Audience: Ookurikara

[gatonina]

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[unfriendliest]

It would be up to us, right?

[ . . . ]

What does it mean? Do you know?

[gatonina]

I haven't figured it out yet but...I do believe that it's a good thing. A step in the right direction.

[unfriendliest]

...How are we supposed to work with clues like this, exactly?

[gatonina]

Perhaps start asking around? I know you're not great at teamwork, but...I think you're capable of finding information if you're open to looking for it.

[unfriendliest]

I have been talking to people. No one's said anything about a gold color.

[gatonina]

It may not be well known. You can't just quit after a day, you know.

[unfriendliest]

It's been five weeks. Do you think I've been doing nothing this whole time?

[gatonina]

No, but I think you may think that of us.

It's like I said to Lili early on. Sometimes you have to wait for the timing to be right, before you can look back on information you had earlier and put the pieces together. You know things now you didn't know five weeks ago. Or even last week.

[unfriendliest]

You mean like the roles Shinobu and Sanji apparently had?

...What exactly were they, anyway? Can you say?

[gatonina]

It's against our rules to talk about that kind of stuff, which I've heard is unusual for most of you. But no. It's more broad than that. Something less...structured, I guess? But it's information that's slowly starting to spread. You have information and tools available to all of you. You just need to find a way to apply them together.

[unfriendliest]

But spreading that information publicly - that's still something that would get someone hurt?

[gatonina]

Right. Be careful with what you say still, but...keep an open mind, too. If people ask you questions that seem out of the ordinary, I advise you to listen to what they have to say.

[unfriendliest]

What is that supposed to mean? What kinds of questions?

[gatonina]

About things they've observed, or about how things may work. Innocuous things. Sometimes you can stumble upon an idea you never thought about just by spitballing a bit.

[unfriendliest]

[ kara stares at them for a moment, frowning. ]

...Do you have a name, besides "Purple Heart?"

[gatonina]

...yes. [there's an awkward pause.] Does it change anything if that's true?

[unfriendliest]

[ he ignores the question. ]

What is it?

[gatonina]

Junpei.

[unfriendliest]

[ ...he tilts his head. ]

Minako's Junpei?

[gatonina]

[there's a slight laugh.] Nah, a different one. It's not that uncommon of a name. But I do have friends here that know me.

[unfriendliest]

So you are all from past games.

Which one were you from, then? Are you three injured, too?

[gatonina]

It's...not exactly one I like sharing, so don't worry about it. And if you're asking if we're affected each week, yes.

[unfriendliest]

Why not?

[ like, what's the problem, junpei? what's there to be embarrassed about? surely there's nothing awkward about where you're from? ]

[gatonina]

Mostly because there's no polite way to talk about it and people get weird about it.

[unfriendliest]

I don't see why it's a big deal, but sure. If it bothers you that much.