Audience: Chuuya & Akira

[gatonina]

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[survivaltricks]

And back at the mansion, there was someone who could choose one person to protect each week, though she-- ah. . . had to take their place if she chose correctly.

[HE. MAKES A FACE]

So maybe there's a role like that in play here, too?

[gatonina]

[there's a slow nod as they listen.]

Interesting line of logic. How did you find those roles back at the mansion?

[shortforever]

It was kinda like our teams here: we couldn't tell EVERYONE, but someone with a role could share it with like one or two people if they were careful. So when they died, the person who knew outed what their role was.

[survivaltricks]

[Akira nods]

Our hosts were able to talk about the roles of people who died. And in our sixth week in the mansion, Akechi told me about his.

[gatonina]

...Akechi was really playing the long con, wasn't he.

You know how things work here, guys. No doxxing. But I'll give you advice I've given others. Don't think so much about what people are saying, but about what they aren't saying. It may help clarify some things.

[shortforever]

I'm not a psychic, Purple.

[He. Has taken that instruction a bit too literally whoops.]

[survivaltricks]

I am.

[WAGGLES HIS FINGERS AT HEART AND CHUUYA]

[gatonina]

[the tiger stares.]

...regardless, it's not entirely that literal. Lies of omission are still considered lies by some people, but they can provide plenty of information.

[shortforever]

...huh.

[Now he's thinking of a few things.]

So we gotta talk around people and trick them into revealing stuff when they think they're not saying anything. I get it now.

[Do you, Chuuya?

Also he's reaching over to punch Akira. Casually.]

[survivaltricks]

[CHUUYA. . .]

[rocks with the punch. Chuuya will feel amusement!]

I don't think that's quite it.

I think Heart's saying that maybe those who do have roles can't talk about them, so we need to listen to what they're not saying rather than what they are. Right?

[gatonina]

I mean Chuuya's plan could maybe work, in theory, but yes. The latter is more what I was implying. Think you could handle that?

[shortforever]

Well if we can't, then we can't. But it's worth trying, yeah?

[Emphasis on 'try'.]