I'll try to keep Koko reined in as much as I can. Worse comes to worst, I can tell him that Taky didn't want anyone to keep pursuing his killer after the trial.
[ but like. he can't necessarily make any guarantees because hanako is obviously chaos incarnate even if datz adores him. ]
Danny, I'll remind you that we are your allies in this situation. We are not the sorts to be cagy with, or defensive towards.
[ be a little less!!!! ]
... As for nerves, that is not what I'm thinking of - more so, the way you reacted around Nimona. Such things are not so easily explained away to the perceptive eye.
[ but. he nods a little about hanako. yeah....yeah. we will try but. hanako do be choosing chaos.
temenos brings a hand to his chin, thoughtful. ]
I can handle Saya. We are close, and I ought to be able to get a read on her intentions well enough. [ ... ]
But, in a sense, this is what I mean by uninformed, in that while either of those could be led by passion, there is another problem entirely you must worry about. I'll tell you what I told Reigen a few weeks ago: there is a not-small chance that if someone on one of the teams that has yet to act is suspicious of you, and believes there to be enough concrete evidence behind their accusation, then they may see you as 'fair game', so to speak, and target you based on that.
To ease your worries, I will tell you that my team will not, but that does leave others.
I'm not trying to be cagey, it's just the truth. I don't know how much I can say about the 'other circumstances.' And Nimona...I consider her a friend. I want to help, but considering I caused the problem in the first place, I don't know exactly what I can do.
[ all those messy feelings aside, though, temenos is right. danny brings a hand to his chin in thought. ]
...right. Good point. The remaining teams are...Phoenix, Rabbit, and Fox, right? And if you're so certain that Rabbit won't target me... From Phoenix, it'd probably be Jolyne--she believes me for now, but if she got suspicious of me I think she'd be angry enough to go for it. For Fox...maybe Ponta or Hana, everyone on that team believes me, I think, but they strike me as the likeliest to kill.
[ a slight glance to temenos at the part about nimona ]
I'm close to Jolyne, so I'm sure I could convince her to go for someone else if she was gonna do it. I just gotta make sure she knows she can talk to me about it before she makes any decisions.
As far as—
[ then the panels pop up, and that's... quite a memory. ]
...Whoa.
[ uh. ]
Was that guy, like... alternate future you or something?
[ he meets datz's glance, but won't mince words. ]
If you want to help Nimona, then you need to be extraordinarily careful with the way that you speak with her. Moreso perhaps than any other person. There is nothing that you can do beyond that. I do not need to reiterate how much she in specific was hurt by this weekend's events.
[ he's also about to say something about the rest, but. ah. whoa. memory. that's. this is also out of temenos's paygrade, and he blinks a little as it hits, and then looks back at danny with a questioning look...? datz kinda asked it. ]
H...uh... Does that... have anything to do with what you've been worrying about here?
Either way, I assume it'll be over tomorrow, unless this works differently than the other weird week-long effects we've had. [ ... ] Miiiight wanna steer clear of people until then, though, in case ya accidentally show 'em something from Thursday night.
Good. At least your dorm should be pretty safe, since Nimona doesn't stay there anymore, right?
[ though that's got to make it a pretty depressing place, if it's just him and his leader in that uninviting building. ]
It's— like he said, everything that happened this week really hurt her worse than anybody, so I don't think you'd wanna risk dropping something on her out of context when it's all still so raw.
...And even when it does end, you will have to be the most careful around her of all. She's had your abilities before, and she is very smart: just... tread carefully. Speak less, in general, and listen more.
I will continue to observe and see what I can glean from our compatriots beyond that as the week turns over. In the meantime, there is no shame, in any situation that may arise this week, in asking for help. [ a slight glance to datz for that one. team keep danny alive is here ] Pride and stubbornness are what get people killed.
It is always darkest before the dawn, or so it is said. It's going to be a terribly long week. And don't be surprised if on Saturday, if we have no options, that people will start to look to you.
