it's the combination strategy planning afterparty night!

[namelesslancer]

[ well... that's all perfectly fine and dandy. sigma will try to gather people to the common room. there's no drinks or snacks here, though obviously whoever wants to bring their own stuff is free to do so.

he really wishes that he could be taking a nap, but there's things that have to be done first. when people arrive, he's leaning against the wall, arms crossed against his chest. ]

According to...whoever it is, there's a big fight tomorrow. I imagine that it's a fight to break out of here. If that's the case, it's better to have some sort of strategy so that we don't all die. Even if it's simply knowing each others' skills or weapons at hand- anything will be useful. Even if at least one of us survives, then that'll mean something. I think.

[ he pauses, thinking of what else to say. ]

Let's just compile what we're good at. And don't hide it either. At this point, it doesn't matter what your background is, so long as you can pick something up and fight.

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[yuritrash]

[ Nio sighs, a drawn-out sort of noise. ]

I hoped not to have to say it, but... I'm not exactly one hundred percent the happy-go-lucky cheery type.

[ Her demeanor shifts, her stance loosening a little as she leans against a nearby wall for effect. ]

I'm Nio Hashiri, arbitrator of Class Black... a secret class full of the greatest teenage assassins in the world. Which means I'm a bona-fide contract killer, and the best one my age to boot! Surprise!

[ She exhales, considering. ]

If we're going to break out of here, we're going to need weapons. And if we're going to fight Ianthe, we're going to need to be really coordinated and probably at least a little lucky.

[ A beat. ]

Also, if the SNART isn't real, we're going to have to settle with the possibility that our way home dies with her, if it comes down to a fight to the death. Just putting that out there so no one can say we ignored the possibility.

[namelesslancer]

[ very blandly: ]

I figured you were one. Glad to see I was right.

[ so now they have three contract killers... well, it's not like anyone has asked sigma what his job was. ]

That's fair. Holding her hostage could be a viable solution if we can get around her bizarre necromancer powers. There must be a way to turn them off the same way that ours have been turned off.

[yuritrash]

I've been getting pretty tired of being subtle, it's true.

[ She considers that. ]

It's a big if, but it's a known possibility. Too bad there isn't just a collar or something we can toss on her, that's probably asking for too much. If we're going to approach her, the element of surprise is probably best... what do we have that would burn quickly and let out a lot of smoke?

[namelesslancer]

We could raid the kitchen to see if there's anything like spices. Sugar burns well, and cinnamon burns even better.

[ he crosses his arms, thoughtful. ]

I guess that's where Arjuna's baseball grenades would come useful, so long as we're not caught in the explosion.

[picnicked]

I suppose that explains the wording on your profile.

[He can't even be surprised at this point.]

[yuritrash]

It's what I've been meant to be since I was born. I would have said something if anyone had seriously suspected me.

[picnicked]

[... Ah.]

I understand. It was the same for me.

[yuritrash]

Sometimes you're just born into a line of work, I guess.

[magician_0f_words]

[Out of all the things he thought might be wrong with Nio, that is not one of them. He's wordless for a moment, and then points at her, dramatically!]

Seriously?! An assassin? Should I have been calling you Moran this whole time?

[yuritrash]

[ fun fact there's a very funny way she fits into the worldbuilding of wtc but keiichi's not from the right series to make the joke

Nio waves a hand. ]

No, no, nothing like that. Honestly, being here's been a breath of fresh air compared to how cooped up I am back at the academy.

[ Nio is Off The String. ]

[magician_0f_words]

I guess that doesn't really change anything, anyways; you're still part of the club, and my friend.

[He shrugs, and smirks.]

You musta thought it was pretty funny when I brought up the idea of a union for mutual defense, huh Sherlock? You really are able to kick some major ass.

[justlikemob]

...you're an assassin, Hashiri-san? But you're a kid too.

[Now that he remembers what she said to him during Ji-Woon's execution, he's extra concerned about it now.]

[yuritrash]

You'd be surprised how many kids come into this kind of work.

[ And how many are GAY THEATER KIDS- ]

I don't have it so bad. I have Yuri, after all! Steady work and a roof over my head!

[idecidethetruth]

I had a feeling it was something like that.

[ Lots of killers-for-hire to go around here, aren't there. What are the odds, really? ]

Really, not killing her might take even more luck. We can't expect her to hesitate to kill us.