out.]

I heard she finally confirmed it for you. [he glances around.] So this is your home, I take it?

[covenantal]

Yeah. [ soft. though it's faint, he can't seem to stop smiling. ]

How long did you know, Ray-san?

[selfimmolates]

At the start of the third week. She revealed her identity to me, and since it was already pretty obvious how fond she was of you, she ended up admitting it to me.

She'd slipped up before that, though. Guess it was hard for her not to call you "Senpai".