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If that's the case, then they took a stupid risk by killing them. And assuming Will and Hana didn't take care of it, but Vane and Ponta were trying to... [she huffs.] Did you see the note? I haven't heard about what it said.

Yeah, and it's not like we can even ask or know what might've gone down. [ ... ] Somebody killed Vane at Fox dorm. Will and I found him in the elevator. We found his axe on the couch and a knife next to his body. And some footprints.

Which note, the one Ace got? It...pretty much said that he had to kill, or his world and all of the worlds of his teammates would be destroyed. Not much of a choice there.

In his own dorm? [JESUS.] But he was at the beach last night, wasn't he? He must've gone back at some point.

[maybe he went back for his axe or something... either way, she makes a face.]

I thought that might be it.

Yeah. Or...[ he's thinking actually. ] There was, like, some shopping cart in front of the door with a bunch of blood and snacks in it. The lobby of Fox was covered in blood on the floor, too, like they were dragging him inside to put him in the elevator. Now that I think about it maybe they used the shopping cart to take him back to the dorm but there were two sets of prints when I checked. One was larger than mine but...the other wasn't.

[ so that's not great. ]

Anyway the note's bullshit and I'm still mad about it and I'm still mad Ace blamed himself for having to make a choice. So if it got to somebody else...we're looking at another person whose hands were tied.

[..........

the way she pauses at this and just has to stare at the void for a hecking second.]

Nico... [GOD.] There were snacks where Nimona and I found Danny, too. And it looked like someone took a shopping cart out of the konbini while bleeding.

[ he just. stops walking. to also stare into the void.

GOD!!!!!! ]

Seriously? [ he's gonna bite somebody, what the fuck. ] Then...what, you think somebody might've killed Danny and Vane before leaving them in two separate places?

What I'm hoping is that Vane killed Danny and then someone killed him right after. [:nyeh:!!!] But... we're not usually that lucky.

Usually. [ there's an annoyed huff. by now they're at the grocery store so he's just leading her in, grabbing a basket and wandering to. apparently grab a few cans of soup. sure. ]

I would love if that were the case to at least ensure Foxes got their kill in. I mean that leads to the question of "why kill Vane and Ponta both", but it could be as simple as two people had the same idea of taking out someone on the team with the most people. It isn't as though we can really tell each other about if we're planning to act or anything. [ ... ] I'm having a hard time picturing Vane killing Danny though. It'd be really helpful if one person killed all three of them but...definitely, definitely not that lucky.

[soup... they all need it. saya watches him do this, trailing after him but not grabbing anything for herself while they're here.]

The only way that would be really helpful is if that one person was also from Fox. But I can't imagine Hana or Will doing something like that. [ugh.] I wonder if someone killed Ponta in self defense... Though that's no good either.

[she wouldn't blame them. but, also? bad.]

What, like Ponta set out to do Fox's kill and someone retaliated? That'd almost be worse since again, we all know Fox needs the kill. [ he's just. slamming cans of soup into his basket. and then wandering off toward produce and healthy shit which is maybe her clue this really is not for him. ]

I can't imagine them doing something like that either. I'm really stuck on why Danny's final resting place and Vane's are now connected by a shopping cart. Especially since at least two people were in that dorm last night. I had assumed it was Vane and his killer and the cart was unrelated but now rethinking this I'm trying to understand if Vane was already dead and two completely unrelated people were involved in taking him down.

[ ... ]

It's weird actually. He was laying face-up, but somebody had, like, pillowed his head?

[soup for the boyfriend...

she frowns.]

Pillowed...? Do you think he was still alive when he made it to the elevator?

Probably not with the amount of blood in the lobby. But I do wonder if whoever's responsible for killing him still wanted to lay him respectfully somehow.

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