We're the new face of failure, prettier and younger but not any better off [W3, Post-Execution]

[zerotohiro]

[He's not sure how long he's sitting on the beach. Time doesn't even mean anything anymore, not when it isn't nine hours of actual hell, nine hours of failure, nine hours of wasted opportunity. So he sits at the beach throwing rocks and shells into the ocean, trying to allow his mind to go blank and finding it impossible.

It's his own curse, in a way. Not being able to shut his brain off.

It's why he constantly talks, constantly questions, constantly moves. It's why he finds himself eventually getting up and heading back toward the main part of the island with the huts and everything and it's how he finds himself noticing someone ahead. He's a bit surprised to see her alone, but he doesn't mind. Instead, he moves in to settle next to her even temporarily.]

...Zuko's going to be fine. [A "hi" would have worked just as well, but.]

Comments

[seaclipsed]

Even if he didn't do any of the kills, he probably has at least agreed to the method. It's a group, so they've probably all discuss who to attack Thursday night as a collective. It makes more sense for them to do it that way, anyway.

[ although, "break the game" brings up one person in particular considering what happened at the execution. ]

Vriska?

[zerotohiro]

He did mention they had meetings about stuff, so...yeah. It's an accomplice case I think since you can plan and be responsible even if you don't do the act yourself. It's why we need to find the others. The good thing is Hal said he doesn't replace roles so...we don't have to worry about someone else getting caught up in that mess.

[But there's a sharp nod.] Vriska. She's been talking about it since I met her and...Vriska knows things she shouldn't know. I don't know how she knows, but it's something to wonder about and be worried about. If we don't know how she's getting her information then there's a chance it's going to come back and bite us.

I know she was close to Battler. I think any of us could see that. Is that proof she's a Siren, too? Not exactly, but there are definitely things I'm taking a second look at just to rule her out.

[seaclipsed]

Even if she isn't a Siren, there's a good chance she at least has some sort of role. [ ... ] She asked me to help with taking the game apart. I actually want to.

[ she mostly wants to hurt hal and pal, but that's second to sending everyone back home, safe. ]

But the way she talks about it makes it seem like she does have an idea on what to do already... you're right.

[zerotohiro]

I want to give her a day or two to cool off before approaching her, but I hope we're right. If we have enough people on this side that maybe have roles and want to end this...that's better for us. Even if her role is one of the "bad ones."

[seaclipsed]

That's true... since it's not like they chose the rules themselves, right?

[ they were given them, whether they wanted it or not, as far as katara is aware. ]

[zerotohiro]

Exactly! And you know Vriska. Do you really think she's the kind of person to quietly follow the rules of anything just because she's told to? How many other people on this island are just like that? It's a solid plan to start working at that angle.

[seaclipsed]

I think most people here are, honestly. We... I don't want to say we're a temperamental bunch, but...

[ they're a temperamental bunch..... ]

[zerotohiro]

People are pretty...something. [Temperamental is a great word.]

It's the first place I'll start. Anybody else you think we should keep an eye on?

[seaclipsed]

Bellamy and Lief. Not that they're super suspicious, but both of them have been very involved in keeping an eye on others? So they probably have a lot of relationships here, so if anything they might know something.

[zerotohiro]

I don't think they're suspicious either, but we can try talking to them and seeing what happens.

[seaclipsed]

Even if they can give us any information at all, it'll be better than nothing.

[zerotohiro]

I'll see what I can find out over the next week or something. Thanks, Katara.