Mizuki

[nosediving]

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[digestif]

[ a shrug. They offer him an apologetic gaze as they line up two martini glasses and a shaker behind the counter. ]

You're asking the wrong person. Sorry - if you thought I had a lot of answers after that trial, you'll be disappointed. All I have are theories and my private thoughts.

[nosediving]

Those are more than this one can offer. I don't mean to pressure you for answers. Only, the trial has left us with more questions than we already had, and

[ that's his impression, anyway. He straightens with his gaze being drawn to the process behind the counter. ]

[digestif]

No, you're not. I'm only wishing I had some real answers for you.

[ they start pouring a few things into the shaker... ]

What do you think of all this?

what happened to my last tag

[nosediving]

. . . Even though I am the elder to most of the participants here, I was naive when I entered this temple. I sincerely thought that we would all be taking part in a fair contest presided by the great gods.

[ his tone takes a tired, bitter turn. ]

Instead, a child was discovered to have been viciously slain. What virtue is there in a wish gained by murdering a junior? I have seen too many youths die in recent days when they should be the future of the world. Regardless of my reason for being here, I do not wish this misfortune upon my fellow participants.

SDFKJH I WAS LIKE SHOULD I SAY SOMETHING.... NAH

[digestif]

[ they give him a bitter smile in return. ]

I feel about the same. If I'd known this was what their "contest" would be, I wouldn't have agreed at all.

I'VE BEEN BETRAYED BY SIB

[nosediving]

That choice is no longer in our hands. It has only been days, and I find myself questioning what I should do.