AUDIENCE: LUP

[retellers]

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[retellers]

Don't.

[ but they'll still answer questions. maybe. ]

If a Leader is asking someone to kill, they're doing it of their own volition. [ they say that ... so casually ] Don't think the thing has noticed us yet. We're kind of on its trail.

[evocationary]

Neato. That's what I wanted to hear. I bet it's Goat. They nearly peed themselves when I accused them of being a traitor.

[ don't sound so proud of yourself ] You're on its trail, like - you know where it is? Does it have any influence other than like, just... eating memories?

[retellers]

Gross.

[ just gross, lup. but: ]

More like the Realm itself is on that trail. It's been bringing us to memories that have been disrupted. [ they shake their head ] We don't know much about what it's like outside of consuming nova, but that's more than we had to go on even a few days ago.

[evocationary]

Bringing you to... what does that mean? Like physically, or.

[retellers]

We're not visiting space and pirates for a fun tour, Lup.

[evocationary]

Okay, I will throw a dart at you for attitude, first of all.

Second, I guess that makes sense. These are the disrupted memories that we're in. Okay. [ she hums. ] Okay, topic switch, I'll come back to this - what happens to the people who got removed?

[retellers]

[ there's a beat ]

You can't call me out for attitude and then ask me what happens when people are killed in public.

[evocationary]

I can, and I will. [ :D ] Do as I say not as I do.

Why is it called removed if they're killed, then? Just say killed. Executed.

[retellers]

I don't make up the terms.

[ :/ ]

[evocationary]

So that's what it is, then. They die. And that's it?

[retellers]

They're not going to show up as zombies.

[evocationary]

I was thinking more, uh - like liches. But.

If we win, our wishes are definitely going to work, right? Like there's no uncertainty about that, we win and we get a wish that isn't a Monkey's Paw thing.

[retellers]

Leeches?

[ no. but they move on when she does, shaking their head ]

Yeah. There's no consequences or hidden clause involved.

[evocationary]

[ wow rude she's not a leech. ]

Mm. [ she looks over at the dart board. ] Is the team in first place the only team getting gifts?

[retellers]

[ wolf looks ... tired, and goes to fetch their darts ] The stickers and stuff? Yeah. That second notification you got, it's possible another team or two got that one as well.

[evocationary]

[ wolf always looks tired ]

I mean, a girl's not going to say no to a bunch of stickers, but. Kind of a weird gift to give, given the circumstances.

[ ... ] What's the difference between "particular success" and "overall success" - I assume like, the first is because got first place, but the second is just because Wolf team's been doing good at collecting nova... somehow.

Either by murdering or being murdered.

[retellers]

Particular success is for being in first. Overall is about the amount you've accumulated so far. Must've hit some kind of congratulatory threshold.

[ they do not say anything about the murdering or murdered part, ]

[evocationary]

[ she glances at them. ]

Just gonna skip over my theory there, huh.

[retellers]

The theory you and half the people here have that I'm telling my team to go wild and murder? I've heard it already.

[ they don't even sound offended about it? just kind of??? exhausted??? ]

[evocationary]

[ she snorts. ]

Well - I'll tell you what. Goat was in like, second to last place this week, if I remember right. And someone on Goat team murdered, and they skyrocketed up in the rankings.

I don't actually care if you are or not, though. Just don't ask me to do it, if you are? If anything - I think you get more points by being murdered.

[retellers]

That's... a new one. How would that work?

[evocationary]

I don't know, I'm just pretty sure Cater was on our team. And we stayed in first place, but Goat didn't replace us, even though there was a killer there.

But I don't know what team Sharon was on and I don't know who the other killer is so...

Nova's attracted by strong emotions, right? Being killed, uh... I feel like that's a pretty strong emotional response.

[retellers]

Can't confirm on Cater, but you've got all the information you need to make that call.

[ the rest takes them a little longer to answer, as they cross their arms in thought ]

I guess. Might mean Rabbit lost some too. I know you guys got some nova from voting this weekend.

[evocationary]

I fucking bet we did. Nothing like sending an innocent kid to his death and watching him get shot out an airlock, that's some, uh, some trauma for the old brain.

[ deep breath. ] I don't know. I still don't think the teams matter very much? Unless someone is really gunning for the wishes.

[ ... ] Do we get something if we get all the options right? On the voting thing.

[retellers]

[ hm let's just dodge that trauma talk ]

Yeah. Nova. That's what I meant. Voting correctly nets you nova. Couldn't pinpoint the source of everyone getting nova last weekend, so we assumed it was just that trial in general, but it had to do with votes. You can guess the net gain was a lot less than last time.