voidbreaker | KARA and LILI

That was the plan, yeah. I'm not sure if it'll stick to their person, but if not, I'll mark the scrunchie. If that fails... [ kara frowns thoughtfully. ] I have the venom I made this week. I was going to try something Shinobu suggested next week, but it will be useless without her, since I don't know how to prepare it properly, so - maybe something that will paralyze an attacker, at least temporarily. I can keep it with me at curfew, in case either of you are awake and need to take it.

[ they've spent enough thursdays together, so there's no reason they wouldn't be able to grab that, on their way out.

he does give ash a curious look, though. ]

Why do you think Giyuu was targeted?

[ kara is... concerned? about him being stabbed with his own blade? ]

.... I'll think of something.

[for ash, she means. she figures that if she has enough time, she might be able to come up with something.

but then she'll tilt her head along with kara's question. why was giyuu targeted?]

He pretty much outed his team last week, and we can't be the only ones who have realised Shadows' team has the advantage and is probably responsible for recent killings. So either he became an acceptable target, or someone on his own team would rather he didn't keep sharing information on what they've all been getting.

[ he shrugs. ] There no evidence to it, but it's an idea.

Theories are all we have right now, anyway, so it could be a combination of yours and mine, for all we know. Giyuu was on my list to watch, and so was Jason.

[ kara's expression darkens a bit. ]

If Nie had told us why he'd killed them, we would have a better idea.

[ . . . ]

He might tell Akira or Beau. I won't be able to get it out of Beau if he does but...

We just have to keep trying everything.

Yeah, he wouldn't have said anything in front of everyone. [ because he's a lil' bitch, send tweet. ]

... It'll probably come out eventually. Just hopefully not too late to be of... well. If "use" is the word.

[ brilith is nodding, somewhere out in the void. ]

Then one of you needs to ask Akira about it later. The more we know, the better chance we'll stand at winning this.

He already knows that I'm looking, and expecting it from him.

[she harasses akira so much.... so much. but she'll just slump on top of the kotatsu then, gently tired. she pillows her head in her arms.]

We got it right, and it still feels so exhausting...

[ does she harass akira as much as ash does? that's the big question. ]

We missed... at least one more killer, probably. Although I doubt it was just one. It still feels like a failure.

One is better than none. At least we aren't sending another innocent to their death.

[ kara sighs. ]

It would be hard to tie the vote and catch them all even if we did find all of them.

[she sighs]

And it'd be hard to remove them before the vote if we don't have their testimony about whether it was in self-defense or their reasoning. I would always rather condemn someone actually guilty, and taking a life is something heavy regardless, but...

[she wants answers. more than anything.]

We have to keep looking. I'm worried this will plague Dimitri if we don't.

...

Right, three of the dead were from the Island. [ ... how would he feel if three people from the mansion showed up dead? NHS is... one thing but he would've been pissed if he was murdered by someone out of principle. ]

Have you spoken to him?

...We need to tell him about Yu, too. He deserves to know.

[ especially since... ]

[she glances over at kara quietly.]

..... mm.

I told him.

He was out in the snow with his spear.

[all things considered, lili thought that dimitri should’ve learned even before she did]

[ ... ]

What about him?

[ yo guess who was denied pip time this game :pensive: ]

...Shinobu killed Yu.

[ he'll say that for ash's sake, before turning back to lili. ]

How'd he take it?

... not well.

[and that pc is still going but lmao

she turns to ash]

... Akira told me, so I think he'd tell you as well. Otherwise... I'm not sure how far he wants the information to spread, so I'm willing to contain it for now until I confirm with him.

Did they find out why?

[ hm. ]

... [ he's quiet for a moment or two. ] ... Your friend's probably struggling with all this death, huh. He been holding up, or is he starting to struggle?

Not yet.

[ at least not that kara's heard, but that means very little lmao. ]

...I think he needs more support. But I don't know how to give it to him.

[she shakes her head]

... we don't get to find out why. Just a name.

[she'll be honest about that, and she's going to glance at kara, then ash.]

... he's struggling. He snapped at me a few times on Friday. [she doesn't seem offended though, because she's used to being snapped at.] It's not like him. But I think that's just... grief.

When did you tell him? After she'd died?

[ there's a pause. ]

...

I can try talking to him, if you want. Don't know him as well, so what's he got to lose by talking to me?

Dimitri doesn't seem like the type to open up about that sort of thing if he doesn't know you.

[ but hey, what does kara know. he's terrible with people. ]

I told him tonight, shortly after I found out.

[pcs timelines,,,,,]

.... but he likes people. I think... he might be more distrusting now, but... I think Dimitri wants to get along with others more than he might show sometimes.

He's very nobility proper that way.

[lonely nobility recognizes lonely nobility]

... Let's just say we share a common ground and leave it at that. Whether that's enough to, y'know, get him talking to me or not I don't know but -- [ he shrugs ] -- I'll leave the ball in your court.

[ ... well. that's one thing to note. ]

So just keep talking at him until he loosens up? [ sound? familiar? ]

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