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Six more people will die at the bare minimum. Six more if the accused somehow end up dying in the brig after they've been contained.

[ They could be innocent? They might get it wrong? She personally thinks everyone does so well, but she's still a little pessimistic. ]

... To clean up a corpse that belonged to someone whom I was having dinner with simply the day before used to be my normal routine. With how things were in the ship in the beginning, I thought I could finally live a life where that wasn't the norm.

It's unfortunate, for everyone.

It is. Not everyone is used to seeing so much death, and it must be difficult if the ones you go to for support during this time will then die suddenly. And even if it is something that you are familiar with, it is still an unpleasant thing to witness.

[ curfew together on thursday, see their name on your i.r.i.s. on friday. ]

After all, just because someone may be considered "strong" does not mean they should go through situations where they need to display that strength. There is a peace in being weak.

... I can't argue with that.

[ Because Owner is right. ]

At the same time, I hate feeling so... weak, despite how we can't do much about it.

No, that is also understandable. It feels like we are playing to a script, doesn't it? We spend time together in the week, then on Friday morning we wake up to a death. We solve the crime in nine hours. We sit together and chat about it after.

[ ... ]

For two months?

... Yes? I don't think we can leave in the middle of this unless we die.

[ She slightly tilts her head, wondering if Owner just came to a conclusion on his own. ]

Well, technically you can, you would just be left alone on a strange planet with no way to return back home.

[ so no, he did not just come to this conclusion. ]

... I vaguely recall that you would get arrested if you did that. But then again, I had a headache all trial...

I didn't say it was a good idea. That is just the alternative to staying on the ship.

... That you did.

[ Owner isn't wrong. Yuri sighs. ]

Say, Owner... Would you be open to having a prosthetic?

... normally, I would say no.

However, I realize the situation that we are in is quite dangerous, and that I am putting myself in additional risk without one.

[ Yuri quietly nods. ]

I think if you continue to wear the sort of clothes that you usually do [ kimonos??? ], it would be easy to hide it if that's what you were worried about.

Mm. Well, it is likely going to get out eventually anyway. I was surprised it didn't get revealed today, but I suppose that's because I was too short.

[ HE DIDN'T MAKE ANY OF THE SUSPECT LISTS ]

[ Yuri would also like to think that Owner not stripping so readily was also a part of it, but he also had that blanket with him the whole time... Honestly, it was kind of cute. ]

... That's a good thing, isn't it?

[ he's a little fond of it at this point, it's wild how important staying cozy for nine hours is. ]

It was for me, yes. It was just a surprise...

[ they really do let people get away with so much. ]

[ They really do... Yuri also considers bringing a blanket for the next trial to ease her anxieties. ]

Who knows what kind of tangent we could have gone off to...

[ stares at poop shackles ]

[ also thinks about poop shackles. he looks so grim. ]

... they really have interesting thoughts in their heads...

[ that should stay in their heads.... ]

They really do...

[ Yuri closes her eye for a moment before reopening them. ]

Though, I admit that I wasn't thinking quite well during the trial either...

Mm, I think that is normal. It is a rather intense setting that we are stuck in for hours, while knowing we would ave to do a rather important vote at the end. Someone we know died, and someone we may like may have done the killing.

[ most people would be out of it. ]

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