night three - kill log

[guestcontrol]

Who: Killers, Dipper, and Mahiru
What: "dipper and mabel would win any twinoff murder game just by virtue of not having one crazy twin and one sane twin." - aki
When: The third night
Where: The park...

[It's in the dead of the night when Dipper's door abruptly unlocks. His bracelet begins to beep. Something seems to be calling him, ordering him to leave his room. For every moment he delays, it beeps with more and more urgency, especially if he tries to bring anything. And besides, he feels groggy, not inclined to protest much. Shortly after, Mahiru's door also unlocks, and she's led to the park behind him.

As he steps outside, lights illuminate the path. The lights lead into the park. As soon as either one steps through the door into the park, the door slams shut. It won't open for again, and pounding on the door or calling for help will not yield any results. It's only once inside that the grogginess wears off.

You can run or try to hide, but there's not much use to it. Your bracelet is still beeping, the only obvious sound in the darkness. And though you're not restrained, you'll find there's no way you can strike a blow against the killers; the bracelet will tighten and you'll feel the grogginess return if you try to fight back.]

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[terci]

[Dipper had been staying up, furiously looking over his notes, looking over profiles, thinking, calculating, about who had murdered Kuzuryuu. He failed the first time, when it was really important, but he was determined to come up with evidence to pin them down, and serve them the justice they deserved.

He was in the middle of making a Venn Diagram of strong, weak, and average fighters, when his door unlocked and his bracelet started beeping. Alarmed, he got to his feet and looked over to his door, a bad feeling in his gut. But, the beeping, grogginess, and curiosity had him inclined to leave, despite the fact that he knew it probably wasn't a good idea.

He follows the lights, each step filled with dread and making his stomach tighten the more he walked.]

D-don't worry, Dipper. You'll be fine! Y-you're probably just being paranoid, that's all. [He stepped through the door into the park, jumping at the sound of the door slamming shut, and he whips around and studies the door for a few minutes before realizing the urgency of the situation. There's a slight hesitation, before he backs away from the door and turns around to begin running, to where he wasn't sure. Anywhere was better than standing around in the plain open, he was sure.]

[ineptus]

[Mabel wasn't sure if she was actually ready for this. But hey, no time but the present, right? And...it was better getting this over with sooner rather than later. It'd just be harder to have to kill him later on, after they'd talked about it and the twins had been dreading it and...

Yeah just not going to think about that. Instead, she's going to wait for Dipper, which apparently wasn't going to take long. When she sees him running, she takes a deep breath and runs after him.]

Dipper! Hey Dipper! Over here!

[terci]

[Once he heard Mabel's voice, he stopped in his tracks and turned around, looking a few times before spotting her.]

Mabel! [He runs back to her and grabs her hand, to try and get her to run with him.]

I-I don't know what's going on Mabel but I think something really bad is about to happen!

[ineptus]

[She easily follows after him, just watching him as he runs and drags her along than really paying attention to anything else at the moment.

But after a moment, she tries to tug him to a stop.]

Dipper wait, I have an idea! Come with me!

[terci]

[He stops and looks around, as if he was certain something would pop out of the bushes.]

O..okay Mabel. [He'll follow her for now, since he doesn't have any better ideas himself.

You should hurry though, Mabel. The beeping in his bracelet is making him more and more stressed by the second.]

[ineptus]

[She nods, taking the lead. She's thinking that the train might be a good place to "hide", so that's where they're heading if Dipper's curious. It should be pretty obvious when they start coming up on it.]

We can duck down in the train carts! We're small, we'll fit really well I bet!

[The beeping is bothering her too. Even though she knows what's going on, she can't help but be stressed by that sound still.]

And then we can talk about what's going on...we'd be safe there for a little while.

[terci]

Okay, okay that's a good idea. [Once the two reach the train, he takes her hand and pulls her into a cart as she suggested. And when they're inside of one, he slides onto the floor and heaves a few heavy breaths, while trying to cover up his bracelet to make it quieter.]

Why is this happening?! A-are we the targets tonight or something?! [That question's already been answered from the start, though..]

[ineptus]

[Easily following, she sits down with him, huddling close.]

I...I think we both need to calm down first. I mean we can't figure things out if you're sweating everywhere and hyperventilating, Dipper.

[terci]

B-but w-why would they want to target us?! W-Were we on their trail or something?!! I-I-I didn't think they'd kill us over a few theories! [His hands go up to his temples as he panics, obviously not trying in the least to calm down.]

[ineptus]

Dipper calm down! [Mabel reaches out, letting go of his hand so she can take his shoulders and shake him a little.] You need to calm down and breathe first! If you pass out because you stopped breathing you're just going to be a sitting duck!

[terci]

[The shaking gets him to focus a little, but it's no enough to completely calm him down. He'll try though..]

Y-you're right, you're right. Sorry... [Mabel he's so confused and so scared..]

[ineptus]

Okay...good. Deep breaths.

[With another deep breath of her own, she drops her hands but only so she can take his.]

