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I can work with that. As long as our names are out of their mouths, we should lay low next round, anyway.

Awww, Shauna. That's really nice of you to say, but I haven't hit menopause. I'm not THAT old.

We all had to get good at hiding things. But I like to think I'm pretty good at it. I watch a lot of crime shows.

[diarists]

they're like, french and mysterious and cool, i think we're good.

arent you like 40?

well, you're good at it.

[transponders]

We're still a few short. I'm working on another deal, but we're running out of things to barter.

I have at least ten years left, Shauna. Did you fail health class?

Thanks. For that, and for sticking with me back there.
With Saber.

[diarists]

i dunno, we could just like intimidate people.
we're kinda terrifying when we're all standing together like that.

[it's the same terror that shauna had seen in the faces of the other girls, during the vote over coach's guilt. the power afterwards, hot and molten in her veins, never as bright as it had been that moment. she'd craved that same high, throughout the autumn, the winter, as she was crowned and robed and fed. she hadn't found it.

until now.]

well, you're a yellowjacket. [simple, matter-of-fact, of course i did implied.]

[transponders]

No, let's not do that unless they come at us first. We're a strong group, but we can't take them all at once.

I still have my question, if I survive to the next round.

[diarists]

we could if the vamps back us up. guess your plan's smarter, though.

yeah, how's THAT work? when did you find out?
was it like
a vision or something?

[transponders]

Maybe our alliance should be under the radar. Since the pirates turned out to be useless. Great work, again.

Monday night. I just...felt like if I went back, I would find out more. And there he was.

[diarists]

pirates vs. vampires sounds like a shitty late-night b-movie. but yeah, sure. thanks.

okay. that's really weird. you could've gotten murdered. can you like
bring a weird ghostwhisperer guard next time?

[transponders]

I'll probably be okay. It's on a weekly schedule, right? So the wolves won't strike until friday night. Unless someone's got extracurriculars.