Uncertain [YTTD]

[22 - Repetitive Demises]

TW: D3ath, s*icide.

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"Joe, I'll ask you first."

He nodded hastily. "R...Right! Ask me anything!"

"What's on the Keymaster card...in other words, what's the design?"

Joe paused, silent.

Sou smirked from his desk. "Huh? You can answer, can't you? As the Sage..." Joe continued to stay silent, making a wide grin grow on his face. "Well done, Keiji! You've revealed the truth with just one question!"

"Don't take me lightly, will ya?" Joe rolled his eyes. "Obviously, it's a picture of a key!"

Sou burst into manic laughter. "The Keymaster, so it's actually a key...? Too bad. Actually..." He turned to the bucket-wearing girl. "Kanna...what did it look like to you?"

Kanna gulped, locking gazes with everyone. "It was a picture of...a lock."

The beanie-wearing man nodded smugly. "...Correct. The design for the Keymaster is a lock...slipped up right at the very end, Joe."

"W-What're you talking about?!" He yelled. "I saw it for sure! A picture of a key!"

Keiji turned to Sara muttering unintelligible words. She nodded back, closing her eyes.

"I know she's going to use the Rulebook, but I haven't checked it myself." [Name] thought, flipping through the papers. "What does it say on the Rulebooks again...?"

Six people are nominated by preliminary vote.

In the final vote, one victim must be chosen.

If fewer than six in prelims, final vote uses that many.

If only one, victim is chosen with no final vote.

Commoner: No powers.

Keymaster: All die if chosen.

Sacrifice: Has two votes, but lives only if chosen.

Sage: Knows who the Keymaster is via divination, but cannot lie about the results of divination.

"Hey, wait a minute, there's some more here." [Name]'s eyebrows furrowed at the last few sentences.

If the final vote ends in a tie between the Keymaster and Sacrifice, the Keymaster overrules and everyone perishes.

If the final vote ends in a tie with the Sacrifice included, the Sacrifices wins in a tie for first.

If the final vote ends with a tie between Commoners and/or the Sage, the Main Game—

"I...don't remember this." [Name] whispered quietly. "What happens if the Main Game ends in a tie between anyone but the Keymaster and Sacrifice—?"

"Big sib [Name]..." Gin quietly tugged on their clothes, snapping them out of their thoughts. "Are you paying attention, woof?"

"H-Huh?" They glanced up around them, watching as everyone looked at Kai, who was visibly distressed. "I'm sorry Gin, I was too focused in my thoughts. Can you catch me up real quick...?"