GUEST SERVICES - AKECHI

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[Blue is truly a Blue of few words...]

You told Akira everyone was in danger. Will that "something" affect our worlds?

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Yes. [Which. Hm. Not great.] Not the best results.

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[Hm. Not great! He raises his eyebrows at them.]

It holds that much power? [Yikes? Yikes, yikes.] Is the house a god or some higher power?

[Someone please nerf the house, what the fuck.]

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[Well.]

The house and I have much in common.

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[... That is not a yes or a no, Master Blue!! He stares at them.]

Are you implying you're a deity, yourself?

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[They just sort of gently stare at Akechi like he's an idiot. Do they look human to you, sir?]

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[GENTLY SWEATS BACK. He has seen a lot of non-humans in his life, god isn't his automatic assumption!!]

... Right. [Hm!] Then this is not merely a battle between two individuals, but between two gods.

[RIP to their worlds. The gods are at it again.]

According to Toi Kuji, things have consistently taken a turn for the worst after a group loses half of their original members. I assume this is why our group is larger than our predecessors. But are there other factors we should keep an eye on, besides numbers?

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[Blue's going to take a moment to think...]

Things are not as they seem. [Akechi's heard this before.] They will continue to get worse the longer you're here.

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Yes, your employees have said that as well.

[He's starting to hate those words, ngl.]

Our group has been here for five weeks already. Based on your experiences, how much time do you believe we have left before our situation becomes unsalvageable?

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[MOOD, MY GUY.]

A few weeks at best. [That's rather straightforward.] Your numbers may not survive much longer than that.

why is dw cucking us all

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Understood.

[That's about what he expected, so no surprise there.]

... I suppose it's a matter of discovering how to break the cycle, now. [Which, hm, easier said than done.] Apparently, Peach-san told someone "the power of friendship" is the key to our escape. But is that truly all there is to it...? Even if we rely on each other, the house will continue to use us as puppets to further its goals.

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That's correct. But it will take more than one of you to break it. [So Peach was kind of right.]

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A group effort, then... [THANKS, CAT WOODS.] The attic will, supposedly, make itself available to us next week. But in Amada-kun's memory, you never made it past this floor. Do you know what waits for us upstairs?

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An attic. [Like, duh?] The attic is quite large. You may wish to look if interested. We keep things there for years.

[So maybe Blue has seen the attic.]

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[Wow, maybe it's the roof instead! Gosh.]

I would be more surprised if none of us looked around. As you must have noticed by now, our group has a habit of entering locations the house would rather we didn't see.

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Yes. [Their echo-y tone almost sounds a little exhausted but that's fine.] Why is that?

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Isn't it obvious...? You once said we have a strong will to be exercised. If there's even a remote possibility that something useful can be found behind those locked doors, it would be irresponsible to simply let it be. We all want to end this cycle, after all.

[Even if certain people have given Akechi 10 consecutive heart attacks... Ganba, Blue.]

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After the rooms have been unlocked...what then?

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Then, we try something else. [Gently shrugs? What do you want him to say, Blue.] There must be something the other groups missed.

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When you lose something, what is the first thing you do to attempt recovery? [It's almost like they aren't listening to Akechi, but given they're staring straight at him (somehow) it's relevant to what he just said.]

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... Normally, you would retrace your steps.

[Master Blue, what do your schrodinger's eyes see... Akechi is giving them a very ??? look.]

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[...there's a very polite clap. A good detective!!]

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[THAT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE A COMPLIMENT...]

But, are we retracing our steps, those of our predecessors, or... yours? [... Probably not the last two, but there's a lot of shit going on. It's fine.]

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Your own. You're further ahead than previous guests. [...] I do not recommend following my steps. That would be awful.

[Please don't end up in a feud with a house.]

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[Slowly nods... Blue, what did you do to piss off the house in the first place?]

... Yes, perhaps that's for the best.

[THAT'S ROUGH, BUDDY...]

A lot has happened over the last five weeks, but... [Is this metaphorical? Hm.] Do you believe it's necessary to go back to the very beginning, when we first woke up in this mansion?