week 1; saturday ( stephanie )

[axilium]

[well, that was a ride. honestly, it's been kind of overwhelming, so belph's doing what he does best, which is emotional repression!]

... Just our luck that our target ended up being a murderer this week, huh?

[it's a little awkward.]

Comments

[vigilantics]

That could work... especially after what just happened.

[axilium]

Yeah. Didn't want to bring it up before in case I was wrong, but oh, now that he has a noose around his neck, things have changed, etc. That kind of explanation.

[vigilantics]

Just be careful. You never know how someone might react, and Shirasu is...

[ also paranoid. ]

[axilium]

I'll be careful. He's more unpredictable than Hikage, but...

[...]

That reminds me. While I don't know his title, I know what his ability is—vaguely.

[vigilantics]

[ somehow it's not surprising that he was not explicit with those details. ]

What is it?

[axilium]

... In his words, it allows him to move freely without being recognized.

[vigilantics]

...

I see.

[ that's... an interesting ability. ]

[axilium]

Yeah, he's already offered to act as my incognito bodyguard, if need be.

[vigilantics]

Aw, does that mean you'll sneak him into our dates?

[axilium]

Are you suggesting we'll need a chaperone?

[vigilantics]

I'm very well-behaved, I don't know about you though.

... when do you think you'll tell him? Tonight?

[axilium]

Yeah. We might be running on a time limit, so...

[vigilantics]

That makes sense.

... we also completely missed Dave's killer.

[axilium]

... Yeah. I... honestly have no idea who it could be.

[vigilantics]

Neither do I. If any of the evidence pointed to them, it was completely overshadowed by what Ann and Akechi left behind.

[axilium]

... I really hope it was someone forced into it, then. I can't say I'm thrilled about the idea of a potential serial killer.

[vigilantics]

I kind of want to say the other two were. I'm not sure about Akechi, at least, but Ann didn't really seem like she wanted to do it...

[ ... ]

So how many people do they approach per week? Were there more than just one person involved last week, but we only found out about Sharpay?

[axilium]

[he groans, because joy, more potential killers.]

... Think the Crafters'll take pity on us next meeting and tell us stuff?

[vigilantics]

Probably not, but we should try anyway. We'll end up asking the right questions eventually.

[axilium]

Eventually. This is going to be a pain...

[vigilantics]

Belph... it's already a pain.

[axilium]

Going to be more of a pain. I need a drink.

[vigilantics]

[ she seems to be considering something... ]

Let's go have a drink!

[axilium]

[he perks up.]

Really?

[vigilantics]

Really! I think this is a good night for it.

[ read: it's a miserable night. ]

Let's go.