team goat

[dianxias]

WHY ARE THERE SO FEW OF US IM IN TEARS

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w4 tuesday morning team meeting

[dianxias]

[ well!!! xie lian has gathered you all here today this fine early morning. there is a freshly brewed pot of tea on the table, and some various snacks from the pantry, and absolutely nothing he cooked himself. he is here to tell you all that


well


you're gonna notice what he's gonna tell you really quick. take a look around the room! count how many of us there are.


:') ]

[heartablaze]

[she automatically has a cookie in her mouth because of course she does, but]

...

This is it?

[Are you SURE?]

[recrowns]

[ . . . he's going to be taking a sip of his tea, then.]

I expect that you will all tell no one of this.

[heartablaze]

[She shakes her head immediately.]

Of course not. That's breaking the rules.

[recrowns]

Besides that, Hikaru.

[and his voice is neutral even as he looks over all of them, the gears in his mind turning]

Any knowledge that Goat's team is low in numbers might inspire an act of violence against him.

And so, I'd like to ask that should anyone ask you 'whose team is at risk' - your answer is 'I don't know'.

[heartablaze]

[There's a wince, a clouding of her eyes, but she snaps out of it rather quickly. She's remarkably calm, considering!!]

Goat-san will lose their power completely if any more of us die, won't they?

Do you think people will really try to do something to them if they can? Won't that just make the realm worse?

[recrowns]

No - the rules state that it would only be on Thursday evening, when most of the murders occur. Otherwise, people won't know what powers he has.

As for whether anyone would truly take action.... I don't know.

But the greatest fortune that we can have is to suggest that it's not possible to even risk it - to deter anyone who might even consider it.

[heartablaze]

Mmn. I've only seen them use their ice powers once, outside of the ones that they use for trials...

I think so, anyway.

[recrowns]

They have a few but...

[he shakes his head]

Regardless, the point to make is that we have to keep this a secret. Even from people you might trust - we don't know if a new aspect will make it relevant to harm our Leaders.

This week, Goat is currently in the castle - so we don't need to worry about them regardless.

[heartablaze]

Mm.

There's only two people that know my team right now, and Chijin was one of them. If it means keeping Goat-san and everyone here safe, I'm not going to say anything.

[moondumplings]

[ i'm fucking sobbing ]

Oh....!

[dianxias]

...I confirmed it with Brother Goat. There are only the four of us.

[ he

hates this! ]

And I am seconding what Soo-won has said. We are allowed to meet and speak freely, but nothing we say can leave this room.

[moondumplings]

[ she's just.... a little faint. oh geez. no pressure ]

Is Goat-san gonna be okay....?

[dianxias]

...They say they will be.

[ xie lian says, quietly. he does not like it, clearly. ] Either way, we need to be absolutely careful. No matter what happens, we cannot lose another person.

[moondumplings]

[ she's squinting as dubious as xl feels but if they say so..... there's not much they can do, huh? ]

We should stick together then, as much as we can. At least in pairs.

[heartablaze]

[gonna come take usagi's hands, hello]

[moondumplings]

[ don't mind if she clings back a little? wow time to be even more protective ]

[heartablaze]

[one person for each hand! at least hikaru is closer to her height and not 8000000 feet tall like SOME PEOPLE]

I'm sorry I didn't tell you, Usagi-chan.

[moondumplings]

[ she's got two hands and it's for her small collection of favorite people here. xie lian can attach himself to them via ruoye.

but she's shaking her head!! because it's not just hikaru after all ]

Mmm-mm. Don't be...! I didn't tell anyone until Xie Lian-san asked me recently after all.

[heartablaze]

It's okay - I think that was smart. I planned to tell more, but Goat-san telling me that it would be dangerous is what kept me only telling one person a week. I was just lucky that Chijin was one of those people.

[moondumplings]

[ usagi laughs over her head and absolutely doesn't say it was because she actually forgot ]

We'll have to be super careful from now on...!

[recrowns]

[welp!

soo-won is just going to sigh faintly before reaching out for her hand.]

It'll be alright. Usagi. Breathe in, and out, with me.

[moondumplings]

[ it's terrible how quickly that works, her brows furrowing as she focuses her breath on his. within minutes, she's smiling faintly, squeezing his fingers in thanks ]

If anything, I'm glad that we're together in this.

[recrowns]

[he'll give her a gentle squeeze back!]

I am, too. So don't hesitate to rely on me, alright? We'll figure out how to make the best of this situation.

[moondumplings]

Mm..! I believe we'll be okay. Especially now that we know who.