[He'll take a bobby pin from the vanity (after making sure there's nothing else of interest there), and nyoom right back to Yu so he can try to pick the lock. Will he be successful?]
Yeah, Connor isn't even going to ask for Yu's opinion on this. For whatever reason it may be, he immediately flips the pages until he finds the entries for week five.]
Connor will just skim through the week like only a roomba can, specifically looking for any mentions of Guy, situations or happenings with her followers, advancement opportunity, or deals made with participants in the game.]
[Early on in the week, he'll see a mention of "Advancement Opportunity". The page it's on reads as follows:]
not sure what I should do. I can't stop anyone from using Advancement Opportunity if they decide to. But if they keep deciding without talking to me, how am I supposed to keep them from making a big mistake?
Every time a god has dropped to zero one of the participants has killed them. Piety's only at one. It's only a matter of time before they get his follower without meaning to...
This stupid rule about not interfering is ridiculous. It's my power, I should be able to stop it from getting used without someone performing a task. What am I supposed to
do? Most of the participants don't like me, even though a lot of them still haven't talked to me. If I say I want to help protect Piety, they'll think I'm up to something.
If I'm going to make a world Ladybug will be proud of, I have to win.
But I don't want to win partially because one of my followers made it possible for someone to hurt Piety. It would be less competition, but...
[There's something else written here, but it's scribbled out in frustration.]
I know it has to be something big to completely protect someone from being affected by the power. I know that, but
This is almost over. If Ladybug was here, what would she say to me right now? She would be mad about the other week, probably. But I wonder if she'd be proud of the rule I made.
I told everyone it was my rule. A lot of them still seem to think I'm some bloodthirsty god, but you know what? Let them. If they're too afraid of what I'll do to them if they break my rule, then they won't kill. That will be worth it.
I've taken back the lead again. Now I just need to figure out how I can keep it.
She told me I can serve a purpose, but I have to want it. It's time to find out if I want it enough.
[There sure is an entry for Tuesday of this week. It has a few tearstains on it, but not as many as the other entry.]
It was all a lie, wasn't it?
He kept saying he believes in me, that he might even join me at the end because I've grown so much. That he's my friend.
But the day after he said that, he went to Piety and said he can't let me win, and that everyone will rally around Piety instead. Piety said he tried to talk him out of it, but he wouldn't change his mind...
Was he lying the entire time? Was he ever my friend at all?
I'll win this with or without him. I'll prove I'm capable of leading, even if he was lying about believing in me. Ladybug believed I can serve a purpose. That's what matters.
[He's quiet for a moment, staring at the tear stains on the page. Unless Yu has something in particular he wants to read himself, Connor will gently close the diary and lock it up again, before placing it back in the bedside drawer.]
I did.
[Though he can't say how he feels about it now.]
What do you make of her?
[Is that all for the bedroom? If so, he's going to start heading back to the living room to check out the TV.]
[ Nah. Yu lets him put it away, the look on his face pensive. He'll trail after Connor as they return to the living room. ]
Of Ambition? [ A soft huff that's not quite a laugh; if Connor happens to look at him, he'll see a crooked smile, too. ] To be honest, her diary confirmed some things I already thought about her. Ambition is ... a good person, who means well. She's a friend. Still...
[ He sighs, quietly. ]
She won't be who I support. I suppose that's all I can really say.
[ Have they checked out about all they can look at in here? It might be time for them to head out, if so. ]
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[He'll take a bobby pin from the vanity (after making sure there's nothing else of interest there), and nyoom right back to Yu so he can try to pick the lock. Will he be successful?]
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Which week's entries will they look at first?]
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Yeah, Connor isn't even going to ask for Yu's opinion on this. For whatever reason it may be, he immediately flips the pages until he finds the entries for week five.]
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which day is he looking for an entry on]
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Connor will just skim through the week like only a roomba can, specifically looking for any mentions of Guy, situations or happenings with her followers, advancement opportunity, or deals made with participants in the game.]
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not sure what I should do. I can't stop anyone from using Advancement Opportunity if they decide to. But if they keep deciding without talking to me, how am I supposed to keep them from making a big mistake?
Every time a god has dropped to zero one of the participants has killed them. Piety's only at one. It's only a matter of time before they get his follower without meaning to...
This stupid rule about not interfering is ridiculous. It's my power, I should be able to stop it from getting used without someone performing a task. What am I supposed to
[does he continue on to the next page?]
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[just sayin'.
he keeps reading, though! what's next?]
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do? Most of the participants don't like me, even though a lot of them still haven't talked to me. If I say I want to help protect Piety, they'll think I'm up to something.
If I'm going to make a world Ladybug will be proud of, I have to win.
But I don't want to win partially because one of my followers made it possible for someone to hurt Piety. It would be less competition, but...
[There's something else written here, but it's scribbled out in frustration.]
I know it has to be something big to completely protect someone from being affected by the power. I know that, but
[next page?]
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This must be about the deal she eventually offered Guy.
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...
He has nothing to say to that.
He flips to the next page.]
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that doesn't mean I like it. Who can I ask? I have to ask someone. I can't just leave it like this.
But so many of them would nev
[The word is cut off suddenly - apparently, something occurred to her just then.]
I know who I can ask.
[The entry ends there.]
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Yu will glance at Connor. You ok, buddy?
Where to now? ]
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After a moment:]
Friday's entry. And then the ones she's written for this week.
[Might as well, since they're already here? Assuming nothing stops him, he'll flip to week five's Friday entry first.]
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I shouldn't have asked him.
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Connor. [ his voice is a little rough. let's ... let's keep going, bud. ]
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Quietly:]
Okay.
[He flips to this week's Monday entry, a significantly slower than before.]
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This is almost over. If Ladybug was here, what would she say to me right now? She would be mad about the other week, probably. But I wonder if she'd be proud of the rule I made.
I told everyone it was my rule. A lot of them still seem to think I'm some bloodthirsty god, but you know what? Let them. If they're too afraid of what I'll do to them if they break my rule, then they won't kill. That will be worth it.
I've taken back the lead again. Now I just need to figure out how I can keep it.
She told me I can serve a purpose, but I have to want it. It's time to find out if I want it enough.
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Anything written for Tuesday of this week?]
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It was all a lie, wasn't it?
He kept saying he believes in me, that he might even join me at the end because I've grown so much. That he's my friend.
But the day after he said that, he went to Piety and said he can't let me win, and that everyone will rally around Piety instead. Piety said he tried to talk him out of it, but he wouldn't change his mind...
Was he lying the entire time? Was he ever my friend at all?
I'll win this with or without him. I'll prove I'm capable of leading, even if he was lying about believing in me. Ladybug believed I can serve a purpose. That's what matters.
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Yu glances at Connor. ]
Find what you were looking for?
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I did.
[Though he can't say how he feels about it now.]
What do you make of her?
[Is that all for the bedroom? If so, he's going to start heading back to the living room to check out the TV.]
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When they do, there's a performance on the screen. It continues to play as they look around.]
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Of Ambition? [ A soft huff that's not quite a laugh; if Connor happens to look at him, he'll see a crooked smile, too. ] To be honest, her diary confirmed some things I already thought about her. Ambition is ... a good person, who means well. She's a friend. Still...
[ He sighs, quietly. ]
She won't be who I support. I suppose that's all I can really say.
[ Have they checked out about all they can look at in here? It might be time for them to head out, if so. ]
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