week 4; wednesday

[selfimmolates]

[so if they didn't see ray get yeeted out of the blue house yesterday evening, chances are they might've heard by now?? but either way, ray's gathering both takaomi and ishikirimaru.]

In the house, Connor, Zoe, and I received a prophecy about the upcoming murders. It was vague to the point of essentially being useless, but it did confirm at least one detail.

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[ritualization]

Ah, you do seem like exactly the sort for that.

[he's smiling slightly, there.]

[bakaomi]

[ he snorts

but then, ]

It's dangerous.

[selfimmolates]

Thanks, Takaomi. That never occurred to me ever.

Why do you think I'm not saying this in front of Senri?

[ritualization]

You are capable enough, at least, that I think you would manage it well.

If you do decide on it, I would not object to having you with us.

[bakaomi]

Mm. You wouldn't have to stick with us if you don't want though.

[ considering the only reason ishi and taka stick together now is because taka kept accidentally witnessing murders by himself, so ]

[selfimmolates]

About that...

[he pulls out two scrolls from his bag.]

I said in a previous trial that I knew someone who used Lucky Charm. They gave me one half of the item as thanks for figuring out its use; I convinced them this weekend to hand over the other half.

These are communication scrolls. Write something on one, and it'll appear on the other.

[if they open up the scrolls, they'll see the chinese character for "hello" written on them. wow, wonder who these could've belonged to.]

[ritualization]

--then we would have a way to separate without being completely out of contact.

[he looks thoroughly impressed, actually- ray really is out here getting things done, isn't he.]

[bakaomi]

That's useful.

[ hm. ]

Is it instantaneous?

[selfimmolates]

[he nods.]

Yeah. It appears on the other scroll in real time.

[ritualization]

It might not allow enough time for intervention, depending on how far either side went... but at the very least, it would also be a way to know what was happening.

[he doesn't want to think of it in those terms, but... you can only get from, say, one wing to the other so quickly.]

[bakaomi]

... it might be useful to figure out codes. If something's going on, I doubt you'd be able to write out what exactly is happening at the same time.

So something short.

[selfimmolates]

Mm. I was thinking something like that.

[ritualization]

Once everything is settled, then, we can work out such a thing-- unless you believe your mind to be made up.

[bakaomi]

[ he looks at ray

like he expects him to have ideas ]

[selfimmolates]

[ignores francy]

It'll be either Merriment or one other god, though I can always switch to them later.

Well, assuming I don't die next week, anyway.

[ritualization]

We will do our best to make sure that doesn't happen. If no gods are vulnerable, I personally think we should keep those we've been working with safe, if possible.

[bakaomi]

... that could be a lot of them...

[ gods love taka i'm sorry ]

[selfimmolates]

Disorder should be safe. Cinque should be her last follower, and Senri seems to think she won't defect.

Can't speak about any of the others, though.