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[isawallflower]

WELCOME TO YOUR PRIVATE CHANNEL, CHEERYCHERRY. FOR SECURE COMMUNICATION, USE 019.46.820.17 *** CHEERYCHERRY has joined 019.46.820.17 <CHEERYCHERRY> It's Riley! <CHEERYCHERRY> Please leave a message! <CHEERYCHERRY> Please be someone with their priorities sorted out properly!

main: CheeryCherry
anonymous: panthera, aed
retired: gflynn (anon)

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<CheeryCherry>

[isawallflower]

[ hahahaha guess who is NOT answering this right away. give her about...ten minutes. ]

Yes
I'm ok
don't worry about it

<Player1>

[knifemonopoly]

You sure? This looks bad...if you say you can handle it on your own, I'll respect that, but...

You don't have to take on heavy hitters like that alone. We're friends, right? That means I'll be there to help you out, if you need it.

[And will also be in the long line of people ready to avenge anything that happens, if he finds out about it.]

<CheeryCherry>

[isawallflower]

no!!
do NOT get involved okay???
you dont want to get involved in this
he's not a good person to get angry

<Player1>

[knifemonopoly]

[She's trying to protect him...?]

I've had scary people angry at me before, Riley. I'm not afraid of him.

What has me really worried is the idea
of not being able to help you.

<CheeryCherry>

[isawallflower]

you want to protect me?

just don't ok?
don't get yourself involved in this you don't need to

<Player1>

[knifemonopoly]

Of course I do. You're one of my important friends! If anything happened to you, I'd never forgive whoever was responsible.

<CheeryCherry>

[isawallflower]

yugi i really don't deserve that
and i don't want you mixed up with him

<Player1>

[knifemonopoly]

You had a good reason to kill him, right? If you killed him because he hurt you, then I understand! You still deserve friends who'll help you.

[She's a kind, caring, helpful person, someone he's glad he's gotten the chance to know!

She'd only kill someone if she had a good reason, right? He believes that. He believes in her!]

<CheeryCherry>

[isawallflower]

[ She reads that and static blares through her mind. No. If they knew they wouldn’t understand. No one would, that’s why she kept it a secret in the first place that’s why she made it look like—Mattie, oh Mattie, I never wanted to, why didn’t I— ]

why are you saying this stuff
stop

<Player1>

[knifemonopoly]

Because protecting yourself, or the people you care about, isn't anything to be ashamed of! Neither is revenge, if they hit you first.

Look, this place is total anarchy. There's no laws, no authority except for who's strongest. [And don't get him started on what a sick joke the jail is.] If another monster turns on you, the only thing you can count on is the people who care enough to help.

Which you've got! Don't try to do it alone, Riley. Not when you don't have to.

[isawallflower]

you have no idea what youre talking about
and i need you to stop right now

[knifemonopoly]

[A significant pause.

He's hitting a wall he doesn't understand; it doesn't fit with what he knows about her. She's good, and kind, and the only reason she'd kill someone would be understandable.

But she's asked him to stop, directly, twice now. Going on, at this point...feels like too much. He'd be the one upsetting her, then.

Is there something he's missing? A piece he hasn't put in place? Something besides killing Aunamee? Is she in worse trouble than he thought? Or is it something else?

Everyone's allowed to have secrets, he believes, and no one should be forced to share them. But...he'll keep an eye out for her. He's already moving to 38-8, that's set for after he finishes working for Komaeda, so...he won't be far, if something does happen.]

I'm hurting you somehow by talking about this, aren't I?
Sorry. I'll stop.

[Not necessarily change his behavior, but...drop the subject.]

[isawallflower]

[ He doesn't receive a reply. ]