It's a rather quaint town when you get down to it. At least, that's what the Sheriff would argue. Warm and dry in the mornings and afternoons with a brisk coolness in the evenings. The perfect type of weather to just sit out on your rocking chair and observe the comings and goings.
... Of course, there's not much in the way of comings and goings when there aren't any actual people here to watch. Nevertheless, don't let that get you down! The town is your oyster and those roosters won't stop crowing until everyone's out of bed. Up and at 'em, rise and shine, it's time to make the day yours!
Except there is, perhaps, a few things amiss.
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Shinnosuke will be examining the video camera—albeit from a distance for now, because he doesn't want to experience Jason and Damian's Adventures 2.0, please and thank you.]
... I know I brought up the possibility of cameras, but that didn't mean I actually wanted them, you know.
[He's keeping his guard up (and moving out of what he figures to be the camera's line of sight), just in the case the thing starts firing lasers at Xion or something??]
The fact that it's suddenly shown up here probably isn't a good thing for us. Well, assuming this has anything to do with Mr. Sheriff and his employers, anyway.
[Still eying the thing warily, he crouches down to pick up a small rock.]
[ Xion has no such reservations about being in the camera's line of sight. She has no plans to damage it, and she hasn't done anything wrong ... that she knows of. So there shouldn't be a problem if she's seen, right?
Still, she'll glance over at Shinnosuke and notice he's picking up a rock, winning a somewhat troubled expression. ]
I guess... to be honest, I'd kind of thought they were already watching us, so this is kind of weird.
[ She moves over to him, in a motion that probably also takes her, at least mostly, out of the camera's line of sight as well. ]
It's not going to bite! It just sort of sits there. Being a camera. They can probably notice after a moment that a red light is on, signaling that it's recording.
Unless Shinnosuke and Xion don't know how cameras work, then they're just sort of stuck there. ]
... doesn't really. But she's handy at messing with electronics she doesn't understand! So, given that nothing explodes when Shinnosuke chucks the rock, Xion decides this is probably fine and approaches the camera properly, sitting down on the porch next to it. ]
[ Well, the very big thing about it is when Shinnosuke picks it up, the little screen on the camera is not actually showing where the lens is pointing to.
It's showing the hotel. The kitchen, specifically, still a bit of a mess from a certain birthday party. Oh gosh, maybe someone should go clean that up? ]
[ Oh, he took it... Xion gets back to her feet so she can look at the camera, too, while Shinnosuke does his own examination. What's on the screen seems to surprise her. The kitchen...? Isn't that... Yuna and Dr. Lector? But-- ]
That's...! But how? This camera... we're not even in the hotel. [ She frowns a little, reaching out to touch the camera, though not with any specific purpose. ] There really must be a network of cameras they're watching us from. But, why is this one just sitting out here?
But that's... Yeah. Well, he supposes it's not completely surprising, but still weird. Not as creepy as it could be, but this is the guy who accepts that his phone is being tapped by various people including his yandere cousin, so he's pretty used to the "constantly spied on" life.]
No idea. I've got a bad feeling about this...
[Like he said, he doesn't interpret its sudden appearance as a good sign. It could just be him being paranoid, because he won't deny that he is, but.
[Shinnosuke gives a slight start, because whoops, he's not too fond of sudden movements from others, but his grip on the camera remains steady, at least.
[ Xion mostly just sounds determined. If she's scared, she's keeping it to herself. Time to press "next" again, then. What will they see this time...? ]
[ For what it's worth, Xion went through those quicker than the rest...
A little sigh escapes her as she thinks it over. ]
What do you think would happen ... if we kept it?
[ She frowns thoughtfully, pressing a loosely curled first to her mouth. ]
It's spying, but with something like this ... no one could sneak out of the hotel without the rest of us realizing it. We could try and stop the murders...
[ Though there's a thread of uncertainty in her voice. The consequences for not killing, after all.... ]
Well, Mr. Sheriff hasn't burst out of nowhere and yelled at us for touching the camera, so we're probably not in trouble if we keep it.
[And then they find themselves in the stocks with Jason tonight—]
But there are a few problems. Even putting aside the rules of this game: this doesn't catch people leaving through their windows, which would likely be their exit on Thursday night anyway.
Another problem is the matter of who. Who gets to keep it? If we run on an honour system where we leave it out in public, someone's inevitably going to steal it.
[Shinnosuke has absolutely no faith in the populace, tbh.]
On the other hand, who should be the one to keep a tool that can be used for spying? [He lets out a light laugh.] Though that crosses me off the list already. No one would trust leaving this in the possession of trash like me.
[ Xion absorbs all of that quietly, watching him with a thoughtful and somber look on her face. Given that she was the one to raise the issue of the unlocked windows, that's a point she can't deny. ]
That's true. But if we assume something like that, there isn't much point to a camera like this, is there? At least, not for us.
[ Xion sighs as she thinks it over, her brow furrowing. ]
I think ... we should bring it back to the hotel and tell the others. We could put it up to a vote and decide who we think is best to keep an eye on it. ... as much as I hate to say it, I think you're right about it getting stolen, so ... it's better if just one person hangs onto it.
[ A beat and she adds, quietly, ]
But I don't think you're trash, Shinnosuke.
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Shinnosuke will be examining the video camera—albeit from a distance for now, because he doesn't want to experience Jason and Damian's Adventures 2.0, please and thank you.]
... I know I brought up the possibility of cameras, but that didn't mean I actually wanted them, you know.
