[ At some point after trial, while Ludger is trying to live his day to day life after That Hell, he'll suddenly get his collar grabbed when he's passing by the room of mirrors and he is dragged in with no further ceremony.
is it a murderer? maybe, because it's catra, hands on her hips and a serious frown on her face ]
[ bc he was a jerk no jk he actually has a few half-formed reasons. ]
Well, I knew for sure what faction he was part of, so I wouldn't be targeting anyone on the same side as us by mistake. He also... seems to be really determined to win this at whatever the cost, and I didn't want to risk the chance he'd kill someone and get the gods to forgive him.
... Plus he caused a lot of problems at the last trial. [ bc he was a jerk ]
That's if he was telling the truth about his faction. Senri seemed pretty convinced he wasn't Beauty. And they can only "forgive" someone if they're not the actual guilty party.
[ for a girl who spent all of trial groaning and talking shit, she seems to have been paying attention. hm. ]
Well, whatever. So long as you don't hit anyone actually on our side, that still works out in our favor, reasons or not. And right now that's you, me, Entrapta and some other person.
[ the horrible thing is she likes that in a person, rip. she smirks at the comment because she also! likes praise! this is terrible. ]
Yeah, well... you could say I've had some practice. [ she shrugs like it's a normal thing to have practice in hell games ] Since we're on the same team, I guess it's my duty now to make sure you don't get into too much trouble. So try to cool it on the secret spilling, would you?
[ oh no. oh no she likes that so much. THIS IS SO BAD ]
Uhhhhh. [ she looks around and her ears flick back at her own reflection being reflected back at her 103934 times ] I don't know. I kind of just picked the closest room. Maybe this is Beauty's place?
[ Catra isn't a comforting person by nature or nurture or... anything, but she does suffer from a severe case of empathy and projection, enough that since she likes Ludger a tad smidge, she does feel a certain Need to go see if he's okay. Which is why she's here now, in the kitchen.
now how to make someone feel better without acknowledging feelings when you don't know them that well. ]
[ this is fine! ludger's just in the kitchen, as usual, cooking up a pot of pasta margherita... you know, julius's favorite dish. everything is fine! ]
Hi, Catra. Hungry? I've, ah. I've made too much for just me.
[ Catra is angrily squinting at the mirrors, trying to peer behind them as if that would give her a hint of how to get the fuck out of this hell, which means she does not notice Ludger's face ]
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saturday, week 2
is it a murderer? maybe, because it's catra, hands on her hips and a serious frown on her face ]
Seriously, you're with Ambition?
[ THIS IS A BELATED REACTION, CATRA?? ]
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after getting yanked into the spooky mirror room, ludger sputters and chokes and straightens his (crooked) tie. ]
Yeah? Ambition thought I could learn something from them.
[ which....... says a lot about ludger tbh ]
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[ "she", immediately and casual, which should really be the whole hint ludger needs, but-- ]
You know that could actually get you killed, right?
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I'm not that easy to take down. [ ... ] But yeah, I know. I just couldn't let Luna get away with what she was saying.
[ which... wasn't smart, but he never claimed to be! ]
Mind sharing what power you picked?
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[ you goddamn fool. anyway, she makes a face. ]
Are you going to go around telling everybody about it?
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I'm pretty sure "I promise not to" doesn't sound convincing.
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[ she will go. after. ]
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[ 0 hesitation when it comes to sharing things about himself, that's ludger. ]
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Huh. Who'd you use it on?
[ catra. you said you'd share yours. ]
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I'll tell you if you tell me your power first, right?
[ he sounds so proud jfc ]
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Hey, you're learning. [ CATRA ] Blame Game, but I haven't used it yet.
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I, uh, used mine on Sasuke.
[ which was another impulsive move! he's great at this. ]
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Why?
[ genuinely. why. ]
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Well, I knew for sure what faction he was part of, so I wouldn't be targeting anyone on the same side as us by mistake. He also... seems to be really determined to win this at whatever the cost, and I didn't want to risk the chance he'd kill someone and get the gods to forgive him.
... Plus he caused a lot of problems at the last trial. [ bc he was a jerk ]
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[ for a girl who spent all of trial groaning and talking shit, she seems to have been paying attention. hm. ]
Well, whatever. So long as you don't hit anyone actually on our side, that still works out in our favor, reasons or not. And right now that's you, me, Entrapta and some other person.
[ when will she find out... who #4 is ]
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You're pretty good at this kind of thinking. Guess I know who to go for if I need advice about the game.
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Yeah, well... you could say I've had some practice. [ she shrugs like it's a normal thing to have practice in hell games ] Since we're on the same team, I guess it's my duty now to make sure you don't get into too much trouble. So try to cool it on the secret spilling, would you?
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So, uh- [ and now he finally takes the opportunity to look around, oh boy this place is disorienting. ] -what's with all the mirrors, anyways?
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Uhhhhh. [ she looks around and her ears flick back at her own reflection being reflected back at her 103934 times ] I don't know. I kind of just picked the closest room. Maybe this is Beauty's place?
[ because? vain? ]
friday, week 3
now how to make someone feel better without acknowledging feelings when you don't know them that well. ]
... Hey, Ludger.
[ let's start with a hi. this is. this is fine. ]
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[ he could swear he sees something moving at the corner of his eye, but whenever he looks....... nothing. ]
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[ she does not sound that confident about it, and it's because she turned around at the sight of something-- no, nothing. hm. ]
We should go.
[ UNRELATED TO HOW CREEPY IT IS, OBVIOUSLY hey where's the door ]
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[ don't tell him the door was mirrored too. ]
Which direction did we come from...?
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Hi, Catra. Hungry? I've, ah. I've made too much for just me.
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I grabbed you... so it's... that way. Let's go.
[ with completely unwarranted confidence, Catra leads! Ludger! Thataway!!
into more mirrors ]
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... Sure. [ why did she do this. she's only good at helping people be righteously angry?? ] Look. Tomorrow... We're gonna catch who did it.
[ it was rachel and i hate time ]
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here you go, catra, a piping hot plate of Sads. ]
We have to find their faction, too.
[ and, uh, given the last trials, they sure ain't great at that part. ]
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So? I didn't say anything about it being easy. And if not during trial, we'll figure it out after.
[ well that escalated quickly ]
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because he would and will. ]
Ow- I guess this isn't it.
[ ludger, while rubbing his nose, takes a glance back over his shoulder.
......... he very calmly looks back ahead. ]
Hey, Catra?
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What?
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What if it's someone you know?
[ "know", because catra would never use the word friend, unless under duress, coughcough. ]
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[ also she doesn't think the people she does kinda like are not weenie hut jrs enough to murder
JOKES ON HER ]
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[ he says it so calmly, it's almost like there's nothing wrong! ]
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but nobody came etc ]
What do you mean, someone? What did you see?
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[ ludger sneaks a glance back and - huh. ]
... He's gone...?
[ well. for now. ]
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[ MORE SPECIFIC, but she does look at all the nothing ]
Look, maybe you're just... seeing things. Or maybe someone is making you see things, whatever, let's just get out of here.
[ but wherest is the outs ]
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[ that's bad! ]
But I can't have, because Victor is dead.
[ that's worse! hey catra, maybe the outs are thataway? ]