Death Game Tour - Works Death Game Tour - WorksAfter finding the Christie novel in Zero Escape, Battler finally puts the pieces together.
After Session 40, I decided Battler had enough of the pieces to solve (part of) the Umineko mystery. This wasn't something I wanted to roleplay, so instead I wrote this kind of deliberately stream of consciousness mess.
First chapter is the very end, which doesn't include any spoilers but rather exists to be connective tissue for another scene in the actual campaign. Second chapter is the full version, which includes Umineko spoilers up through end of Episode 7.
"Crying again, Battler?"
Fuck, she was. She hadn't actually realized it, or the hunched over way she was sitting, covering the book and hugging her knees. Pulling herself upright again almost aches.
Beato stands in front of her, smirking. Her tone is teasing, but there's a lack of sharpness in her expression. She's not mocking her, even as she says, "Don't tell me. Everything is useless, just all useless?"
Battler reaches a hand to wipe back some of the tears still streaming down her cheeks. She can feel the smile, wide and toothy, stretch across her own face. The words tumble out in blue almost without her meaning them. "The opposite. I finally figured it out. Let's talk."