[flayn raises a brow at that... but then she nods, accepting it for now. purple heart must have their reasons.]
Very well, if you say so. At any rate - we all seem to be learning a bit more about each other than any of us anticipated, this week. I wonder how that might change things as we move forward.
[listen, they're just feeling it out. there isn't a particular reason they're avoiding it, it's just being cautious.]
I imagine it would at least change the opinions some of you have of one another. I'm sure you don't know everything about those people you consider friends, do you? People...have secrets for reasons, I think.
I understand that. Curiosity is...a double-edged sword sometimes. You want to know everything and you think you're able to handle any consequences that may come, but you may learn something you don't like or something that shocks you. Do you always follow your curious whims?
[at this rate purple heart, and i, are doing this just to terrorize flayn and britt both.]
It does not always land me in trouble. At any rate, it has never resulted in more consequences than I can handle, so I would like to follow my curiosity here as well, if I may.
Fair enough. [but they tilt their head for a moment.] In any case, I admire people who are upfront so why don't you just ask me what it is you want to ask me to do?
...it's easy to repeat words, isn't it? You can come up with a script, play a part, and without any prior knowledge no one's the wiser. People will believe in your performance as long as you keep it up.
But. I guess the answer is I suppose by now I can, yes. Though I don't know if my memories are things meant to be shared.
[they seem to debate, and even if she can't see their face there's a nervous sort of energy about them. they don't reply immediately, but given the fact they're thinking at all perhaps it's true that they're friends by now.
and it's for that reason there's a slow, unsteady sigh as they nod.]
Alright. Alright, you win. Just...give it a moment.
[and with that, they reach up to take off their top hat, and as Flayn looks at their face she'll see that it seems to shift and come into focus briefly...]
[he doesn't even have time to argue before flayn bolts and for a moment junpei blinks and...well. he doesn't move, but upon her return and as she gives him the doll it's much harder to hide his expression which is some mixture of fondness and misery.
for a while he doesn't say anything and it gives flayn enough time to actually look at purple heart--to look at junpei, who isn't exactly as suave as his persona but rather someone who looks a bit uncertain and caught flat-footed.]
...I don't know what to say. [at least he's honest, doll held in his left hand as the scrunchie shifts on his wrist just enough to reveal a bulky black watch beneath it. but he doesn't quite give it back right away either.]
[i, britt, know exactly why he's miserable, but flayn doesn't know the zero escape lore, so. oof. that expression makes her feel a little uncertain, and she searches his face as he holds onto the doll.]
...I think she would want you to have it while we are trapped here. She kept it with her while we were on the island... and she said it was very important to her.
[he's not going to tell her. like. that's not fair at all, and he understands her intentions and it's sweet. it's for that reason that he does smile a little because...what other impression would one have?]
...it was a present for her. We weren't going to see each other again for a really, really long time. I wasn't ever sure she really did keep it after all these years. [he knows now that this doll is ultimately what killed akane kurashiki the first time, but he doesn't say that. actually, he's a little surprised she kept it and even had it on the island. then again he's been sitting on that knowledge for weeks but it's fine.]
I just kinda wish it had protected her the way I thought it would back when I was twelve.
...on the island, she mentioned that it might be able to be used to protect someone if you bound their spirit to it with a hair.
[she says, like this is totally normal. maybe it is? it's apparently normal enough to be given as a gift?? even if there was a little mix-up with the type of doll it is.]
Perhaps, if you return it to her once you see her again, you could complete the ritual together so it would work...?
Did she? [there's a wry sort of expression that says he's a little surprised but also "why are you like this, akane?"] She knew more about these things than I ever did.
But...if she gave it to you, she must've thought you needed it more than she did. You have people to protect too, don't you?
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Very well, if you say so. At any rate - we all seem to be learning a bit more about each other than any of us anticipated, this week. I wonder how that might change things as we move forward.
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I imagine it would at least change the opinions some of you have of one another. I'm sure you don't know everything about those people you consider friends, do you? People...have secrets for reasons, I think.
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...no matter how curious I may be!
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really curious about who purple heart is i'm sorry.]
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I understand that. Curiosity is...a double-edged sword sometimes. You want to know everything and you think you're able to handle any consequences that may come, but you may learn something you don't like or something that shocks you. Do you always follow your curious whims?
[at this rate purple heart, and i, are doing this just to terrorize flayn and britt both.]
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It does not always land me in trouble. At any rate, it has never resulted in more consequences than I can handle, so I would like to follow my curiosity here as well, if I may.
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Are you able to show me your face? I thought perhaps you could not, since you repeated the same story you told us when we first arrived...
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But. I guess the answer is I suppose by now I can, yes. Though I don't know if my memories are things meant to be shared.
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[she hopes they're friends by now, anyway!]
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and it's for that reason there's a slow, unsteady sigh as they nod.]
Alright. Alright, you win. Just...give it a moment.
[and with that, they reach up to take off their top hat, and as Flayn looks at their face she'll see that it seems to shift and come into focus briefly...]
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[wait. WAIT, HOLD ON A MINUTE. once they're out of the memory -]
Ah - I shall be right back! Please do not go anywhere!
[NYOOMS.]
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there's a small doll in her hand, which they've both just seen. she holds it out to him as she tries to get her breath back.]
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for a while he doesn't say anything and it gives flayn enough time to actually look at purple heart--to look at junpei, who isn't exactly as suave as his persona but rather someone who looks a bit uncertain and caught flat-footed.]
...I don't know what to say. [at least he's honest, doll held in his left hand as the scrunchie shifts on his wrist just enough to reveal a bulky black watch beneath it. but he doesn't quite give it back right away either.]
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...I think she would want you to have it while we are trapped here. She kept it with her while we were on the island... and she said it was very important to her.
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Now I know why that is.
[having seen the memory, and all]
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...it was a present for her. We weren't going to see each other again for a really, really long time. I wasn't ever sure she really did keep it after all these years. [he knows now that this doll is ultimately what killed akane kurashiki the first time, but he doesn't say that. actually, he's a little surprised she kept it and even had it on the island. then again he's been sitting on that knowledge for weeks but it's fine.]
I just kinda wish it had protected her the way I thought it would back when I was twelve.
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[she says, like this is totally normal. maybe it is? it's apparently normal enough to be given as a gift?? even if there was a little mix-up with the type of doll it is.]
Perhaps, if you return it to her once you see her again, you could complete the ritual together so it would work...?
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But...if she gave it to you, she must've thought you needed it more than she did. You have people to protect too, don't you?
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[though she isn't sure she's doing a very good job of it.]
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[this whole situation is ominous, though.]
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[...
is his name actually Jumpy? hm.]
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Junpei. It's nice to officially meet you.
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It is a pleasure to meet you, too, Junpei!
[rip their cr when she helps get sanji killed]
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