Audience: Chuuya

[gatonina]

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WEEK ZERO, TUESDAY

[gatonina]

[after feeding the purple bunny, it zips off past the receptionist desk and out the door, bounding its way across the grounds. chuuya will have to be quick to keep up, but the bun seems to be leading him straight to the camp store. the door swings open for the bunny and as chuuya enters, he'll find purple heart seated behind the check-out counter. they bend down to scoop up the bunny as it approaches, depositing it on their desk before turning to wave a hand toward chuuya.]

Good afternoon, Chuuya. Looking for something?

[shortforever]

[IT NYOOM

Following after isn't too hard, and he's not surprised to see where the bunny goes. He steps closer when Purple Heart motions for him to come closer, and when he reaches the desk he nods in response.]

Yeah. I figured I should ask you in private, since it's about the rules and stuff.

...first things first: CAN I talk to you guys about the rules without it counting as breaking the rules?

[gatonina]

You can talk to us about pretty much anything. That is our job as directors. Telling us about your team and your new ability isn't breaking the rules.

[shortforever]

Well that's good at least.

[He won't have to dance around saying specifics then.]

Can you tell us who our teammates are? That would make coordinating for the tasks way easier.

W1, MONDAY

[gatonina]

[not long after chuuya feeds the purple bunny, it hops down the hall toward the room marked 3C 💜. the door opens for bunny and chuuya to reveal a standard camp office and purple heart appears to be sitting at their desk as the bunny runs up a makeshift ramp to join them. upon seeing chuuya, however, they nod in greeting.]

Nice to see you again.

[shortforever]

[Oh my god that ramp is so cute.]

Hey. How's the injury doing?

[gatonina]

[it means the bunny can sit at the edge of the desk and peer at chuuya curiously. hello!]

Better. I think perhaps another week of looking after it and it should be alright. [they hope.] But it was my own doing, so I can't complain I suppose.

[shortforever]

First off: it's not your own doing. You didn't make those rules, right? So you didn't do it to yourself.

Secondly: because it's not your fault, you should complain loudly. All the time.

W2, MONDAY

[gatonina]

[after feeding the purple bunny, it zooms past chuuya and seems to race down the hall toward a door marked as 3c with a purple heart. the door swings open for the bun and it scampers inside, dashing up a makeshift ramp by the desk to huddle on the desktop. purple heart is seated at their desk, immediately looking up from their mug of coffee as chuuya enters the room and they wave a hand at him.]

Hey Chuuya. What's going on?

[shortforever]

A hit got put out on you.

[YEP. That's how he's starting off this conversation as he leans against the wall near the door.]

Figured you'd want the warning.

[gatonina]

Consider me warned. [but they take a sip of their coffee.] Want a cup? I have extra left over.

[they don't seem...too concerned right now? hm.]

[shortforever]

[Hm. That is indeed curious.]

I guess, sure. Got sugar for it?

[He is a sweets hound.

Also he's going to peek over, is there anything on Purple's desk besides bunny and coffee?]

W2, SUNDAY

[gatonina]

[the giant gray bunny leads chuuya to the conference room, set up with a large table and several beanbag chairs, as well as some snacks. black shadows is settled in on a beanbag, though they lift their head when chuuya enters, giving him a nod.]

Chuuya Nakahara. Have not spoken much.

[shortforever]

Yeah, we really haven't, huh?

[He's not going to say it, but he always felt a touch unnerved by Shadows' appearance. But he can't let that slow him down today.

He's trying to keep it casual, so he'll sit down in one of the beanbags too.]

I wanted to see how you're doing now. You ok?

[gatonina]

[they're doing their best to offset that, but- they understand, honestly. it's why they don't pursue people who don't come speak to them.]

Will be all right, yes. Am not too harmed.

Was... better to be me, than forcing one of you to suffer.

[shortforever]

[Ah. That kind of thought.

Chuuya is shaking his head.]

It's not better or worse for a different person to do it. ...okay, scratch that, there's a few people here who should never have to touch the murder sticks. But there's like, trained soldiers and assassins here and stuff. You can't paint everyone with the same brush, someone else could have done it too.

W3, SATURDAY

[gatonina]

[not long after feeding the purple bunny, it slowly hops its way down the hall to the door marked 3C. it seems purple heart is holed up in their office for now, but as they spot chuuya they nod their head and gesture for an open chair before putting a cup of coffee in front of him.]

How do you feel about what just happened?

[shortforever]

[C O F F E E

He honestly needs it after that trial.]

There's at least one, and possibly up to three, more killers on the loose, and we don't have answers for the killer we did catch. Shit sucks.

[But the coffee does not suck, and he will drink it.]

But at the same time, I'm not surprised. That guy's a coward. He acted the same when he got caught murdering in the mansion too.

[gatonina]

[mood though.]

Shit definitely sucks. But it gives you an idea of how to play the field and see what sort of outcomes you can come up with. [they take a sip from their own mug.] The only reason he wasn't executed last time was because you caught someone else, wasn't it? A lucky break.

W4, SUNDAY

[gatonina]

[no matter where chuuya is on sunday, he'll soon find himself accosted by a small purple rabbit who runs circles around his legs, herding him toward the director's office. as the bunny ushers him down the hall toward the door marked 3C, the door will open and allow chuuya inside.

purple heart, as themselves, will be seated at their desk with two cups of coffee, cream and sugar for the two of them. they extend a hand for chuuya to sit.]

I hope you have a bit of time. I have a few things I'd like to discuss with you.

[shortforever]

[Yeah, don't mind him if he just plops down in that chair. He's already sore, and the hail today didn't help.]

Yeah, sure. What's on your mind?

[He is curious, because none of the NPCs have sought him out before. It's enough to keep him distracted from his terrible mood today too.]

[gatonina]

...I thought about what you said some time ago. And your conversation with Akira and I just sort of solidified it for me. To be blunt about it, I'm down a man and I could really use the extra help.

So...are you willing to help me out?

W6, WEDNESDAY

[crashout]

[not long after chuuya feeds the purple bunny, it darts out of the office and over to the camp store where junpei's sitting at the check-out desk, seemingly staring off into space. as chuuya approaches though he blinks to focus, tilting his head lightly. the bun proceeds to pounce on a toy on the floor, and the small black kitten he continually carries around follows suit to play.]

...what's up?

[shortforever]

[He doesn't have lucky charms today. Instead, he's discovered fruit loops, and he's bringing a bowl over to set on the desk in front of Junpei.]

How are you doing? Us telling everyone about the different jobs here didn't come back to haunt you three, right?

[crashout]

[he likes fruit loops, and yet he looks at the bowl and just nods his thanks instead of, like, picking it up to eat it. chuuya is still a good kid.]

So far so good. Everyone seems more focused on being frustrated with each other instead.