SIDE B

[dandelioned]

[The glass is still blank! But there is a chain with a post. And there is a collar on the end of the chain. It seems like something has slipped its leash . . . ]

Oh, dear. Has anyone seen Alexander?

Comments

[holysiscon]

...so that's Germany's team and Estonia's team we have to pick between. Can we get our information over to them? Asch?

[notmakingout]

Do ya think it's that straightforward? It seems too easy.

[holysiscon]

There are two complications: our objects seem to be mixed up, and there are two parts to the poll. There's a trick in there somewhere. But it says their names on the knives--that's even more obvious than yesterday's clue, isn't it?

[notmakingout]

That part's clear enough, yeah, but then what does the stuff mean? It seems like the objects point ta people on the other side, so maybe the fact that it said just a name rather than a team means it's s'posed ta indicate whoever got their object, instead of their team themselves?

[holysiscon]

So they'd have to vote for the person holding the item of the team they want to save, or similar? If that's the trick it's not a hard one to spot--they've probably realized it over there too. And if we learn that's off-track, Asch can keep relaying information to them. There's no harm in telling them now.

...it's the second part of the poll I'm worried about. Do you see any hint as to which one's right?

[notmakingout]

I'm sure they're clever over there, but I'd like ta avoid possible misunderstandin's as much as we can. I'm not sure we should count on Asch bein' able to do his thing for the indefinite future.

...No idea about the second part of the poll, though.

[holysiscon]

So let him tell them that theory.

...and we could probably use a boat, given that we've suddenly got water around here, but that's all I can think of.

[notmakingout]

Alright. It's gotta be their decision, anyway. Maybe they'll have more insight inta what the things mean, too.

[foreverjustice]

There might be something we're missing.

[notmakingout]

There's gotta be something we're missing. It's not a game if we're just pickin' randomly, and that second part still looks pretty random from here.

[foreverjustice]

I agree. Perhaps we'll get a new clue or we're interpreting them wrong.

[notmakingout]

A new clue would be nice. Maybe less bloody this time.

[foreverjustice]

We should think things over carefully, just in case.

[notmakingout]

I'm thinkin', I'm thinkin'. Uh, let's see. There're only four options, so it probably doesn't have ta do with the teams directly. "How will you save"... it's a weird question. We didn't have ta pick a method before. Maybe he's just annoyed, and there's no right answer, and we're just picking between horrible things ta happen if he doesn't get ta kill anyone again...

[foreverjustice]

Or perhaps they must choose the correct way to save them, or else they will die regardless of whether they picked the right person or not.

[notmakingout]

...That about covers the possibilities, yeah.