week 1 | wednesday night | eleanor, ranpo

[speckling]

[this is taking place in wildkat so enjoy the food! ]

So, there's a note we found about Reapers and Entry Fees. It's written weird like a personal note so I can sum it up.

[ also i also don't know if he can find the note in here again? it's a winners-access thing ig. anyway, he holds up a finger. ]

The first is that Players don't know their specific entry fees! For some it's obvious what it is, like Izaya-san and his eyesight. For others, you just know something's missing. I kinda figured what's mine, but it's not I know what it is for sure.

[ second finger! it's a bunny now. ]

The second and more important thing: Reapers don't have to pay an entry fee.

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[deductionary]

........

[ HUFFS VERY LOUDLY. ]

That's convenient. I've kind of deduced what my specific entry fee is, considering that trying to remember some things draws up a perpetual blank....... is it something like that for you too, Mike-san?

[ turns to eleanor though ]

I think I've figured out Nora-san's entry fee though. She can't feel pain anymore.

[exorcismo]

[ Eleanor chokes on her french vanilla latte, sputtering espresso and foam all over herself. ]

Keep your voice down!

[ She shushes him and looks around warily. Nothing but shadow people here fortunately. ]

I suppose I've been a bit obvious about it, though Ranpo and Jacopo seem to be the only ones who have picked up on it.

[ There's a moment of clear indecision on her face, and then she finally spills— ]

I apologize for keeping this from you, but in the name of transparency I'm being honest now. Last week, our host approached me and offered me a boon. What I picked allowed me to choose a player and check to see if they were a Reaper. I chose Chuuya—

[ and before they can say anything ]

He's not one! I wasn't suspicious of him! I just wanted to make sure the people I'd acquainted myself with were trustworthy.

[speckling]

[ i was wondering who nora-san was, glad i don't play a detective here.
he'll go get the napkins for eleanor. ]

Yeah. I'll be upfront too, it's going to be weird explaining how. But Eleanor-san helped me, actually.

[ bless eleanor and her honest heart, at least. also that's one heck of an entry fee, and a bit of concerning one... but he's sure she can take care of herself? ]

That's really good to know, thank you for trusting us enough to confess your crimes, haha~ Can I ask, do you know why he approached you with a boon?

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[deductionary]

It wasn't that hard to figure out.

[ blandly. he saw you take a punch from magnus, ok it was pretty easy to figure that one out. also no one ever said that ranpo was the most tactful person in the room. ]

[ THAT'S GOING TO BE VERY QUICKLY FOLLOWED UP BY A DOUBLE TAKE AND like. because ranpo was precariously balancing his chair on two legs there's going to be a crash when he.

tips over. ]

You what?????

[ this is???? news to him????? ]

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[deductionary]

[ anyway!! he's getting up from being sprawled on the floor and he'll right up his chair before plonking himself into it again. ]

Ah, that means I shouldn't touch Mr. Fancy Hat, then. [ shrugs, makes a mildly disappointed noise. ] He was in the mafia back in my world, you know? Caused me a lot of trouble, so I didn't really trust him that much. So yeah, I probably would have checked if he was aligned with the Reapers........

[ leans back in his chair. he would put his foot up on the table tbh but after crashing once he's not going to do that again. ]

Is it a one-time thing or can you do it more than once?

[exorcismo]

[ She watches Ranpo fall to the ground, a little startled when he meets the floor. But otherwise she's mostly unamused at his reaction. First and foremost— ]

Please use your inside voice, Ranpo.

[ Anyway, now that Ranpo is (mostly) done acting a fool, she'll get back to their questions. She dabs her mouth with a napkin (kindly offered by Madara, aka the only other person in this room with manners). ]

I'll tell you the summary of what I learned from my questioning of the host. Essentially.. every week a player who isn't a Reaper is picked based on their performance. They choose an item and that item allows them some sort of advantage.. I think. I asked if all the items had positive consequences but he wouldn't answer. The item I picked just so happened to have the effect that it did— but yes, if someone gets the same set of items they could end up choosing the same thing I did.

[speckling]

I tend to be louder than him, don't be too harsh about his reaction. That's news to me though, and obviously to Ranpo-san!

[ well at the crash, madara can only make a small sound of surprise, but he recovers fast enough that he doesn't worry too much. at the reveal of what eleanor did, he rests his chin in his hand, you know, that typical thinking pose. ]

You were very fortunate too, that's a good advantage to know exists. Even when it just proved someone is innocent, and the group of players is larger right now.

[ farther down the line, it would be invaluable. he can see that at least ]

If Ranpo-san and I ever get that opportunity, can we know which item you picked, and what was available? It would be obvious and convenient to go for what you've chosen, but I'm curious about the others. I'd be sure to tell you both though.

[ curiosity, don't kill this cat, please. ]