Hajime "panty king" Hinata (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
hopefragment) wrote2015-08-29 05:03 am
hopefragment) wrote2015-08-29 05:03 am
Night Six
[Yeah, Hinata's not going anywhere tonight. He's just curled up in a particular spot of the jungle, not too far in. A careful observer might be able to see something almost like ruts in the ground. It's probable that there was a wheelchair in this particular spot at some point.
But right now, there's just Hinata, sitting against a tree with his knees drawn into his chest, staring blankly straight ahead. He's got Rei's phone in one hand and is just-- staring. He doesn't even seem to really react once he sees Pearl. He's probably not the best company right now...
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But right now, there's just Hinata, sitting against a tree with his knees drawn into his chest, staring blankly straight ahead. He's got Rei's phone in one hand and is just-- staring. He doesn't even seem to really react once he sees Pearl. He's probably not the best company right now...
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.... ah. pearl's been... searching, for people, and hinata was certainly one of them. she hadn't approached him during the execution, perhaps out of her own selfishness, her... inability to figure out what words to say. not that she knows that now, but if they're all gonna die she might as well try to do something right.
not that she could. maybe this is her own selfishness, again. ]
... Hinata.
[ she doesn't come closer to crouch down next to him just yet, but. she'll just... attempt to get his attention, though she's not certain anything could at this point. what is she even doing here?
"me on my way to kill your girl" was basically her during the trial..... ]
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Anyway, he does seem to hear her, though he doesn't... really respond. He just tucks Rei's phone into his pants pocket and wraps his arms around his knees instead before finally turning his head to look up at her.]
...What.
[He doesn't sound hostile, just... exhausted, and hoarse from screaming, and his face is probably still a mess from crying, too.]
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... I'm--
[ what does she say? i'm sorry? no, she can't just say that, when she'd argued and been so sure of rei's guilt. i wanted to see how you were faring? no, none of them are faring well, and what did she expect, with what she'd done? what they'd made him do? ]
... I'm certain you don't want to do the same, but I...
[ beg for the forgiveness that she doesn't deserve, because they all need to survive and she isn't sure they can do that with this weighing on them. ]
... Wanted to speak to you.
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After what happened, it's really hard to care about anything.]
Let me guess.
[His voice takes on a bit of a bitter edge as he looks away, one hand clenching into a fist at his side.]
You want to... to talk about this stupid "game," right? Because you know, it's suspicious to want to talk to anyone about anything else.
[--Ah. What Fuuma had said when Hinata had been trying to defend is still lingering, it seems. And while logically he knows Pearl doesn't deserve to be spoken to like that, it's... a little hard to care about that, too.]
Fine. Whatever you want.
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Yes.
[ there's a dullness here--a hint of something, underneath the surface, because she ultimately wants to apologize, as well. but she can't.
she-- ]
... And I also wanted to... you made Fuuma face his decision, but I hadn't given you the chance to make me face mine.
[ she had to confront him, because she couldn't hide from the thing she's made him do. ]
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Don't patronize me. Fuuma doesn't care about anybody's feelings except Kamui's. And Matt... Matt's right. As much as I want to punch you, it's... it's not going to help. It's not going to bring her back. It's not going to change what I did to her.
[He'd probably just hurt his hand if he tried to punch Pearl, anyway. But for as much as he's trying to act cool about this, his voice is shaking, and he still can't meet her eyes. When it comes down to it, he's really just an upset, frightened teenager, Super High School Level or not.]
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[ is what she mumbles, quietly, before she shakes her head. ]
I understand. Yet, if you feel... it would give you some amount of satisfaction, I won't fight back.
[ what he says is true. she'd made her bed, made her mistake, and now she has to lie in it. she has to try... to make up for her failures, which are piling into insurmountable numbers.
the way hinata shakes--reminds her of that. she'd made the errors, and hinata had to pay the price. that isn't fair. ]
... And, I-- know I have no right to ask this of you, but I require your assistance. If you'd rather I turn away now, I will.
