AUDIENCE: SHIGEO

[retellers]

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[exercisms]

Oh. That was nice of them.

[. . . He stands there awkwardly for a second, and then lies down on the ground next to him?]

Are you feeling okay? You were hurt earlier.

[retellers]

[ they don't seem to mind mob lying in the dirt with them, at least. ]

... Pain will pass.

[exercisms]

That's true. If you take a warm bath, you might feel better.

[It works for muscle soreness, at least.]

Um. I'm really glad, that you tried to stop that from happening.

[retellers]

I will consider that, then.

[ a pause. ]

My efforts did not mean anything. But it is better than doing nothing.

[exercisms]

Mm. It's good to try. But it's not good to get hurt and worry others, you know.

[retellers]

... Were others worried for me...? They need not be.

[exercisms]

I think Cat was worried.

[Was he. Also, who is Cat?]

You aren't a human, so maybe your limits are different than a human's, too.

[retellers]

... Cat...? But yes, I recover more quickly than humans do.

[exercisms]

[Whispering. Who's he whispering to, no one is here.]

Tiger-san doesn't like to be called that. They're afraid of tigers.

[retellers]

[ goat doesn't know why mob is whispering but they assume it's for a good reason, so they'll also start whispering. ]

Oh, I didn't know about that... Why?

[exercisms]

Tigers killed their family.

[Sadly.]

But if they can be a cat instead of a tiger. . . it's easier on them.

[retellers]

I see... That's very sad. [ sincerely! oh no tiger. ): ] I'll be sure to call them Cat from now on as well.

[exercisms]

[Nodding, with a small smile. Goat is so kind. We're ruining Tiger's life.]

I don't want anyone to have their feelings hurt while we have to deal with everything else, too.

[retellers]

[ tiger has probably already forgotten about the sob story they gave mob while goat already forgot they all have amnesia. ]

You have a kind heart.

[exercisms]

So do you.

[What he said about the animals. . . it was true!]

Even though what happened was bad, I know that you three did the best you could to help.

[retellers]

... Thank you. I'm sure you did your best as well.

[ they don't, like, KNOW because they were kind out of it for a lot of kano's removal, what with... being electrocuted... ]

[exercisms]

I did try.

[But. His best? Hmm. Anyway.]

Goat. . . do you know if there's a reason some people started killing others?

[retellers]

[ they shake their head. ]

What reason others would have for setting out on Thursday night, I do not know.

[exercisms]

Someone said that, um. . . that one of you might have been encouraging their team to do that.

[retellers]

I don't know what others may have told their participants.

[exercisms]

But you didn't do something like that, right?

[retellers]

[ they shake their head. ]

[exercisms]

[I hate that I feel like this answer is really ambiguous but I don't have a choice but to accept it.]

Hmm. Everyone says they wouldn't do it. . . well, I haven't asked all of you, but.

[retellers]

I would like to think that none of us would do such a thing... but one can never fully read another's heart.

[exercisms]

That's true. . .

If we found out which one of you it was, what could we do?