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[BE HIS LIFE-RAFT STILES... as they just chat while still locked in a super homo hug... his shoulders slope a little as soon as he hears that, though, and Stiles may hear a muffled "thank you" - it's both for caring, and for telling him that Chizuru had chosen this. it does make him feel a little better, since he had been scared that she was betrayed with the 'no volunteers' clause.]

This is their plan, then.

[it's spoken flatly - a statement rather than a question.]

...Even so, I can't— To forgive them... I think, would take more of me than I have to give.

[ie "i'm not a good enough person for that shit".]

That's cool, there's nothing wrong with that. Nobody's asking you to forgive them. [just like he hasn't forgiven Austria yet the butthurt is strong with these two]

But yeah, this is their plan. If I'm right...Kuzuryuu's going to purposefully get himself executed so Nanami can retire. It's going to fuck up the game pretty bad - no designated killers left and no way to end the game by holding a mastermind trial. Next week is going to be the best chance they have to end it all. [and if they don't, if they still play along with the game even after all this...then Stiles would honestly not feel that bad giving up and bailing out with Kaoru and Gundam in tow. there's only so much the three of them can do, after all.]

Mm. [at least Stiles can understand where he's coming from with the whole eternal butthurt thing... they can hold the fort together.

but Kaoru will finally ease away from the Friendship Hug after a few more seconds of silence, taking a deep breath in.]

...Right. He won't be able to lead us to him though in accordance to the rules, right? So we'll just have to make sure that he meets his end, or all of this... everything will be for nothing. The designated killers will die, the mastermind will be retired, and then we can get in our no-kill week.

[A nod.] He can't make it obvious, but for his plan to work, he has to be caught. So it shouldn't be that hard pinning him down for it. Convincing Nanami to retire will probably be more difficult, since she can't disobey the producers, but I've...hopefully been able to help a little there.

Then I'll pin him down. [he's going to make a very concerted effort to control himself this trial, but Kuzuryuu may just get to leave the game feeling very assured in his choice to put Kaoru down for most dangerous player.]

...I hope it's not anything that would put you in jeopardy.

[no kaoru that's going to be the DANGEROUS RESCUE STUNT HE PULLS LATER.]

[frowns at him] Be careful. Right now, he and Nanami should be the only ones that know for sure that the game is supposed to end with the mastermind's execution. Don't let anyone know you suspect him based off of that or draw too much attention to yourself, not when we're so close to the end. [hahaha little does he know how massively hypocritical this is going to be in the near future]

Nah, don't worry about it. It's just a little push to give her some of her free will back. Our plan never relied on me being the host anyway, so it won't matter if your poor hardworking host gets himself fired over discovering the meaning of friendship when there's only like a week left of this game. [or...executed....]

I'll be careful. I'll only start pushing once we get enough evidence... He should have made sure that there would be enough for us to find, right? Even if he can't guide us or make it obvious, I don't think he would actually be trying to get away with it. [he'll try not to get overzealous okay HE'S GONNA TRY STILES...

and then CURSE STILES FOR BEING A MASSIVE HYPOCRITE.

either way, he seems to at least be settling back into some state of normalcy after chatting a little, giving Stiles A Look™ at his explanation.]

You'd better not get fired. I think half of the reason that I can get through trials at all is because I know you're right there suffering with me.

Yeah, it won't be immediately obvious since hostages and all, but there's enough to make him start looking pretty suspicious. Well, pretty suspicious to anyone who isn't immediately going to disqualify him like they did with Austria because he wouldn't ever possibly kill his own friends, so like...two people.

[batting his eyes at Kaoru, which...considering he still has an arm around the guy's shoulders probably comes off as a lot more homo than he intended] Aww, you'd miss me that much? That's so touching man, I think I'm gonna cry.

Sebastian also seems convinced that he's to blame for this kill, thinking that it's Apollo or Mei. [A SIGH.] So I guess I'll have to try herding him in the right direction, since I wouldn't count on many others to not make the same mistake that they did in Austria's trial. It's a good thing she confessed or the fact that no one pressed her alibi for fear of hurting her feelings would have damned us... This group doesn't seem to learn from anything. [legit...

wow though TOO MUCH HOMO IN A SMALL SPAN OF TIME!! nah Kaoru doesn't seem to mind, having a little normalcy returned to the situation is doing him wonders.]

Really, I don't know what I'd do without you, so you had best stick around. It would be a tragedy if I were to slip and lose my temper this close to the end.

At least you should be used to herding Sebastian around by now while making him think he's in charge. [HE'S GONNA BE SO MAD...] This group totally needs Susan though. She'd whip them all into shape in no time. [evidently Susan is now the Jesus figure of murder games...]

You mean you haven't lost your temper yet? Wow, I must be doing a way better job than I thought. Don't tell Kanaya, she'd accuse me of being a total pale moirail slut. [this conversation is going to hurt after the next few days...]

It's not something I'm unused to... [CHEERING UP A LITTLE because lbr that shit's hilarious.] But I agree. I'll never take Susan for granted again after this, I promise. [crosses his heart.]

I won't, I won't. [TEASING ELBOW JAB. yes he is going to be in pain by the end of the week... more than he already is, anyway. WOW. here let's make it even worse. after a few seconds of silence, Kaoru speaks up again, tone a little softer than before.]