...Dipper, I have to tell you something, okay?

[terci]

[He takes a few deep breaths as instructed and watches her take his hand, the look on his face curious but also worried.]

...what? [What could she possibly have to tell him in a moment like this..]

[photonement]

[Working on the newspaper with Aya is a great way to put Mahiru to sleep like a baby. Combined with whatever reason she has to not be wearing the camera around her neck, Mahiru's steps are light and easy. She has to still be dreaming. There's no way that she could be in the park at night.

Outside that door, the exhaustion leaves her limbs and the only feeling she has left is that headache, the aching scar, the black spot under those bandages she hasn't gotten to change again yet.

She thinks she can imagine silhouettes.]

Good evening...?

[poyoyon]

[ Or she can actually see them. There are definitely people in the park, even aside from the twins who'd headed towards the train...

One of them is Ibuki, jogging closer and looking a little more worried than she usually does - though admittedly she doesn't usually look all that worried, so that's not saying much. ]

Mahiru-chan! Mahiru-chan, quick! We have to go over to the teacups! Ibuki saw something there!

[ If her frantic pointing is anything to go by, there's...probably something over that way? ]

[photonement]

But what could be in there now...?

[Any request whatsoever from Ibuki has always been impossible to refuse. Mahiru would almost automatically smile at the sight of those cones; as it is, she immediately falls into line with Ibuki and takes her hand.]

Did Ibuki-chan get a good look? Or just see something? This had better not be a trick to get me onto the ride because I'm really feeling kinda cruddy to... night...

[poyoyon]

No no no no no! Ibuki definitely saw something when she was sitting in the teacup! So we should go sit there again to see it.

[ When Mahiru reaches out to take her hand, though, Ibuki laces her fingers through the other girl's, leading the way. She's been over to the teacup ride dozens of times in the past few days, often riding them...even despite Kuzuryuu's warnings from their first-day meeting. ]

After she came in here, she thought she'd just use the time to ride a few things, but...but!

[photonement]

But what...? I'd be kinda relieved if we did something else instead. [Taking Kuzuryuu's injunction very seriously, Mahiru has not gone on a ride once except when Ibuki has insisted.] The door to the barracks is locked, you know, that means we can't get back into the infirmary.

[Something about those words' sound really bothers Mahiru and she frowns, repeating herself, muscles in her hand tense.]

We can't go back... I can't run away...

[poyoyon]

We can hide, then! Ibuki thinks if we hide somewhere, it'll be fine, right?!

[ They should be getting nearer to the teacups, though. Ibuki's not making any moves except in that direction, worried and insistent. ]

If running away isn't an option, let's just go sit somewhere together until the sun comes up, Mahiru-chan.

[photonement]

I hope that we don't pass out here, Ibuki-chan. The VIPs have the run of the whole park, and they're gonna find us eventua--

[And everything makes sense all of a sudden. They're alone, and somehow eight people have been eager to play along, and Mabel would have told Ibuki, and she didn't have such strong strategic considerations. Mahiru can see they've reached the teacups by both the little loop shapes and the arching castle just a little further south. Mahiru stops and closes her eyes, patting herself down to make sure her camera isn't on her.]

Oh, no. I'd love to take a picture of you in the sunrise, but I guess my snap chat buddies get to keep my camera.

[poyoyon]

Huh? That's fine, Mahiru-chan can jut take a picture of Ibuki later.

[ It's not like it's a big deal if it isn't right now...Ibuki tugs at Mahiru's hand again, still interested in heading to the teacups. ]

Shouldn't we just worry about keeping a move on until we're there, for now?

[photonement]

Alright. Let's go.

[A few steps later, it occurs to Mahiru that with their intertwined hands keeping their bodies so close, perhaps there is something she can do to Ibuki. She raises her free hand; but feeling dizzy again, her arm lowers just as easily.

There's no escape. She is with Ibuki, and she trusted her almost more than Missile, and she goes through the gate and stands in front of that pink teacup.]

I'm really tired. Ibuki-chan, you're gonna have to spin it.

[poyoyon]

Ibuki doesn't mind spinning it, but we'll have to get in, you know? Mahiru-chan goes in first!

[ Though after Mahiru gets in - if she does - Ibuki will slide in just as easily, though she doesn't plan to close the door or let the ride start. ]

Ready?

[photonement]

Yup!

[So, Mahiru's gotten into the ride now. At night, the cheap paint feels even colder against the bare backs of her knees. She gently tries to tug their hands apart, since she figures they're gonna operate the ride now--whether their hands end up freed or not, she sees then the failure for them to start moving.]

Ibuki-chan, does this not work at night or something?

[poyoyon]

Huh? Oh, it's nothing like that. If we close the door, it'll start. Do you want to ride it, though, Mahiru-chan?

[ It's not like they can't...if Mahiru really wants to, they'll close the door and Ibuki'll spin them around for the space of one ride. ]

It's up to you! Ibuki only has time to ride it once, though.