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I'll ask. That makes the most logical sense -- we don't want to lose the witches or doctors or seers. If we vote smartly this round, they're down to half their numbers and we can figure things out.
[Koby scowls a little, points a spoon at Tim menacingly before dipping it into the honey.] Shhhhhhush, you. You're gravely injured, don't waste your energy teasing me.
[Koby scowls a little, points a spoon at Tim menacingly before dipping it into the honey.] Shhhhhhush, you. You're gravely injured, don't waste your energy teasing me.
[ "Menacingly"...yeah, right. ]
Come on. Tell me something good that isn't "are you okay, you should lay down, tell me everything you remember for the fifteenth time."
[ Take my mind off the feeling of the next breath being my last. ]
Come on. Tell me something good that isn't "are you okay, you should lay down, tell me everything you remember for the fifteenth time."
[ Take my mind off the feeling of the next breath being my last. ]
[The blush spreads down the back of Koby’s neck, but -- he can't make the bruises on Tim's neck go away. He can't heal what's been irrevocably broken in this place.
So he crosses the room, tea in hand, settling on the edge of Tim's bed.] Yes, I like him a lot. And he likes me, I think? I think. I mean, he cares, I know that. He promised to keep me safe, no matter what, so.
So he crosses the room, tea in hand, settling on the edge of Tim's bed.] Yes, I like him a lot. And he likes me, I think? I think. I mean, he cares, I know that. He promised to keep me safe, no matter what, so.
[ Tim rearranges some pillows behind him to get more comfortable, and takes the mug with a soft thanks. ]
Are you two...?
[ Trailing off, with his eyebrows raised. You know what he's asking, Koby. ]
Are you two...?
[ Trailing off, with his eyebrows raised. You know what he's asking, Koby. ]
[ He struggles to talk at all, much less ask in a way that doesn't sound crude...bully. ]
You know what I mean. Hooking up.
You know what I mean. Hooking up.
[Koby makes a face at the term, because -- well, it's accurate, but it sounds very impersonal.]
I mean -- technically? You could call it that? It's -- more than that, though. Some of it's the way things were in the village and some of it is what he's been teaching me here, and it's all sort of become this...
[Have a waved hand, half-fond, half-helpless.] I don't know how to describe it, I guess. I care about him, a lot. [A beat, then, repeated, softer:] A lot.
I mean -- technically? You could call it that? It's -- more than that, though. Some of it's the way things were in the village and some of it is what he's been teaching me here, and it's all sort of become this...
[Have a waved hand, half-fond, half-helpless.] I don't know how to describe it, I guess. I care about him, a lot. [A beat, then, repeated, softer:] A lot.
[ Impersonal, sure. But leaves room for Koby to fill in the blanks. ]
That's sweet. Good.
[ If it were anyone else, of course, he'd have a thousand follow up questions about Quentin and polyamory and everyone's feelings about it all, but he's learned enough about these sailors not to. They behave as if it's casual, but feel deeply regardless. Sometimes Tim even admires it. ]
You're into older men.
That's sweet. Good.
[ If it were anyone else, of course, he'd have a thousand follow up questions about Quentin and polyamory and everyone's feelings about it all, but he's learned enough about these sailors not to. They behave as if it's casual, but feel deeply regardless. Sometimes Tim even admires it. ]
You're into older men.
He's a lot older.
[ Conspiratorial, rather than judgmental. Hawk has a decade on him, which Koby's well aware of, so he knows. He gets it. ]
Safety and experience. I like that too.
[ Conspiratorial, rather than judgmental. Hawk has a decade on him, which Koby's well aware of, so he knows. He gets it. ]
Safety and experience. I like that too.
He's only thirty...something... [Late thirties. Koby doesn't actually know. Still, it's pushing twenty years. Wait til he tells Tim about his biggest crush at home, on Luffy's grandfather.] Anyway, he doesn't act old.
He's annoying, though, sometimes. [Taking his tea back and sitting next to Tim on the bed.] He drives me crazy, same as Quentin. Maybe that's my type?
He's annoying, though, sometimes. [Taking his tea back and sitting next to Tim on the bed.] He drives me crazy, same as Quentin. Maybe that's my type?
So is Hawk.
