AKIRA

[voidbreaker]

awww shit here they go again

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[survivaltricks]

[I AM MCLOSING IT]

[Akira blinks a few times, before taking one look at the picture and just. . . laughing a little breathlessly]

If they restock the shop with a new camera, I'll buy it and give it to you.

[holds out his hand for the photo]

[voidbreaker]

[ don't laugh, he's beautiful. ]

I'm holding you to that.

[ but he does hand over the photo. behold his photography skills. ]

[survivaltricks]

[takes the picture and smiles at it, before he tucks it away into his jacket]

Did you at least ask poor Shadows before taking this picture?

[voidbreaker]

[ bye photo. ]

Nope. I just took it.

[ fortunately he's not going to be publishing it so no forms are necessary. probably. ]

I did get an answer bout the jail cell key though, but kinda forgot to mention it after... y'know. Everything that happened over the weekend. [ including akira's big ol' paranoid moment. ]

[survivaltricks]

Kind of creepy, but it's okay. I'm going to give this to them, if they want it.

[if not he'll give it to Heart or Winter, it all depends]

. . . hm? Did you? [a pause] Is it really relevant anymore?

[though he supposes it's good to know, just in case. . .]

[voidbreaker]

Not really. They are kinda involved in our kidnap and potential murders either way, so I'm sure they'll cope.

[ someone is not as lovey dovey on the npcs, akira :( ]

Could be. The directors keep the keys, but if someone was, say... acting super paranoid, we could let them know and they could lock either that person, or the person they're paranoid of in the jail cell. And if they're not around, we can let the rabbits know and they'll find them, like they do when we just want to talk.

[survivaltricks]

[. . . makes a face at that but ultimately says nothing :/ be nice!!]

Will they let us borrow the keys? Or do they need to be with us the entire time?

[voidbreaker]

[ no. ]

Probably not. Winter wasn't enthusiastic about the questioning, let alone the topic -- I had to provide specific examples, and their only advice was to get them, immediately, if we were in a situation where someone needed locking up.

[survivaltricks]

[hnnn. . . yeah, that sounds like the Winter he knows]

Got it. I'll keep that in mind, just in case.

[voidbreaker]

Also.

[ and another thing: ]

How many people have you told about your power?

[survivaltricks]

[. . . uh oh]

Two, with no team or title attached. Why?

[voidbreaker]

Just curious. Mostly over whether any of us are actually keeping things quiet.

[ haha. ] Any consequences?

[survivaltricks]

[JUST LETS OUT A RELIEVED SIGH]

None yet, but that's because I'm playing it safe. The two people I told said they wouldn't tell anyone else, and I believe them.

[a beat]

I get the feeling that most people aren't keeping their mouths shut about their teams and powers in spite of the rules.

[voidbreaker]

Scared I was gonna guilt you into sharing?

Yeah. Probably. A couple of people I've asked have admitted to sharing with two or three people, which seems to be the limit people are willing to push this to.

The rules are also bullshit, but there we go.

[survivaltricks]

A little worried that somehow it got out beyond the two people I told, actually.

[huffs a little]

. . . two or three people isn't bad. But I've decided to only share my power, not my team or title.

[giving Ash a curious look]

What have you decided?

[voidbreaker]

You said you trusted them. So trust them.

[ hmmm. ]

I've not told anyone anything.

[survivaltricks]

I do.

[also hmmmmm]

That's smart. The less people who know. . . the better.

[voidbreaker]

Makes it harder if something happens though.

I'm not saying it will but... a lot of people are saying the same thing, but we still ended up with two dead last week.

[survivaltricks]

. . . yeah.

[that's actually why he told two people. so he'd have two individuals who could back him up in case someone tried to accuse him of having a power he didn't have]

You could always do what I'm doing. Share your power, but not your team.

[he's keeping his team close to his chest, just because. . . well. he doesn't want people to start deciding who to murder based on their alliance]

[voidbreaker]

Still runs into the problem of those consequences, depending on what they are or not.

[ he shrugs. ]

You think sharing one out of three aspects is better?

[survivaltricks]

If it helps, Lili shared more information with more people than I have, and she's still fine. She told me she'd come to me with consequences if she suffered any, but so far? Sharing with one or two a week doesn't hurt.

[tilts his head]

You'd have someone to back up your power in light of false accusations, but nobody would know your affiliation. So. . . yeah, I think it is.

[voidbreaker]

[ he just laughs. ]

Are you trying to wheedle my secrets out of me, Akira?

[survivaltricks]

[laughs as well, a breathless and amused sound]

Maybe a little.

[but!!]

But I trust you to tell me when you want to, if you ever do. And there's no hard feelings if you don't.

[voidbreaker]

I’ll lose all my mystique if I do.

[ his mysteriousness, his charm. if he has any. ]

Here’s an incentive for you: don’t make yourself a target this week, and I’ll tell you on Sunday.

[survivaltricks]

[oh my god. Akira's mouth twitches]

Deal.

[he seems amused as he sticks out his hand to shake on it]