day seven

[vytis]

[Lithuania drags Poland into the cabin and punches him in the face as hard as he can. Ideally he'll send Poland to the floor. That's definitely his intent. He's careful to avoid Poland's nose, though--he doesn't want to break it.]

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[notyetlost]

[Poland opens and closes his mouth a few times... damn it Lithuania you made his jaw click.]

Well on the off chance you actually remembered something about our previous exchange in a murder game, I didn't want you suggesting me. [That note was so stupid.]

I'm still mad at Bart for abstaining. Like seriously. Of all the times to abstain!

[vytis]

[Lithuania's manner changes instantly--his emotions don't go cold, they die entirely. He's the prim and proper Soviet secretary now. He suspects it's not Poland's favorite version of him, and it's not one Lithuania uses with Poland.

Which is kind of the point, honestly.]

I'm sorry I didn't take a bullet to the head for your purposes.

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[notyetlost]

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[notyetlost]

[...oh fuck you Lithuania.]

Like you wouldn't have done the same to me in these circumstances.

Ah but. You don't have to worry about surviving anymore. I'm going to die tonight.

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[vytis]

[Lithuania is quiet, judging Poland's expression.]

[vytis]

Are you?

[notyetlost]

[Poland arches an eyebrow.]

What are you talking about?

[vytis]

...Will you tell me why you're doing this? Athena said you've been forced. Elaborate?

[He's gentler now.]

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[notyetlost]

[Poland's expression softens in thought.]

Every night since I've gotten here I've woken up in the middle of the night. I walked to a cabin in the woods where I met up with a group of strangers. We'd talk all night about who should die and how they should die the next morning.

[Poland glances down at his hands.]

I lied. I lied to everyone. And when the person who's known me for years knew the best way to catch me in that lie, I deliberately threw him off by making a pinky promise.

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[notyetlost]

You know me best.

[Poland's hands tremble, and he looks at Lithuania terrified.]

Are these things I'd do?

[vytis]

[At that expression, Lithuania's guise breaks entirely, and there's only worry--the worry of a whole nation's worth of feelings directed at Poland.]

You wouldn't. Not unless they were threatening your people or couldn't stop yourself somehow.

...Athena wants to help you. You know that, right?

[notyetlost]

...I don't know if I can be helped.

The only way I can win now is at the expense of everyone left.

[vytis]

[Lithuania pulls Poland into a hug and smooths down his hair.]

What happens if you win?

[notyetlost]

I don't even know.

[There's no hidden morality, no great plan to save everyone like there was last time.]

I know what happened in this camp and I know the ranger wanted me to fail. I don't know if I'm on the right side of things.

I didn't want to die.

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[vytis]

[Lithuania pets Poland's hair in silence.]

[vytis]

I don't think you're going to die today.

[notyetlost]

[Poland looks at Lithuania wearily.]

I made things really easy on everyone last night, despite that clue.

I don't see why they wouldn't just lynch me.

[vytis]

Athena is going to try something in regards to the vote. Voting for the true killer, she called it.

[notyetlost]

What does that mean?

[vytis]

The one the Ranger mentioned--from the murder involving the children.

[notyetlost]

The paper just turns stuff like that into a name of whoever is currently playing though.

I don't think that will work.

[vytis]

That's what she wants to try, at least. I suppose we'll find out.

[notyetlost]

What if it fails?

[vytis]

Don't worry about that.

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[notyetlost]

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