AKIRA

[voidbreaker]

awww shit here they go again

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[voidbreaker]

If we find a stone we’re supposed to look through, you can have it this time.

[ hm, hmm. ]

Start small, work it up. I don’t have an opinion or idea of who might know more — you’re the professional thief here.

[survivaltricks]

I thought we already talked about that?

[cheeky and playful, but he lapses back into thoughtful seriousness afterwards]

I get the feeling that they all know the same amount. . . at least, for now. But Heart might be the most informed out of the three.

[voidbreaker]

Yeah, and I’m reiterating the point.

[ ...... ]

Sure. It’s a starting point. Shadows is pretty quiet, and I don’t have much of a grasp on Winter yet so... [ he shrugs! ]

[survivaltricks]

Shadows is pretty quiet, but you should talk to Winter more. They're pretty entertaining.

[HE SOUNDS FOND]

I'll get some lockpick materials and let you know when I've got them ready, yeah? We can plan this for next week.

[voidbreaker]

I know they can't cook for crap.

[ ash does not sound so fond. ]

Alright. I'm sure you can flirt with them if they catch us and distract them.

[survivaltricks]

[SNORTS]

I doubt that would work, but thank you for having faith in my. . . abilities?

[voidbreaker]

Try it anyway, I'll need a way of sneaking out.

[ you know you want to, akira. ]

[survivaltricks]

[shoves a hand in Ash's face]

[voidbreaker]

[ hey!! he grabs at akira's wrist ]

Hey, I'm just saying.

[survivaltricks]

[sticks his tongue out at him and yanks his wrist back, turning back to the lake]

[. . .]

[and then he lapses into a pensive expression]

Hey, Ash. Can I ask you a few questions about curfew?

[voidbreaker]

[ he folds his arms over the tops of his knees. ]

Sure. What's up?

[survivaltricks]

The bees.

[a hm]

Were they there when you woke up?

[voidbreaker]

Yup. As soon as we woke up, they were hanging out around us.

[survivaltricks]

[. . .]

[quiet for a long, long moment. . . before he nods]

And they disappeared right before trial?

[voidbreaker]

Yeah.

[ ....... ]

Who're you suspecting?

[survivaltricks]

[. . . mrrrrgh]

[he looks a little frustrated before he speaks]

I didn't realize it during trial, but Lili could have faked her curfew effect.

[. . .]

And she told me last week that if she was ever suspicious, we should press her as hard as we can. . . because if she ever killed someone, it'd be out of self defense.

[voidbreaker]

[ hm. ]

How so? She definitely had bees around her when we all woke up.

...

I never spoke to the guy who died. He seem like someone who'd kill opportunistically?

[survivaltricks]

[shakes his head and lifts a finger to his lips. unfortunately, that's all he can or will say about her ability to do so]

And he doesn't. Which I guess also doesn't really fit. And Magnus pointed out that the prints don't go to the garden, so it's possible that they aren't legitimate at all.

[a deep breath out]

But it's been weighing on my mind since yesterday.

[voidbreaker]

I guess I'll weigh in later. She's said she's not told me just 'cause she'd told enough people that week. [ if she remembers slash i remember to pester dana ]

The whole thing where you can't say if you were involved or not is probably still in play, even outside of trial, yeah? If you asked her she'd tell you outright, if she could.

[survivaltricks]

[a nod of affirmation. SHE ABSOLUTELY HAS!!!]

Mmm, exactly. I believe that she would.

[a pause]

. . . I trust her. I really do. If she was involved. . . it wasn't without good reason.

[like self-defense]

[voidbreaker]

[ lili with a megaphone: I NEED THREE PEOPLE HERE RIGHT NOW TO SHARE MY POWERS WITH. ]

She's easy to figure out, mostly. If she doesn't have any patience for secrets, then at least you know you're getting what you see from her.

[survivaltricks]

Yeah. That's why she's so trustworthy.

[. . .]

And it's why I hope our suspect pool was wrong, and all four of them-- Lili, Escha, Chuuya, and Ogata-- are innocent.

[voidbreaker]

But if it's not them, then who was it.

That's the big question.

[survivaltricks]

Yeah. It is.

[sighs and leans back, bracing himself with one arm]

And if it wasn't them, then we literally have nothing.

[voidbreaker]

That sucks.

If people are running around doing extra jobs here, I hope they land a hit.

[ hm. ]

...

"Superhuman strength and resilience for up to an hour, permitting them to temporarily ignore the limits of their own body to accomplish great feats."

I did say I'd share on Sunday.