[week four - tuesday]

[hypertoxic]

Hiiiiiiiiro.

[ Uh. Where is that voice coming from?

If Hiro travels the path up to the oasis today, about halfway there he'll hear a voice coming out to him. But there's no one on the path before or behind him. What the hell?

Well, if he looks up, he'll find a spidery girl sitting on the branch of a tree that borders the path, idly swinging her legs and grinning down at him like a hyena. ]

I've been meaning to find you! I heard from a reliable source that you might be looking for me, so I thought I'd make myself findable!

[ ... she doesn't hop down, though. she seems content to stay up there. why is she in a tree???? ]

So let's talk! I think we have a lot to discuss.

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[hypertoxic]

... Akira. I think Akira is the remaining Wickie. [ Said with some grimness. ] I will be trying to get the truth from him myself, but I can only push so far. If I have you helping me, we might just learn something. We can try pressing Jacopo for information, too, but it can't seem suspicious!

And yeah, basically! Either you break reality as we know it or I break the game. In the end, we both win, so who cares? I think this is the beginning of a fruitful partnership.

[ His request will get half a smile and a nod. ]

Yes. I was planning on it. Just not now, like you said. We will have to sneak away from the village sometime this weekend. If we both make it through this week's trial, Saturday night or Sunday morning will be the best times for us to slip away and work on it.

[zerotohiro]

After what just happened and what I told you, you still want to really trust Jacopo? I...talked to Akira on Sunday. I sort of started feeling him out and he says he isn't doing anything but at the same time the guy's everywhere. He either knows something or...you know. Who knows? Even if he isn't the Wickie, we could use his help, too.

This sounds fine by me. And I'd like to speak to another business partner of mine between now and then. [He holds up his hands.] You'll be protected, I'm not gonna blab about your role. But I think they might be useful to us, too, if I explain part of your plan.

So that's it. You, me, Saturday night if we both live and the rest of the island's too distracted to notice. I think I can do that.