[ peach that's the best thing beau's ever heard. she actually laughs, and it's - well, not that her laughs are insincere normally, but peach offering to beat akechi up surprises a giggle out of beau, and it's very, very genuine. ]
Fuck - I don't doubt it. [ she pushes the beanie back fully now, giving peach an affectionate look. ] I'd honestly like to see that. Highlight of my life. No - no, uh, I'll work with him.
[ sniff. ] And I'll keep working with Blue, too? They're - way sweeter than I was imagining. Vague, but. That's fine. I know you guys can only say so much.
It's just an offer! [There's an innocent smile but she sure as hell means it. Akechi can take a little roughhousing if he's mean to her friends. Gosh.] But I know you guys will work it out together. Every partnership starts out a little rocky sometimes.
[But she looks...so pleased to hear that.] The Master isn't really great at expressing themselves too often. That's part of our job, too. But the Master's always been very kind to us and takes care of us, so...it's nice to hear that people are finally learning more about the situation we're stuck with.
Did they find you guys like he found us? Kind of just - out there across dimensions? [ she's so curious. ] They've been more helpful than not, really, I just think maybe I'm not asking the right questions.
Gotta find the heart. [ her mantra, for the past few days. ] Actually - I had a question or two about that. Just ideas from other people.
It's not about asking the right questions or not. The Master has limitations because of the house, too, just like we do. That, plus already being difficult to communicate with sometimes, and you get...a lot of very confusing conversations.
[...but she pauses and just sort of looks at her hands.] Um. No. The Master didn't find us the way you guys were brought here. It was different.
[And she thinks Beau's questions are probably more important so she immediately focuses on those instead.] What sort of questions do you have?
[Hm...her tail swishes slowly and she looks at the ceiling.]
...yeah I guess so. But it's a little complicated to explain. You've met the Master now, so you may understand why they thought their appearance and demeanor would be off-putting to other guests. So...we were brought here as help, and based on what the Master needed the most to run the mansion efficiently.
That's nice of you to say so, Miss Beau. [There's an amused look but she doesn't explain what that's about. Instead:]
It's...just like those other notes said. Master Blue was advised to find nurses. And while we're not, like, actually nurses, the idea was sort of the same when we came to be here. We were trained with very specific talents in order to help to the best of our ability and help with the guests.
[ i hope everybody sees a different version of master blue, that'd be funny ]
And you guys have never had to be part of any of the rounds, right? Like you've never - well, obviously, I guess, you guys have never been killed. I guess I'm just curious as to where you came from, since you said you guys have... kind of parents.
[She just nods.] Yeah...yeah, that's pretty much it! [Which maybe puts a lot into perspective why the girls are very aggressively protective of Blue (in different ways).]
[ she pushes her plate away for now. ] Yeah. I can see the resemblance.
[ as for the rest of that: ] It's not going to be forever. We're gonna solve this. [ she has to believe that. ] We're close. I'm doing my best to keep everybody together.
[ beanie touch. ] ... Does that include the ghosts? Do -- ahah. I'm almost afraid to ask. But. Do you think we could bring them back? I've been assuming this whole time, because it's kept me going, but.
I know you will. You're the group who's come the furthest so far. It's...why the Master chose so many of you. Took your abilities. Everything. It was a way to get around things the house has done before to try and ensure we might be successful this time. And I know it sounds cruel because it sounds like we're sacrificing people just to buy time, but...
[She frowns softly.] ...if we can really solve everything, separate the Master from the house and beat the house at its source? Yeah. Everyone, including the past guests, will be able to go.
[ she nods. everybody will be able to go. that's all she needs. she'll hold onto that. ]
Fuck the house. [ beau says, fists clenched. ] We gotta find the source. The heart. Someone asked me the other day if I thought the source was only able to be found during curfew nights. I thought that had some merit. We have something that lets us stay awake if we're not the monster or the victim. Granted, I don't know who fucking has it right now because Hunter thought it'd be a good idea to just hand it off secretly, but.
[ look, she loves the kid but she's also very unhappy about this. ]
Lio, Akira and I all have a medallion that lets us see somewhere we can't reach. Do you think it'd work if we used them to see where the heart is?
You mean that flute thing? [And suddenly her ears flatten.] Why does Hunter just...do things? [HUNTER???]
...I don't know about it being visible at curfew. I feel like that might actually make it worse. The medallion can be used in different ways, but...you don't need it to see where the heart is. I think you guys are a lot closer to understanding than you think you are. Save those for when we really need them.
Yeah, I mean the flute thing. I need to go harass Hunter. Akechi's not gonna get shit out of him, but I probably can.
[ she sighs. ] I don't know what to use the medallion for, Peach - but I'll hold onto it, I guess. I'm just... worried. Shit's ramping up. You guys keep telling us we're close but I feel like I'm at a dead end.
He seems to trust you a lot, so I hope so. It's kind of important to know where things are going, isn't it? But I understand the secrecy, too.
[It just sucks.] ...the entire house is open to you now. It might help to start looking at everything you learned and everything you've seen to check out what differences you've found. Does that make sense?
It's important because it could be a key to - getting us out of here, or giving us just a little bit more time, you know? I get secrecy, but we can't afford it right now.
[ secrets are hard when that's your whole-ass job, uncovering secrets. which is funny that she got this new job. ]
... It makes sense, yeah. I'm just not sure what I've learned is helpful. [ she scrubs her face. ] There's gotta be something. I'm overlooking something.
[ she's just gonna go get her notes and bring them back to the bed! ]
You still have a few more days before anything will happen. [She's not stupid enough to think the house won't retaliate, and now that Beau knows they check each week...it's inevitable. But Beau retrieves her notes and Peach perches on the bed tentatively next to her to look over her shoulder.]
