week 0, monday

[reapertoire]

#REAPER MEET UP

At 7am on Monday, all of you have been abruptly woken up by being transported to a dark alley. Wait. Are there even dark alleys here? Where are you. What is with the music? Before you can question it too much, out of the darkness steps... The Host. All four feet and pissed off attitude of him. He's got his hands in his hoodie pocket as he nonchalantly addresses you: "Reapers. Like you know, you've been volunteered by your respective Composers to participate in this Game. Say hi. We'll be in contact at this time every week to give you your orders. Special orders have already been given for the week, so... fucking chill, I guess." game info ☠ setting ☠ statuses ☠ ic profiles private conversations ☠ murder proposals ☠ money full nav

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[venomosity]

Hmph. How rude.

...I do like the sound of Viper, though.

[fashionable]

Mmmmmmm. What if we all go snake route?

Viper. Not bad.

[ She smirks a bit. ]

King Cobra, Boa, Anaconda, Rattlesnake, Black Mamba, Python... upupupu, so many options for the rest of us.

[venomosity]

[she laughs]

A little cliched, but it'll work. If we do our jobs the right way, they'll never see us coming until it's too late.

[deductionary]

I'll take Python if no one's taken it yet.

[venomosity]

You know pythons are nonvenomous, right? Of course, that doesn't mean they're not deadly...

[deductionary]

I like being underestimated~

[venomosity]

I think we all should. It helps with the job.

[deductionary]

I mean. [ grins. ] Let's see how long I can keep them thinking that I'm a detective, ne?

[venomosity]

[that gets a laugh from her]

You've already gone to the other side of the spectrum?

[deductionary]

[ shrugs ] It's not technically a lie, Pink-san. It's my day job.

[venomosity]

How ironic. This game's Composer must have a twisted sense of humor.

[purrtagonist]

[SNAKES. . .]

We're really leaning into the metaphor, aren't we?

[venomosity]

[shrugs]

She started it by calling me a snake. You made the comparison too, didn't you?

[purrtagonist]

I did.

If two of us made the comparison, then that must mean the association is that obvious.

1/2

[venomosity]

Oh, but no one who isn't in this alley will be any the wiser. After all—

[venomosity]

Who would suspect... a frail girl like me...

[purrtagonist]

[. . .]

How long do you think you can keep up the mask?

[venomosity]

I've done it my whole life and afterlife, Mr. Kurusu. Surely I can last another few weeks.

[purrtagonist]

[mmmmmmmmm]

I wonder. . .

[idly, quietly, to himself, but loud enough for her to overhear]

. . . what made you this way?

[venomosity]

[her eyes flash]

Don't ask questions you're not ready to hear the answers to, boy.

[purrtagonist]

Kurusu.

[he corrects, firm and defiant]

Don't presume you know what I can or can't handle.

[venomosity]

You're not even legal, I can call you "boy" all I want.

[and she'll just leave it at that, only smirking dismissively at his last comment.]

[purrtagonist]

[bristles, hackles raised, but doesn't say anything else. now isn't the time to pick a fight, that's for sure]

[alchemicalwater]

[Those are all very deadly snakes. She does not want to be a deadly snake.]

Ah...I suppose I could be Boa, then.

[She's heard of them being pets so maybe they're not all dangerous?]