[in this chapter, the Ushiromiya family gets fed up and starts saying what they REALLY think.]

[golden_dream]

[Day 11-12]

[for this post, we'll say they took over some other non-gassed set]

All right... we're all here. We all took the serum, right?

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[meatitfeedson]

There's no point not taking it if we're automatically disqualified from earning a vote.

[golden_dream]

I just wanted to make sure.

...

I guess one of us should 'get the ball rolling', so to speak.

Kyrie-nee-san, what do you really think of me?

[meatitfeedson]

You have a lot more going for you than anyone gives you credit for.

I would say you're my favourite of the Ushiromiyas - no offence to Eva-neesan and Natsuhi-neesan, or anyone else who might hear.

[golden_dream]

...Seriously?

[that is a lot more than she ever expected to hear]

You... you mean the Ushiromiya 'females', right?

[she doubted she edged out Rudolf.]

[meatitfeedson]

I mean outside of my immediately family, after Rudolf and Ange. Not just the females - apart from my husband I think the women are much better than the men!

[Oops what does that say about Battler.]

[golden_dream]

...

[...long pause]

And here I was expecting to hear something like: "I think you're some naive idiot-woman who stupidly let a man ruin her life."

[sighs...]

[meatitfeedson]

Sure, you're definitely that. But as if I'm not the same.

[golden_dream]

... Hahahaha.

[oh good, she's cracking up]

Hahahahaha!

[meatitfeedson]

[That is good, it felt like a risky thing to say! Kyrie can't help grinning a little herself.]

See what I mean? Who would I be to judge? I can appreciate your situation.

[golden_dream]

...Well, let's not go crazy. I'm sure you've judged me, just a little.

[she pretty much expected everyone to]

[meatitfeedson]

Sure, that's only natural with everyone you come across at some point right? But what about you? I'm sure everyone thinks "Kyrie's just a homewrecker."

1/2

[golden_dream]

[she shrugs, putting her feet up on the furniture]

Not exactly... it's not like you killed Ayumu or anything...

[golden_dream]

... [...]

[looong pause]

...Did you?

[meatitfeedson]

[There's an equally long pause. She's trying desperately to say no, but the word won't come out of her mouth. No matter what happened, she at least believes that she did. Even if she didn't do it with her own hands, she cursed her to death, so it's her fault...]

...I did.

[golden_dream]

...No you didn't.

[starts shaking her head]

No, no, no... no...

[meatitfeedson]

I-- I didn't go out and shoot her or anything! Do you think Rudolf would ever have spoken to me again if I did that?!

[Which means the issue is just how Rudolf would take it and not that she's actually opposed to the thought...]

It sounds crazy, but I cursed her.

[golden_dream]

[laughs, not hearty laughter, but nervous tittering]

Certainly... I think the police would have had a word with you as well...

[she's certainly breathing deep breaths though]

'Cursed' her? You put the whammy on her?

...This doesn't involve... 'Beatrice'... does it?

[how_to_succeed]

I did, of course. With the hotel pass gone, I really can't afford not to have a vote.

[Is Eva still pissed about that? Of course she is.]

[golden_dream]

About that... What is wrong with you, Nee-san!? Aren't you supposed to be the smart one?!

And you used the hotel pass... why?! We needed to keep that in reserve!

[how_to_succeed]

I thought keeping the goodwill of our allies-particularly Lotus, but look how that turned out--was more important than keeping the hotel pass at that time. After I'd agreed to it, I thought if I withheld it, he would die, which would only anger people more than if I had refused to use it in the first place. I had no way of knowing what he was going to do!

I don't like all this making nice with people either, but as I've been saying from the start, I intend to win this game, and that means not turning on our allies until they and we are the only ones left. Though I may have to reevaluate that now.

[golden_dream]

I know, but I talked to Junpei-kun earlier and suddenly he says "We barely knew each other, and I would never have trusted that guy," so then what was the point?!

....Yes, we have two spots open with us to take to the grand prize.

Lotus-san's gone, so there's no one obvious.

[how_to_succeed]

I didn't realize how little they all knew each other! They acted like the best of friends until this happened, and now everybody is saying "oh, we didn't know him, we couldn't have guessed he would do something like this."

... But yes, we do have some spots available now. Perhaps Ronove-san...?

[later, after talking to Junpei]

[how_to_succeed]

While we're still under the effects of the truth serum, tell me: did either of you collaborate with Snake to make me waste my pass?!

[golden_dream]

No! That's a bizarre accusation!

I didn't even talk to Snake individually outside of the dating game, and that'd mean you broke my toe for nothing! Not to mention the gas, Eva-nee-san!

[meatitfeedson]

No, absolutely not.