catch-all: rin.

[rewriter]

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week zero, monday.

[rewriter]

[They are by the stairs in IKEA because, why not? Monika frowns profusely at the fact that it's still blocked off. Stop being locked.]

... So, that's still off-limits.

[damp]

[ Hi Monika! Rin just follows her gaze. ]

Isn't that for employees only?

[rewriter]

I don't see a sign.

[It is not in the location description... She gives him a funny look, though, a little amused.]

Are you the type who would let that stop you, Rin?

[damp]

[ WELL... she's right ]

I normally don't go through unmarked doors in stores. Do you?

[rewriter]

Not normally, no. But this situation is just as far from normal as you can get, you know?

week 0, friday 2, warehouse area

[damp]

[ In the warehouse area, Rin is sitting down and slowly chewing on some appy slices. He looks very sad about it. ]

... Been a long day, huh.

[ It's like, barely noon. ]

[rewriter]

... It's going to get longer.

[it's barely noon, kids.]

Are you okay? Like, physically.

[damp]

Yeah. [ physically ] Are you?

[rewriter]

I'm okay. I just wish I hadn't happened so quickly... or, like, at all I guess.

[damp]

Yeah, me too.

Are you... used to this kind of stuff?

week 0, sunday 2, selfie shop

[damp]

[ rin is just asian squatting outside of the selfie shop, idly going through his phone. ]

Hey.

... How're you feeling?

[rewriter]

To be honest? Tired.

[she just watched her roommate star in soft core porn snuff. thanks!]

Did you stick around until the end, Rin?

[damp]

[ gross! ]

... No. I couldn't watch after she got into position by the guillotine. Did you?

[rewriter]

... Lambda is my teammate, so I felt obligated to stick around.

[and boy, does she regret it! but that's neither here nor now.]

The guillotine wasn't enough to do her in, though. It, um... It was a fake.

[damp]

... What?

[ ??? ]

But then, how...?

week one, monday.

[rewriter]

[Time to die off-schedule!

Monika watches from the audience (for now) as they bring out the lions, squinting.]

Are those normal lions?

[Thinking about the frog noise... :ribbit:]

[damp]

[ finally, my dream come true.

But really. ]

There's no way. Nothing about this place is normal, remember? [ ... ] They still look dangerous though.

[rewriter]

... Yeah. Well, even normal lions are really dangerous, anyway.

[she leans forward, unaware of the danger.]

Had you ever seen one before? I mean, like, in person.

[damp]

Only at the zoo.

[ he furrows his brows, watching monika lean forward. ]

Hey, maybe we should stay ba—

[ surprise! they are now in the arena ]

[rewriter]

[help]

... Um, what?

[the shadowy figures handling the lion look at them expectantly.

maybe it's time to, uh, run.]

week 7, monday

[damp]

[ hi ]

So, you killed Wenzhou?

[rewriter]

[... pauses, looking at him carefully.]

Yes, that's right.

[damp]

... Sorry, that's an awkward way to start a conversation when we haven't talked in two months.

[rewriter]

... It's fine. You wouldn't be the first person to start a conversation like that recently.

How have you been, Rin?

[damp]

I've been okay. It's been... a long time, huh?

[ rubs his neck ]

How've you been? It looked like you were pretty busy, from the other side.