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[sevenseconds]

[xiao comes into view, looking rather distraught. she just witnessed what happened and... well.]

Hey.... wait a second- all of that was real... wasn't it?

[she shakes her head.]

Not only did the audience see it but it was broadcast all over Deadman Wonderland. Just... what is this place?! What they're doing here isn't humane at all! This has got to be illegal... right?

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[moonsets]

If they get away with it, then I doubt they themselves care whether it's legal or not. [ Shinjiro doesn't really sound fazed - or well, he doesn't sound different than he did before, so maybe his serious tone is just how he deals with everything in general, even this stuff. Besides, he suspected as much since he didn't trust this to begin with. ]

We just got to put up with it. Complaining ain't gonna work.

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[sevenseconds]

[xiaoyu knows that they're stuck in this, that there's really no way out. they'll all have to go through these stupid trials over and over, put on shows and be treated like fools.

she feels so terrible about it.]

I'm not complaining, I'm just.... [she sighs.] There has got to some way out of this.

[moonsets]

'course there's a way. Just break out. [ But of course that's just stating it factually and he knows it too, judging by the sigh that follows what he's saying. ]

But it ain't that easy in a place like this. It's not like anyone's gonna come to save us or whatever either. The only thing you got to rely on is yourself.

[sevenseconds]

[she still doesn't want to believe what he's saying here. sure, they should rely on themselves for certain things but she still wants to believe in everyone else.]

If we're gonna break out then you're going to have to start relying on people, whether you like it or not mister! You can't stage a jailbreak all on your own after all!

[moonsets]

.. I'm not. [ He lets out a sigh.

He's not going to stage a jailbreak, since.. well, as sucky as this place is, he belongs here. He deserves it. Not that he'll admit it to everyone else, but it's why he very well intends to sit it out no matter what happens to him. ]

If you want to start that shit and get yourself killed, it's not my fault.

[ Although he'd honestly prefer to not see that. ]

[sevenseconds]

[she sighs a little at that.]

I'm not going to start anything, at least not until I can sneak around and get some answers.

Which I'm definitely going to do.

[moonsets]

I doubt anyone's gonna tell you anything though. [ If they were all about throwing out secrets, then there's no way they would have given them that stupid big meal in the beginning. As if they were trying to sucker them into trusting them. ]

Unless you already have some bright idea about where to find those answers.

[sevenseconds]

The top?

[she smiles nervously.]

I mean, I'm kinda used to breaking and entering now I guess.

[moonsets]

More like breaking and leavin' in this case. [ Great joke, Shinjiro.. then again, he didn't really mean it as a joke either way. ]

But I guess I'll at least give you credit if you actually manage to find anything at all. I don't expect it's possible.

[sevenseconds]

Hey mister grumpy? I'll definitely prove you wrong one of these times. Then you'll see that you have a reason to trust me too.

[moonsets]

[ At least he doesn't really care about being called mister grumpy or whatever-- he's heard worse. That doesn't really make him flinch. ]

You're that set on convincing me?

[ Why? ]

[sevenseconds]

I am.

[she smiles at him.]

And maybe then I can get you to even smile.

[moonsets]

.. [ There's a sound not entirely unlike a derisive snort. ] It's gonna take a whole lot more than that to make me smile.

[ He doens't think there's anything that could, anyway. ]

So don't waste your time. If you're going to be looking for a way out, then do that for yourself. [ And not for someone like him. ]

[sevenseconds]

You know what you need? A movie night. Yeah that's right, you 'n me are gonna spend some quality time together!

You're free, right? I mean we're in prison of course you're free.

[moonsets]

You've got to be kidding me..

[ He sounds sort of exasperated when he says it. Seriously, they're stuck in a prison and all this girl can think of is having movie nights? Especially considering what kind of place this is?

(Especially considering that this will be the place he dies, eventually--) ]

I'm not the kinda guy for those things. Go look somewhere else.

[sevenseconds]

So we can watch stuff a room here, right?

[IGNORING HIM.]

We should be allowed to do that, until 9 at least. Lights out and all that.

[moonsets]

[ ... WAIT, WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE... ]

Hey, didn't you hear what I said just now?!