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 Shinnosuke 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 Shinnosuke 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 Shinnosuke's been chosen for one of those roles that were mentioned. Good luck.
... Out of curiosity, what are those hints like? Not asking for an actual one [or well it'd be nice but he knows that's not happening], but how... vague are they?
Once told 'em there was only one woman and four males in the group of Bounties. Next time I told 'em that all the Bounties were hanging out without 'em because they weren't being very sociable and a few of y'all had met already. Stuff like that.
Well, shit. [Okay, Bounty Leader really needs to live. Got it.] Good to know that I'm technically contributing even if I haven't found another Bounty yet.
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You said a few of us had already met. Can I ask if I've already spoken to all the Bounties at this point?
[Granted, by now, the only person he hasn't spoken to in some capacity is Okabe, so this is a pointless question unless by a stroke of luck Okabe is one of the Bounties.]
[Thanks, Sheriff, because otherwise he feels a lot like a failure—except he winces a little at the mention of the Post Office, because he's trying. Not to think about that.]
When you gave the leader a hint about how we were all hanging out without them—that was in the second week?—how many of the other Bounties had I met by then?
Aaaand when you said "one woman and four males"—aside from the dead Ocelot—does that imply that the female isn't a minor and the four males are of a varied age range?
I was just making sure I was interpreting you correctly. Geez.
[He's tired and he can't believe he's going to be spending the night pondering over this. He can't even write down notes anymore since he's blind, damn it.]
About the leader having been unsociable, that means they didn't talk to any of the Bounties?
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[That was surprisingly generous??]
Is there a catch to this, or are you just taking pity on my own inability to find any other Bounties?
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[ A snort. ]
You can ask about your other Bounties, kid. You just never do.
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[Goddamnit.]
So, what kind of stuff am I allowed to ask, then?
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[ You make a whole ass out of both of us. :\ ]
Whatever, I suppose. I told you Ocelot died, right? Only four of you left. Uh. Dunno. Stuff.
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Ocelot was a Bounty?
[Okay, he thought that it sounded like there were only four Bounties left a couple seconds ago; good to know it wasn't just his inability to count.]
... So what happens if the Bounty Leader dies? Especially if they get offed by the Coal Miner for inactivity, like Ocelot was?
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Yeah, he was. Wasn't doing as much as the rest of ya though.
[ But, right. ]
Eh, guess you gotta kill your way down to one then.
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[...]
You said a few of us had already met. Can I ask if I've already spoken to all the Bounties at this point?
[Granted, by now, the only person he hasn't spoken to in some capacity is Okabe, so this is a pointless question unless by a stroke of luck Okabe is one of the Bounties.]
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[ A shrug. ]
And yeah, you have.
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When you gave the leader a hint about how we were all hanging out without them—that was in the second week?—how many of the other Bounties had I met by then?
Aaaand when you said "one woman and four males"—aside from the dead Ocelot—does that imply that the female isn't a minor and the four males are of a varied age range?
Or are these too much in the hint department?
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[ That's all he can say though. ]
Yes, it does.
Eh, it's mostly confirmed already. I'm just giving ya a yes or no.
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[Ahhhhh. Great, now he's going to be paranoid. Or, well, more paranoid than he already is.
Who does he talk to a lot, by the Sheriff's standards? ... That's not a small number of people, which actually weirds him out.]
Can I ask if it's just one that I "speak to a lot" or multiple? Not necessarily within a specific timeframe this time.
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"More than most", as in I talk to them more than I do with others, or I talk to them more than most people do with them, or...?
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[He's tired and he can't believe he's going to be spending the night pondering over this. He can't even write down notes anymore since he's blind, damn it.]
About the leader having been unsociable, that means they didn't talk to any of the Bounties?
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But all right, all right. This has been a shitty night, so may you at least have... a decent one, I guess.
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[ Ok, Shinnosuke. But he'll hear the Sheriff move forward to open his door and a hand on Shinnosuke's shoulder will press him towards the exit. ]
You too, kid. Try and rest your eyes for a while if you can.