I don't intend to let that happen - I hate to leave any case unsolved - but it is a possibility.
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[ sighs. ]
I'll try to keep Koko reined in as much as I can. Worse comes to worst, I can tell him that Taky didn't want anyone to keep pursuing his killer after the trial.
[ but like. he can't necessarily make any guarantees because hanako is obviously chaos incarnate even if datz adores him. ]
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[ be a little less!!!! ]
... As for nerves, that is not what I'm thinking of - more so, the way you reacted around Nimona. Such things are not so easily explained away to the perceptive eye.
[ but. he nods a little about hanako. yeah....yeah. we will try but. hanako do be choosing chaos.
temenos brings a hand to his chin, thoughtful. ]
I can handle Saya. We are close, and I ought to be able to get a read on her intentions well enough. [ ... ]
But, in a sense, this is what I mean by uninformed, in that while either of those could be led by passion, there is another problem entirely you must worry about. I'll tell you what I told Reigen a few weeks ago: there is a not-small chance that if someone on one of the teams that has yet to act is suspicious of you, and believes there to be enough concrete evidence behind their accusation, then they may see you as 'fair game', so to speak, and target you based on that.
To ease your worries, I will tell you that my team will not, but that does leave others.
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[ all those messy feelings aside, though, temenos is right. danny brings a hand to his chin in thought. ]
...right. Good point. The remaining teams are...Phoenix, Rabbit, and Fox, right? And if you're so certain that Rabbit won't target me... From Phoenix, it'd probably be Jolyne--she believes me for now, but if she got suspicious of me I think she'd be angry enough to go for it. For Fox...maybe Ponta or Hana, everyone on that team believes me, I think, but they strike me as the likeliest to kill.
[ and then, because we're not out of memshare hell yet, some comic panels pop up! ]
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I'm close to Jolyne, so I'm sure I could convince her to go for someone else if she was gonna do it. I just gotta make sure she knows she can talk to me about it before she makes any decisions.
As far as—
[ then the panels pop up, and that's... quite a memory. ]
...Whoa.
[ uh. ]
Was that guy, like... alternate future you or something?
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If you want to help Nimona, then you need to be extraordinarily careful with the way that you speak with her. Moreso perhaps than any other person. There is nothing that you can do beyond that. I do not need to reiterate how much she in specific was hurt by this weekend's events.
[ he's also about to say something about the rest, but. ah. whoa. memory. that's. this is also out of temenos's paygrade, and he blinks a little as it hits, and then looks back at danny with a questioning look...? datz kinda asked it. ]
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Or something...
I really wish these stupid things would stop happening already.
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Either way, I assume it'll be over tomorrow, unless this works differently than the other weird week-long effects we've had. [ ... ] Miiiight wanna steer clear of people until then, though, in case ya accidentally show 'em something from Thursday night.
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[ ... ]
We are often placed in situations in which we want to do our best to help, but the universe conspires against it.
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I'll...steer clear of anyone else until this is over.
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[ though that's got to make it a pretty depressing place, if it's just him and his leader in that uninviting building. ]
It's— like he said, everything that happened this week really hurt her worse than anybody, so I don't think you'd wanna risk dropping something on her out of context when it's all still so raw.
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...And even when it does end, you will have to be the most careful around her of all. She's had your abilities before, and she is very smart: just... tread carefully. Speak less, in general, and listen more.
[ whew. temenos looks thoughtful beyond that, brows furrowing. ]
I will continue to observe and see what I can glean from our compatriots beyond that as the week turns over. In the meantime, there is no shame, in any situation that may arise this week, in asking for help. [ a slight glance to datz for that one. team keep danny alive is here ] Pride and stubbornness are what get people killed.
It is always darkest before the dawn, or so it is said. It's going to be a terribly long week. And don't be surprised if on Saturday, if we have no options, that people will start to look to you.
I don't intend to let that happen - I hate to leave any case unsolved - but it is a possibility.