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w0, sunday.

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[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.]

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Hey. Long day, huh?

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For some more than others, probably.

[Looking at you, Stephanie.]

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Well, whether we like it or not, no choice to cope, right?

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...You seem really calm about this.

[She assumes that mean they weren't very close, but she doesn't ask because I, Eli, refuse to thread about my own character.]

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So I've been told.

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So... Is it that you don't care, or are you just really good at hiding it?

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Well, which do you think?

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[She blinks.]

It doesn't matter what I think, it matters what's true.

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I'm not going to go around stabbing anyone, if that's your concern.

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[After a second:]

The question wasn't whether you're a sociopath or not...

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Isn't that the important thing?

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[She asked because she wanted to check and see if he was actually feeling okay, but she isn't going to say that. So, after a few seconds:]

Yeah, I guess so. Thanks for agreeing not to stab anyone, I guess.

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[i'm crying because that was not what belph assumed to be her intentions]

You're welcome. I hope you can return the sentiment.

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Oh, no. I was totally planning on going on a murder spree. You caught me.

[It falls a little flat given this weekend as a whole, but.]

Hey, I wanted to ask you something, by the way.

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Go ahead.

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I'm going to ask the others, too, but since you're the only one who stayed in our cabin last time... If I asked a few people to stay on Thursday nights, would you mind?

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Well, I might have an issue if you invite a serial killer in or something, but yeah, feel free. I suspect we'll continue to have the free space.

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Yeah, because I really seem like the type. [She says, gently ignoring Percy.] Thanks, though.

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Hey, it's your place too.

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[After a moment:]

It might get a little crowded if everyone decides to come back next week, though.

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Do you really think they will?

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[She shrugs.]

Now that shit's started going down, they might want to head somewhere that... is probably marginally safer than staying outside. I guess they could just head to their friend's cabins, though.

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I think if anything, the threat of death will make people more likely to stay with people they already know.

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[She shrugs.]

I guess so. It kinds of sounds like everyone came from the same 'if you get picked you're fucked no matter where you are when curfew hits' system that I'm used to, though.