[So, sometime later in the evening, whenever most of the others aren't in the cabin - she's turning towards him, glancing towards the piano for a second before she does.]
[There were a few people she wanted to check on, but once that's done, she comes back to the cabin. Instead of closing the door normally, it's slammed shut as she groans - and then seems to realize she's not alone. After a second:]
[Whenever he comes into the cabin after the execution, he'll find her using his piano, playing something to try and distract herself. She's restless enough that she's not so focused to not notice him when he comes in, and she stops abruptly halfway through the melody.]
...Hey.
[There's ample concern in her voice, even if she doesn't know quite how to put that into words.]
[Given how hard it's raining, she's heading back to the deer cabin as soon as the meeting ends, squeezing out her hair as soon as she comes inside. As she sees Belph:]
[So, whenever Belph comes into the cabin in the afternoon, he'll find Natalie laying on her bed. While this isn't necessarily out of the ordinary in itself, it seems like she's... shaking, a little? And staring very intently at a space between her bunk and the one across from it, even though there doesn't seem to be anything there.
She shifts to look at him when he comes in, blinking.]
[She doesn't want to stop him from getting his space, and she definitely doesn't want to make it too clear she's worried, but... When the hours keep going and he doesn't come back to the cabin, nor can he be found anywhere else in the main camp, she's going to look for him. When the search brings her to the forest towards the evening and she spots him, she hesitates for a few moments, before:]
...You don't have to come back to the cabin, but you shouldn't stay out here.
he's actually quite surprised that she—or anyone at all besides steph or sanji—apparently came to look for him, and it shows for a moment, before he squashes it down and smiles.]
What, are you worried a bear is going to come and maul me? I wouldn't do that to Steph.
if natalie is looking for belph, she can eventually find him in the arts & crafts station, just sitting at the table at the back, staring at the drop-off box.]
[It's harder to avoid people when she can't really go anywhere, but at least staying in her cabin provides some privacy. But... Well, of course it doesn't work too well against people who have a key. She's laying on her bed on the side that lets her look at the wall, so Belph won't be able to see her expression as he comes back in.
She doesn't say anything to him. The most reaction he gets is a brief glance to see who it is that's come in.]
[She's looking around for Belph a little while after the announcement, and when she finds him, she's heading over towards him near the lake. Immediately, as though it's some kind of impulse:]
[She wheeled herself in here through the snow from her sheer force of spite to do just the same thing. By now, she has bandages over her hand, shoulder, and across the skin near her collarbone. There are also bandages over her throat and what remains of her arm, but those are thicker.]
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w0, sunday.
Hey, can I ask you something?
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Can't guarantee I'll answer, but asking is free.
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w0, thursday.
...Um.
[She hops off her bed, glancing at the door.]
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likewise, he glances at the door.]
Oh, there it is. I guess it's later here.
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w0, friday.
...Some bullshit, right?
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Oh, absolutely. I'm pretty sure I liked it better when the hosts were straightforward about the murder part.
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w0, sunday.
...Hey.
[There's ample concern in her voice, even if she doesn't know quite how to put that into words.]
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Hey. Long day, huh?
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w1, tuesday.
You think yikes sums it up pretty well?
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I think "yikes" sums up each week in general, really.
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w1, friday.
Ready for the kid gloves to come off tomorrow?
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[She glances at him from her spot on her bed.]
What do you think it'll be, since possession is apparently off the table? None of our directors seem like the type to coerce anyone, either.
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w1, saturday.
So... Where'd you get the drug? Assuming that's what it was. It's not on your boarding pass.
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Can't answer that without probably breaking a rule somewhere.
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w2, monday.
Hey. What's up?
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w2, wednesday.
She shifts to look at him when he comes in, blinking.]
Belph?
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... You okay there? You're looking kind of... bad.
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w2, friday.
...You don't have to come back to the cabin, but you shouldn't stay out here.
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he's actually quite surprised that she—or anyone at all besides steph or sanji—apparently came to look for him, and it shows for a moment, before he squashes it down and smiles.]
What, are you worried a bear is going to come and maul me? I wouldn't do that to Steph.
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w2, saturday.
if natalie is looking for belph, she can eventually find him in the arts & crafts station, just sitting at the table at the back, staring at the drop-off box.]
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You think we're going to be able to talk to them, now?
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Kind of creepy, right? Like... Some kind of cult thing.
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w3, friday.
She doesn't say anything to him. The most reaction he gets is a brief glance to see who it is that's come in.]
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the first thing that belph does is. throw a pen and a pencil across the room, away from him. it's fine. he's pointedly not looking at her.]
... Want me to play anything?
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w4, friday.
...Is there anything I can do for you?
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he just smiles.]
Catch a killer tomorrow?
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w4, saturday.
if natalie's looking for belph he's in the kitchen]
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...Hey.
[Yikes! Yikes.]
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w4, sunday.
Ignore me if you already knew—but that banner whose source I'm guessing you already know?
"3/3 = 1" does, in fact, mean, "Make 3 teams into 1." Unless my power is just screwing with me now, anyway.
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How'd you find out?
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w5, monday.
belph's checking out the clothing store, because he suspects that any set of clothes he wears will get bloody quickly. also hi, natalie.]
This week is gonna suck, huh?
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What higher power do you think we angered?
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w5, tuesday
Hey, Natalie. Have you, uh, ever received a visit from the dearly departed?
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so tired.]
...Uh, no? Why, what happened now?
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w5, friday.
You... [Breath.] Okay?
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Yeah, I'm—uh, what about you?
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w6, monday.
Hey. Got a second?
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Sure. What's up?
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