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[namelessfighter]

...Has Junpei shared my last note with you, then?

[ that's not an answer ]

[preceptive]

[he nods.]

[namelessfighter]

[ of course. it's always junpei. ]

Then yes, that would be me.

[preceptive]

[it is always junpei.]

So you're one of the solo roles. Is your title a term you've heard before?

[namelessfighter]

It is. Although it may have a different meaning here than as I know it.

[preceptive]

[i don't know why i asked because i'm not going to figure it out]

I see. Well, knowing what this place is like...

[namelessfighter]

Then it's probably something sexual.

[ a nod. he Knows. ]

But I would have to ask to know for sure, and that could give it away, couldn't it? It's just a title, anyway. It isn't that important.

[preceptive]

Since you're the only one in that role, yeah. Though it would've been nice to fill in the last blank.

[namelessfighter]

Does it still matter, when you know who it is?

[ hm. ]

So if my guess was right... Are you the one with three? What did Junpei call it... cockblocker?

[preceptive]

No.

[namelessfighter]

[ a shrug! ]

Alright. Not knowing won't affect my own role, anyway. I won't ask anything more.

[ he does give kagachi a smile. ]

Then let's do our best to get everyone home, shall we?

[preceptive]

Of course. That was never in doubt.

[namelessfighter]

They chose well with you, didn't they?

[ not that kanesan doubted it. ]

I will say that there are others who suspect you have a role, too - either through numbers or through the same logic I brought you. But I won't be the one to give you away, if someone asks.

[preceptive]

I'm pretty sure half the ship knows by now. I haven't exactly been hiding it.

[namelessfighter]

Neither have I, but only two have approached me about it directly. The only reason I bring it up is that it being more widely spread makes us a bigger target. The more who know, the easier it will be for the demons possessing some of us to learn and try to eliminate a potential threat. Junpei did say we could be replaced if necessary, but...

Do try to stay safe, Kagachi.

[preceptive]

I'm more concerned about people like Junpei and Dick. They're well-liked and at the heart of a lot of circles.

[namelessfighter]

Mm, and given the work they're doing, they're the obvious targets.

[ frowning, he crosses his arms. ]

Obviously we don't want to lose anyone if we can avoid it, but those two have made themselves central to our mission here. Though I don't know if there's a way to protect them anymore than we've already been doing.

[preceptive]

It doesn't seem like it, so far. Death is difficult to beat.

... Speaking of which—do you have any idea what happened to Dimitri?

[namelessfighter]

...Ah.

I may have an idea, yes.

[preceptive]

... Is it something you're allowed to say?

[namelessfighter]

Under the right conditions... yes.

[preceptive]

Does it have to do with a role?

[namelessfighter]

[ a nod! ]

[preceptive]

Does it have to do with your role?

[namelessfighter]

Yes.