Imagine, you know that all your citizens hate you, you don't know who to trust.
You won this election fairly! Everyone's saying you didn't. Coalition parties were allowed. Wilbur was too overconfident. He's always been like that. You only exiled him and Tommy. They would've started a revolution the second their loss sunk in.
Niki? She literally insulted you to your face. You raise her taxes, nothing too extreme. The backlash is huge.
Eret wants a redemption arc. Alright then.
Tubbo, he wasn't that bad. He actually seemed kind of happy when you offered him the Secretary of State position. Ended up betraying you but alright. Wilbur and Tommy pushed him to betray you. His spying skills were pretty bad though. Who has 'secret' meetings in the enemies land? This is only the first time.
Quackity? He left you because of one building. Maybe you two shouldn't have argued. Maybe you shouldn't tear it down. But that might show a vulnerable spot so you continue hacking at the bricks. You soon find out he left for Pogtopia.
You also possibly… get more cautious. Maybe that person's working with Pogtopia. That person's definitely working with Pogtopia. Perhaps that person too.
Fundy! He hasn't betrayed you yet!... Yet. You're dying. You probably know that and you look up and there's the guy who you trusted the most. The guy who was so excited to get promoted after the Festival.
It's what, the 18th betrayal? You knew. You always knew. Maybe that's why you drank. Maybe that's why you smoked. To get rid of the creeping paranoia that never actually went away. Now that paranoia was going to get you killed.
You look over at Wilbur. You remember the fun you all had in SMP Live. I wonder how Connor and Ty are doing, you think of them often. Everything used to be better. There wasn’t war. Just friends having fun. As he looks at you, something comforting fills the room.
"Hey, does anyone smell toast?"