pc catchall for junpei (crashout)

[uncurtained]

IM PUTTING THE TIMON GIF IN HERE LATER YOU CANT BEAT ME

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[crashout]

Carlos is the one who convinced me to give it to Akane in the first place. He told me to ask around which means he knows but can't tell me. That's why I'm thinking it might've been someone here.

[uncurtained]

[She tilts her head.]

If that's what he told you... Who do you think it might be?

[crashout]

That's what I'm trying to find out. I kind of have to wonder if they can't tell me directly and that's why the handwriting's different. And maybe they didn't know what it'd be. There're only two people who know I'm engaged. And you're one of them.

[uncurtained]

What do you mean by the handwriting being different...?

[But, hm.]

Who's the other person who knows? Unless you mean Carlos.

[crashout]

It was handwriting I didn't recognize, but...I guess maybe that doesn't mean too much.

[Hm.] Tamamo knows. Carlos told her and she confronted me about it after he disappeared.

[uncurtained]

[She pauses for a moment.]

So... You think it was one of the two of us, then, since we're the only people who know about Akane?

[crashout]

I'm not really sure, but that was my first line of thought, yeah. Came in a box with my name on it, so it was intended for me.

[...] You promise you have no idea about this?

[uncurtained]

I...

[She looks down at the ring again, seeming conflicted, before:]

Okay, screw it, that probably counts as asking me directly. Yes, it was me. I'm - sorry.

[crashout]

[...ah. Just. Taking a deep breath.]

...tell me you didn't know it was the ring. You're not--you're not the kind of person to do that on purpose. [Are you?]

[uncurtained]

No. I promise, I wouldn't have done that. I wouldn't even have...

[She trails off, frowning, before:]

I don't know how much I can say about it.

[crashout]

...it's okay. Just...[There's another breath and he tries to sort his thoughts. That mystery's solved then.]

...let's start from the beginning. Did you send anyone else something, or just me?

[uncurtained]

[She nods.]

It was more than just you.

[crashout]

Something important to everyone. [He tilts his head, swinging his legs in the water while holding Akane's ring.] It wasn't everyone here, I know that, but...how many is more? Or is that too specific? Less than five?

[He's bad at shutting up but at least he's less sad?]

[uncurtained]

I think it was fifteen. So - about half.

[crashout]

Are you serious?! [AHHHH] No wonder Carlos told me to ask around. [I'm glad he asked people and the people he asked flat-out just didn't have anything.]

Is...that going to be something you do every week? [Can he get more free stuff?]

[uncurtained]

[After a moment of deliberation:]

Maybe not the exact same thing, but... Yeah.

[crashout]

[A slow nod. Okay...weird.] So should I expect some new stuff showing up around the hotel every Wednesday? How do you even decide something like that?

[uncurtained]

I don't know if it'll be on the same day or not.

[She tilts her head.]

I just pick between a few different choices I'm given.

[crashout]

Like from a list? Are the choices really specific? [Kickkickick. He kind of wants to be in the actual water but that's just an idle thought.]

[uncurtained]

No, they weren't specific at all, and - not from a list, exactly.

[She sighs.]

This time, I had to choose between three options that looked exactly the same.

[crashout]

So it was kind of a lucky guess. Am I allowed to ask what the options were?

[uncurtained]

You can, but... I don't know what the other two options were.

[crashout]

Wait then how did you pick in the first place?

[uncurtained]

It was between three objects that looked the same. I only found out what my choice represented after I made it.

[crashout]

Sounds like a game of chance then. [Yikes. He doesn't envy her at all.] So that means...what? That the choice might not always be so great?