[ He shrugs. ]
I think having strong feelings makes them more infuriating. I don't know how they do it.
[ He shrugs. ]
I think having strong feelings makes them more infuriating. I don't know how they do it.
[ He meant annoying, Koby... ]
Speaking of height. Do you know Harry?
Speaking of height. Do you know Harry?
You'd remember if you did, he's 6'9".
[ A little grin. Almost enough to make him forget about everything else for a moment. ]
I do.
[ A little grin. Almost enough to make him forget about everything else for a moment. ]
I do.
Either Usopp or Louis is lying. Louis can't have both roles.
You should have said something before I made it part of my case.
You should have said something before I made it part of my case.
[Ah. He'd anticipated this. It still hits him just south of his heart, like a blow, like stepping into ice.]
They both believe what they're saying. I don't think either of them are lying, not consciously.
I didn't want to name Usopp. The seers are going to be targeted, along with the doctors and the witches. I wanted to try and convince him to name me the seer instead.
Are you angry at me?
They both believe what they're saying. I don't think either of them are lying, not consciously.
I didn't want to name Usopp. The seers are going to be targeted, along with the doctors and the witches. I wanted to try and convince him to name me the seer instead.
Are you angry at me?
Well one of them is wrong, and we need to find out who, now.
If we don't play this right, I'll be attacked again. Hawk will waste his choice on me because he knows it's coming, when he should be choosing Alina or Pierce.
And you're undermining me.
If we don't play this right, I'll be attacked again. Hawk will waste his choice on me because he knows it's coming, when he should be choosing Alina or Pierce.
And you're undermining me.
I'm open to ideas. I've been wracking my mind for hours, now, and all I can think of is balancing things, balancing the vote. I don't have any answers left, Tim.
I'm not. I believe you, I think you're right, I'll give any evidence I can. Alina believes you, so does Pierce, so does Harry.
If you're angry at me, you can be angry. But I'm trying as hard as I can not to hurt anyone else.
I'm not. I believe you, I think you're right, I'll give any evidence I can. Alina believes you, so does Pierce, so does Harry.
If you're angry at me, you can be angry. But I'm trying as hard as I can not to hurt anyone else.
Louis saw Danny holding a murder weapon, which was found right next to me. Usopp says he saw Louis just standing there, with vampire teeth. But nobody this round was bitten. What sounds more relevant to you?
We need the pictures, Koby.
We need the pictures, Koby.
There are holes all over the place. There were holes in Baela's testimony too, but she was right. The seers are right.
I think Louis is right too. I think you've convinced enough people, you don't need me. I can't abandon my crew, not after last time.
Please, Tim. Don't make this into me betraying you. Please.
I think Louis is right too. I think you've convinced enough people, you don't need me. I can't abandon my crew, not after last time.
Please, Tim. Don't make this into me betraying you. Please.
You're the one who said you can only have one role. You can't believe Louis and Usopp, no matter how much you want to.
You undermined me with no warning while I stood up to accuse MY OWN KILLER. If he's not put away, he'll try again. He might anyway, when this is over. I need you to back me up. If not a vote, then something.
You undermined me with no warning while I stood up to accuse MY OWN KILLER. If he's not put away, he'll try again. He might anyway, when this is over. I need you to back me up. If not a vote, then something.
I did. That was before both of them had dreams. That was before we had six wolves and SEVEN murders. The rules said the wolves can only have one person per round. The only way to confirm anything is to assume every dream is correct and wait for the house to tell us.
I'm doing my best, Tim. You have my testimony, how embarrassingly stupid and naive and shameful I was, because you're more important than keeping people from knowing that. I'll tell as many people who ask that I believe you, that you're right, that Danny is a murderer and a wolf and dangerous.
I'm doing my best, Tim. You have my testimony, how embarrassingly stupid and naive and shameful I was, because you're more important than keeping people from knowing that. I'll tell as many people who ask that I believe you, that you're right, that Danny is a murderer and a wolf and dangerous.
What if I have a dream about you just standing around? Does that mean you're a wolf?
I know you are, we all are. But if you had told me, I would have left it out of my case, and not had a big gaping hole in it.
I know you are, we all are. But if you had told me, I would have left it out of my case, and not had a big gaping hole in it.
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