Right. I saw Dick-san on Friday and showed him my injury, but I had to lie about it.
[And he did that because he didn't want anyone wasting time on him, since he'd known his guilt would be apparent the minute someone looked at Yin Yu's body. He didn't even know about the ability.]
I believe that it was Magnus. Taako-san might've been involved too, I don't know. [Since Taako technically lied about Magnus's?? Guilt or intentions??? He doesn't know. He doubts Taako would've won against Sanji though, let's be real.] But Sanji-kun definitely didn't target him first.
they might now have been all close, or knew what each other were planning, as evident by what happened this weekend, but stephanie know that they were, at least, a team. there aren't a lot of people she really trusts here, but the people from the castle? she still trusts them, even now. ]
[They would have gotten along in the castle, he thinks. Not for the first time, he's a little sad they didn't have the chance.
...Maybe if he's lucky, he'll survive tomorrow. Not the next week, not when so many people in this place are so determined to believe they can break the rules into pieces, and unwilling to consider that it might be impossible. But to have a little more time together... that would be nice, he thinks.]
I've let most of the others believe it was a revenge kill. [He's told a little more of the truth here and there, to other people, but Stephanie's the only one who's gotten the full story.] I don't think they'd understand the rest. Don't let them be too upset at Sanji-kun, okay? He just--wanted to give me the chance to choose my own fate.
[If she wants to share everything he told her, that's alright. He has faith that she'd be able to explain it in ways that he couldn't. He thinks the people who know him understand that there was more at play here--that he probably wouldn't have risked his chance to save Okita to avenge someone he barely knew--but still. Yasusada honestly isn't feeling at all charitable towards most of the people who were in that room tonight.]
Please stay safe, Stephanie-kun. Keep Belph-san safe too. I'm not sure how long it will take, but I'll write to you when I can.
[ it's all they can do, really. keep trying until their efforts finally bears some fruit-- it's frustrating that there are so many unknowns, but she really isn't the type to give up when everything seem hopeless. ]
And I'll make sure Belph does, too. We can't let them get rid of all of us.
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[ but if he got targeted and didn't have time to fully close the door behind him, or something, then that's different. ]
How did Taako know all of that, anyway? Since it's not like Magnus would have been able to tell him about it.
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[And he did that because he didn't want anyone wasting time on him, since he'd known his guilt would be apparent the minute someone looked at Yin Yu's body. He didn't even know about the ability.]
I believe that it was Magnus. Taako-san might've been involved too, I don't know. [Since Taako technically lied about Magnus's?? Guilt or intentions??? He doesn't know. He doubts Taako would've won against Sanji though, let's be real.] But Sanji-kun definitely didn't target him first.
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[ which may be difficult if no one believes this... ]
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[And he may or may not believe it coming from Yasusada, but Stephanie's a lot better at people-ing than he is.]
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[ plus, steph will be annoying about it if she has to.
her smile turns into a frown. ]
If you find any leads on how Minako died, too, let me know? I'm kind of annoyed...
[ that. yams got blamed for that one, but i a francy got too busy at work to have steph argue with akira so f ]
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I will. If I'd seen anything, I would have said something about it when I could.
[He's sure she knows that, but he wants to make it clear.]
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[ it's said so easily.
they might now have been all close, or knew what each other were planning, as evident by what happened this weekend, but stephanie know that they were, at least, a team. there aren't a lot of people she really trusts here, but the people from the castle? she still trusts them, even now. ]
So we'll just keep counting on each other.
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[They would have gotten along in the castle, he thinks. Not for the first time, he's a little sad they didn't have the chance.
...Maybe if he's lucky, he'll survive tomorrow. Not the next week, not when so many people in this place are so determined to believe they can break the rules into pieces, and unwilling to consider that it might be impossible. But to have a little more time together... that would be nice, he thinks.]
I've let most of the others believe it was a revenge kill. [He's told a little more of the truth here and there, to other people, but Stephanie's the only one who's gotten the full story.] I don't think they'd understand the rest. Don't let them be too upset at Sanji-kun, okay? He just--wanted to give me the chance to choose my own fate.
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I'll try. Sanji has done so much for us, both here and at the castle.
[ she knows that there are some people she wouldn't ever be able to convince, like maybe the ones closest to yin yu or... well, taako, but.
it's a game where they're forced to murder. it really does loosens morals, unfortunately. ]
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[If she wants to share everything he told her, that's alright. He has faith that she'd be able to explain it in ways that he couldn't. He thinks the people who know him understand that there was more at play here--that he probably wouldn't have risked his chance to save Okita to avenge someone he barely knew--but still. Yasusada honestly isn't feeling at all charitable towards most of the people who were in that room tonight.]
Please stay safe, Stephanie-kun. Keep Belph-san safe too. I'm not sure how long it will take, but I'll write to you when I can.
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I'll keep doing my best.
[ it's all they can do, really. keep trying until their efforts finally bears some fruit-- it's frustrating that there are so many unknowns, but she really isn't the type to give up when everything seem hopeless. ]
And I'll make sure Belph does, too. We can't let them get rid of all of us.