abhoth | ( THE TEACHER )

It is midnight on Tuesday when you find yourself suddenly awake. Your roommate, should they still be alive, is blissfully asleep as your body moves on its own and heads to the outdoor pool and dining area. The smell of cooked meat invades your senses as you approach, and once you are close enough, you'll find Craftly enjoying a beautifully prepared meal. Across from him, another identical plate sits, waiting for you to dig in.

Craftly raises his cup, filled to the brim with wine, and beckons you to sit down.

"Greetings, Teacher."

It seems like it is finally time for the two of you to have a conversation.

Welcome, Teacher! As you must know by now, your character has the chance to either protect one (1) character or hang them out to dry. This is an either/or situation, so you can only pick one no matter how much your character may want to do otherwise. To summarize the key aspects from this role's rulebook:

Your character must pick one person each week, though the effect will kick in during the following week.
They will not be counted as a culprit or accomplice if someone who is made vulnerable dies, but they will be rewarded with a Clue Token.
Similarly, they will receive one Clue Token if the person they protected that week is targeted by any other resident. Good job, Teacher!

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[ Stop trying to have eye sex with him, Light. Oh my God?

Craftly sits there, as unnerved as he usually is. ]

It's clear that their demeanor outwardly is that suited for best intentions, but one must recall how most find hell paved.

[ He smiles a bit. ]

I usually offer advice to people sitting across from me - as much as my lips permit - but... perhaps it's not needed. [ He pauses, tilting his head back to Light. ] You know, they say the King is the most important piece of the board. The one worth protecting. I beg to differ. Without the Pawns, who fight so valiantly for their King's cause... he is nothing more than a vulnerable fraud. By having the faith in the weaker, a King is lifted up from shambles. Your tactic sounds useful.

[w/e don't pretend you don't enjoy eye sex with this cold, soulless, a little bit insane gaze

With good intentions. Advice Light probably should have taken a long time ago back home, but he's a bit too far gone for that now.

He clinks his fork against his plate in wayward amusement.]

Adaptability is key. Being too single-minded will be the literal death of everyone here. But-- the King, or even the Queen, is still just a game piece. The role most comfortable to me is the player.

But I'll work with what I'm given. As I said-- adaptability.

Then you'll do well here or perish in your own arrogance. There is no in-between, I'm afraid.

[ Craftly is quick to snatch his drink for the evening, lifting it up to inspect it. ]

Here's to making the most of your time here, Mister Yagami?

[ Will you toast with him? ]

[He doesn't consider himself arrogant, of course. Only competent.]

Don't worry about me, Craftly-san. [He drops an honorific this time.] Just enjoy the show.

[And he will -- his own glass is lifted, clinking against the other.]

To the game, and all its pieces.

( THE TEACHER )

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