private conversation; kirigiri; day 6

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[England isn't about to approach Kirigiri publicly, not when he knows Critter will be announcing that someone was converted soon. Instead he'll just be casually hanging around her cabin until he sees her come out before putting a finger to his lips and tilting his head towards her room.]

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[He looks startled at the gun, but not scared; on the contrary, his expression goes downright furious as the light dawns.]

She gave one...to Naegi? Who kept this from us? That little--!

[He grits his teeth and rubs his temples, taking deep breaths.] Kirigiri, with every minute that passes, I grow more and more thankful we chose you to convert. No, we won't kill her - if you can control her, then she could become incredibly useful to us. We may be able to end this game sooner than later with her weapons.

But if you could talk to Naegi and get him to give you his gun so you can shove it up his-- I mean, so you can put it to better use, that would be lovely. I doubt he'll ever shoot it, anyway.

And...you realize what this means, right? Hopefully, it won't ever come to this, but if one of us is ever revealed and likely to die after a trial, you can use the gun to shoot us during the night...and confirm your role with the prey.

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[ At the compliment, she gives a small smile, but it's sad and listless. ]

I had a feeling he wanted to give it to me, anyway- he was implying such when he showed it to me. I insisted he keep it for his own protection, but I know him too well. I know he'd never use it, even if it meant sparing himself. So... I will try to get him to give it to me.

[ As for the other part... Wow. That's rather brilliant. ] Ah! Y-you're right. I can continue to make it look like I'm completely innocent... If one of you is doomed anyway, we can take advantage of that...

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Of course he did. Naegi seems like a genuinely kind-hearted child, which unfortunately makes him especially ill-suited to be a hunter.

[He nods.] As I said, hopefully it won't come to that - I'd much rather use the guns to narrow down any dangerous threats. But we should put one aside just in case - we only need one hunter to outnumber the town, after all.

[construe]

...

I'll tell Maizono-san that I used my gun on Robin last night. I'll encourage her to give me another one tonight. With Naegi-kun's, that will give our side three guns.

[ She sighs. Plotting like this is just sort of awful. ]

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[He frowns suddenly.]

How did you know Robin was a hunter, anyway? Did you receive a note like the one pointing out Hanekoma?

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...

I'll be honest: Critter brought her to me. It said it was growing bored with her. But now that I've been converted like this... I'm wondering if it wasn't because it knew I was intended to replace her...

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[He stares at her, then starts laughing bitterly.]

I should have known. So Critter doesn't intend on letting us win after all. For all the town's talk about how unfairly things are sided towards the hunters, it's really the opposite, isn't it? Pointing out Hanekoma, bringing you Robin, burning Hermione, giving the rabid role to someone who only went after us...it must really want as many people staying dead as possible at the end.

That's fine. We'll beat it at its own game. I refuse to lose to a creature like that.

[construe]

That's right. It's giving us the most enticing reward of all at the end of the day... but making it impossible to get there.

[ Her eyes narrow, and her leather-gloved hands clench into fists. ]

But it made a mistake. It let you all convert me. I will do everything in my power to win.

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[He gazes at her and shakes his head, a rueful smile coming to his lips.]

And to think we almost went with Ema Skye. You have my gratitude, and my every confidence that you will do us proud. The town may initially suspect you as one of the more likely candidates for conversion...but I believe you'll be able to convince them otherwise.

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I certainly will be. After all, so many people trust me.

[ She tucks her journal and the gun away. ]

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[He gets up to show her out.]

Good luck with Ema, then. I've already talked to America yesterday, so don't hesitate to find me if you need any more information or have anything to share - I'm covered when it comes to private conversations.