[ ultimately she was wrong today, and he was right. ]
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It won't. I don't... I don't like hurting people. I've never even used a weapon until--!!
[His voice is starting to crack, so he falls silent, just shaking his head.]
How could someone like me help you?
[It's unspoken, but it's clear in his tone: and why should I?]
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[ she begins, dully, in response to his unsaid question. part of her is reminded of when they'd all voted for yamato, back during the fourth trial. she'd been given more time to let it settle, and while it's-- perhaps unfair, mentioning it now, she never had.
they don't have any time. not anymore. ]
You saw things I didn't.
[ she's not good at understanding people. reading people, because she's not a... human. ]
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Hinata's pain is too raw, too new for him to comment, but he just nods. It's true. From almost the moment they'd arrived, it seemed like they'd started losing people. Hinata had argued in favor of Yamato, back then. At the time, he didn't know who else he could possibly have voted for.
When he finally speaks again, his voice is quiet, his clenched fist just resting on the ground.]
What do you mean? Are you asking... who I think could be suspicious at this point?
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[ she's at the end of her rope.
if she hears the arguments people have now, perhaps she has a chance to... do something herself, before someone else is taken away. to do something right, rather than something wrong.
she doesn't approach any closer, but-- she does crouch, now. ]
I want to return the rest of you home.
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That's... all I've wanted to do from the beginning. I just want everyone to go back home. To... to go back to their ordinary lives.
[He inhales a deep breath and forces himself to meet Pearl's eyes, gaze flicking over her face as if that might help him read her. He doesn't have his Kokoronpa skill -- this isn't island mode, and that game stuff is ambiguous anyway -- but... it seems like she genuinely wants information.
A sigh, and he nods, seeming to reach a decision with himself.]
I don't... have any conclusive evidence one way or another. All I have is based on... observation. You heard what I told Fuuma; I talk to people during the day, because I think... the way people behave around each other is the most important thing to pay attention to, you know? I'm... I'm not capable enough to talk to everyone alone and try to piece things together like that. I've always... thought we could do our best if we all work together.
[HA. HA. THIS VILLAGE IS SO GOOD AT WORKING TOGETHER TO LYNCH INNOCENT PEOPLE...]
But right now... Bols is still the person I feel strongest about. Like I said earlier, I think... there's something off about him. How he was so insistent that people could vote for him, that he didn't mind dying, but when it came down to an innocent person's life, [Yamato,] or his own, he didn't hesitate. There's a clear contradiction there.
A-aside from that, I'm still... not entirely certain that I buy Kanesada's story about Kashuu and Kuninaga. Melborn goes missing, and his dagger has blood on it. Kashuu has a wound that could come from a dagger, and yet... Kanesada was convinced that it was Kuninaga who was the general. That doesn't make sense to me. It seems like he's trying to assign blame to a party that isn't... isn't around to defend itself anymore. That doesn't explain why he'd choose Kuninaga over Kashuu, though... I don't know enough about them.
Are... you following so far?
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His reasoning was that he... "didn't need to do his job, before then", when I asked him why he'd done what he did. [ ... ] If only the Fox had checked Bols.
[ it just. it seemed so... obvious, after yamato... so obvious that she wasn't sure if she could even think him guilty, regardless of what he'd done. did that even make sense?? nothing makes sense.
when hinata mentions kashuu, however, there's no hiding the fact that she tenses. kashuu... without hesitation: ]
And I'm also certain Kashuu wasn't the General.
[ she had no idea what the hell he was up to that night, but this-- this she's certain of. elaborating: ]
... I spoke to Kashuu that night. He'd-- his reaction to what Gi-ne had said, had done... [ it was strong. genuine. ] He told me he was going to speak with the rest of the swords that night, because he believed Souza knew there was a traitor when he told them about Jason.
[ she will defend cashew's honor until her last breath. ]
I don't... understand, why he'd have an injury that matches Royce's dagger, but ... if Kashuu had gone through the effort to hide his body, if he killed him, why not hide the knife as well? I don't doubt Kashuu and Royce met, but... not as a General and his prey.