[ BOUNTY LEADER ]

[sheriffexe]

BOUNTY LEADER

The message comes by carrier pigeon actually, which is a pretty weird way to deliver a message but of course, it's thematic. A very pretty looking brown pigeon swoops down out of the sky to wherever Damian just so happens to be that afternoon and holds out its leg. The message is short and simple: Got a job for you. Meet me at the farm at dusk. No show, no job. Keep it a secret, rewarded very well. - Hal P.S. Burn this. And that's it. Of course, if Damian chooses to listen to the message, he will find the Sheriff at the farm at dusk, chewing a piece of tobacco and watching the sun set. He'll be greeted with a tip of his hat and one word: "Bounty." And then he holds out a small notebook. Looks like Damian's been chosen for one of those roles that were mentioned. Good luck.

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WEEK FIVE

[sheriffexe]

[bittybat]

The hint.

[sheriffexe]

[ Rude. ]

You're eligible for a reward, you know. Since you met Milla.

[ And -- ]

Both of them had pretty interesting interactions with machines this past week.

[bittybat]

[He pauses, brows furrowing. After a moment or two of consideration, his brows relax. Some.]

First, is it true that one of our Bounties have been killed, giving us only four now?

[sheriffexe]

Yep. You, Milla, the other two.

[bittybat]

[Well, fuck.]

Is Yuna Yuki one of the other Bounties?

[Just to see what he'll say.]

[sheriffexe]

[ A burst of laughter here. ]

Fuck no. I'm actually thinking about getting rid of her since she ain't participating at all. Getting tedious to deal with.

[bittybat]

[His eyes narrow. He'll come back to that in a second, you asshole.]

What's the reward?

[sheriffexe]

Reward for what?

[bittybat]

You said I'm eligible for one.

[sheriffexe]

[ Well, damn. He thought you'd kill Yuna for him for a second there. ]

Oh, eh. Whatever, I suppose. You've put in a lot of work. Anything you want, really 'cept anything that breaks the game.

[bittybat]

[LMFAO, SHERIFF. betrayed]

For my reward, I want you to not get rid of Yuna Yuki.

[sheriffexe]

[ A shake of his head. ]

Can't do that. Breaks a rule of the game.

W5, Weds.

[bittybat]

[If only Damian could be more like Mr. Freeze and get some CHILL.]

Three of the Bounties have found each other. We want to know the remaining one.

[sheriffexe]

[ There's just a long slow blink here.

And then he smiles. ]

Shinnosuke.

[bittybat]

[Oh my GOD!!! SHINNOSUKE DAMMIT.]

Why did you plan to get rid of Yuki when she plays a role in this game? Allowing that wouldn't be fair.

[sheriffexe]

Her role is tactical and she hasn't been using it to its advantage. You've done more work with your role than she has in the entire game. All the information you told her is something she should have known but she hasn't been paying attention to the overall game and instead wasting my time with her attention paid to the stocks and her own day in the life bullshit. She was supposed to socialize and gather information about the roles so then she could use that information to help or hurt others in the game. She didn't. The only one actually asking questions and paying attention is the Madame.

[ And then he holds up a hand because he's not done yet. ]

A Bandit picked her Week Three to kill. I told them not to because I wanted to give her another chance to do better with her role. They picked Annabeth instead. She still hasn't done anything with her role and because you gave her every bit of information she now has, she still has done nothing with her role and is still deadweight. Nothing has changed. You have, in fact, made her even more useless than she was before. I will probably have her killed next week.

[bittybat]

[ ... ]

That-- [He shuts his mouth when the Sheriff stops him. His hands slowly start balling into fists, and his jaw tightens. A copper kettle on an open flame ready to blow. If he punched the Sheriff last time, now he looks like he's ready to take the Sheriff's head off completely.] You can't do that!

She's just a girl! [A stupid, sad excuse for a pure, but Damian thinks, of course, no one could be as well-prepared and trained as people like him. People without childhoods. Children who grew up without love or compassion.

But his father showed him that. Those things exist, and even if you're ten and a killer and an heir to an Assassin lineage, you can still have those things.] You put her in that role, so now you have to live with your choice! Just like we have to live with ours! You can't just get rid of her simply because you realized the mistake you made! That isn't her fault!

She's still useful! We don't know who the Deputy is, and we need her and the Madame to increase the odds of finding the Deputy!

[sheriffexe]

[ And yet, he continues to look indifferent. ]

I put her in the role and directly explained how it would work to her that night. The fact she never followed through -- and let me not also point out her lack of help during the trials. If you tell me she's assisted in trying to catch a killer, you would be a liar. So, your use of her is her role. You can do that with one of them. As of right now, she's dead. I don't keep excess around, Damian.

[bittybat]

I won't let you do that. [His voice pitches loudly.] I won't let you do that!

You're just a giant piece of metal! You're not any more useful than she is! I'll take your head off your shoulders before I let you murder her in cold blood!

[He is!!! SO!!! MAD!!!! (And disappointed in himself.) BUT MOSTLY MAD!!] She isn't going to die! [How does he even--HOW DOES HE FIX THIS??] My father--my father never would have--

[His head snaps up.] The Deputy. Is their reward the same? If they find me and kill me, do they get to choose: go home, restart, send everyone else home?

[sheriffexe]

[ Now, he looks unimpressed. ]

That's how this works, Damian. That's how all of this works. I don't say things like "I was considering killing her" just to hear my own voice, ya dingus. If your only argument against my choice is "but we need her role", then that proves my point, eh? She's a waste and she's dead.

[ So, really. Spit air all your want. He ignores the rest and moves on to the question. ]

Yes.

[bittybat]

[Through his teeth:] What happens to everyone else if either of us choose to leave ourselves?

[sheriffexe]

They die, permanently. No use keeping them around.

[bittybat]

What happens if we both die?

[sheriffexe]

Last man standing chooses.