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Xion will join him at his side, also not approaching any closer. She looks mildly concerned and sort of thoughtful. ]
The possibility? You mean like... monitoring us?
[ Starting to frown, Xion takes a few steps closer, though she won't. Reach out to touch it or anything, just yet. ]
But... why here? Shouldn't it be hidden?
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[He's keeping his guard up (and moving out of what he figures to be the camera's line of sight), just in the case the thing starts firing lasers at Xion or something??]
The fact that it's suddenly shown up here probably isn't a good thing for us. Well, assuming this has anything to do with Mr. Sheriff and his employers, anyway.
[Still eying the thing warily, he crouches down to pick up a small rock.]
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Still, she'll glance over at Shinnosuke and notice he's picking up a rock, winning a somewhat troubled expression. ]
I guess... to be honest, I'd kind of thought they were already watching us, so this is kind of weird.
[ She moves over to him, in a motion that probably also takes her, at least mostly, out of the camera's line of sight as well. ]
What are you doing? You aren't going to...
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[He's not entirely expecting this to be some kind of murder camera, but you never know??
And with that, he tosses the rock—lightly (BECAUSE HE'S NOT TRYING TO BREAK THE THING, GOSH)—at the edge of the camera.]
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It's not going to bite! It just sort of sits there. Being a camera. They can probably notice after a moment that a red light is on, signaling that it's recording.
Unless Shinnosuke and Xion don't know how cameras work, then they're just sort of stuck there. ]
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... doesn't really. But she's handy at messing with electronics she doesn't understand! So, given that nothing explodes when Shinnosuke chucks the rock, Xion decides this is probably fine and approaches the camera properly, sitting down on the porch next to it. ]
There's a light on... what do you think it means?
[ can she just kind of ... pick it up ]
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But fine, he'll be walking towards the camera as well (still staying outside of its line of sight), though he refuses to sit down like Xion.]
That means it's recording. [Does Xion even know what that means...] Well, we should see what else it might have on it.
[He pauses, before he reaches down to pick it up so that he can try and turn it off and, hopefully, see what might be in its memory.]
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It's showing the hotel. The kitchen, specifically, still a bit of a mess from a certain birthday party. Oh gosh, maybe someone should go clean that up? ]
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That's...! But how? This camera... we're not even in the hotel. [ She frowns a little, reaching out to touch the camera, though not with any specific purpose. ] There really must be a network of cameras they're watching us from. But, why is this one just sitting out here?
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[And Hannibal, but eh. (Sorry, Hannibal.)
But that's... Yeah. Well, he supposes it's not completely surprising, but still weird. Not as creepy as it could be, but this is the guy who accepts that his phone is being tapped by various people including his yandere cousin, so he's pretty used to the "constantly spied on" life.]
No idea. I've got a bad feeling about this...
[Like he said, he doesn't interpret its sudden appearance as a good sign. It could just be him being paranoid, because he won't deny that he is, but.
Any functions on the camera they can check out?]
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"Back" and "Next".
Those are the only two things really out of line with any other normal video camera. ]
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Without warning, she reaches out to press on "next." ]
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Time to see what happens??]
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[ She's almost a little worried about what they might see. ]
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Of course. Time to play voyeur, it seems.
[If he's worried, it doesn't show in his voice, though he at least doesn't sound as smug as he usually does.]
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[ Xion mostly just sounds determined. If she's scared, she's keeping it to herself. Time to press "next" again, then. What will they see this time...? ]
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The same goes for the next one which is the bathhouse and sauna.
Female first, then male.
Then the hallway of the first floor of the hotel, leading to all the rooms and the staircase.
Then back to the kitchen again. Looks like it's the entire ground floor of the hotel. ]
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[ Xion will lower her hand, still frowning a little. ]
That was the whole hotel, wasn't it? Do you think... there are more cameras like this one, that can see other parts of the town?
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Maybe. None of this answers the question of why this camera showed up, so we're still pretty far in the dark here.
And then there's the question of what we're supposed to do with this thing now.
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A little sigh escapes her as she thinks it over. ]
What do you think would happen ... if we kept it?
[ She frowns thoughtfully, pressing a loosely curled first to her mouth. ]
It's spying, but with something like this ... no one could sneak out of the hotel without the rest of us realizing it. We could try and stop the murders...
[ Though there's a thread of uncertainty in her voice. The consequences for not killing, after all.... ]
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[And then they find themselves in the stocks with Jason tonight—]
But there are a few problems. Even putting aside the rules of this game: this doesn't catch people leaving through their windows, which would likely be their exit on Thursday night anyway.
Another problem is the matter of who. Who gets to keep it? If we run on an honour system where we leave it out in public, someone's inevitably going to steal it.
[Shinnosuke has absolutely no faith in the populace, tbh.]
On the other hand, who should be the one to keep a tool that can be used for spying? [He lets out a light laugh.] Though that crosses me off the list already. No one would trust leaving this in the possession of trash like me.
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That's true. But if we assume something like that, there isn't much point to a camera like this, is there? At least, not for us.
[ Xion sighs as she thinks it over, her brow furrowing. ]
I think ... we should bring it back to the hotel and tell the others. We could put it up to a vote and decide who we think is best to keep an eye on it. ... as much as I hate to say it, I think you're right about it getting stolen, so ... it's better if just one person hangs onto it.
[ A beat and she adds, quietly, ]
But I don't think you're trash, Shinnosuke.
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