THE FIFTH INVESTIGATION

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[As usual, the day begins at seven a.m.

Good morning, Champions.]

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[scourgingstars]

I learned through experience. I don't like it any more than you.

[ardyn, jesus lucian christ.]

But that's the situation we're faced with right now.

[serrata]

... hm.

[ And suddenly -- she looks a little more pensive than she was before. As if something's just clicked. ]

... monsters to celebrate the defeat of. Or a common enemy for everyone to stand up against. That kind of thing?

[ It sounds like she's just had an inkling of a thought. ]

[scourgingstars]

That's the idea of it...why? What are you thinking?

[serrata]

... Do you remember what Kip-san said to us, back when this all started? I mean, he said a lot and he said it all very fast but just as he was leading us all inside, he called this an "experiment". The whole show was an experiment about how people form bonds in stressful environments. I'd forgotten all about it until now -- it honestly just sounded like something they'd fed him to get him to sign on.

... but... what better way to make people bond than giving them a common enemy? Something big, threatening, something so cruel we don't have any choice but to band together and stand up against it.