Crewmate, there are two impostors among us…
Takumi opens his mouth to speak but his nose starts tickling and he sneezes very loudly. He groans, massaging the bridge of his nose. "Ouch. Sorry, I haven't sneezed since we've been in here, I don't know where that came from. God that hurt…" he whines. He looks at Koko when she suddenly goes still and silent. "Koko? Is everything alright?" he asks.
"I know who one of the Impostors is."
"Wh-What? Really?" Takumi asks with wide eyes. "Why didn't you say anything during the meeting?" he asks.
"I only just figured it out." Koko says. "Don't tell me the almighty puzzle solver hasn't figured it out?" she asks teasingly as she wipes the remaining tears from her eyes.
Takumi blushes embarrassedly and looks down, deep in thought. "What could I have missed…?"
Takahashi hums a League of Legends song under his breath while he flips through the cameras in Security. He finished his tasks before that last meeting was called. He is the Ultimate fucking Pilot after all, he can't let these extras outperform him. There's D-Lister heading up to Upper Engine from Reactor.
"Fuck you, D-Lister." Takahashi calls out the door of Security.
"Stay away from Takumi, whore. When are you gonna go all kamikaze?" Seizo snaps back.
He ignores him and continues flipping through the cameras. There's the dumb foodie and the despisocide addict in the hallway between Weapons and Oxygen, there's the homicidal half of Shiro walking out of Admin while flipping off whoever's still in there...
"Go to hell, Jirou." Seizo calls as he passes by from the Upper Engine to the Lower Engine.
"I'll see you in Florida, brother-in-law." Takahashi says, waving him off as Seizo walks into Lower Engine.
Takahashi stops on the camera surveying the halls connecting Shields, Navigation, Oxygen, and Weapons. He leans back in his chair and puts his hands behind his head like the true protagonist he is, rolling his eyes as Clara and Ichiro speak in that weird language they made up.
A bunch of idiots. Man is it good to be me.
Sometimes he forgets this whole universe was created around Seizo Morine, Ultimate D-Lister. Unfortunately for Jirou, he is but a mere factor in Other Senpai's grand design. His fate is not his to control: survivor, blackened, or victim - it's all in Other Senpai's hands. It could all be over in a second if he actually comes to Florida like he keeps saying-
BANG!
...What was that?
Takahashi sits up, quickly flipping through the cameras. Where was it where was it where was it!?
Sonoda turns around when he hears the Medbay door shut behind him. "Uh…SHITE!" he jumps when he hears the vent behind him rattle. He whips around, glaring at the piece of metal. "Alright, stop acting the maggot. If you're going to kill me just hurry up and do it already."
As requested, the Impostor climbs out of the vent, glaring at Sonoda. "Bitch."
Sonoda rolls his eyes. "Shut up and kill me, ya dosser."
"Gladly." the Impostor says and pulls out...several pieces of a pistol? "Just give me one second." they say and approach the desk by the scanning station. "There was a trick to this…"
Sonoda raises an eyebrow.
"What was the song…?" the Impostor mumbles under their breath. "Oh!" they beam and clear their throat as they start drumming on the table and assembling the gun. "I got my ticket for the long way 'round...Two bottle o' whiskey for the way, and I sure would like some sweet company and I'm leavin' tomorrow, what do you say?" they sing as they put the gun together.
"I say you're a right eejit who's gonna get found out-"
The Impostor cocks the gun and shoots off the upper half of Sonoda's body. "When I'm gone, when I'm go~ne…" they hum as they climb back into the vent. They pause. "Oh, that's right." they say and pull out their modified PDA. "Sabotage."
Seizo grumbles under his breath as walks into Electrical. "Stupid Taka. Stupid Ichiro and stupid Clara...leaving me alone...what the hell does 'smirk, sparkles, flan' mean anyways?" he whines. "Should've invited Leonia instead of stupid Papa Ichiro…" Seizo sighs. He opens one of the panels hiding some wires when the lights suddenly flicker out. "Um…"
"Hello, friend."
Wait, I know that voice-
"Indeed, it is I-"
Seizo freezes when the familiar sound of Koko's voice rings out from his PDA.
"Everyone, report to the cafeteria. A body has been discovered."
"Sh*t-"
Seizo whips around, his eyes widening. "You."
Ichiro looks around when the last person arrives at the cafeteria. "S-So it was that Silver guy?" he asks.
Takumi shakes his head. "The lime suit wasn't Silver, it was Sonoda." he says. "That guy was just on crack or something. A sane person wouldn't mimic their dead friends like that." he sighs.
"Nevermind what happened to the loser in the lime suit." Takahashi says. "I heard the gunshot while I was in Security so that means it was near me. Who found the body, again?"
Koko raises her hand. "Takumi and I did. Sonoda was in Medbay-"
"It was Hiiro." Seizo states bluntly.
Everyone turns to look at him. "Explain." Takahashi says, crossing his arms.
"The lights went out while I was in Electrical. The first thing I hear when they're out is his voice," Seizo says, pointing an accusatory finger at their pink-clad crewmate. "And when Koko's announcement turns on the emergency lights, he's standing right beside me over the vent."
"Th-That would make sense with Koko and Takumi finding the b-body in Medbay." Shiro speaks up. "Isn't there a vent that connects Medbay to Security and Electrical?"
Clara nods, crossing her arms and glaring at Hiiro. "That's right, there is." she says suspiciously.
Before anyone else can say anything, Shiro starts twitching and spasming like he's being exorcised. Then he stands up straight, glaring harshly at Hiiro. "What's my coffee order?" Kuro asks, having taken control.
Hiiro raises an eyebrow. "Excuse me?"
Kuro stalks towards Hiiro, grabbing the front of his suit. "What's my coffee order, cupcake?" he hisses.
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'Hiiro' doesn't respond.
Kuro scoffs, throwing him back. "That's not my mans. I say we vote this fucker out."
The remaining crewmates of the HFH Enterprise, Captain Takahashi, Mari, Koko, Seizo, Shiro/Kuro, Takumi, Clara, and Ichiro, watch as fake Hiiro floats away in his pink suit.
"Alright kiddos, I'm ninety-nine percent sure that's one of the impostors gone." Mari says, clasping her hands together. "Is there anything else we should discuss before the emergency lights go out?"
Everyone stares at Mari like she has two heads.
"Um…" Koko trails off, exchanging a look with Takumi as she pets Isis. "Are you okay, Mari?" she asks.
"Hahahaha!" Mari laughs.
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"Um, chile, anyways, so," Seizo says and turns to Koko. "You were saying something about Takumi's allergies?" he asks.
Koko nods. "When everyone left the cafeteria after the last meeting, the Impostor came near Takumi and I and after, Takumi sneezed. We're in space, what could possibly make him sneeze except the one thing he's been avoiding since the trip started-?"
"ACHOO!" Takumi sneezes.
"-Fran and Isis?" Koko continues without missing a beat. "If being near the fake Hiiro had made him sneeze, that means the Impostor had to have been around Fran which means they'd have to have been around or picked up Isis." she explains.
Koko and Takumi tap their heads in unison. "Big brain." they say simultaneously.
"But," Takumi starts. "Since you'd taken the lead with pointing the finger at fake Hiiro we didn't have any need to bring it up." he says, sniffling.
Seizo stares at them with a mixture of awe and disappointment. Then he grabs Takumi by his ear, "You've been spending too much time with Koko." he says, dragging him away. "You're with me now."
"W-What? But I-"
"No, shut up, slut."
Their discussion time comes to an end and the emergency lights go out.
Round three begins.