I really do owe you a thanks. I... wasn't— ...Even though I knew what to expect, I wasn't expecting it to be... like this. [it's hard, is what he means. IT'S HARD AND ONLY STILES UNDERSTANDS.]

Guess age and experience doesn't matter much when it comes to demons, huh? [seeing as how Sebastian is totally getting played by one 1000 years younger than him...yeah, it's totally hilarious.]

[but oh no that gets him to soften up so fast] You don't owe me anything. What are friends for, yeah? Actually, I should be the one thanking you. I had...so many nightmares about coming back to this place, even though I wouldn't even really be part of the game. But what you did, volunteering to be a player knowing you'd have to go through the entire show again, was really brave. I can't think of anything braver. [even if it was more to wreak bloody vengeance on the producers than to save the players, he does still really admire Kaoru for volunteering to be the mole.] Don't make fun of me for getting sappy, but I don't think I would have been able to make it through this if it wasn't for that.

In the same way that it doesn't always matter when it comes to humans. [LOOK STILES he's able to talk about humans without frothing at the mouth!! that actually isn't a super recent development but he pretty much deserves an m&m every time it happens anyway.

WOW THOUGH, SAP CENTRAL. no... no..... his mouldy black heart is touched by this.]

I only did what I could do. [he's said it countless times throughout the game to other players, but it rings very true here. and yeah, while most of his goal is to wreak bloody vengeance rather than to save the CCers (especially now), he did partially take it on because he didn't want any of the people he'd come to care for to have to face this sort of thing again.] I'm strong enough for it, so that's that, right? What you're doing is pretty brave too, anyway. You're taking more risks than I am. [OH THIS IS GONNA HURT.]

So it's fine if you're going to be gross and sappy. I'll support you as long as I can.

I dunno, Susan's definitely the most badass human in our group and she's super old. [a whole four years older than him, wow!! but yes, they probably did just feed Kaoru a chocolate for the first two years every time he said something not awful about humans.

and GOD THIS IS AWFUL...] Yeah yeah, you're a super awesome demon with amazing physical abilities and acting skills who can kick the ass of any of the players here to the curb on a bad day with one hand tied behind your back. Doesn't mean coming back here didn't take a whole lot of guts. Being physically strong doesn't mean much if you're not also strong on the inside and...you definitely are. As far as I see it, you're a stronger person than anyone here. [and wow if someone told him he would be saying this to Kaoru three years ago, he would have just laughed and laughed and laughed.]

Same here, okay? You're not alone either. [HA...HAHAHA....]

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[positive reinforcement does wonders!!] She probably heard you say that somehow and now she's waiting to give you an earful once we get back.

[PREENING A LITTLE AT THAT THOUGH. why yes, yes he is a super awesome demon. except it's kind of half-hearted preening because Stiles is right, it did take a lot of guts to come back, and he's feeling kind of shaky about it now. but he knows he has to keep going strong if he wants to ensure that everyone makes it to the end, even though he's... kind of already failed to protect two of the four people he wants to. whoops. BUT SURELY THAT COUNT WON'T RISE!!]

My ego's going to inflate with all of those compliments, Stiles. ...But thank you. [and if he knew he'd be GENUINELY THANKING A HUMAN for thinking well of him three years ago, he'd have probably stabbed whoever suggested it. times sure can change a person...!]

I thought it was pretty stupid of you to risk yourself with our weekly meetings at first, honestly, but I guess this is pretty stupid, too. [doing whatever he did to come pay a late night visit, that is.] ...Still, I guess it's fine. That reminder- [the reminder that he isn't alone] -is something I don't mind.

I'm just saying it so you'll compliment me back. Still waiting on that, by the way. You can start with 'manly stud' and work your way up from there.

[a shrug] Nah, playing a loop on the cameras of you sleeping isn't that hard. I probably could have been able to do it back home...if I was the type of person who'd try to illegally bypass security cameras for sketchy reasons, I mean. Which, y'know, I'm totally not. [WHAT A LIE...] Anyway, what would have been really risky would be me not being able to talk to anyone for nine weeks straight, I would have probably wound up literally exploding under all the strain.

I think any good compliments I could give are outweighed in the end by what I could say about that hair gel I had to wear a couple of weeks ago. [stiles.]

"Totally not", because that's not what you're doing now or anything. [but who cares if it's illegal when the producers are involved. actual murder is probably illegal too but that sure doesn't stop them!!] You know, thinking of it like that, it's almost like I've done everyone a favor. I've created a buffer between them and the Stiles that could have been.

It was only for like a couple of hours and it made you look great, don't be such a baby. You should just count yourself lucky that they dragged me into this game after I started growing my hair out and you weren't forced to get a buzzcut. [AS HILARIOUS AS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN...missed opportunities Stiles]

No, I'm doing it for justice, not for sketchy reasons. And you should totally run with that as what everyone should be most grateful to you for once they find out what we've been doing. Saint Kaoru, Savior of Us All from being splattered with bits of my brain after I exploded on them or having gas masks thrown at them during the entire trial.

I've already had one life-changing haircut, thank you. [HE'S SO LUCKY... HE DODGED A BULLET, HE DODGED SUCH A BULLET.]

Mm, well, I can't argue with that. [3am no-homo hugs are justice, it's true.] And I will. I should be considered a saint just for having to put up with them, honestly, but saving them from being pelted with your impotent rage.

[this is how much he likes you stiles, he won't even get mad about an explosion joke after dealing with his exploded sister.]