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From:

felinguistic

I’m all ears.

[ he’s even leaning forwards a little. look at that. ]

From:

foxweddings

Well then.

How many roles have you tracked down?

... Assuming you are not one yourself.

From:

felinguistic

No one’s been particularly eager to share, unfortunately. [ he sounds. not surprised. it is him after all. ]

I wouldn’t be surprised if your detective or his vigilante friend were involved or know one of them — they’ve both mentioned a “contact”.

From:

foxweddings

One of them is, though I'm not at liberty to say which.

From:

felinguistic

Hmm, that helps me narrow things down.

From:

foxweddings

See? Never say I've never done anything for you now~

Here, I'll even give you another hint-- Escha-chan was also in possession of a role, assuming you did not already know.

From:

felinguistic

I’ve never said anything of the sort.

[ SMILE ]

That would explain some of that determination to keep her safe. And the whole working together part.

But they’re missing one, aren’t they?

From:

foxweddings

Oh, you mean those with roles?

[...]

I do not know if Escha-san's death will affect them or no, but her role was to protect one person per week at her discretion.

From:

felinguistic

[ ... ]

Who was she protecting that week?

From:

foxweddings

...

It was me.

From:

felinguistic

Was she working with Junpei on who to protect and when?

[ ... ]

...

You are aware it's not your fault?

From:

foxweddings

She did not verify.

[but it's possible]

And I'm aware.

[even still, her expression is a little worn. Someone had a rougher week than she let on]

... regardless, there will be no protection offered to any of us in the upcoming weeks.

From:

felinguistic

[ there's a pause. ]

...

What do we know about roles so far, really?

From:

foxweddings

I personally know very little besides that they are meant to help us, though in what ways, it's difficult to say.

From:

felinguistic

Do you?

[ hm. ]

Might as well clear something up -- humour me: you have a role, yes?

[ there's a pause and then he adds. ]

But here's another thought for you: how many roles, or people with a single role, do you think there are out there?

From:

foxweddings

Not at all. I'd consider myself a poor candidate for one, anyway.

[...]

The number I heard tossed around was thirteen -- twelve, now that Escha-san is no longer with us.

From:

felinguistic

[ he just hums. ]

And you think none of those roles overlap.

From:

foxweddings

... I will admit, I had not considered that possibility.

[Folding her hands against themselves]

That could potentially complicate matters if true, but for now let us say there are at least twelve among us with a role. It's easier to assume we'd need to hunt down a larger number and overcompensate, than narrow our scope prematurely.

From:

felinguistic

Yes, but going up to everyone and asking if they have a role wouldn't be a good way to go about it.

... And there's the chance that a number of those roles have already died.

From:

foxweddings

Ha, indeed. That would likely lead to a mess before anything else.

And besides, those with roles cannot speak of it, I have heard. There's a specific way you must go about asking, but I've yet to discover the method.

From:

felinguistic

Ask the right questions.

That's always the way, here. Have you spoken to the hosts at all? Ask the right questions, in the right way, and it makes things easier. To a point.

From:

foxweddings

Recently? No, I have not, though I will be speaking to Carlos-san soon.

[Her blatant favorite of the bunch]

From:

felinguistic

I suspect it works with most things related to here. Roles, talking about demons.

[ oh? ]

The firefighter? Did he ever explain why he's hanging around in a hospital?