[ she flips through her notes - they include phoenix's, which she's painstakingly copied to her own notebook. ]
The house cheats. There's misdirection going everywhere - the shit going down with the motives is the house trying to trick us into killing each other. If we're strong enough, we'll see the truth, is what Percy said. There's clues in the stuff we've found... maybe I should look at the notes in black again? [ still flicking through. she's kind of just talking, running through all of it. ]
Hunter and Lio are safe from the Oddity. But I'm not, I don't think, because I haven't ever transformed, so I could still be at risk. The House might try to use me and the others to stop us from getting close. But we can see the whole house, and - we can't just destroy the source first, right? We have to separate Blue from the house, or not everything is gonna go to plan.
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Fuck - I don't doubt it. [ she pushes the beanie back fully now, giving peach an affectionate look. ] I'd honestly like to see that. Highlight of my life. No - no, uh, I'll work with him.
[ sniff. ] And I'll keep working with Blue, too? They're - way sweeter than I was imagining. Vague, but. That's fine. I know you guys can only say so much.
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[But she looks...so pleased to hear that.] The Master isn't really great at expressing themselves too often. That's part of our job, too. But the Master's always been very kind to us and takes care of us, so...it's nice to hear that people are finally learning more about the situation we're stuck with.
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Gotta find the heart. [ her mantra, for the past few days. ] Actually - I had a question or two about that. Just ideas from other people.
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[...but she pauses and just sort of looks at her hands.] Um. No. The Master didn't find us the way you guys were brought here. It was different.
[And she thinks Beau's questions are probably more important so she immediately focuses on those instead.] What sort of questions do you have?
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... Well, see, I can ask them in a second because I'm like - intensely curious as to how you guys got here. Can I ask that?
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...yeah I guess so. But it's a little complicated to explain. You've met the Master now, so you may understand why they thought their appearance and demeanor would be off-putting to other guests. So...we were brought here as help, and based on what the Master needed the most to run the mansion efficiently.
[Okay. Sure. Sounds normal enough.]
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I don't think Blue looks that weird, but - anyway. Go on.
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It's...just like those other notes said. Master Blue was advised to find nurses. And while we're not, like, actually nurses, the idea was sort of the same when we came to be here. We were trained with very specific talents in order to help to the best of our ability and help with the guests.
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And you guys have never had to be part of any of the rounds, right? Like you've never - well, obviously, I guess, you guys have never been killed. I guess I'm just curious as to where you came from, since you said you guys have... kind of parents.
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No. We've never been participants, it wouldn't do much for the house. [...but she looks at her hands again before taking a sip of coffee.]
But that's correct. You've..actually met them, I guess.
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Really, Miss Beau? [But she'll patiently wait...]
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Man. Honestly? As far as parents go they're not bad. [ better than hers. ] Well, kind-of parents, anyway. I think I get what you're talking about.
[ she doesn't want to be too invasive. ] Has Blue been here for like, five thousand years? That's about how old you guys are, right?
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But no...they've been here for much longer than that.
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[ as for the rest of that: ] It's not going to be forever. We're gonna solve this. [ she has to believe that. ] We're close. I'm doing my best to keep everybody together.
[ beanie touch. ] ... Does that include the ghosts? Do -- ahah. I'm almost afraid to ask. But. Do you think we could bring them back? I've been assuming this whole time, because it's kept me going, but.
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[She frowns softly.] ...if we can really solve everything, separate the Master from the house and beat the house at its source? Yeah. Everyone, including the past guests, will be able to go.
You can see why the house wouldn't want that.
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Fuck the house. [ beau says, fists clenched. ] We gotta find the source. The heart. Someone asked me the other day if I thought the source was only able to be found during curfew nights. I thought that had some merit. We have something that lets us stay awake if we're not the monster or the victim. Granted, I don't know who fucking has it right now because Hunter thought it'd be a good idea to just hand it off secretly, but.
[ look, she loves the kid but she's also very unhappy about this. ]
Lio, Akira and I all have a medallion that lets us see somewhere we can't reach. Do you think it'd work if we used them to see where the heart is?
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...I don't know about it being visible at curfew. I feel like that might actually make it worse. The medallion can be used in different ways, but...you don't need it to see where the heart is. I think you guys are a lot closer to understanding than you think you are. Save those for when we really need them.
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[ she sighs. ] I don't know what to use the medallion for, Peach - but I'll hold onto it, I guess. I'm just... worried. Shit's ramping up. You guys keep telling us we're close but I feel like I'm at a dead end.
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[It just sucks.] ...the entire house is open to you now. It might help to start looking at everything you learned and everything you've seen to check out what differences you've found. Does that make sense?
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[ secrets are hard when that's your whole-ass job, uncovering secrets. which is funny that she got this new job. ]
... It makes sense, yeah. I'm just not sure what I've learned is helpful. [ she scrubs her face. ] There's gotta be something. I'm overlooking something.
[ she's just gonna go get her notes and bring them back to the bed! ]
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What do you know so far?
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The house cheats. There's misdirection going everywhere - the shit going down with the motives is the house trying to trick us into killing each other. If we're strong enough, we'll see the truth, is what Percy said. There's clues in the stuff we've found... maybe I should look at the notes in black again? [ still flicking through. she's kind of just talking, running through all of it. ]
Hunter and Lio are safe from the Oddity. But I'm not, I don't think, because I haven't ever transformed, so I could still be at risk. The House might try to use me and the others to stop us from getting close. But we can see the whole house, and - we can't just destroy the source first, right? We have to separate Blue from the house, or not everything is gonna go to plan.
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