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 Milla 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 Milla chooses to listen to the message, she will find the Sheriff at the farm at dusk, chewing a piece of tobacco and watching the sun set. She'll be greeted with a tip of his hat and one word:
"Bounty."
And then he holds out a small notebook. Looks like Milla's been chosen for one of those roles that were mentioned. Good luck.
[ Just the blanket of expressions before he looks irritated. ]
Why do people keep asking me that? I like everyone here. The only person I don't like is Ash because he killed my cat. Everyone else, including you, I like quite a lot. Why wouldn't I like you?
[ HE. JUST EXPLAINED THIS. EARLIER TO SOMEONE ELSE!!! ]
[THE WHOLE OF WHOLE ASS JUST WANTS YOU TO NOTICE THEM SHERIFF SENPAI???]
That's what I thought! But Percy was insistent that you seemed to have a particular soft spot for me. I couldn't imagine why. Perhaps he just doesn't know how to approach you in a way that gets you to answer questions.
You're nicer to me than Percy and don't throw a fit about the way my logic works. Why wouldn't I be nice to you in response? I'm nice to Percy too but he's always too angry to notice.
I know that. I only get angry back when what he's asking doesn't make any sense and I repeated myself. Like the powers. How hard is it to get that you're being put on an even playing field as everyone else? Unless you're an arrogant shit.
Made it so they couldn't exist here. How could you have them if they just don't exist? Some people still have features that work because it's... medical, something I can't take. So, I made it worse for them. Will Graham's a good example. Guy has an overabundance of empathy, forced to feel anything anyone else feels so I made him sick with it. Now he can't think straight, always miserable.
[ A shrug. ]
Anything to make everyone on the same playing field.
Don't actually wanna explain it again. You ain't go down there. The things have nothing to do with the game. I gave a thorough explanation to Natalie, who had to deal with them. You're just being nosy. So, want to be nosy? Go ask her. Ain't any relevance here and I don't like repeating myself.
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You got it.
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-- I almost didn't expect you to say yes to that request.
[but!! she's a little pleased. the Sheriff's reasonableness strikes again]
I do have. . . one more question, unrelated to the game or this town in general.
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What is it?
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[suddenly she seems a bit. embarrassed?? this doesn't happen to Maxwell often]
I'm only asking this because Percy and a few other people have brought it up to me, but-
[ahem]
Do you have. . . a particular fondness for me?
[do u liek me circle y/n THANKS PERCY FOR PUTTING THIS THOUGHT IN HER HEAD]
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Why do people keep asking me that? I like everyone here. The only person I don't like is Ash because he killed my cat. Everyone else, including you, I like quite a lot. Why wouldn't I like you?
[ HE. JUST EXPLAINED THIS. EARLIER TO SOMEONE ELSE!!! ]
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[THE WHOLE OF WHOLE ASS JUST WANTS YOU TO NOTICE THEM SHERIFF SENPAI???]
That's what I thought! But Percy was insistent that you seemed to have a particular soft spot for me. I couldn't imagine why. Perhaps he just doesn't know how to approach you in a way that gets you to answer questions.
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You're nicer to me than Percy and don't throw a fit about the way my logic works. Why wouldn't I be nice to you in response? I'm nice to Percy too but he's always too angry to notice.
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He has been through a lot. You can't exactly blame him for being angry.
. . . you can't blame most of us here for being angry, actually. It's just-- some of us are a bit better at keeping that anger underneath a tight lid.
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But he just nods in reply then. ]
I know that. I only get angry back when what he's asking doesn't make any sense and I repeated myself. Like the powers. How hard is it to get that you're being put on an even playing field as everyone else? Unless you're an arrogant shit.
[ smh. ]
Point is, I don't dislike anyone.
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Powers. . .
[. . .]
How did you manage to take those from us, anyway? It couldn't have been an easy task.
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[ A shrug. ]
Anything to make everyone on the same playing field.
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That would explain why he seemed to be on edge and testy during the trial the other day.
[she feels kind of bad for him?? poor Will]
I suppose there's no way for us to get our powers back while we're here?
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Yep. That's it. Too many emotions, locked room, makes the guy go insane. Works out best for me.
[ AH WELL. ]
Nah. Anything to give you an edge over the others isn't allowed. A handicap, maybe. Not an edge.
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[wait--]
Ah, scratch that question. I imagine you just find it amusing.
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[ ... ]
That it, Milla?
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Almost.
What, exactly, are the labyrinths underneath the town for?
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From what Seizaburo and Natalie told me, they're a little-- ah. Odd.
[understatement of the year]
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[ And then he pauses and sighs. ]
Don't actually wanna explain it again. You ain't go down there. The things have nothing to do with the game. I gave a thorough explanation to Natalie, who had to deal with them. You're just being nosy. So, want to be nosy? Go ask her. Ain't any relevance here and I don't like repeating myself.
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Fair enough. I thought learning about the tunnels could help us learn some of this town's secrets.
[and maybe, like. idk. lead to an exit?? in her dreams]
In that case, that's all I have for you this week, Sheriff.
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[ But, okay. ]
See you later then.